《MARRIED TO THE HIDDEN BILLIONAIRE》


 Chapter 1 (?????? ???????????)

    Skyler Wang stepped out of the bathroom while wrapped with a peach colored bathing robe. She was a beautiful young woman with a slim and tall figure, pretty face, and long hair. She sat on the vanity table and a diamond ring was the first thing that came to her view, a wide smile formed on her lips as she picked it up and slid it on her third finger. Last two weeks, Felix Wilson proposed to her and she said yes. Felix was her long-time boyfriend, they met at morous Designs, Ste¡¯s workce where she works as a fashion designer.


    Her phone rang and she picked it without checking who it was.


    ¡°Skyler!¡± A female voice mixed with some other noises and music, sounded from the other end. Skyler could tell that her friend was in a clubhouse.


    ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Skyler replied but her gaze was admiring the diamond ring on her middle finger through the mirror.


    ¡°Skyler, where are you?¡± Her friend named Ashely asked from the other end.


    ¡°I think I should ask you that?¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and dropped her hand down. She put her phone on speaker and dropped it on the table then took her makeup box.


    ¡°What is wrong with you, we nned to meet at a 24-night club but you¡¯re not here yet, are you nning to miss your bridal shower?¡± Ashely was scolding her as usual.


    Ste dropped the powder and took her red lipstick then began painting her lips.


    ¡°I was working¡± she simply replied when she was done.


    ¡°Wor¡­ Working? Girl today is thest day for being unmarried don¡¯t you wanna enjoy it?¡± If Skyler could see Ashely¡¯s face, she would have seen her frowning.


    ¡°I¡¯m getting dressed now¡± she muttered and took the mascara.


    ¡°Please hurry up, Wendy and the other girls are waiting¡± Ashely hung up.


    Skyler rolled her eyes and continued with her makeup, she smiled when she felt satisfied with her work. Her phone began ringing again and this time it was from Felix.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    She picked up with happiness.


    ¡°Baby, can you send me the drawings you promised to help me with?¡± His voice rang out immediately.


    Skyler frowned. ¡°Here we go again, work, draw, help me with this and that! Have you forgotten tomorrow is our wedding?¡± She squeezed her face.


    There was a short silence before a yfulughter was heard.


    ¡°I was joking babe, wanted to grab your reaction¡±.


    Skyler joined in theughter too.


    ¡°Make sure you have all the fun you want tonight because tomorrow is going to be a different day,¡± he said afterward.


    ¡°Yeah, we are getting married¡± Skyler smiled sheeply.


    ¡°And I can¡¯t wait for tomorrow,¡± he replied.


    ¡°Me too¡± Skyler smiled widely, she could already see herself looking good in her wedding dress for him.


    There was another silence again before Skyler heard Felix clearing his throat.


    ¡°Can you still send the design ideas, I want to admire your hard work babe, since I have nothing to do this evening¡± he stylishly asked.


    Skyler smiled and nodded.


    ¡°I will send them to you and I need to go now, Ashely and the girls are waiting for me,¡± she said.


    ¡°Okay,¡± he nodded.


    ¡°Love you¡± she smiled.


    ¡°Yeah bye, and I¡¯m expecting the pictures¡± he replied and hung up.


    He didn¡¯t say he loved her back which made Skyler frown but remembering tomorrow was their wedding, she smiled and shook it off.


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    SAME NIGHT; PARIS¡ï


    The restaurant was filled with various couples sitting on their romantic table and eating, somewhere dancing to the soft musicing from the piano. A man dressed in a light blue zer was sitting alone, his feet kept tapping the floor like he was impatiently waiting for someone.


    Mason sighed for the umpteenth time before checking his silver wristwatch. He was a good-looking man who had a well-defined face. A pencil nose that matched his almond-shaped eyes and thin lips and also a sculpted jawline any guy would wish to have.


    He looked like the coldest person anyone could every their eyes on but despite this look, he could still have thousands of girls wrapped around his fingers if he wanted. He picked up his iPhone from the table, dialed a number, and ced it on his ears again.


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    He sighed and put his phone in his pocket. His girlfriend stood him up again and he wasn¡¯t happy with it.


    ¡°Waiter¡± he called in a calm voice and a waiter came to him immediately.


    ¡°Cheque please, I¡¯m leaving¡± he stood up.


    In terms of body and height, it would be a ten out of ten for him. The cheque was given to him, he paid for the ss of water he ordered and then left.


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    24 NIGHT¡ï


    The loud music, the disco lights, and the people dancing crazily could be seen happening in the club. At a table near the bartender section, Skyler and her friends could be seen having fun.


    ¡°Please guys, I can¡¯t take anymore!!¡± Skyler shook her head as she refused to drink more beer from Ashely, Wendy, and her other friends.


    She was dressed in a mini silver sparkling dress that brought out her sexy curves and t stomach.


    ¡°It¡¯s yourst night of being unmarried, enjoy it¡± Wendy forced another ss of tequ in her hands.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay with being like this, I¡¯ll enjoy myself the most tomorrow¡± Skyler shook her head.


    ¡°This is called a bridal shower Skyler, all women do this and I¡¯m sure Felix is somewhere, drinking with his friends¡± Ashely insisted and the other girls agreed with her by nodding.


    ¡°Fine, onest shut¡± Skyler collected the ss and gulped it whole.


    ¡°Whoooo!!¡± The girls screamed and pped.


    ¡°Right, I have a surprise¡± Ashely grabbed Skyler¡¯s hands and made her sit on a chair that was kept in a space.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Skyler narrowed her eyes at her, she was feeling a bit dizzy but not drunk.


    ¡°You will see, boys!!!¡± Ashely shouted and almost immediately some shirtless guys dressed in only ck-fitting jeans came in.


    They were the definition of what any woman would call hot. The girls began pping and squealing in sight of them.


    ¡°Who are these?¡± Skyler¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Shhh!¡± Ashely bent to Skyler¡¯s level and put her forefingers on her lips.


    ¡°Talk less, enjoy the show¡± she whispered and stepped back before pping her hands.


    The men began twisting their waist in a s¨¨xy rhythm; they would asionally arrange their hair backward which brought their s¨¨xy hairy armpits to view.


    ¡°So s¨¨xy!!! Gosh, my eyes are burning!!!¡± Wendy screamed.


    Skyler blocked her eyes with her palms immediately.


    ¡°I can¡¯t, feels like I¡¯m cheating on Felix¡± she whined and shook her head.


    One of the men who seemed to be the sexiest, moved close to her. He took her hands away from her eyes ced them on his chest then made her caress them.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened even more, his rock-hard chest felt so smooth, that she was tempted to squeeze but it was wrong.


    ¡°So s¨¨xy¡± she muttered.


    ¡°I know right?¡± Ashely smiled and the man released her hand before going to join the other men to dance.


    ¡°So good!!¡± Wendy and the other girls pped loudly as they enjoyed their night not knowing  what was going on with thetter.

 Chapter 2. ( The Delgado Family )

    ¡°Did she send the pictures?¡± A sexy woman dressed in an exposed nightie walked into the living room with two sses of wine.


    Felix was sitting on the couch with hisptop on hisp as he was going through the drawings of some cloth designs. He was a handsome young man of about twenty-five years old. He had this arrogant look that gave this yboy vibes to people other than Ste.


    Felicia sat beside him and peeped at theptop. She was his work partner.


    ¡°Your fianc¨¨ is talented¡± she sounded jealous.


    Felix snorted and closed theptop.


    ¡°She is talented but I¡¯m better than her¡± he rolled his eyes before taking a ss of red wine.


    ¡°Yeah you¡¯re better than her that¡¯s why you always need to look at her designs before trying yours¡± Sarcasm was present in Felicia¡¯s voice.


    Felix shook his head and gulped the wine.


    ¡°So, are you ready for your wedding tomorrow?¡± Felicia asked.


    Felix smiled and stood up, he took his phone and put it on the record then ced it on the selfie stick in front of the couch.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± Felicia narrowed her eyes and crossed her legs together as she watched him.


    He smiled and turned to her then suddenly lifted her from the couch. The next thing she knew, she was straddling him.


    He rubbed on her ass and spanked it.


    ¡°Felix!¡± She smiled naughtily.


    ¡°Today is myst night being unmarried, why don¡¯t we have fun?¡± His voice was husky as he stared into her eyes.


    ¡°What do you have in mind?¡± She bit her lips and he pressed her tightly to himself.


    ¡°I want to have a recording of me f?cking the hell out of you¡± he replied huskily.


    ¡°Are you going to show your Chinese fiance?¡± She asked and he buried his face into her big b¨®obs and she moaned softly.


    ¡°I¡¯d be really stupid to do so, but your p?ssy is sweeter than hers. I want to watch it each time I feel horny¡± he replied and crashed his lips on hers.


    Felicia pulled away from him immediately.


    ¡°Does this mean I won¡¯t get to feel your big dick inside of me again?¡± There was a frown on her face.


    Felix smiled and before Felicia knew it, he pushed himself inside her. She gasped loudly and turned her face back to see her panties on the floor.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± Felicia gripped his shoulders tight when he began ramming her while her b?tchy moans were so loud and his phone kept recording every single thing.


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    THE DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Thest name Delgado was really popr in Los Angeles California. The name alone has different billion-dor fashion designingpanies and brands represented under it and it¡¯s controlled by an old man in his 70¡¯s.


    Old man Mario was what everyone called him. He was among one of the top five richest men worldwide and his children took after him. Speaking of children, the old man has four which consists of two men and two women, and together, they gave him six grandchildren.


    His first son was named Dn Delgado who has a son named Mason who¡¯s about 26 of age ,  a daughter named Ivy ( 22 of age )and a wife named Maya who was as stubborn as her daughter.


    Old man Mario¡¯s second son was named Antonio Delgado who has a son named Hudson who was 25 of age and a daughter named Edna who was 23 of age, her character is to always fight with Ivy. Antonio was divorced from his wife so Hudson and Edna grew up under his care.


    Mario¡¯s first daughter was named Emily, she was barren so she didn¡¯t marry but has an adopted son named Carson, who was just 18 of age, and still a high school student. Everyone in the mansion picks on him because he¡¯s the youngest.


    Andstly, Mario¡¯sst daughter was named Rosa, she had a son she was not proud of because he didn¡¯t work hard like his fellow brother to impress his grandpa and take part in thepany, he just loved being alone.


    His name is Jacob and he was 24 years of age.


    The names of people mentioned are one of the biggest names in California. They are the most talked about family, especially the first grandson Mason Delgado. No one has seen his face but they have heard about the splendid clothes designs he had created over the years. Rumor has it that he was very handsome under the mask. People want to know about him but he wasn¡¯t given any chance. He was a hidden billionaire that the world had been trying to find for years.


    The Delgado mansion was huge and was decorated with some art, paintings, and sculptures. A maid just dropped thest te of dishes in the dining before picking up the small bell that was always kept in the center and ringing it. Almost immediately, Carson slid down from the golden hem of the staircase andnded on the ground.


    ¡°Can you kindly dish my food, Matilda? I have a test at school tomorrow so I need to go to bed early¡± he gave the maid a puppy eye since he was the cutest and youngest of them all.


    ¡°Not this time Carson, your mother has already told me to make sure you don¡¯t eat anything until your grandfatheres down¡± Matilda smiled at him and began leaving.


    ¡°If you help me this once then I might consider dating you¡± he shouted after her.


    ¡°You wish¡± a female voice sounded beside him.


    When he turned back, he screamed out of fright.


    ¡°What?¡± Ivy frowned at him, she had a ck colored beauty mask stered on her face.


    ¡°What in the mother fucking hell did you put on your face? I just finished watching a horror movie and you look like a zombie¡± he shook his head.


    ¡°Hey take that back! Do you know who you¡¯re talking to? I won the beauty pageantst year!¡± She frowned at him.


    ¡°How? With that zombie face of yours?¡± Heughed and she pointed at him.


    ¡°Carson! Take that back¡± Ivy shouted.


    ¡°No!¡± he stuck his tongue out.


    Ivy lost it and began chasing him around.


    ¡°Ivy!!¡± Edna was holding a carton as she angrily matched down the stairs and pointed to Ivy in anger.


    ¡°One of my beauty masks is missing,¡± she said.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t take it!¡± Ivy denied it, looking elsewhere.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t take it? Then what is that on your face!¡± Edna yelled as she pointed to Ivy¡¯s face.


    ¡°Come on stop this sis, you have lots of those so it will be nice to just share with your cousin,¡± Hudson said from behind as he came down.


    ¡°Bro I would mind if someone else used it but this girl is an ugly toad! She doesn¡¯t deserve to touch my things!¡± Ednained.


    ¡°Watch your st¨´pid mouth, I won a beauty pageantst year!!¡± Ivy fired back.


    Hudson rolled his eyes and went to sit on the dining with Carson, listening to them fight was just a waste of his time.


    ¡°Can the both of you shut up and please?¡± Rosa climbed down the stairs with her son. She stopped walking and angrily pushed him to the front.


    ¡°And be smart for once, do something with your life!!¡± She yelled at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s not nice to yell at kids¡± Emily came down with Maya, Dn, and Antonio.


    ¡°And before you talk to me, try to give birth to your children¡± Rosa eyed her.


    ¡°You¡¯re talking as if you¡¯re not the reason your son is worthless and your husbandmitted suicide¡± Maya scoffed and Rosa faced her.


    ¡°Not today¡± Dn held his wife and pulled her downstairs, Antonio rolled his eyes and followed behind while Rosa was fuming hard.


    Soon the table wasplete, old man Mario was already sitting on the first chair.


    ¡°Grandpa, can we start eating now? Who are we still waiting for¡± As Carson made that statement, the main door opened and a pair of well-polished shoes stepped in.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.

 Chapter 3. ( Prove you aren’t gay )

    ¡°Bro!!¡± Ivy flew from her chair and rushed to hug Mason who just stepped foot inside the living room. He only parted her back twice, there was no current expression on his stoic face but he was happy to see his sister.


    Ivy hugged his waist and looked up at him.


    ¡°Look at you, you have changed a lot now, you¡¯re so handsome and I¡¯m proud. Hey bro, do you know that everyone is looking for you? Many years back, no one cared about you but now¡­


    ¡°Ivy, your brother just got back from Paris, allow him to go freshen up in his room ande down for dinner before you bug him¡± Maya rolled her eyes from where she sat.


    Ivy pouted and stepped away from Mason but hugged his arms tight.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen my brother for close to seven years, it¡¯s normal for me to act this way¡± she pouted her lips.


    Mason didn¡¯t mind her, he just walked over to the dining and bowed to old man Mario.


    ¡°Grandpa, mother, father, uncles, aunties and cousins. My greetings to all of you¡± he greeted them.


    ¡°Wee back cousin¡± Hudson smiled at him but Mason didn¡¯t mirror it.


    ¡°Cuz is this you? You look so handsome¡± Carson admired him but as usual, Mason didn¡¯t look bothered about thements.


    ¡°Wee back, Mason¡± Edna muttered to herself but Mason wasn¡¯t even looking at her.


    Jacob didn¡¯t say anything.


    Maya stood up and hugged him, she cupped his cheeks and took a good look at his face.


    ¡°You look so stressed, you¡¯ve been working extra than usual, try taking a little rest so you won¡¯t copse,¡± Maya said gently.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Mother¡± Mason took Maya¡¯s hands away from his face.


    ¡°You should go upstairs and shower thene down for dinner¡± Dn didn¡¯t spare his son a nce when he spoke.


    Mason just nodded.


    ¡°I will show you your room bro, I had the maids clean it all up for you!¡± Ivy hugged his arms tighter before pulling him towards the staircase.


    Maya only stared at them with a smile.


    ¡°Ivy is really happy to see her brother¡± she whispered to Dn and Rosa just rolled her eyes.


    A few minutester, Mason came back with Ivy. He was dressed in an ash-colored long-sleeve-fitting t-shirt that brought out the muscr view of his body, a ck jogger with ck Gi slippers.


    ¡°Come sit beside me bro,¡± Ivy said to him but Dn red at her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Dad, I miss my sister too¡± Mason muttered and she smiled as he sat beside her.


    ¡°Since we are allplete, I¡¯ll start the prayers so we can eat and after dinner, I want to talk to Mason and Hudson,¡± Grandpa Mario said.


    Hudson looked at him and nodded but Mason kept a nk face.


    ¡°What about my son?¡± Rosa frowned.


    ¡°He¡¯s still too young to have a meeting with father¡± Maya gave her a mocking smile.


    ¡°You-


    ¡°Can you not start now Rosa?¡± Antonio, who had been quiet all along, finally spoke.


    Rosa red at everyone before keeping shut.


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    SKYLER¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    ¡°Who can join me in counting the stars? One, two, there¡­¡± Skyler counted nothing on the air andughed drunkenly as Ashely and Wendy knocked on her door.


    They partied to their fullestst night and Skyler got drunk.


    The door opens, revealing a middle-aged but beautiful woman putting on sses. Her eyes went to Skyler and she gasped.


    ¡°Sorry Aunty Kiara, she had a lot of fun,¡± Wendy said.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°Yes Mom, I saw Queen Elizabeth, she attended my wedding¡± Skyler replied in a drowsy voice.


    Kiara took Skyler from the girls.


    ¡°Queen Elizabeth is dead and you haven¡¯t done your wedding,¡± Kiara said and Skyler looked at her face in surprise.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t done my wedding and the queen is dead? No!!¡± She began crying and Ashely shook her head.


    Kiara just smiled and then faced the girls.


    ¡°It¡¯s gettingte, the both of you should go so you would wake up early and get to the wedding venue on time,¡±  Kiara said to Ashley and Wendy, ignoring the way Skyler was crying.


    ¡°Okay aunt, good night, we can¡¯t wait to see Skyler tomorrow¡± Wendy waved and Ashely nodded.


    The girls left and Skyler was already singing Dynamite by BTS ( her voice sounded horrible )


    ¡°Shining through the city like the little funk and soul, so I¡¯mma lights it up like a dynamite!!¡± She sang as Kiara dragged her to her room.


    ¡°Dananana yeah! Dananana yeah!¡±


    ¡°Can you shut up!¡± Kiara groaned and dropped Skyler on her bed, she took off the heels Skyler was putting on.


    ¡°I¡¯m getting married tomorrow mom, how many grandkids do you want?¡± She pouted.


    ¡°You are already thinking of grandkids? Gosh!¡± Kiara shook her head as she helped Skyler take off her dress.


    ¡°Mom!!¡± Skyler pouted when Kiara pulled her up and dragged her to the bathroom.


    She put her in the bathtub.


    ¡°Shower first and feelfortable in your sleep, I wonder why you drank so much¡± Kiara muttered as she went to grab her makeup cleaner.


    ¡°Ashely and Wendy made me do it¡± She dragged so much on the ¡®Made¡¯


    Kiara rolled her eyes and cleaned her makeup before helping her to soak up and take her back to her bed.


    Skyler hugged her pillow and looked elsewhere as she pouted her lips while Kiara¡¯s eyes went to her sketchbook that was open on her table.


    She smiled as she stared at it before closing the book and turning off the light.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    In the old man¡¯s study room, Mason and Hudson could be seen sitting opposite Grandpa Mario.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure the both of you must be wondering why I called all of a sudden¡± The old man looked at the both of them.


    ¡°We don¡¯t know anything Grandpa¡± Hudson replied since he knew Mason didn¡¯t have any knowledge about why their grandfather called them.


    Mario brought out a file and passed it to Mason, Mason took it and opened it immediately and as he was going through it, Hudson stylishly put his head to look at it.


    ¡°No way! You¡¯re allowing Mason to be in charge of D?S styles¡± Hudson gasped and Mason looked at the old man.


    ¡°Why are you giving me this?¡± He asked calmly.


    ¡°Yeah, you never let anyone go inside grandma¡¯spany but you¡¯re suddenly giving it to Mason?¡± Hudson looked surprised.


    ¡°He has shown his capability to finally handle D?S by his sess throughout the years¡¯ ¡® Grandpa Mario answered Hudson before facing Mason.


    ¡°You made a wise choice when you went toplete your school in Paris seven years ago¡± Grandpa Mario looked proud.


    ¡°What about me? Why did you call me here? Is it to make me feel like a fool?¡± Hudson pouted, looking a little offended.


    ¡°No, you¡¯ve also worked hard but not enough and I¡¯m giving Mason the privilege to give you a good position if he gets thepany¡± Grandpa Mario replied.


    Mason looked at him immediately. He was wondering what Grandpa meant by ¡°if he gets thepany¡±.


    ¡°I need to make sure you¡¯re legal enough to control thepany,¡± Grandpa Mario said.


    ¡°What do you mean grandpa?¡± Hudson asked and Mason kept his eyes on his Grandpa as he was interested in knowing the answer.


    ¡°You have to prove to me that you aren¡¯t gay¡± Grandpa Mario finally let it out.

 Chapter 4. ( ????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ???? ?? ????? )

    Right from when Mason was in high school, he hadn¡¯t been spotted with any girl. There were times Maya would try to set him up with her best friend¡¯s daughter but he didn¡¯t show any sign of interest and he took the behavior till he traveled out to Paris.


    ¡°Bullsh?t¡± Mason muttered.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious Mason, I¡¯m going to be eighty and I haven¡¯t seen my great-grandkids. You are the eldest grandson of this family, do you want Hudson to marry you?¡± Grandpa Marioined and Hudson smirked.


    ¡°If marriage and having grandkids is the thing then no problem, I have a girlfriend already and we were nning to get married tomorrow¡± Mason suddenly said and Hudson looked at him.


    ¡°A girlfriend?¡± Grandpa Mario looked like he couldn¡¯t believe it.


    ¡°Yes Grandpa,¡± Mason nodded.


    ¡°Well since Mason said so then let¡¯s celebrate. How is the wedding going to be tomorrow, are you going to register or are you making it grand?¡± Hudson asked.


    ¡°I never liked the spotlight, of course, I¡¯ll register and I¡¯ll bring her home¡± he replied.


    ¡°Good, the both of you can leave now,¡± Grandpa Mario said and Mason stood up, he was the first to leave before Hudson left.


    Hudson¡¯s father was waiting for him outside.


    ¡°What did your grandpa tell you?¡± Antonio asked the moment he sighted Hudson.


    ¡°That he would give Mason D?S styles¡± Hudson replied.


    ¡°And what about you?¡± Antonio frowned a bit.


    ¡°He would give Mason the privilege to give a suitable position but only if Mason gets married¡± Hudson replied.


    Antonio sighed and nodded before walking away while Hudson followed him from behind.


    Meanwhile, Mason went to his room. Hey on his bed and stared at the ceiling for a while before his phone began ringing. He turned his head to his side to see who was calling. It was Linda, his girlfriend from Paris. She wants to do FaceTime.


    He rolled his eyes and picked up, her face popped up on the screen, and she looked pretty.


    ¡°Honey, I¡¯m so sorry I didn¡¯t pick up your calls earlier, I¡¯m justing back from work and-


    ¡°I¡¯ve left Paris¡± he cut her off and she paused with a surprised expression.


    ¡°I told you I wasing with you, why didn¡¯t you wait for me?¡± She frowned afterward.


    ¡°Do you love me?¡± He suddenly asked.


    ¡°Huh? You know I do¡± she replied.


    ¡°Then book a flight to LA tomorrow and let¡¯s get married,¡± he said and again, she looked surprised.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°I will be expecting you tomorrow if you love me. You¡¯ve been busy with work and don¡¯t have time for us, if you¡¯re not interested in this rtionship then let¡¯s call it off but if you are thene tomorrow and let¡¯s get married¡± he sounded really serious.


    There was a moment of silence between the both of them before she sighed and stared at him.


    ¡°I love you, I will arrive tomorrow¡± she mumbled.


    ¡°Wise decision¡± he replied and hung up.


    He knows Linda doesn¡¯t care about him, well he also doesn¡¯t care, he just keeps her to fulfill his desires as a man since he hates sleeping around with so many women. Linda does the same with him and Mason was sure if Linda knew he was the hidden billionaire that everyone is looking for then she would give him her full attention.


    She knows his name Mason but she has never for once asked what hisst name is or what he does for a living, she¡¯s interested in his d¨¬ck and the little money she thought he had well so was he.


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    NEXT MORNING; SKYLER¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    ¡°Rise and shine baby, it¡¯s your wedding today¡± Kiara gently woke Skyler up.


    The moment Skyler¡¯s eyes squinted open, she groaned at the throbbing pain she was feeling in her head.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I made hangover soup¡± Kiara sat beside her and stirred the ss bowl of soup she was holding.


    Skyler drank a few spoons before feeling slightly better.


    ¡°Go shower, your hair stylist and make-up artists are on their way. Where did you keep your wedding dress, let me put it in the stand for you?¡± Kiara asked.


    Skyler pointed to her wardrobe before entering the bathroom. After showering to her satisfaction, she came out to meet Kiara admiring the wedding gown.


    ¡°It¡¯s beautiful right?¡± Skyler smiled as she stood behind her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me it¡¯s what I¡¯m thinking,¡± Kiara replied.


    ¡°I designed it myself,¡± Skyler smiled even more.


    ¡°Gosh you¡¯re so talented, you¡¯re just like your father¡± Kiara muttered and Skyler¡¯s smile reduced a little but it was still there.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure he must be so proud of how you¡¯re doing. Soon you will be like him, you will be recognized in front of millions of crowds for your talents¡± Kiara said softly before cleaning the tears from her eyes.


    Skyler sighed and moved to her mother.


    ¡°It¡¯s my wedding, let¡¯s not reminisce about Father today, I¡¯m sure he¡¯s happy,¡± she said and Kiara nodded before the doorbell rang.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go get it, it should be your makeup and hair stylist¡± Kiara immediately walked out of the room while Skyler smiled and continued to admire her wedding dress.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Mason sighed as he removed his phone from his ears. Linda wasn¡¯t picking up his calls as usual.


    His phone rang, it was from Alvin, his assistant from Paris and he picked up.


    ¡°Boss, I¡¯m at the Mansion¡± the male voice sounded before Mason hung up.


    Alvin is the only person who knows who he is and he doesn¡¯t dare rat him out simply because he knows no one messes with him.


    Mason descended the stairs and met Ivy waiting for him.


    ¡°Ivy, I thought you were going to shoot for your Starbucks movie?¡± He asked with his eyes narrowed.


    ¡°I wanted to see you before I leave, where are you going? My driver can take both of us there¡± she said immediately.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, you go ace your movie, we are going in a different direction¡± he replied and Ivy pouted.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Fine, but let¡¯s walk to the garage together¡± she pleaded and Mason nodded.


    She hurriedly hugged his arms as usual and smiled at him before they both climbed down the stairs.


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    SKYLER¡¯S WEDDING VENUE¡ï


    The wedding was already going on, it was just a few people, Skyler¡¯s friends, her mother, and a few of her work colleagues including Felicia.


    Skyler and Felix were already facing each other, they had both exchanged rings and the priest was already making them take their vow.


    ¡°Do you, Felix Newman, promise to take Skyler Wang as yourwful wife, love and cherish her and be with her in times of hardships, happiness, pain, and sorrows?¡± The priest asked Felix.


    Felix looked at Skyler with a smile before nodding.


    ¡°Yes I do¡± he replied and people were trying not to p or make noise as they waited for them to finish.


    Felicia was boiling inwardly but was masking it up with a smile.


    ¡°Do you, Skyler Wang, promise to take Felix Newman as yourwful husband, to love, cherish and be with him at all times including hardship, happiness, pains, and struggles and support him in his daily life activities?¡± The priest asked.


    A teardrop of joy fell from Skyler¡¯s eyes, once she said yes then she would be finally married to the love of her life.


    She nodded vigorously.


    ¡°Yes, I¡­


    Her words were interrupted when she began hearing some funny sounds, like two people having sex and the male moans sounded familiar.


    Skyler¡¯s heart skipped a beat and she slowly took her gaze to where the sound wasing from¡­

 Chapter 5. ( Let’s get married )

    ¡°God, look at that long d?ck! Fuck me, baby!!¡± Felicia moaned crazily.


    ¡°As you wish, princess¡± Felix replied and adjusted her properly on hisp then began moving as fast as hell inside of her.


    ¡°Ahhhh!!! Felix yes!!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t stop¡­ fuck!!!¡±


    The sounds wereing from the projector that was supposed to show the picture of wedding flowers but it was reced with Felix¡¯s sex scene with Felicia.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes were getting welled with tears as she stared at the video. That was Felix, the man who was supposed to be her husband with her workmate Felicia. She was not enemies with Felicia but they were not friends either and she even invited Felicia to her wedding.


    Kiara stood up from her chair the moment the video began ying, even Felix looked shocked.


    Skyler stared at Felix and a teardrop fell from her eyes.


    ¡°Tell me it¡¯s edited, that is not real, we are going to get married and someone is just framing you to break us apart¡± She was hoping to deny it but that would be her lying to herself.


    ¡°The video is not real, it¡¯s edited¡± Felix shamelessly denied it.


    ¡°Damn you!¡± Skyler¡¯s hands flew to his cheeks, giving him a resounding p.


    ¡°I loved you Felix, I gave you everything but this is how you repay me?¡± Her tears didn¡¯t stop flowing from her eyes.


    ¡°Babe I¡¯m sorry, I was drunk and didn¡¯t know when this happened¡± He tried to plead.


    ¡°Oh, so I¡¯m st¨´pid? I¡¯m Felix!!¡± Skyler yelled at him with so much exasperation.


    Kiara was already crying from where she stood. She knew how much Skyler had nned for this day only to get this.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± Felix muttered but was inwardly cursing Felicia who was secretly smiling at what was happening.


    ¡°Save your sorry Felix, we are done!¡± Her eyes carried so much rage before she took off the wedding ring on her finger and threw it on the marble floor.


    The ss diamond broke off the ring but she didn¡¯t care. The next second, she was raising her dress a bit and running out of the venue with tears in her eyes.


    ¡°Skyler!¡± Kiara, Ashely, and Wendy went after her but she ran so fast, they couldn¡¯t find her around the venue.


    ¡°My baby¡± Kiara burst out in tears before going back to the venue to meet Felix while Ashely and Wendy went to look for Felicia who had already run away.


    ¡°That bitch¡± Ashely muttered before they looked at Felix who was already moving backwards.


    ¡°Aunt, I promise you it¡¯s just a misunderstanding..¡±


    Felix was not done when Kiara took off one of her shoes and threw it on his face.


    ¡°F?ck¡± he cursed silently.


    People were already murmuring among themselves while some were leaving the venue already.


    ¡°My daughter loved you with everything she had and was even ready to get married at the age of twenty-four, she had a lot of ns for you!!¡± Kiara shouted.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry aunt, humans make mistakes, please forgive me¡± he replied, feigning a sorry look.


    ¡°Aunt don¡¯t talk to this bastard, let¡¯s just beat him up¡± Wendy moved closer to him but he dodged her and took his heels.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go after him¡± Wendy wanted to chase him but Ashely held her back and shook her head.


    ¡°Just let him go, d¨¬cks will always be d¨¬cks but the most important thing is making sure Skyler is okay,¡± she said.


    Kiara was already calling Skyler¡¯s number but she wasn¡¯t picking up.


    ???????


    AN EMPTY ROAD¡ï


    A Bugatti Voiture Noire was the only car on the road. A man dressed in a dark blue zer and putting on sses could be seen driving. Behind him was Mason with a disappointed and angry look on his face as he had his phone on his ears.


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    He dropped his phone on the space beside him, looking frustrated.


    ¡°Alvin speed up to the airport and book an immediate flight that would take us to Paris¡± he looked at his assistant.


    ¡°Understood boss¡± Alvin stepped on the break and brought out his phone. He was looking at the road and the phone at the same time as he dialed a number but failed to notice someone in a wedding dress crossing the road.


    That person was Skyler, she had her white heels in her hands, and her tears were ck as her mascara was washing off. She wasn¡¯t running, she was walking barefoot like a lost person and when Alvin noticed her it was almost toote, thank goodness he was quick to step on the break.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    The force he used made both him and Mason jerk forward.


    ¡°What the hell Alvin!?¡± Mason eximed angrily.


    Skyler didn¡¯t care that she was about to get hit, instead, she stopped and faced the car then spread her arms wide open.


    ¡°Keep driving, I¡¯m ready to die,¡± she said.


    Alvin hit on the horn twice but she didn¡¯t move and he came down to meet her.


    ¡°What the hell is wrong with you? Are you nning to die!¡± He yelled but Skyler scoffed, ck tears were still rolling her eyes.


    ¡°Of course, I want to die, I found out my groom was cheating on me on my wedding day, what do you expect me to do!!¡± She yelled back.


    ¡°You should pull this stunt elsewhere, we have a flight to catch up right now so leave!¡± Alvin said angrily.


    Mason, who had been watching from the back seat, rolled down his ss and calls Alvin over, Alvin goes to him.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening with her?¡± He asked calmly.


    ¡°She said her groom cheated on her and she wants to die¡± Alvin rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Interesting¡± Mason muttered to himself before opening the door and stepping down.


    He arranged his suit and moved towards her while Alvin watched him from behind.


    ¡°Miss I have a proposal for you,¡± he said calmly and Skyler turned to look at him.


    ¡°You see we are the same, I was supposed to get married today but my fianc¨¨ stood me up and your groom betrayed you¡± he gave her a calm look.


    ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± She asked, eyeing him head to toe. The ck tears should have made her look ridiculous but they didn¡¯t.


    ¡°Let¡¯s get married¡± he replied and she stared at him for a while before bursting out intoughter.

 Chapter 6. ( Husband and Wife)

    ¡°Married? I just got betrayed by my groom and you came from nowhere, asking for marriage? What a joke¡± She turned around and began walking away.


    ¡°Are you going to look for another car to kill you or will you marry me and help me take over my grandma¡¯spany while I help you get back at your ex?¡± he said, making her halt.


    A slow smirk appeared on his face as he moved closer to her then stopped just a few centimeters behind her.


    ¡°He cheated on you, you loved and gave him everything but he threw it all away. Don¡¯t you want to see him suffer for the pains you¡¯re going through now? You want to die so he¡¯d feel nothing and continue to cheat on you?¡± He didn¡¯t intend to whisper but that was how his voice came out.


    Tears came out of Skyler¡¯s eyes. Yes, she would do anything to make Felix pay for what he did to her today.


    She turned to face him.


    ¡°And how am I sure you won¡¯t go back on your words?¡± She asked, staring into his eyes with a sudden look of determination.


    ¡°Marry me and you will see for yourself¡± he replied, staring back into those ocean-blue eyes.


    ¡°Deal!¡± Skyler¡¯s lips moved.


    She knew what she just did, she just agreed to marry a stranger on the same day she found out her ex had been cheating on her. If someone asks her for the stupidest decision she has ever made then she would have this story to tell.


    ¡°Wise decision¡± he replied then faced Alvin who was just looking in surprise.


    ¡°Alvin, cancel the flight to Paris and drive us to the county clerk¡± he ordered.


    Alvin nodded and Skyler followed Mason to sit at the back before Alvin entered and resumed driving.


    ???????


    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    A ck limousine stopped in front of the studio and the moment Ivy put her feet down, the lights from the paparazzi were already bleeping.


    ¡°Ivy, we heard that your co-star got involved in an ident. Are you going to postpone the movie or are you looking for a recement?


    ¡°The dress looks good on you Ivy, was it Mason who designed it?


    ¡°How do you feel about your new movie?


    ¡°Are you still shooting or are you going to wait for your co-star to recover?


    A normal person who was used to this would have been blinded by the aggressive bleeping lights from the camera but not Ivy.


    She was putting on her sunsses and a ck strap dress that looked expensive. She was also holding a red bag and wearing silver heels.


    Her bodyguards blocked the paparazzi from getting close to her and Ivy sessfully entered the studio.


    ¡°Ivy, we¡¯ve been waiting for you¡± a middle-aged man who looked a bit old and was putting on sses walked toward her.


    ¡°Good morning director James¡± Ivy smiled at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you¡¯ve seen the news about your co-star, he got into an ident yesterday and broke his legs but Ivy the movie must go on so we decided to bring another person willing to star in the movie,¡± James said.


    ¡°No problem director, who is this person?¡± She asked and almost immediately some noise started.


    ¡°ke Andrews!


    ¡°How are you doing today sir?


    ¡°You look good!


    ¡°I love your zer, where did you get them from?


    A handsome man with a well-sculpted face and body dressed in an ash-colored zer, his hands were dipped in his pocket as he approached them.


    Ivy¡¯s heart skipped a beat. That was ke Andrews, one of the most handsome men in the world. She had always admired him as he modeled for various magazines but who would have thought he would be one thousand percent handsome in person?


    ¡°Miss?¡± His voice brought her back to earth and she could see he was stretching his arms out to her for a handshake.


    ¡°ke Andrews, you might know me already but I feel like it¡¯ll be nice if I introduced myself¡± he smiled at her.


    His smile looked so charming, even his voice was as deep and sexy as a smooth melted chocte. Ivy was carried away again, she couldn¡¯t keep her eyes off his handsome face.


    When James saw that Ivy wasn¡¯t saying anything, he cleared his throat and she came back to her senses for the second time.


    ¡°Ivy.. Delgado¡± she stuttered a little as she epted his hands, it felt really warm and smooth.


    ¡°Nice to meet you Ivy, I hope we bond well so we can make a good co-star¡± he smiled and withdrew his hands.


    Ivy smiled even though she felt a little disappointed about his warm big palm leaving hers.


    ¡°I¡¯m d that both of you are cool, that shooting starts two hours from now so revise your script and get ready to start filming¡± James instructed the both of them.


    ¡°Alright see you in two hours then¡± ke smiled at her before living with his male manager.


    He was long gone but Ivy was still staring with a smile until ady of small stature came to stand in front of her.


    ¡°Ivy, let¡¯s go to that van to get you ready and dressed up¡± her tiny voice rang in Ivy¡¯s ears.


    Ivy came back to earth for the third time.


    ¡°Right let¡¯s go¡± she mumbled and left with Daisy, her manager.


    ???????


    COUNTY CLERK¡ï


    Alvin opened the car for Skyler and Mason, Mason was in his sunsses though, even if he wasn¡¯t putting his shades on, no one would recognize him because he has never been in the spotlight.


    This time people¡¯s eyes were on them probably wondering why Skyler was dressed in her wedding gown and was in the county clerk.


    Isn¡¯t she supposed to be in the church or something? Were the thoughts going through people¡¯s minds?


    Mason ignored their looks as he stepped inside the office with Skyler. They went to the judge, she was a strict-looking woman, anyone would fear her at first nce but not Mason.


    She looked at Skyler for a while before looking at Mason.


    ¡°And if I may ask, why are the both of you here?¡± She asked calmly.


    ¡°It¡¯s not polite to keep us standing¡± Mason replied instead and she pointed to the seat.


    He sat with Skyler beside him and then crossed his legs with so much pride.


    ¡°We want to register our marriage¡± he replied to her question earlier.


    The woman looked at Skyler again.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Do we look unsure?¡± He knitted his brows. The aura around him made the woman limit herself from all the things she was about to say.


    ¡°Marriage isn¡¯t a joke, the both of you have to think twice before getting yourselves inside it. Once I register the both of you, there are various responsibilities to face, are you ready?¡± She faced Skyler this time.


    Skyler only nodded. She doesn¡¯t care how her life will be after this but Felix will pay for what he did to her.


    ¡°If it¡¯s so then may I see your rings?¡±


    Skyler looked at Mason who brought out a box containing two rings, it was supposed to be for him and Linda but he guessed not anymore.


    He took her hands and wore the ring on her slender third finger, she took him and wore it for him.


    The woman brought out a file and passed it to them.


    ¡°Sign here, here, and write your names here¡± She gave it to Mason first.


    Mason signed all he was supposed to sign and gave it to Skyler, she stared at the number for a few seconds before signing it.


    The woman took the file and stamped it. She took the telephone and made a call then a man came in with a camera.


    ¡°I will need the both of you to sit close to each other,¡± the photographer said.


    Mason took Skyler¡¯s fingers and intertwined them with his then pulled her a bit closer to him.


    Click! The picture was taken.


    ¡°Congrattions Mr and Mrs Delgado, you are hereby pronounced husband and wife!¡±


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened. Did she just hear Delgado? Is it the famous Delgado family or maybe another one that¡¯s not rted to the powerful Delgado family?Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    But if she¡¯s getting married to one of Mario Delgado¡¯s grandsons then who was he?

 Chapter 7. ( Regina Wilson )

    Various thoughts were running through Skyler¡¯s mind as she looked out of the window. She was sitting in the car with Mason beside her, who kept ignoring her as he pressed his phone. Skyler turned from the window to peep at him again. Is he really from the Delgado family? If yes then who was he because she has seen Jacob and Hudson and also the youngest grandson, Carson.


    Was there another one she didn¡¯t know about or maybe he was just bearing thest name? He can¡¯t possibly be the ¡®Mason Delgado¡¯ everyone was looking for.


    ¡°Just ask¡± Mason didn¡¯t take his gaze from his phone when he said that. He noticed her looking at him countless times and he was sick of it.


    Skyler cleared her throat before looking at him properly.


    ¡°I just learned yourst name is Delgado so I was wondering if you are rted to old man Mario¡± she asked slowly.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± he nodded, still pressing his phone while Alvin was stylishly watching them through the concave mirror.


    Skyler gulped nothing down her throat before opening her mouth to speak again.


    ¡°If you¡¯re from the Delgado family then what is your name?¡± She kept her eyes firmly on his face.


    ¡°Mason¡± he didn¡¯t think twice before giving her an answer.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened like it was about to pop out of its socket.


    ¡°Mason?¡± She repeated.


    He looked at her and nodded.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t believe you¡­ you¡¯re pulling my legs right now! How can you be Mason? Do you know who Mason is? He¡¯s the hidden billionaire everyone is looking for! How can you be him!!¡± Skyler was starting to freak out.


    She can¡¯t be married to the hidden billionaire. He was rumored to make good clothes with really cool designs and she admired him a lot so how could this man sitting here be him?


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you¡± she shook her head.


    ¡°Alvin, can you take a turn to the nearest mall? I can¡¯t bring my wife home dressed up like this¡± Mason ignored her as he instructed Alex on what to do next.


    Skyler¡¯s cheeks burnt when he called her his wife. The only person she pictured saying that was Felix but she guess things don¡¯t work out the way people hope. She was hoping to get married and see herself with kids, she was hoping to be called Mrs Skyler Newman but now she was called Skyler Delgado.


    She sighed and looked out of the window. Now she was married to the hidden billionaire everyone was looking for. She wondered how life would be for her when people found out she was now rted to him.


    ???????


    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    The strong arms of ke caged Ivy to the wall, she tried escaping from the other side but he used his other hand to block her path.


    ¡°What sort of nonsense do you think you¡¯re doing Lucas? I told you, I don¡¯t want you anymore¡± Ivy¡¯s eyes were full of rage as she stared at him.


    A smirk formed on his face and he began leaning closer to her while keeping eye contact with her.


    His lips stopped at her ears.


    ¡°You say you don¡¯t want me but your body says other¡± his voice came out in a whisper, his hot breath fanning her neck.


    His voice sent shivers down her spine.


    ¡°See what I¡¯m saying?¡± He whispered again before bringing his face closer to hers. His eyes were on hers and she could hear her heart beating faster.


    This has never happened to her on set before, why was this happening now?


    ¡°You see, you want me¡± As he spoke, his hands caressed her exposedps upwards. His hands moved slowly and steadily.


    Ivy bit her lips hard, his eyes went to her lips and he began leaning closer while Ivy¡¯s eyes automatically went shut.


    ¡°Cut!!¡± Director James¡¯ voice sounded the moment ke¡¯s lips were about to touch Ivy¡¯s and he stepped away from her.


    ¡°Ivy, what are you doing? You¡¯re not supposed to allow him to kiss you, didn¡¯t you read your script? You¡¯re to push him away!¡± Jamesined.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay director, don¡¯t yell at her I¡¯m sure she¡¯s hungry, we have been shooting for three hours now,¡± ke said with a smile.


    James wanted to talk but he just sighed and shook his head.


    ¡°Then let¡¯s go on a lunch break after that, the both of you will take some pictures for the film cover,¡± James said and walked away.


    ke chuckled when he took his gaze back to Ivy, sheughed with an unsure look on her face.


    ¡°You did well by the way¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°You too, will you love to eat lunch with me in my van?¡± She then asked.


    ¡°I would love to but my girlfriend ising over¡± he shrugged.


    How could she forget! ke Andrews has a girlfriend named Regina Wilson, a supermodel just like her cousin Edna.


    She knew Regina because Edna always talked about the way she hated her and back then Ivy didn¡¯t care that ke was dating her but now¡­


    ¡°Oh.. have fun¡± she mumbled and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°Babe¡± a tiny female voice sounded and Ivy raised her head to see a slim tall fine woman dressed in a mini green dress with ss heels. She was holding a white purse as she walked over to them.


    That was Regina Wilson, people ssify her as one of the hottest models in LA which made Edna very jealous of her.


    ke turned to face her with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you made it¡± he smiled and kissed her lips which made Ivy blink then he turned back to Ivy.


    ¡°Ivy my girlfriend Regina, Regina my co-star Ivy¡± he introduced them.


    Regina gave Ivy a kind of fake smile.


    ¡°Nice to meet you Ivy, I hope you can work in agreement with my boyfriend for the sess of this movie¡± She refused to extend her hands for a handshake, she just kept hugging ke¡¯s muscr arms tight like he was going to run away.


    Ivy forced a smile too and only nodded.


    ¡°We will see youter then, babe let¡¯s go I¡¯m starving¡± she rubbed on her t stomach.


    ¡°Sure babe, I¡¯ll see youter Ivy¡± he smiled at Ivy once more before leaving with Regina.


    Ivy kept watching them leave till they were out of tight.


    ¡°Ivy, what did you wanna eat for lunch?¡± Daisy appeared in front of her.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, anything¡± Ivy mumbled and walked away.


    ???????


    JIGGY? COM¡ï


    Edna admired herself in the mirror. She was dressed in a short shiny dark blue gown that hugged her tiny waist together as she stared at her reflection in the mirror.


    ¡°Zita, do you think I¡¯m slim enough to be called the hottest model in LA this year?¡± She asked as she hugged her waist tight.


    ¡°You are very hot Edna, if you keep getting slim you might lose all your curves and no guy would want you¡± a man dressed as a woman who was named Zita, replied.


    ¡°I¡¯m not talking about looking for a boyfriend here, I just want to be better than Regina¡± Edna rolled her eyes and looked away from the mirror.


    ¡°You¡¯re still obsessed over that Regina girl? How many times do I have to tell you that you¡¯re more pretty than her?¡± Zita also rolled his eyes, getting tired of her already.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you say but I see it all, I see what they say about me online, I see all theparison and it¡¯s always in her favor! Gosh, I hate her!¡± Edna said hatefully.


    There was a knock at the door and it opened revealing a young pretty woman, dressed professionally.


    ¡°Good afternoon ma¡¯am, Reynolds empire¡¯s team has brought their skin care for you to try and the cameras are waiting¡± She passed the information to Edna in a polite tone.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Thank you, I¡¯m on my way¡± Edna rolled her eyes and the woman left.


    She looked at Zita and he rubbed her shoulders.


    ¡°For thest time Edna, you look good¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°I already know¡± She dusted his hands off her shoulders before walking out of the office with so much pride.


    Zita just rolled his eyes as he walked after her, his heels making annoying noises.

 Chapter 8. ( ??????? ??? ????????’ ?? ?????? )

    BI**BI MALL¡ï


    All eyes were on Skyler as she stepped into the mall with Mason and Alvin. Skyler could guess that they were looking at her wedding dress and she was not wrong judging from the sidements she was hearing.


    ¡°Is she just going back from her wedding or something?


    ¡°The gown looks beautiful!


    ¡°Why is she putting on that to the mall? Is she trying to grab attention or something?


    ¡°Is the handsome man beside her, her husband?


    ¡°He¡¯s cute!


    ¡°I bet they will make some good babies!


    ¡°Let¡¯s go over to this side¡± Mason pointed to a ce where some good-looking gowns were kept and Skyler followed him.


    ¡°Pick the one you want¡± he dipped his hands in his pocket as he stared at the gown.


    They were not from his brand and they didn¡¯t look as good as the ones his family makes. Maybe when she gets home with him she will get better clothes.


    Skyler picked an orange gown that had a golden zipper in front of it. The zipper was used to divide the thigh openings of the gown.


    ¡°A gold-colored heels will match with it¡± he simply said and Skyler nodded.


    They went to the shoes section and Skyler picked a pair of gold heels of her size and a small ck purse that matched the outfit.


    ¡°You should test it and make sure it fits you well so we can pay and leave¡± he added.


    Skyler nodded she went to the dressing room, and she came out a few minutester. She didn¡¯t have the best body but the gown fits her so well.


    She stared at Mason who just looked at her from head to toe a few times before nodding his head.


    ¡°Looks good, take it off, and also take some makeup along with you so Alvin can pay for it,¡± he said next.


    Skyler did as told and Alvin paid before she wore it again for the second time. They also got a bag she used to fix her wedding dress before they went back to the car.


    ¡°I want to call my mom, my phone isn¡¯t with me and I¡¯m sure she would be worried sick about me¡± Skyler muttered after a while of staying silent and looking at the road as the car moved at a steady speed.


    ¡°You can use my phone¡± Alvin passed his phone to her.


    ¡°Thank you¡± she muttered and dialed her mom¡¯s number.


    After some rings, Kiara picked.


    ¡°Mom it¡¯s me, Skyler,¡± she said and Kiara¡¯s voice began ringing out.


    ¡°Skyler, my baby where are you? Give me your location I¡¯lle pick you up. I know you¡¯re hurt but don¡¯t do anything to yourself I beg of you!!¡± Kiara sounded like she was crying.


    ¡°Mom, I¡¯m fine¡± Skyler muttered.


    ¡°Okay then tell me where you are, I¡¯lle pick you up!¡±


    ¡°No Mom I can¡¯t but I¡¯m fine, I might return homete or tomorrow morning but I am fine¡± Skyler tried to assure her.


    Mason was just listening without saying anything.


    ¡°Skyler!! What is happening?¡± Kiara asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll exin everything to you when I¡¯m back but I¡¯m fine, I need to return this phone to the owner, I¡¯ll talk to youter, I love you¡± Skyler hung up immediately after saying that.


    She faced the window to hide the new set of tears that were pouring from her eyes. Mason let out a quiet sigh before passing her a tissue.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t look tortured on the way to my family Mansion, luckily we brought some makeup, you should use them,¡± he said to her.


    Skyler nodded and collected the tissue, she wiped her face before opening her purse to take the makeup out.


    ???????


    FELIX¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    He was filled with so much rage as he paced back and forth throughout the living room.


    The door opened and Felicia stepped in, she blocked her nose immediately and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°You should limit the way you drink Felix¡± She moved closer to him and before she knew it, a loud pnded on her face.


    Felix just pped her hard and she couldn¡¯t believe it. The p was strong enough to cut her lips.


    ¡°Why did you ruin my wedding?¡± He looked at her with so much rage in his eyes.


    Felicia was still holding her cheeks, she scoffed and wiped the blood off her lips.


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you thank me? Were you ready to marry her?¡± She replied and slowly dropped her hands from her cheeks.


    ¡°For two and a half years, she has helped me with lots of things Felicia. She had a great impact on my career, she was making me stand out and you think I¡¯m ready to lose all of that?¡± He yelled at her.


    ¡°Skyler isn¡¯t the only one good at making good designs, I can be of help to¡± she moved closer to him.


    ¡°Fuck you!¡± He replied and took his phone then tried calling her again but he couldn¡¯t reach her.


    ¡°Damn!¡± He angrily threw his phone across the wall.


    ¡°Rx, Skyler is gullible, she will forgive youter if you can look for a good lie like maybe I drugged you into having sex with me because I was into you or something?¡± She said with a smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck.


    ¡°You¡¯re the man, lying shouldn¡¯t be hard¡± she whispered, giving him a seductive look.


    Felix¡¯s jaw clenched hard, he suddenly grabbed her and threw her on the couch.


    ¡°I should punish you,¡± he said while taking off his belt roughly.


    ¡°Yes baby, I ruined your wedding so punish me¡± she winked at him.


    ¡°I really should¡± he smirked and hovered her then began tying her hands together with the belt.


    ¡°I¡¯ll drill you so hard and you won¡¯t be able to walk for two days!¡± He unzipped his trousers and tore her skirt then dived inside her without warning.


    ¡°Fuck!!¡± Felicia screamed out, trying to release her hands as he banged her mercilessly from behind.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ïThis is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    The car passed a big gate that automatically went open and Skyler¡¯s eyes widened the view she saw next.


    Thepound was really big, decorated with beautiful flowers and there were some gardeners presently streaming the flowers.


    Many expensive cars were packed in the parking lot before Alvin parked the car they were currently in.


    ¡°Tensed?¡± Mason¡¯s voice rang in Skyler¡¯s ears and she turned to look at him before nodding slowly.


    ¡°My family don¡¯t bite so rx¡± he replied before opening the door and stepping down.


    Skyler didn¡¯t know how to open the door from her side. It was her first time entering a Bugatti voiture noire. If she was not wrong it should cost more than twenty million dors.


    Alvin was about to help her get the door but Mason stopped him on time.


    ¡°I got it¡± he walked towards the car and opened the door for Skyler toe down, he even stretched his hands towards her.


    Skyler was shocked because Felix had never done this to her in thest two and a half years of dating him.


    She slowly epted his hands and he helped her down.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in,¡± he said gently and she nodded before he began leading her in, still holding her hands.

 Chapter 9. ( Meeting Grandpa Mario )

    Skyler still couldn¡¯t believe her eyes as the door went open leading them to the main room. A mansion was an understatement, it should be called a vi instead.


    ¡°You should try to close your mouth so flies won¡¯t enter inside¡± Mason¡¯s voice rang in her ears and her mouth went shut immediately.


    She took her hands from his and gave him a slight re but as usual, his face was nk.


    ¡°Where¡¯s grandpa?¡± He asked a maid.


    ¡°In his study room sir¡± the maid replied and he nodded before looking at Skyler again.


    ¡°Come with me¡± he said and began walking away.


    ¡®Must he always sound so bosy?¡¯ Skyler mumbled inwardly as she followed him.


    The both of them were finally out of sight and the maid from earlier still peeped to make sure, seeing that they were actually gone she began wondering.


    ¡°Who¡¯s thedy with him? She¡¯s pretty¡± the maid stood akimbo.


    ?????


    In old man Mario¡¯s study room, he was with Dn and Maya when the knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Mason¡± his voice sounded behind the door.


    ¡°Come in¡± Grandpa Mario replied and the door opened, Mason entered with Skyler, he was holding her hands again. Maya looked shocked as she stared at the both of them.


    Grandpa Mario¡¯s eyes went to their hands and Skyler¡¯s face before settling his gaze at Mason.


    ¡°Who¡¯s she?¡± He asked.


    Mason looked at Skyler and he could see how nervous she looked then he squeezed her hands tight.


    ¡°Grandpa, dad, mom, meet my wife Skyler¡±.


    The moment those words escaped from his lips, Maya stood up looking surprised.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± She asked in shock.


    ¡°Meet my wife grandpa, I told you I would get married today¡± he kept a straight face to his grandpa as he ignored his mother.


    Maya didn¡¯t know what else to say so she faced Dn.


    ¡°Won¡¯t you say something about your son? He¡¯s married without even introducing his woman to us and telling us things about her or even having our blessings. He just came back from Paris and now he¡¯s married?¡± She didn¡¯t look happy.


    Dn didn¡¯t even say anything.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to ask your approval before I do anything mom¡± Mason looked annoyed.


    ¡°But-


    ¡°Leave Maya¡± Dn Interrupted her.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± She looked shocked.


    ¡°I told you to leave¡± Dn repeated and Maya looked at Grandpa Mario, he didn¡¯t look too happy with her.


    ¡°Who else can I talk to in this house!¡± She groaned in a frustrated way before storming out of the study room.


    ¡°Both of you should sit.¡± Grandpa Mario pointed out two extra seats and Mason sat. Skyler had no choice but to sit.


    Grandpa Mario gave both of them some long stares. He stared at Skyler and noticed how nervous she looked, she was even rubbing her fingers together.


    ¡°So tell me a bit about yourself? How did you meet my grandson?¡± He asked and Skyler almost coughed her heart out.


    ¡®I met him a few hours ago outside, I just found out my groom was cheating on me on my own wedding day and I felt like dying. He almost hit me with his car but I ended up telling him about what happened then we arranged a marriage. He promised to help me get back at my ex while he gets a dumpany,¡¯ she said inwardly.


    ¡°We met from Paris two years ago and-¡± Mason began to answer but Grandpa Mario cut him off.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking to you¡± Grandpa gave Mason a re but Skyler grabbed the idea Mason was trying to give her. She didn¡¯t waste any second in using it.


    ¡°Yes.. yes, we met in Paris two years ago at an event nning party. I was presenting a project over there about clothes and designs and we kinda linked up¡± she said immediately.


    Dn just stared at the both of them without saying anything.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°An event party? You must be someone from a big family¡± he said and she shook her head immediately.


    ¡°No no no sir, I¡¯m¡­ Actually, it¡¯s a bitpleted but I¡¯m average. I¡¯m a graduate from Clifford university, I studied fashion designing and I work at morous designs, I draw and design clothes that is why Mason and I got along¡± she exined her lies.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Mason nodded.


    He was a bit impressed, he only just gave her a little clip and she was making a lot of meaning out of it.


    ¡°Impressive, I¡¯m d you and Mason understand yourself well. I already had the maids rearrange you and Mason¡¯s room since I knew you were going to move in or else the both of you were nning to sleep in a different room?¡± Grandpa Mario narrowed his brows.


    ¡°Not at all Grandpa, we are okay sleeping together, we¡¯ve done it countless times¡± Mason replied and Skyler forced a smile.


    ¡°Alright, Skyler you are very beautiful and I¡¯m d my grandson has a good taste in women. The both of you can leave now, I¡¯ll introduce you to the whole family this evening and I¡¯ll love to meet your family¡± Grandma Mario said with a smile.


    ¡°No problem Grandpa and I¡¯lle see you this evening¡± Mason stood up and Skyler did the same then the both of them left.


    Dn kept staring at the door.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure we both know what is happening, Mason just married that woman to get thepany I promised him¡± Grandpa Mario spoke up.


    Dn stared back at old man Mario before nodding his head.


    ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter right? At least we will be cleared from the thoughts about him being gay¡± Grandpa Mario smiled and Dn nodded again.


    Looking at Dn¡¯s behavior, Mario could tell where Mason inherited his cold look and character from.


    ???????


    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Mason stepped in before Skyler followed him from behind.


    ¡°Why did you tell him that it was okay to sleep together in one bed?¡± She almost yelled at him.


    As Skyler was ranting. he was unbuttoning his suit jacket, he took it off before turning to face her. Seems like the undershirt did justice into hugging his muscr frame together but that wasn¡¯t Skyler¡¯s problem.


    ¡°We are married, isn¡¯t that what we are supposed to do?¡± He raised his brows up.


    ¡°You¡­ You know we are not for real¡± she whispered to him.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing to worry about really, the bed is big enough for the both of us to sleep and I don¡¯t really have any problem except you are going to jump on me¡± he shrugged his shoulders.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened, this man didn¡¯t just have a cold face, he was also full of himself but she can¡¯t me him, all rich people were like that.


    ¡°And when will I get to go home to talk to my mom and friends and exin all these to them?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Tomorrow I have a few hours to go and my family will be home from work. Tomorrow on my way to thepany, I¡¯d drop you home¡± he replied and Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Also if you feel ufortable in that dress then you can take it off. I have a big hoodie over there¡± he pointed to his drawl.


    ¡°You can put it on and by tomorrow new clothes for you will arrive¡± he added before taking a good look at her body which made Skyler slightly ufortable.


    ¡°What is the matter?¡± She squeezed her face at him.


    ¡°You should be like size 2-4, we have that¡± he replied and her eyes widened.


    ¡°2-4? I¡¯m not that skinny!¡± She argued but he ignored her and took off the undershirt he was putting on. His well defined eight packs and brody shoulders came to view.


    Skyler immediately turned away.


    ¡°Hey don¡¯t you have any shame?¡± She shouted, feeling slightly embarrassed. Even Felix body can¡¯t bepared to his.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to hit the shower, if you feel hot you can use it after me¡± she heard him talking before she heard nothing again.


    She turned back to see the bathroom door closed with the running sound of the shower then sighed and sat on the bed.


    A lot of things have happened on her wedding day that she doesn¡¯t even have the strength to cry about being cheated on anymore.


    ???


    Time went so fast that it was already evening. Everybody was back already, some were in their room and some were in the living room.


    Ivy has been sitting on the couch with a gloomy expression on her face as she munched on popcorn and fixed her eyes to the TV of fashion models¡¯ runway.


    Carson was sitting beside her, he looked drained from all the school work he had been through so he was just watching to keep his eyes busy.


    The main door opened and Edna rushed in with her heels making annoying noises. She grabbed the remote from Ivy and changed the channel.


    It was reced with amercial of her face trying skin care products from Reynolds empire.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you see we were watching those models?¡± Carson gave her an angry look.


    Ivy didn¡¯t even mind that the channel was changed, she kept munching on her popcorn like a lifeless person.


    ¡°Well I¡¯m just blessing y¡¯all with something better to watch¡­ Me¡± she pointed to herself with a satisfying smile.


    ¡°Regina Wilson is prettier and hotter to watch than you¡± Carson replied and Edna gasped.


    ¡°Take that back!¡± She held her chest.


    ¡°Never¡± Carson stuck his tongue out and she took a pillow from the couch and began hitting him with it.


    Matilda rang the bell, Interrupting all of them and before they knew it the table was getting full.


    ¡°Grandpa, is Mason not going to join us for dinner? Maybe he has forgotten, let me call him¡± Ivy wanted to stand up but the footsteps she heard made her look up.


    Mason was descending the stairs and holding hands with a pretty woman putting on his hoodie and slippers.

 Chapter 10. ( Blocked )

    Ivy¡¯s smile slowly turned to a frown, she was the only one allowed to hold his hands.


    ¡°Bro, who¡¯s that?¡± She asked, feeling jealous.


    ¡°I¡¯m d everyone is here, let me introduce you guys to my wife, Skyler,¡± Mason announced and Skyler forced a smile at everyone.


    ¡°What!?¡± Ivy stood up, even though others looked shocked with the news they just received.


    ¡°When did you marry?¡± Carson asked with his eyes widened.


    ¡°Today¡± he replied and walked with Skyler to sit in two empty chairs.


    Ivy looked at the both of them before giving Maya a confused look.


    ¡°Mom, did you know about this?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m just as shocked as you sweetheart¡± Maya replied with an annoyed smile on her face.


    Truth was she has always nned for Mason to marry her best friend¡¯s daughter who was about Ivy¡¯s age. Even Ivy liked the girl for her brother.


    ¡°Ivy, sit down, your brother is married, you should be happy for him,¡± Grandpa Mario said.


    Ivy didn¡¯t look happy as she sat down.


    ¡°Hey, wee to the family Skyler, you look pretty by the way¡± Edna smiled at her.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Skyler smiled back.


    ¡°Wee too, my name is Carson-


    ¡°The baby of the house¡± Hudson Interrupted and Carson red at him.


    ¡°Anyways, I hope Mason is not too cold with you? I¡¯m his cousin by the way, you can call me Hudson¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°Okay¡± Skyler nodded and looked at Ivy who was already ring at her but she took her eyes away.


    There were so many people on the table, and didn¡¯t even know where to start from in talking to anyone.


    ¡°Wee dear, I¡¯ve always hoped for Mason to marry one day, I¡¯m d he finally found some time for that¡± Emily smiled at Skyler.


    Rosa only just looked at her and rolled her eyes, her son Jacob didn¡¯t bother saying anything.


    After Grandpa Mario led in the prayer they began eating.


    ¡°Brother this meat tastes so good, you should try it¡± Ivy took the meat from her te and added it to Mason¡¯s te.


    ¡°My wife is too skinny, she needs it more¡± Mason transferred it to Skyler¡¯s te and Ivy red at Skyler.


    ¡°I¡¯m full, I¡¯m not eating anymore, I¡¯m shooting for a new movie so I¡¯m not allowed to gain weight¡± she rolled her eyes before standing up and going upstairs.


    ¡°She¡¯s jealous again, anyways I¡¯m going upstairs too, I have a test tomorrow and I want to sleep on time¡± Carson stood and left.


    ¡°Me too, goodnight everyone, it¡¯s getting past my beauty sleep¡± Edna also left.


    All the girls are gone apart from Skyler and the parents with Mason, Jacob and Hudson.


    ¡°Almost everyone are leaving so I better announce that Mason will be in charge of D?S styles from tomorrow¡± grandpa Mario spoke up.


    ¡°What!?¡± Rosa stood up.


    ¡°Please sit down, your son is not capable so we don¡¯t need your noise¡± Maya rolled her eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s not fair dad, you give your Mason and Hudson everything but you neglect Jacob!¡± Rosa said angrily.


    ¡°Mom, I don¡¯t want to be a fashion designer,¡± Jacob muttered to himself.


    ¡°Then what do you want to be?¡±


    ¡°I told you doctor, I have a good degree in medicine¡± he mumbled and Rosa angrily pointed at him.


    ¡°Jacob you-


    ¡°Doctor pays aunt, let Jacob be¡± Hudson rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Jacob, the family is not opposed to you being a doctor. We will always support you¡± Grandpa Mario smiled at him.


    ¡°Thank you Grandpa,¡± Jacob muttered.


    ¡°You¡¯re just! Urgh!!¡± Rosa walked out of the living room in an angry tone.


    ¡°Congrats Mason so what post will you give me?¡± Hudson asked with a smile.


    ¡°We¡¯ll see¡± Mason replied and wiped his mouth with the tissue before looking at the old man


    ¡°Thank you Grandpa for your trust in me. I will make sure I take over and make thepany better¡± Mason said and stood up.


    Skyler stood up too, she nodded her head shortly at them before leaving with Mason.


    Antonio slowly stared at him before leaving before facing his food.


    ???????


    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Skyler was standing and folding her arms under her breast while Mason was pacing back and forth till a knock sounded on his door.


    ¡°Come in¡± he said and a slim tall man with no muscles stepped in.


    He was known as the butler of the old man.


    ¡°Mr Mason, your grandfather said I should give you this contract to sign ¡± he had a British ent as he spoke.


    As they were both talking, Skyler was just looking at them.


    ¡°Pen?¡± Mason asked and a pen was given to him. He went through the contract and began signing.


    When he was done, he gave the book back to the butler.


    ¡°Good night sir¡± the butler left and Mason turned to see Skyler looking at him, he raised one of his brows.


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we talk about this marriage?¡± She asked.


    ¡°What exactly do you want us to talk about?¡± He asked back.


    ¡°You said you¡¯ll help me get revenge on my ex and I¡¯ll help you get apany which you just did so what are you doing for me?¡± She folded her arms under her breast.


    ¡°Your ex works at morous designs too?¡± He asked and she nodded.


    ¡°Then how would he feel when he finds out you¡¯re married to Mason Delgado, the hidden billionaire and public eye everyone in the fashion industry has been looking for months?¡± He asked again.


    Skyler began thinking. Felix had always wanted to see the Delgado family face to face because he admired them and wanted to get in their good books for the betterment of his career.


    He will be so shocked if he sees her already rted with the Delgados¡¯.


    ¡°So you will review yourself to the world?¡± She looked at him.


    ¡°Soon¡± he nodded.


    ¡°Alright¡± Skyler turned the couch at the side of the room.


    ¡°I think the couch is just big enough for me to sleep, you can have your bed to yourself¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Nonsense, here¡± he walked towards the bed and began arranging some pillows in the center.


    He was dividing the bed into two with the pillows.


    ¡°I¡¯ll sleep on this side and you will sleep there. Remember that I don¡¯t have any problem only if you don¡¯t jump on me¡± he told her.


    ¡°You¡¯re so full of yourself, rest assured that I won¡¯t jump on you¡± Skyler rolled her eyes before going toy down on her side.


    ¡°I hope you¡¯re not afraid of darkness or have any nightmare at nights or anything?¡± Mason asked while walking towards themp.


    ¡°Just turn it off¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and he turned it off.


    When it was dark, she felt the bed move which was him getting on it and she sighed silently.


    What was happening? What was she doing? Where the thoughts ran through her head before she finally closed her eyes.


    The next morning, Mason¡¯s eyes moved a few times as he was being disturbed by the ringing tone of a phone.


    He opened his eyes only to see a slim leg wrapped around his waist and slim arms on his neck and he blinked twice before gently pushing them away from his body.


    He turned to see his side to take his phone, it was Linda calling. He rolled his eyes and picked.


    ¡°Darling I¡¯m really sorry, I wanted toe yesterday but I got a call from super bang studio. They needed me to model for their new bikini and you on I¡¯ve always wanted to-All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°We are done! Don¡¯t look for me in the future¡± he didn¡¯t allow her to finish bbering before he hung up.


    ¡°And blocked¡± he muttered as he blocked her number.

 Chapter 11. I’m Married

    When Skyler woke up, she saw Mason facing the mirror and knotting his tie.


    ¡°What time is it?¡± She slowly asked.


    ¡°9 am¡± he replied before picking up a gel and head brush to style his hair.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Skyler muttered and came down from the bed then began packing her loose hair into a single ponytail.


    Mason was done dressing, he turned to look at her face.


    ¡°What?¡± She asked and he pointed to the mirror.


    She moved towards the mirror and her eyes widened. There was some dry saliva at the side of her lips and she immediately blocked her mouth with her palms.


    ¡°And I told you I wouldn¡¯t have a problem unless you jumped on me and you did sost night¡± he added as he picked up his perfume then began spraying his neck.


    Skyler cleared her throat and whipped her mouth before turning to face him.


    ¡°You are done dressing already, are you still going to drop me off at my ce today?¡± She slowly asked.


    ¡°If you can use thirty minutes to bathe and dress up. I had a maid dry clean your dress yesterday,  it¡¯s over there¡± he pointed to a white cloth stand.


    ¡°Oh okay,¡± Skyler bit on her lips but did nothing.


    ¡°Twenty-nine minutes more¡± he looked at his wristwatch.


    ¡°Can you lend me your towel and turn around?¡± She cleared her throat before speaking.


    A silent sigh escaped Mason¡¯s lips but he did as told. Not like he was interested in seeing her body anyway.


    Skyler took off her clothes and borrowed his towel, after showering she quickly dressed up.


    ¡°I¡¯m done,¡± she said.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Shall we¡± he stretched his hands out to her.


    She nodded and epted it before they both left the room.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    A middle-aged man putting on sses could be seen going through some files when a knock sounded on his door.


    ¡°Come in,¡± he said and the door opened and Carson stepped in, dressed in his school uniform.


    ¡°Mr Brown, you asked for me, hope all is well?¡± He moved closer to the man¡¯s table.


    ¡°Carson, you must be wondering why I called you here today¡± Mr Brown looked at him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me I failed my math test¡± Carson folded his hands together as he spoke.


    ¡°You did¡± Mr Brown didn¡¯t beat around the bush with his reply.


    ¡°No no no, my Grandpa will kill me for real, he won¡¯t allow me to do music, Mr Brown please is there a makeup test for it?¡± Carson pleaded.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been giving you lots of chances but you¡¯re not still not good in math so I¡¯ve found a new solution¡± Mr Brown adjusted his sses.


    ¡°You would forget that I don¡¯t know math and let me go?¡± He shined his teeth.


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll get one of the most brilliant students to tutor you in maths,¡± Mr Brown replied.


    ¡°Men I hate tutor who?¡± Carson frowned and Mr Brown showed him a picture.


    Carson¡¯s eyes widened as he stared at it.


    ¡°James Paul?¡± He gasped.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with that?¡± Mr Brown gave him a look.


    ¡°I hate that dude,¡± Carson pouted.


    ¡°But he¡¯s a schr in math, if you want your grandpa to be happy with you then you¡¯d have to work with him¡± Mr Brown leaned back on his chair.


    Carson was still frowning. He didn¡¯t like James, not just because he was a math genius, but he was also really popr and Carson didn¡¯t like him somehow.


    ¡°Mr Brown I¡¯m still not sure about this¡­¡± Carson muttered.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have a choice, Carson, it¡¯s either you do this or fail math and I tell your grandpa¡± Mr Brown shrugged.


    ¡°Fine, I will look for him then,¡± Carson said dryly.


    ¡°Sure, you can leave,¡± Mr Brown told him and he left the office.


    ???????


    SKYLER¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    ¡°I will pick you upter in the evening when you¡¯re ready,¡± Mason said as soon as Alvin stopped the car in front of the neighborhood.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Skyler mumbled.


    ¡°Here¡± he stretched a phone back to her.


    ¡°I just saved my number in there, if you can¡¯t reach me then call Alvin, okay?¡± He sounded calm but he still looked so cold.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Skyler collected the phone from him and got down.


    She nodded at them before walking away. Mason only just watched her leave before he faced Alvin and leaned his head backward.


    ¡°Drive¡± he ordered and Alvin started the car.


    Skyler took some deep breaths when she stopped in front of her door. She breathed again and knocked on the door.


    It opened immediately and Kiara came out. The moment her eyesnded on Skyler, she pulled her for a tight hug.


    ¡°My baby, where have you been since yesterday?¡± Kiara began crying.


    Skyler patted her mom¡¯s back gently.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go inside first,¡± she said and Kiara pulled away from her. She wiped her tears and escorted Skyler inside.


    ¡°Baby, how are you feeling now? Please sit down¡± Kiara led Skyler to sit on the couch.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Mom¡± Skyler rubbed on her fingers.


    ¡°Hope you didn¡¯t go too hard on yourself, you ran out of the venue yesterday and I¡¯ve been calling but you didn¡¯t pick up, I was so worried¡­ I-


    ¡°I¡¯m married Mom¡± Skyler suddenly said and Kiara paused.


    Skyler stood up from the couch.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to tell you, I don¡¯t know how it happened either but I¡¯m married¡± she exined further.


    ¡°With Felix?¡± Kiara¡¯s eyes widened and Skyler shook her head.


    ¡°Then with who?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know Mom, it just happened, I just want to make Felix pay for what he did to me¡± she replied.


    ¡°Skyler, what are you saying? You got cheated on, on your wedding and yet you still went ahead to marry someone you don¡¯t know? Does marriage look like a joke to you?¡± Kiara yelled and Skyler wiped the tears that fell from her eyes.


    ¡°At least what¡¯s his name?¡± Kiara then asked.


    ¡°He¡¯s from the Delgado family, don¡¯t tell anyone Mom but his name is Mason¡± Skyler replied and Kiara nearly fainted.


    ???????


    D?S STYLE¡ï


    Alvin stopped the car in front of the beautiful skyscraperpany building. The moment Mason pushed his door open and ced one of his feet down, lights began bleeping on his face.


    Luckily he was wearing a ck thick nose mask and sunsses.


    ¡°We heard old man Mario would be giving thepany to his eldest grandson Mason, are you, Mason?


    ¡°Please can you take off your mask for a second?


    ¡°How are you nning to improve D?S styles?


    ¡°Are you Mason Delgado?


    ¡°We heard you¡¯re already married, who¡¯s your wife?


    ¡°Mason, when will you open an Instagram ount?


    The reporters were there with their mics and cameras, bleeping aggressive lights as they bombed him with questions.


    Grandpa Mario was smart enough to have bodyguards waiting for Mason¡¯s arrival and as Mason found his way in, they made sure to block him from reporters.


    They sessfully got in, the employees were hawking at him and murmuring but he ignored them as Alvin followed him to his office. It was clean, the space was enough for him and there was coffee on his desk already.


    ¡°Good morning sir, my name is Sunny and Mr. Mario picked me up as your secretary. You don¡¯t have to worry, I¡¯m trusted and I¡¯m professional, I live for my work!¡± A woman dressed decently came in.


    Mason only stared at her before nodding.


    ¡°If you need anything, boss, my office is opposite you and I¡¯m one call away¡± She bowed and walked out.


    Mason stared at Alvin.


    ¡°You¡¯re sure Grandpa selected all these workers himself?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yes boss, Sunny is a trusted person and the workers take their work seriously, there¡¯s nothing to worry about¡± Alvin nodded at him.


    ¡°Good, I guess¡± Mason adjusted his tie before going to sit on the president¡¯s chair.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start work shall we, let me have thepany statistics,¡± he asked and Alvin nodded.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    ¡°Hey, where¡¯s James Paul?¡± Carson stopped a girl he sawing out of a ssroom.


    ¡°Swimming pool¡± she replied and walked away.


    Carson sighed and changed his direction of walking to that of the swimming pool. When he got there, the pool was empty.


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t that guy ever stay in one ce?¡± He rolled his eyes and almost immediately a sexy male figure ascended from the pool.

 Chapter 12. Don’t Bug Me Felix

    He was shirtless, his six-pack and muscr body came to public, his eyes were ocean blue, and his hair wet and curly.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°James¡± Carson mumbled hatefully.


    James came out of the water, picked up the towel on the lounge chair, and dried his face before moving closer to Carson.


    ¡°Mr Brown told me that you needed help in math,¡± he said with a smile but Carson was just frowning.


    ¡®Why must you always try to act so perfect?¡¯ Carson said inwardly as he red at him.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Carson rolled his eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯d be d to help but not here, I¡¯ll paste my house address in your locker and we can practice at my ce¡± James winked at him.


    ¡®Disgusting¡¯ Carson said inwardly but forced a smile.


    ¡°Yes then, I¡¯ll see youter¡± James hung the towel around his neck and walked away.


    The most annoying part to Carson is that James is gay. He has hit on his friends and despite girls knowing he was gay, they still trip for him.


    ¡°Luckily I¡¯m not gay, I hate that dude¡± Carson shook his head and left.


    ???????


    GLAMOROUS DESIGNS¡ï


    Skyler came down from the taxi, she was dressed in a buttoned shirt, pencil jeans, and white canvas with a little makeup on her face.


    Everyone kept staring at her as she walked in. She was sure the news about Felix cheating on her had spread out and she wasn¡¯t wrong.


    I feel so bad for her.


    Is she still going to work here?


    How¡¯s she doing now?


    I heard what happened to her yesterday!


    It¡¯s sad for one¡¯s wedding to get destroyed, I hope she stays strong!


    People were already murmuring but Skyler ignored as she found her way to the boss¡¯ office.


    After knocking twice, she opened the door and stepped in. The CEO wasn¡¯t that young or old either.


    ¡°Skyler¡± he called and she shed him a little smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I heard what happened, how are you feeling?¡± He asked and she nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine sir, trust me¡± she replied.


    ¡°Good, have a seat¡± he pointed to the empty chair beside him.


    ¡°No need sir, I won¡¯t take long¡± she muttered before putting a white envelope on the table.


    The man looked at it and then at her.


    ¡°I want to resign sir, I¡¯m grateful to have worked here and I¡¯ll be forever grateful for all the experience I had here with you but it¡¯s time for me to leave,¡± she said.


    The boss wanted to argue but he just smiled instead.


    ¡°I respect your decision, you can meet the secretary for your payment,¡± he said and Skyler shook her head.


    ¡°No need, I¡¯m good, thank you sir¡± she smiled at him before leaving the office.


    When she got out, she bumped into thest person she wished to see¡­ Felix.


    She ignored him and tried passing another way but he blocked her path.


    ¡°Skyler, we need to talk, I tried calling you yesterday but you didn¡¯t pick up,¡± he said.


    Skyler felt like strangling him right here but she just controlled herself.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have anything to say to you Felix, did anything happen yesterday?¡± She feigned an innocent look.


    ¡°Come on Skyler¡± Felix tried holding her hands but she stepped back.


    ¡°What you saw yesterday was not what you thought.  I was drugged by Felicia and I didn¡¯t know how that happened¡± he gave her a pleading look.


    ¡°Okay¡± Skyler shrugged and began leaving but he blocked her path again.


    ¡°You¡¯re just going to say okay?¡± He looked a little surprised.


    ¡°What am I supposed to say? I told you I don¡¯t know what happened yesterday, in fact I don¡¯t even know if something existed between us so let me be, okay?¡± She rolled her eyes and began leaving.


    Felix looked surprised but he still went after her. She loves him, she should be crying her eyes out not acting like she didn¡¯t care.


    ¡°Skyler wait¡± he held her shoulders but she dipped her hands inside her purse and brought out a can of pepper spray.


    She sprayed it on his eyes.


    ¡°F?ck!¡± He blocked his face and screamed.


    ¡°I told you not to bug me Felix, I don¡¯t remember anything, I only remembered wasting my life with you for two and a half years so can you let me be!?¡± She rolled her eyes at him and began leaving.


    ¡°Skyler!! You¡¯re such a fool to think that I loved you! I just needed you because you make good designs so don¡¯t be too full of yourself!!¡± He yelled out immediately.


    Skyler came back to him and sprayed more pepper spray on his face.


    ¡°Arghh!!¡± He screamed, blocking his face and Skyler walked away.


    When she got out, she cleaned her tears, brought out her phone, checked for Mason¡¯s number then called it.


    After about three rings, he picked up.


    ¡°Hey,¡± his deep voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°I¡¯m done here, pleasee pick me up,¡± she said.


    ???????


    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    Ivy had a frown as her makeup artists fixed her makeup.


    ¡°Ivy, your dresses are here,e try them¡± Daisy walked in with two men pushing a cloth stand.


    Ivy¡¯s eyes scanned the cloth and she pointed to a sleeveless mini-purple gown.


    ¡°Nice choice¡± Daisy smiled and removed the gown from the stand.


    The make-up artists left and Ivy wore the dress.


    ¡°You look good in it, you should smile a bit so you won¡¯t look ugly in front of the camera,¡± Daisy said after checking her out.


    ¡°I¡¯m trying but I can¡¯t, I feel so annoyed. First ke has a girlfriend and my brother is married to an annoying woman who would just take over our rtionship¡± Ivy bbered.


    ¡°How does ke¡¯s rtionship concern you?¡± Daisy narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe I¡¯m just crushing on him a little,¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Well you and ke look good together, he¡¯s hot and, normally, you¡¯re crushing him but it¡¯ll pass since you¡¯re both just actors and shouldn¡¯t you be happy for your brother?¡± Daisy smiled at her.


    ¡°I know but what if my brother loves her so deeply and forgets I¡¯m his only sibling?¡± She pouted.


    ¡°He can never, you should try to get along with his wife for a healthy sister-inw rtionship now let¡¯s go to the studio, ke and the photographer are waiting,¡± Daisy said and Ivy nodded.


    She wore her ck heels before working away with Daisy.


    Some minutes ago, several shots of ke and Ivy were being taken for their movie ¡®Love and Bridges¡¯.


    ¡°And it¡¯s done, have a look it¡¯s perfect¡± the photographer showed them the pictures.


    ke came to look at it with a smile.


    ¡°It¡¯s perfect actually, right?¡± He faced Ivy with a smile and she nodded at him.


    A woman stepped in with a smile.


    ¡°Miss Ivy, Mr ke, the van is ready to take you both to Me Time for the interview and game show¡± she reported.


    ¡°Thanks, let me just change quick¡± Ivy smiled and left.


    ¡°Me too, clothes feel so hot,¡± ke said and went to his van.


    After the both of them were done changing, they stepped inside the white van that would take them to their destination.


    ???????


    JAME¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    The driver stopped in thepound and Carson stepped down from the car. He looked at his wrist watch then the driver.


    ¡°Come pick me up by 5pm¡± he said.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll see youter then¡± the driver nodded and drove off.


    Carson rolled his eyes and moved to the front door. He knocked it twice and it opened.


    He was expecting to see James¡¯ annoying face but his sight was blessed with the most beautiful girl he has everid his eyes on.


    ¡°Oh¡­ my¡­ God¡± he muttered, absentmindedly.

 Chapter 13. More Handsome Than Felix

    ¡°Are you looking for someone?¡± Her smooth and tiny voice rang in his ears and Carson¡¯s eyes widened. He immediately turned around to arrange his hair before turning to face her.


    ¡°Hey, my name is Carson and it¡¯s nice to meet you. I¡¯m actually¡­ I¡¯m actually..¡±


    As Carson was talking, James appeared behind her back. A smile appeared on his face the moment he saw Carson.


    ¡°I was waiting for you,e on in¡± he made space for Carson to enter.


    ¡°Oh, you two are together?¡± The girl asked and Carson¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°No¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    The both of them said at the same tight and Carson red at James.


    ¡°No¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    They said again and while Carson was still ring at James, the girl turned around and left.


    ¡°Who was that anyways?¡± Carson then asked as he came in.


    ¡°My cousin, she just came back from Canada two days ago, care for some milk tea and cookies?¡± James was walking towards the kitchen as he asked.


    ¡°No,¡± Carson scoffed.


    ¡°Then suit yourself, myptop is over there¡± he pointed to the couch and Carson began walking towards it.


    ¡°I hope you have fun learning from me, handsome!¡± James winked afterward.


    ¡°Disgusting¡± Carson squeezed his face.


    ???????


    Skyler was sitting on a long bench and waiting when a familiar car stopped in front of her. Recognizing that it was Mason¡¯s, she stood up and watched Alvine down from it.


    ¡°Boss said I should take you home, he also got you breakfast¡± he passed food wrapped inside a carton to Skyler.


    She collected the food and followed Alvin to the car.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°Why can¡¯t I just meet him in thepany?¡± She asked when she settled in the back seat.


    ¡°He¡¯s busy with lots of work and hates being disturbed. Just go home and try to get along with his family, they might look problematic but they are actually nice¡± Alvin told her as he drove.


    ¡°His sister doesn¡¯t seem to like me¡± Skyler muttered but it was not like she cared though.


    ¡°Ivy? Don¡¯t worry about her, she just wants to spend more time with her brother, you know she hasn¡¯t seen him for seven years¡± Alvin smiled.


    ¡°Seven years? What happened?¡± Skyler asked.


    ¡°Oh, my boss went to Paris to further pursue his career,¡± Alvin replied.


    ¡°Seems pretty serious, what about his mom?¡± She asked again.


    ¡°Maya has always been a troublesomedy along with Lady Rosa. You should try not to annoy them, especially Lady Rosa¡± Alvin rolled her eyes as he thought of Rosa.


    ¡°Hmm, the old man seems nice,¡± Skyler said.


    ¡°And very disciplined, same with sir Dn and Antonio, they don¡¯t have any problems so you don¡¯t have to worry about them and I forgot to tell you that ma¡¯am Emily is an angel,¡± Alvin said and took u turn.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am Emily is Carson¡¯s mother?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Yeah but she adopted him since she can¡¯t give birth to her child and Hudson is cool, Jacob is cool too but a little shy also you shouldn¡¯t be surprised if you see Ivy and Edna fighting, they do that all the time¡± Alvin added and finally stopped the car when he got to the mansion.


    ¡°No one might be at home or maybe you might meet few but if you¡¯re tired of staying alone you can feel free to ask some maids to show you around or watch TV or anything, if you¡¯re hungry, the maids will give you food to eat,¡± he told her.


    Skyler nodded and came down, she knew the password to Mason¡¯s room so she didn¡¯t have any problem.


    ¡°Thank you, I¡¯ll see you in the evening then,¡± she said and Alvin nodded at her before leaving.


    After she was out of sight, Alvin drove off.


    ???????


    ME TIME¡ï


    Many reporters and fans were waiting in front of the building. Some Fans were holding some stickers of Ivy and were holding some stickers of ke.


    The white van stopped and the bodyguard came down before helping Ivy and ke down. Almost immediately the lights from the reporters started beeping on their faces and their fans were screaming their names.


    ¡°Ivy!!


    ¡°We love you Ivy!


    ¡°ke, you¡¯re so handsome!


    ¡°Can I get a picture, please?


    ¡°When is your movieing out?


    ¡°Can you help sign my book?


    ¡°We love you!!


    Screams from their fans were heard as they stepped down from the van. Ivy waved at them with a sweet smile and so did ke as they found their way in.


    When they got in, some securities were patrolling back and forth. A woman dressed in a purple gown and ck heels walked up to them.


    ¡°Good afternoon Mr ke and Miss Ivy, please this way,¡± she said professionally before turning around and leaving.


    Ivy and ke followed her and they got to a room.


    ¡°These sweaters were specially printed for your movie Love and bridges, you should try them¡± she smiled at them.


    Ivy took one of the sweaters and ced it on her body.


    ¡°Looks good,¡± she said with a happy smile.


    ¡°You should try it, this way¡± The woman pointed to a door and Ivy went in.


    ke also took a sweater and went in. After some minutes, they both stepped out of the dressing room in the matching sweater.


    ¡°Wow, looks so good, I almost mistook the both of you for a cute couple but I remembered ke has a girlfriend,¡± the woman said and all of themughed.


    Deep down within, Ivy knew she wasn¡¯t happy.


    ¡°This way please¡± She turned around and began leaving then they followed her.


    She led them to a fresh room, a man and woman dressed professionally were sitting with a microphone with them.


    They both smiled as they sat down on the empty chair meant for them.


    ¡°Ivy Delgado and ke Andrews, it¡¯s so d to have you here¡± the man smiled at them.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Ivy smiled and crossed her legs, a mic each was given to them.


    ¡°The matching sweater looks good on the both of you, I¡¯d have mistaken the both of you for a couple if ke didn¡¯t have a girlfriend,¡± the woman said and theyughed again.


    ¡°You¡¯re the person to say that and I think Ivy is very pretty it won¡¯t be bad if we date someday¡± ke replied with a simple shrug and Ivy tried her best to hide the blush forming on her cheeks.


    ¡°Aww that¡¯s cute, hope Regina doesn¡¯t hear this!¡± The womanughed and keughed along with her.


    ¡°So how do you feel about the shooting of your new movie Love and bridges?¡± The man asked.


    Ivy smiled and put the mic in her mouth before speaking¡­


    ??????


    DELGADOS MANSION¡ï


    Skyler just finished exining to her friends about being married through video chat but she didn¡¯t tell them the name of who she married.


    ¡°Skyler, what do you think you¡¯re doing? Marriage is not something you can decide on overnight, you see what Felix did to you!¡± Ashely¡¯s face didn¡¯t look happy as she scolded Skyler.


    ¡°Ashely I know what I did was st¨´pid but it¡¯s to make Felix pay for what he did to me¡± Skyler muttered.


    ¡°Then you decided to marry a stranger? Do you know what he might do to you?¡± Ashely pped her forehead.


    ¡°The difference between him and Felix is that there is no love in this marriage. We are helping each other out so I¡¯m fine,¡± Skyler assured Ashely.


    ¡°Well, is he handsome?¡± Wendy asked.


    ¡°Erh¡­ He¡¯s not bad, he¡¯s good looking¡± Skyler shrugged.


    ¡°In him and Felix, who is more Handsome?¡± Wendy asked again.


    ¡°Why the hell are you asking¡­¡± Skyler wanted toin but on second thought, she just sighed.


    ¡°He¡¯s a thousand times more handsome than Felix and no, I¡¯m not talking out of anger¡± Skyler muttered.


    ¡°He must look like a Greek god, can you send me his picture, even if it¡¯s unaware?¡± Wendy gushed.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry no can¡¯t do it, he doesn¡¯t like pictures,¡± Skyler said in a dry tone.


    ¡°Please.. for me..¡± Wendy gave her a puppy eye and Ashely pushed Wendy¡¯s head away.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind her, so does your mom know?¡± Ashely then asked.


    ¡°She does, she¡¯s speechless, to be honest but she will be fine¡± Skyler shrugged.


    She talked to them some more before she hung up. Looking at the clock it was past five, she had been in the Mason room since she got there and she was bored.


    ¡°He said he¡¯d fix some clothes for me, let me check¡± She stood up from the bed and went to the wardrobe.


    A loud gasp escaped her lips, they were actually plenty of clothes of her size, gowns, dresses, t-shirts, sweaters, casual wear, even shoes and essories.


    ¡°When did he do all this, I should thank him¡± She took the phone he gave her earlier and went to his contact.


    She did not want to call so she sent a message instead.

 Chapter 14. Rose Chocolate

    Skyler: ?¡¯? ??? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?????? ??????? ??? ??¡¯? ?????? ???? ????. ? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ??? ? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ???.


    She sent the message but she didn¡¯t get a reply on time. She sighed and was about to put her phone away when it vibrated.


    Mason just replied.


    Mason: ???¡¯? ???????.


    Even his texts sound as cold as him. Skyler rolled her eyes and began typing again.


    Skyler: ???? ???? ??? ?? ????? ???? ???? ?????


    His reply came almost immediately.


    Mason: ???


    Skyler: ??!


    Truth was she didn¡¯t know who to talk with except for Mason but she couldn¡¯t stop him from doing his work so she decided to step out.


    There was light as usual so she went to the empty couch and switched on the TV. It was taken to a documentary TV where doctors were talking about how to treat patients¡¯ illnesses and she began watching.


    Jacob climbed down the stairs, he wanted to watch the TV but seeing Mason¡¯s wife made him turn back.


    ¡°No no don¡¯t go, I¡¯m not really into the channel, you cane sit if you want!¡± Skyler stood up immediately.


    Jacob turned back, sighed, and walked over.


    ¡°It¡¯s my favorite channel, I was watching it but I had to turn it off and do something¡± he muttered and sat down.


    ¡°I heardst night that you wanted to be a doctor¡± Skyler sat beside him.


    ¡°Hmm, I think it¡¯s cool to be able to save lives,¡± he nodded.


    ¡°If you seem interested then you should be working in a hospital?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m not working, I failed all my tests to work despite having a high degree in medicine¡± he replied.


    ¡°Why?¡± She asked again.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid of blood¡± he mumbled and her eyes widened. ¡°I know you might be wondering why someone with a passion for being a doctor is scared of blood but it¡¯s a long story¡± he mumbled.


    ¡°If you want to talk about it then I don¡¯t mind, I¡¯m your rtive now since I¡¯m married to your cousin¡± she faced him.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like talking about it,¡± he said sadly.


    Skyler sighed and held his shoulders.


    ¡°When my father was still alive, he used to tell me that if you¡¯re afraid of something then you should walk into it and you will see that there¡¯s nothing there,¡± she told him.


    ¡°Really?¡± He asked and she nodded with a smile.


    ¡°Thank you¡± he smiled at her before facing the TV.


    Skyler just smiled, she felt happy that she finally found herself a friend in Mason¡¯s family.


    ??????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    The tailors were busy making some clothes when Mason walked in. He was putting on his nose mask as he looked around.


    ¡°Good evening sir¡± the workers began greeting but he did not bother responding.


    He walked towards a woman and touched the cloth she was sewing.


    ¡°What kind of material is this? Too soft!¡± He knitted his brows.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir, I¡¯ll look for a better one¡± The woman bowed her head but he walked past her.


    She began admiring him from behind. Even with his mask on, he still looked so handsome.


    ¡°Can I have the drawings of these designs?¡± He asked out loud.


    ¡°Here boss¡¯ ¡® a man rushed over to him with a sketchbook.


    He collected it and went through it then shook his head.


    ¡°Who drew this?¡± He asked afterward.


    ¡°I did sir¡± a man with a chubby face and sses came into view.


    ¡°You¡¯re fired!¡± He kept a straight face as he said that then threw the sketchbook on the floor.


    People were startled but dare not talk, the aura he carried with him made it hard for people to stare.


    ¡°We need people with better drawing skills,   the red carpet will be starting next month and lots of celebrities will need clothes with rare designs, we should be working in a way to drag them to our side¡± he kept his hands in his pocket as he moved around.


    The man he fired earlier already left.


    ¡°Alvin¡± he called and Alvin came to stand by his side.


    ¡°I need a professional artist by tomorrow and the rest of you, carry on¡± he ordered before turning around and walking away.


    The employees began murmuring among themselves immediately.


    ¡°Boss seems like a no-nonsense man!


    ¡°The pay here is really good, I don¡¯t want to lose it!


    ¡°I think his cold behavior just made him more attractive!


    ¡°Are you cking off!¡± Sunny walked in.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    Their eyes widened and they immediately got back to business.


    ??????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It was almost eight now, Skyler and Jacob were still watching TV and she was getting bored already.


    ¡®When is Masoning back?¡¯ she sighed inwardly.


    ¡°I feel so tired! It¡¯s like my whole body is being beaten up!!¡± Carson whined like a baby as he came downstairs.


    When he came back from James ce, he went straight to bed and even after sleeping, he was still feeling so tired.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter kiddo?¡± Hudson also climbed down the stairs after him.


    ¡°I failed math again and my teacher assigned a personal tutor to me. I hate the tutor and I hate Maths, I am going to die!!¡± Heined as he matched to the dining table.


    ¡°Matilda, is there no food yet? I¡¯m hungry!¡± Heined.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s still on the heater, just a few minutes and dinner will be ready¡± Matilda smiled at him.


    Skyler thought she should help Matilda in the kitchen so she stood up from the couch and walked towards the kitchen.


    ¡°Mind if I help you, you¡¯re cooking a lot of dishes and it won¡¯t be easy to do it all alone,¡± she said politely.


    ¡°No you shouldn¡¯t, trust me I can handle it¡±  Matilda refused.


    ¡°But I insist,¡± Skyler replied and walked in. She grabbed an apron from the stand and tied it to her waist.


    ¡°What are you making?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Beef soup¡± Matilda sighed knowing there¡¯s no way she can stop Skyler from helping anymore.


    Skyler nodded and began walking towards the freezer.


    ¡°I¡¯m good at cooking, I would make a great chef but cooking isn¡¯t my passion,¡± Skyler said as she took the raw beef from the freezer.


    Matilda only just smiled at her.


    ???


    Ivy just came back from work looking very tired.


    ¡°Is my brother back?¡± She asked Carson who was munching on an apple and looking at the TV.


    ¡°No¡± he didn¡¯t spare her a nce.


    ¡°What about his¡­  What about that woman?¡± She wanted to mention his wife but the thought of it only annoyed her the most.


    ¡°If you¡¯re talking about his wife Skyler then she¡¯s in the kitchen helping Matilda to make dinner¡± Carson replied and Ivy began going to the kitchen.


    Before she got there Skyler wasing out with a te of soup. She saw Ivy and her face brightened.


    ¡°Hey Ivy, are you tired from work? You came right on time, I made this soup, does it smell nice?¡± She asked cheerfully.


    Maybe if she shows Ivy that she means no harm to her brother then Ivy might like her.


    ¡°I¡¯m not allowed to drink soup or anything that would make me gain weight¡± Ivy red at her.


    ¡°Luckily this soup has a lot of nutrients in it, it won¡¯t allow you to gain weight but you won¡¯t lose weight either, it would make you look fresh and healthy¡± Skyler smiled at her.


    ¡°Haha, I still don¡¯t want it!¡± Ivy rolled her eyes and looked elsewhere.


    Skyler sighed and looked up only to see Masoning in from behind.


    ¡°Mason¡± she called and Ivy turned back immediately.


    ¡°Bro¡± she happily rushed to hug him. Her eyes caught the rose milk chocte he was holding and it brightened.


    ¡°Is that mine?¡± She wanted to take it but he raised his hands.


    ¡°You said it yourself yesterday that you didn¡¯t want to gain weight so I bought it for my wife instead,¡± he said and Skyler¡¯s eyes widened a little.


    Ivy gasped and turned to re at Skyler.

 Chapter 15. I’m Not Into Boys

    15.   ( I¡¯m not into boys )


    ¡°Bro it¡¯s not fair, I¡¯ve always wanted one of those, but it got sold out yesterday!¡± Ivy pouted.


    Mason ignored her and looked at Skyler. His eyes darkened when he saw her putting on an apron.


    ¡°Why are you on that? Come here¡± he called her over.


    Skyler dropped the te of soup before she walked over to Mason and Ivy was still ring at her.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing in the kitchen? Take that thing off, it¡¯s Matilda¡¯s job!¡± he said and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s Matilda¡¯s job but I insisted on helping her¡± Skyler scoffed and he passed her the rose chocte.


    ¡°Bro!!¡± Ivy squeezed her face, and she gave Skyler another re before matching upstairs- and going to her room.


    Skyler looked at the choctes before looking at Mason.


    ¡°This is my favorite type of chocte, I don¡¯t remember telling you about this and you don¡¯t have to buy me things,¡± she told him.


    Mason only gave her a nk stare. Truth was going to get it for Ivy on his way back but he remembered her saying she didn¡¯t want to gain weight so he gave it to Skyler instead.


    ¡°If you¡¯re not going to eat it then trash it¡± he rolled his eyes and began walking towards the stairs.


    Skyler just shook her head before opening the package. She took a piece and was about to put it in her mouth but stopped.


    ¡°His sister likes it, maybe I should give it to her instead,¡± she said to herself.


    ????


    They were all eating dinner except for Ivy who was still watching her weight.


    ¡°I don¡¯t get why Ivy is so obsessed with watching her weight, she¡¯s already so slim. Is she nning to have toothpick legs?¡± Carson wondered out loud and Edna burst intoughter.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯reughing at, aren¡¯t you the same?¡± Maya red at her.


    Edna was about to talk back but old man Mario hit the table.


    ¡°Can we all eat in peace?¡± His voice carried an authoritative tone which made the table quiet again only the sound of their cutleries.


    ¡°So Mason, you still haven¡¯t given me any post yet¡± Hudson started a new conversation.


    ¡°Come tomorrow in the afternoon and I¡¯ll see what I can do¡± Mason didn¡¯t take his eyes off his food.


    ¡°Cool, I¡¯ll be there¡± Hudson smiled sheepishly.


    Edna stopped eating and looked straight.


    ¡°Everyone, I got invited to this year¡¯s red carpet event. Since Mason is handling D?S styles I wish to get a cloth from his side, I want to beat Regina asst year¡¯s best look and be mentioned as number one of the hottest women in LA and worldwide¡± she announced and Skyler stylishly looked at her.


    ¡°On a serious note, I don¡¯t want to be mean but why is a hot magazine choosing girls with toothpick legs as the hottest woman on earth? What happened to Nicki Minaj or Cardi B?¡± Carson narrowed his eyes.


    Edna pointed her table knife at him and faced Grandpa Mario.


    ¡°Grandpa, I thought you said no insults, Carson is insulting me again!¡± Sheined but the old man ignored her.


    ¡°What do you, say Mason? Are you going to help Edna in designing her dress?¡± Hudson looked at Mason.


    Mason kept chewing on his food without sparing them a nce.


    ¡°Mason has a lot of work to do, he just inherited D?S styles means he has lots of responsibilities. He needs to get clients to his side, he can¡¯t waste his time doing favors for you¡± Maya rolled her eyes.


    ¡°But we are family, it¡¯s always family first¡± Edna pouted.


    ¡°Mom is right, I need to work on other clients so I can¡¯t help you¡± Mason finally spoke.


    ¡°But..¡± Edna had more things to say but Skyler beat her to it.


    ¡°My father was a really good fashion designer and I used to work at morous designs before I married Mason. If you don¡¯t mind I can help you with your dress¡± Skyler suddenly said.


    Everywhere turned silent and every eye was on her, including Mason¡¯s.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t told us about yourself before you married my son! What do your parents do for a living?¡± Maya asked herAsLike I said earlier, my father was a really good fashion designer, he was my role model until he died and my mom works as a catering, she makes really good food and taught me how to cook. I made this beef soup¡± she pointed to the bowl of soup.


    Maya red at Matilda who was standing somewhere beside them.


    ¡°Why did you let her near the kitchen?¡± She asked.


    ¡°She insisted ma¡¯am,¡± Matilda replied.


    ¡°Trust me, Mom, it¡¯s really good¡± Skyler forced a smile.


    ¡°Who¡¯s your mom?¡± Maya mumbled angrily.


    Mason took the big spoon and dished himself some soup on his te. He tasted it and nodded.


    Everyone began tasting it one by one except for Maya. It smells and looks nice but she has a lot of pride.


    ¡°Hmm.. it¡¯s really good and I love the beef¡± Ednaplimented Skyler.


    ¡°She¡¯s not wrong,¡± Grandpa Mario smiled and nodded.


    Dn took a spoon and tasted it but he didn¡¯t say anything along with Antonio and Rosa.


    ¡°You see Maya, this is how you should train your daughter. No wonder she was lucky enough to marry Mason, you know that saying that the easiest way to win a man¡¯s heart starts from his stomach¡± Rosa said while shing a mocking smile at Maya.


    Skyler didn¡¯t know if she should smile orugh. Was Rosaplimenting her or trying to drag her into her fuel between her and Mason¡¯s mom?


    Maya hit the table and stood up angrily.


    ¡°All of you irritate me¡± She squeezed her face and stormed out.


    Rosa felt satisfied on seeing her leave.


    ¡°Hey Skyler, I will let you design my dress for me because I trust you¡± Edna winked at her before standing up and leaving.


    Skyler just smiled within herself, how she missed drawing and designing clothes.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING¡ï


    Ivy just finished dressing up for work, she was dressed in a short re gown, next pop socks, and long ck boots, she came out of her room only to bump into Skyler who was dressed casually as usual.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± She frowned at her.


    ¡°Yesterday I saw you wanted this rose chocte and your brother wouldn¡¯t give it to you so I thought you should have it¡± Skyler showed her the choctes.


    ¡°What if I take it and you report my brother?¡± Ivy crossed her arms together.


    Skyler smiled at her.


    ¡°It can be our little secret, I won¡¯t tell your brother that you broke your diet and you will start being nice to me¡± she smirked.


    ¡°If I refuse?¡± Ivy raised one of her brows.


    Skyler sighted a trash bin beside Ivy¡¯s door and she smirked even more.


    ¡°I will just throw it away¡± Skyler walked towards the trash bin and acted like she wanted to throw it.


    ¡°I asked if I refused, I didn¡¯t say I was going to refuse!!¡± Ivy shouted with the fear of thinking Skyler was going to throw it.


    Skyler smirked and stretched it towards her.


    ¡°It¡¯s a deal then,¡± she said the moment Ivy collected it from her.


    Ivy immediately tore the package and took a piece of the chocte in her mouth. She groaned at the sweetness immediately but stopped when she saw Skyler looking at her.


    She cleared her throat and pressed her lips together for some while before speaking up.


    ¡°Where are you going this morning? I can drop you since I¡¯m also off to work¡± she stylishly asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to Jiggy, Edna¡¯s workce, and Mason is dropping me off, ¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Thank God he is, I can¡¯t park my car in that rat¡¯spany! Goodbye, I¡¯m off to work, and thanks for the chocte¡± Ivy shook her head and walked away.


    Skyler only just watched her leave with a smile but it disappeared as she wondered why she was trying to build a good rtionship with Mason¡¯s family, not like their marriage was real.


    She shook her head before leaving.


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    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    Carson was sitting alone as he was revising the math that James taught him when his two friends forced themselves to sit beside him from the left and right, squeezing him in one ce.


    ¡°I heard you went to James¡¯ ce yesterday, gist me about him,¡± one named Fred said.


    ¡°Was he shirtless or was he putting on those sexy shorts, feed my ears please¡± the second friend named Simon asked.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    Carson¡¯s eyes were just wide open.


    ¡®How did I make friends with these people?¡¯ he thought inwardly before frowning.


    ¡°For thest time, I¡¯m not into boys, especially James!¡± He said out of frustration.


    ¡°Once upon a time, I was straight until I saw James,¡± Fred said with a silly smile.


    ¡°Me too,¡± Simon smiled.


    ¡°The both of you are stupid but something did happen when I went there,¡± Carson said and they turned to face him at the same time.


    ¡°I saw ady, smoking hot, she¡¯s James¡¯ cousin and maybe I might be interested,¡± he told them.


    Almost immediately a girl dressed in a uniform stepped inside the ssroom and all eyes went to her.


    ¡°Hello everyone, my name is Gracie Paul and I¡¯m new,¡± she introduced herself with a smile.


    It was like she had this perfect smile and everyone couldn¡¯t stop looking.


    ¡°Who is she?


    ¡°She¡¯s hot!


    ¡°Do you have a boyfriend?


    ¡°Hey sexy I¡¯m single!


    ¡°Just a nightstand will do!


    ¡°I love your hair!


    ¡°It¡¯s her!!¡± Carson tapped Fred and Simon but they were too busy drooling on her with their mouths wide open.


    ¡°Once upon a time I thought I was gay until she walked in,¡± Fred said with a silly look on his face.


    ¡°Me too,¡± Simon nodded, foolishly.


    Carson stared at the both of them feeling speechless.

 Chapter 16. Go to hell

    Mason¡¯s car stopped in front of Edna¡¯spany then he looked at Skyler.


    ¡°When you¡¯re ready to leave, call Alvin to drop you off and I think I should assign a personal bodyguard for you,¡± he said, more like he was talking to himself.


    ¡°No need, I¡¯ve been working without a bodyguard for twenty years now¡± she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I still insist, the world is not as safe as you think,¡± Mason replied.


    Skyler knew Mason won¡¯t listen to her so she just gave him a dry nod before stepping down from the car.


    She waved at him and he only nodded at her and watched her enter thepany before he faced the front and Alvin drove off.


    Thepany was quite big, the space was wide enough for people; workers, and security to patrol.


    Skyler looked around and hung her backpack properly before she finally found the reception.


    She walked over to the woman in sses, pressing herptop with a serious look on her face.


    ¡°Good morning ma¡¯am, is Miss Edna Delgado on the ground?¡± Skyler asked politely.


    The woman looked up from theptop and gave her a professional smile.


    ¡°Hi! Do you have an appointment with her? What is your name please?¡± The receptionist asked in a professional tone.


    ¡°Yes it¡¯s a private appointment but let her know it¡¯s Skyler¡­¡± She began thinking if she should say Delgado but she shook her head and decided to use herst name instead.


    ¡°Tell her it¡¯s Skyler Wang, I want to help her in designing her dress for the red carpet event,¡± Skyler said.


    ¡°One second then¡± the receptionist brought out her telephone. She dialed a number and after a few minutes, she gave Skyler a pass.


    ¡°Take the esctor to the third floor then turn right¡± she directed.


    Skyler nodded and did as told till she found herself standing in front of a door then she looked at it.


    It revealed a man dressed in the form of a woman but she didn¡¯t mind because she had seen things like this when she worked on morous designs.


    ¡°Who are you?¡± Zita looked at her from head to toe but not in a bad way.


    ¡°Come on Zita, let her in¡± Edna rolled her eyes and began walking over to them.


    She was dressed in an expensive ck re gown stopping at her knees with red heels.


    ¡°Good morning there sister-inw, I¡¯m d you made it¡± She moved closer to Skyler and cheek pecked her on both sides.


    ¡°Sister-inw? Is she married to one of your brothers, Edna?¡± Zita gasped as he watched Skyler walk in.


    ¡°Zita leave me alone and watch over the other models¡± Edna rolled her eyes and sat down on the couch before crossing her legs together.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry ma¡¯am, I¡¯lle backter for the gist!¡± Zita blew kisses at her before leaving the office.


    Edna stared at Skyler with a smile and Skyler looked like she didn¡¯t know what to do.


    ¡°Come on sis, sit beside me,¡± Edna said.


    Skyler nodded and took off her backpack before taking the space beside Edna.


    ¡°So what are you nning to do concerning my dress?¡± Edna asked.


    ¡°You can tell me what you have in mind and I¡¯ll sketch them¡± Skyler replied and she brought out her sketchbook and pencil from her backpack.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Edna stood up and faced Skyler.


    ¡°Take a look at me, I want this slim fishtail gown that would help in bringing out my b¨®obs, curves, and ass that I don¡¯t have ¡± Edna rolled her eyes before going to her dreand again.


    ¡°Then there will be this giant bow tie behind my back. The dress would have some shining feathers and¡­ I don¡¯t know but I¡¯m picturing myself to look graceful, like the angel I am¡± Edna sighed with a smile before looking at Skyler who was busy with her sketchbook.


    After some minutes, Skyler showed it to her.


    ¡°Something like this?¡± She asked.


    Edna¡¯s eyes widened as she collected it. ¡°Hell, it¡¯s just like I imagined, who taught you how to draw like this?¡± She looked dazzled.


    ¡°It¡¯s a gift, I have a passion for fashion design,¡± Skyler smiled and stood up.


    Edna was too surprised to talk.


    ¡°How do you want the color to be or should I look for one?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Cream mixed with a light blue sort of, I will pay for all the expenses, send your ount details!¡± Edna gave the book back to Skyler.


    ¡°Thank you, I will start working on it because it will take time,¡± Skyler smiled at her.


    ???????


    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    ¡°And cut!¡± Director James said.


    Ivy and ke stopped the scenes they were shooting immediately.


    ¡°That was perfect, we¡¯ll continue tomorrow,¡± he said and the cameramen began leaving.


    Ivy began limping to a nearby chair. She hurt her legs earlier while shooting.


    ¡°Still hurt?¡± ke came to sit beside her and she nodded.


    He took her legs but she pulled back. He gave her a stare before taking off her heels and cing her legs on his thigh.


    It was swollen red.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Looks bad, a soft massage will be fine,¡± he said before looking back. ¡°Can anyone get some leg ointment?¡± He asked out loud.


    A few minutester, a worker brought the ointment and he began using it on her legs gently.


    ¡°ke¡± a family voice called him and he turned back to see Regina. She didn¡¯t look happy with what she was saying.


    ¡°Babe¡­ oh it¡¯s not what you think, she hurt her legs so I¡¯m helping her¡± he immediately exined.


    ¡°But it still looks inappropriate since you¡¯re a man,¡± she said before shaking her head.


    ¡°Oh no, I forgot the present I bought for director James in my car, babe can you help me get it? I¡¯ll take care of Ivy ¡± Regina said with a sweet smile.


    ¡°Sure¡± ke nodded and stood up and left. Regina sat beside Ivy and then took her legs.


    ¡°You should know that you¡¯re nothing but a co-star to my boyfriend so you should shake whatever you¡¯re having in your head or you will get it from me¡± Regina gave her a warning look.


    Ivy just stared at her face, she couldn¡¯t blink until ke came back.


    ¡°Here are the flowers babe,¡± he said.


    Regina stood up and hugged ke¡¯s arms with a smile.


    ¡°Ivy is fine, I took care of her legs,¡± she said to him.


    ¡°Really?¡± ke looked at Ivy but she looked elsewhere.


    ¡°Yes babe,e on let¡¯s go see the director¡± She held his hands and pulled him out.


    Ivy only stared at them till they were out of sight.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Mason finally closed hisptop after a two-hour online meeting with some online investors who seemed to be interested in working with him.


    A knock sounded on his door and he adjusted his face mask.


    ¡°Come in¡± he replied and the door opened and Sunny stepped in with a small carton in her hands.


    ¡°Boss this package arrived and I don¡¯t know if you know the person that sent it to you¡± she reported.


    ¡°Drop it and leave¡± came an order she obeyed.


    Mason sighed and opened the carton. There was a letter and he opened it with a nk look.


    His eyes narrowed when he saw the blood-stained ink of writing that said ¡®D?S is mine, go to hell¡¯.

 Chapter 17. I Know You

    Skyler just stepped out of Edna¡¯s office, she brought out her phone and began calling Alvin.


    After a ring, he picked.


    ¡°Hey Miss Skyler, What¡¯s up?¡± His voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°I¡¯m done in Edna¡¯spany, can youe pick me up?¡± Skyler replied as she came down from the elevator.


    ¡°Okay some minutes¡± Alvin replied before he hung up.


    Skyler stepped out of Jiggy and almost immediately a car stopped in front of her. Alvin¡¯s call came again.


    She switched her lips and ced it on her ears.


    ¡°Your ride is here¡± After that, he hung up.


    Skyler looked confused but she got over it and stared at the ash-colored car in front of her.


    ¡°So fast,¡± she muttered before moving forward.


    The door of the car opened and a strong leg covered with ck jeans stepped down followed by a stoic face and a hefty man putting on sses.


    He looked at a picture before looking at Skyler¡¯s face.


    ¡°Are you Miss Skyler Delgado?¡± He asked, his voice sounded like he swallowed a loud mic.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Skyler looked unsure as she stared at him from head to toe. He was not Alvin so who was he?


    ¡°I¡¯m your new bodyguard, you can call me Trent¡± he replied to her question as if he knew what she was thinking and Skyler almost rolled her eyes.


    She thought she told Mason not to bother getting her a bodyguard, even if he wanted to then why was he so fast in doing so?


    ¡°Mason told me about you¡± she muttered.


    ¡°I¡¯m d ma¡¯am, I promise to protect and stay by your side every time even if it means risking my own life¡± he replied before going to open the door for her to get in.


    ¡®He did not just call me ma¡¯am¡¯ Skyler said inwardly as she entered the car.


    He closed it and went to the driver¡¯s seat then began driving. Skyler¡¯s phone beeped and her eyes widened with what she saw.


    Edna just sent her money for the materials for doing the dress and if Skyler was not wrong then it can cost her and her mom¡¯s house and expenses for more than five years.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡®Just the way rich spends¡¯ She rolled her eyes before facing Trent.


    ¡°Uhm.. can you please drive me to the local cloth markets? I want to get something¡± she said and he nodded before taking a U-turn.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    People were seated in the audience chairs and chanting James¡¯ name as he was swimming.


    ¡°Why is James always cool?¡± Simon thought foolishly. He could already see the image of James pinning him to a wall and leaning close to kiss him.


    ¡°Wipe your imaginations off, James is into hot guys like me¡± Fred kissed the muscles he didn¡¯t have before staring at Simon again.


    ¡°Not into nerd guys with sses¡± he eyed him.


    Simon gasped and faced Fred.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a nerd, I just happen to put on sses which makes me look sexy¡± he tried using his hands to arrange his hair backwards but there was nothing to arrange because his hair was gelled together.


    ¡°You just happen to wear sses, then exin this hairstyle!¡± Fred pointed at his hair.


    ¡°And the way you knot your tie, oh and exin why I saw you reading in your toilet on Sunday afternoon¡± Fred added and Simon gasped.


    Carson was sitting in their middle with a frown on his face. He was wondering where he got these people from and called them his friends.


    ¡°When did the both of you resume crushing on James? I thought you were all over Gracie this morning?¡± He said.


    ¡°It¡¯s not our fault that James is so hot¡± Simon replied and Carson looked ahead to see James arranging his wet hair backward as he just won the firstp.


    He scoffed and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°Even my poop is hotter than him¡± he muttered then his eyes caught Gracie sitting alone and pressing his phone and a smile appeared on his face.


    ¡°A minute guys, I have an assignment to do¡± he dipped his hands in his pocket then brought out a tiny mouth of perfume and sprayed it in his mouth.


    He stood up and excused himself beforeing to sit beside her.


    ¡°Gracie?¡± He called and she looked from her phone to him.


    ¡°Hi,¡± she smiled at him then arranged her hair backwards.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you remembered my face but I came to your cousin¡¯s house.. my name is Carson¡± he tried to remind her.


    Her eyes widened a bit and she nodded.


    ¡°I remembered, my cousin¡¯s new boyfriend, how are you doing?¡± She replied and Carson¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°No¡­ no no, I¡¯m not..¡± he was trying to exin when a muscr guy dressed in all ck came to sit beside her.


    ¡°Princess¡¯ ¡® he wrapped her arms around her shoulders and she turned to him, next thing she mmed his lips against his and they began kissing each other.


    Carson blinked twice and shook his head as he stared. Gracie pulled away from the guy and stared at him.


    ¡°Sorry, this is my boyfriend Ryan and Ryan this is my cousin¡¯s boyfriend Carson ¡± she introduced them to each other.


    Boyfriend? Carson looked shocked.


    ¡°Sup!¡± Ryan nodded at Carson who only forced a smile and nodded his head at him.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°Boss¡± Alvin stepped inside the office and Mason looked up from the files he was going through.


    ¡°Hudson is waiting outside, should I allow him toe in?¡± Alvin asked.


    ¡°Sure¡± Mason nodded and Alvin stepped out, a few minutester Hudson stepped in.


    He was dressed in a corporate jacket, a t-shirt, jeans, and canvas. As he stepped in, he took the chair opposite Mason.


    ¡°Who gave you the permission to sit?¡± Mason looked at him with a frown.


    ¡°But you understand, we are family¡± Hudson smiled but when he noticed Mason wasn¡¯t smiling back, he immediately stood up.


    Mason arranged the file he was holding and dropped it to one side then faced Hudson.


    ¡°So what are you here for?¡± He gave him a nk look.


    ¡°What do you mean bro? You know why¡± Hudsonughed nervously.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why¡± Mason shook her head.


    ¡°Grandpa said you should give me a good position once you get into thepany,e on don¡¯t pretend!¡± Hudson frowned at him.


    Mason sighed and stared at him.


    ¡°So which position do you want?¡± Mason then asked.


    A smile appeared back on Hudson¡¯s face before he began talking.


    ¡°I want to handle the general manager of the cloth development factory¡± he shines his teeth.


    ¡°General manager of the clothes development factory¡± Mason muttered in a way that only he could hear before nodding his head.


    He began searching for something under his desk and when he did, he passed the file to Hudson.


    ¡°So fast?¡± Hudson smiled and began opening the file. His smile turned to a frown and he pointed at Mason with widened eyes.


    ¡°What the hell is this? Me? A driver? Come on¡± he looked like he had given up.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that the way you dressed? Even if I have a driver then he would dress better than you¡± Mason shrugged.


    ¡°You¡¯re unbelievable! Grandpa would hear of this!¡± Hudson squeezed the file in his hands and angrily walked out of the office.


    Mason didn¡¯t even look remorseful as he checked his wristwatch before he stood up. Alvin also entered the office with his book.


    ¡°Boss it¡¯s time for your meeting with..¡±


    ¡°I know¡± Mason strolled past him.


    Alvin only dropped his hands down in defeat before following him from behind.


    ???????


    LOCAL CLOTH MARKET¡ï


    The car stopped, Skyler was about toe down but Trent was fast enough toe down and open the door for her.


    She sighed and stepped down.


    ¡°You can wait here, I¡¯ll just go get some materials I will be needing,¡± Skyler told him but he didn¡¯t reply to her.


    She took it as a yes and began going in but on hearing the footsteps behind her, she turned back to see Trent following her.


    He stopped walking the moment he stopped walking.


    ¡°I told you not to follow me¡± Skyler red at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s my job to ensure that you¡¯re always safe¡± he simply replied and Skyler felt speechless for a minute as she stared at him.


    ¡°Dude, it¡¯s just clothes materials nothing can happen to me¡± Skyler red at him.


    ¡°Boss paid me to look after you and I will do just that¡± he replied.


    Skyler knew there was no need to argue with him so she just sighed and nodded.


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go¡­ Watch over me it¡¯s cool¡± She forced a smile on her face and began walking forward.


    Trent followed her.


    A few minutester, Skyler was holding some blue clothes fibers, she was pricing some designs when someone stood behind her.


    The person kept looking at her face and she looked to see a not too familiar guy or maybe he was a bit familiar.


    ¡°I know you, you¡¯re Skyler,¡± he said and Skyler narrowed her eyes.

 Chapter 18. When Will I Have My First Great-Grandchild

    18. ( when will I have my grandchild )


    ¡°In case you don¡¯t remember, I¡¯m Jasper¡± he reminded her and her eyes widened.


    Jasper used to chase after her two years ago but she chose Felix instead.


    ¡°I heard what happened to you and Felix, I knew that guy wasn¡¯t really what he is! How could he cheat on you, he¡¯s dumb¡± he shook his head and Skyler only forced a smile.


    ¡°Anyways if you don¡¯t mind, we can try to hit up sometimes, you know I¡¯ll help you heal your heart¡± he tried moving closer to her but Trent came to stand in between them.


    He showed the Jasper guy a card that says at least, three feet apart.


    Jasper let out a confused chuckle as he looked up at Trent.


    ¡°Skyler, who is this guy?¡± He asked but Skyler ignored him, she took her clothes and began leaving.


    After a few steps, she turned back to stare at him.


    ¡°And Jasper, I don¡¯t need you to try to fix my heart,¡± she said and raised her right hand to him, showing him the ring on her little finger.


    His eyes widened and she nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s right Jasper, I¡¯m married¡± She smiled at him before leaving with Trent.


    ¡°Married?¡± He thought to himself.


    ???????


    LORENZO HOSPITAL¡ï


    ¡°Okay Mr Jacob Delgado, you cane in next time to see what you can do to this bleeding patient,¡± the doctor said.


    Jacob nodded and put on his nose mask before walking into the theater.


    There was a man covered in blood, the only thing Jacob could hear was his heartbeat but he was still forcing himself to move forward.


    ¡®There¡¯s nothing there¡¯ he kept telling himself as he fixed his hand glove and then opened his eyes.


    The only thing he couldn¡¯t see was blood then the image of a man¡¯s feet hanging on a ceiling fan with blood dripping everywhere.


    He couldn¡¯t take it anymore, so he turned around and ran out of the theater.


    ¡°Hey Jacob, where are you going?¡± The doctor shouted after him.


    Jacob got back to his car and shot the door hard, the next second, he burst out in tears.


    ¡°Why am I so useless? Why can¡¯t I be good at anything for once!!¡± He cried out.


    ???????


    Y. U. M RESTAURANT¡ï


    ¡°It was nice doing business with you, Mr Mason, with everything I¡¯ve seen so far then I can tell yourpany will be worth my money and time¡± A fat man dressed in a neat suit exchanged a handshake with Mason.


    Although Mason was still putting on his nose mask, one could tell that his face was still straight as usual.


    ¡°My pleasure Mr Orleans¡± he replied.


    ¡°I will take my leave now, good night¡± the man left with his assistant.


    Mason faced Alvin.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, I have some other things to do in the office, get the car ready,¡± he said and began leaving.


    Alvin hurriedly went after him and they both gasped at what they saw. The windscreen of Mason¡¯s car was broken, it looked like someone purposely did it.


    ¡°Boss..¡± Alvin was speechless as he stared at Mason.


    ¡°I want you to speak to the owner of this restaurant and I want to know how this happened to my car under their premises¡± he didn¡¯t look angry as he spoke but he was upset.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    Carson couldn¡¯t take his eyes off Ryan as he openly flirts with Gracie in the cafeteria.


    ¡°How dare he?¡± He muttered to himself and angrily drank his smoothie with his straw.


    His table moved and he saw James sitting opposite him. He rolled his eyes and began eating his fries, still watching Gracie and the Ryan guy.


    ¡°You should give him those looks with style, Ryan might see you and plug your eyes off¡± James smirked.


    ¡°Then he cane and try, I¡¯m ready to put him on my shoulders and flip him to the ground¡± Carson scoffed and eyed Ryan again.


    ¡°You¡¯re just wasting your time, Gracie is into bad and expensive boys¡± James rolled his eyes afterward.


    ¡°Luckily I¡¯m expensive,¡± Carson replied.


    ¡°Yeah, but you still need Grandpa to do everything for you just the way he allows someone to drive you to school every day. You see Ryan drives his car himself¡± James told him.


    Carson scoffed and shook his head.


    ¡°But you see I¡¯m not selective. I¡¯m into boys, they fail math and can¡¯t drive their car¡± James said and Carson looked at him but he wiggled his brows.


    ¡°Jesus you make me sick, don¡¯t talk to me until we have math lectures¡± Carson stood up and walked out of the cafeteria angrily.


    James only just watched him with a smile.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It was evening already, some were back from work and some weren¡¯t but Skyler was in her room, putting on her sses and painting the drawing of a dress in her sketchbook.


    There were so many materials beside her, the pieces of clothes and a sewing machine were beside her. Also, some crumpled paper was on the floor.


    The door opened and Mason stepped in, he was frowning before but he frowned even more.


    ¡°When did you turn my room into a tailor shop?¡± His voice made Skyler look up.


    ¡°Oh, hi Mason, how¡¯s work?¡± She asked before looking back at what she was doing.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    She groaned and rumpled the paper then threw it on the floor.


    ¡°Make sure you clean my room when you¡¯re done¡± he rolled his eyes and began taking off his tie and suit jacket.


    He also took off his shirt and Skyler stylishly looked up but faced her sketchbook immediately.


    ¡®Why is he undressing in front of me?¡¯ she thought as she resumed drawing.


    A few minutester, Mason came out from the bathroom dressed in a casual t-shirt and shorts.


    His legs were fine and hairy but Skyler shook her head. She shouldn¡¯t be getting affected by his good looks and perfect features.


    ¡°It¡¯s time for family dinner, will youe downstairs with me?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Can I skip, I have lots of things going on here¡± she replied.


    ¡°At least eat, have energy, and work again,e on¡± he urged and she sighed before standing up and moving towards him.


    He suddenly began leaning close to her which made her a bit confused. She stared at him, blinking slowly but his face was nk as usual.


    She felt his hands on her hair then he showed her a piece of clothing he took off from her hair.


    ¡°Bet you didn¡¯t know that was there,¡± he said afterward.


    Skyler sighed and left the room and he followed her from behind. Everyone was already eating.


    ¡°Why are the both of you alwayste for dinner?¡± Maya looked annoyed.


    ¡°They are husband and wife, I¡¯m sure they were enjoying each other¡¯spany alone,¡± Emily said with a sweet smile.


    Mason rolled his eyes as he climbed down the stairs with Skyler beside him. They both joined the table.


    ¡°Sister-inw, you look stressed, is it because of my dress? Please eat this¡± Edna dished some food on Skyler¡¯s te.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Ivy?¡± Mason asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s her normal routine to always skip dinner¡± Maya rolled her eyes and he sighed at her behavior.


    He helped himself with some food and began eating Skyler.


    ¡°Right, Mason, when will I be receiving my first grandchild?¡± Grandpa Mario suddenly asked and Skyler began choking on her food.

 Chapter 19. Alone Time With My Wife.

    ¡°Oh dear don¡¯t choke, drink some water¡± Emily passed a ss of water to Skyler.


    Skyler collected it and gulped almost the whole cup while Mason just stared at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, the food is just really spicy¡± She cleared her throat and arranged her hair backwards.


    Mason suddenly exchanged her food with his own.


    ¡°If it¡¯s too spicy then you should try eating something not too spicy to avoid choking next time,¡± he said gently.


    Skyler looked at him but he looked like he wasn¡¯t joking, she nodded and began eating his food.


    ¡°But why are you choking on the mention of a great-grandchild?¡± Grandpa Mario asked.


    ¡°Dad, they just got married and Skyler looks too young to have a baby so let¡¯s stop talking about this¡± Maya rolled her eyes.


    She wanted a grandchild too but not from Skyler.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you Maya? Skyler should be twenty-four to five years old so what¡¯s wrong with her having a child? Do you want Grandpa to die first?¡± Rosa said with a smirk.


    ¡°It¡¯s between my son and Grandpa so you should keep shut and know when to speak!¡± Maya fired back at her.


    Skyler squeezed her face as she continued eating.


    ¡°Aunt Rosa and Aunt Maya, can you guys stop? You¡¯re making Skyler Ufortable, she doesn¡¯t wanna have a child now because she isn¡¯t done with making my red carpet dress¡± Edna added to her mouth.


    ¡°Urgh! You suck! You only care about yourself¡± Carson rolled his eyes and Edna red at him.


    The table was filled with arguments from them and Dn exchanged looks with Antonio, not knowing what to say.


    ¡°If you guys make me angry then I¡¯ll cut off your allowance for this month¡± Grandpa Mario threatened and everyone kept quiet.


    ¡°After dinner, I want to see Mason and Hudson in my study,¡± he added.


    Mason looked at Hudson and Hudson scoffed before facing his food. He nodded and took a spoon of food in his mouth.


    ?????


    In the old man¡¯s study, Mason and Hudson were sitting opposite Grandpa Mario. Mason had a nk look on his face while Hudson looked angry.


    ¡°So Mason exin why you did this to your cousin¡± Grandpa Mario passed a file to Mason.


    Mason looked at it and simply carried his eyes away.


    ¡°Because he was dressed as a driver¡± he shrugged.


    Hudson immediately pointed his finger at him with widened eyes. He was about to startshing Mason but Grandpa Mario was fast enough to stop him raising his fingers in mid-air.


    ¡°In case you don¡¯t know Hudson but dressing smart to work is a sign of seriousness,¡± Grandpa Mario told him.


    ¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter, right? I¡¯m your grandson, my grandma owns thepany so I can dress anyhow I want¡± Hudson didn¡¯t look pleased.


    ¡°Things are not done that way boy, you have to dress well if you¡¯re ready to work so leave my office and change your behavior, you¡¯re on a week¡¯s suspension from going to D?S,¡± Grandpa Mario said to him.


    Hudson gasped, he still wanted to argue but he didn¡¯t want Grandpa Mario to change his mind all of a sudden again and ban him permanently so he obeyed and stood up.


    ¡°Fine Grandpa, I will change¡± he gave a short bow before leaving.


    Mason wanted to stand up but Grandpa Mario stopped him.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you to leave,¡± he said.


    Mason frowned and leaned back on his chair.


    ¡°I noticed you don¡¯t spend too much time with your wife. You juste back from thepany around 8 pm while she stays at home then you both have dinner and the same routine over and over again¡± Grandpa Mario gave him a stare.


    ¡°Well I¡¯m busy with work¡± Mason simply replied.


    ¡°That¡¯s not an excuse, the both of you are married and you haven¡¯t gone for your honeymoon yet, who does that?¡± Grandpa Mario said.


    ¡°Grandpa, it¡¯s too early to talk of the honeymoon, I just started handling it in thepany so I can¡¯t leave it¡± Mason frowned.


    ¡°I¡¯m not telling you to leave thepany I¡¯m just saying you should spend some alone time with your wife, you can leave the mansion and lodge at a hotel for even three days¡± Grandpa Mario tried convincing Mason but he was reluctant.


    ¡°I already spent enough time with her in Paris¡± The moment that word escaped Mason¡¯s lips, Grandpa Mario angrily banged the table with his fist.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to be eighty soon Mason, I¡¯m not dumb and you should know I was once your age. Do you think you can fool me into bringing Skyler home the next day as your wife after I promised to give you thepany¡± he looked at Mason.


    Mason wanted to talk but he pressed his lips together.


    ¡°Don¡¯t also forget I raised you so when you lie to me, I¡¯d know¡± Grandpa Mario added.


    ¡°Fine¡± Mason sighed in defeat.


    ¡°We will leave on Friday and return on Monday or Sunday night¡± he mumbled.


    ¡°Good, you can leave now¡± Grandpa Mario smiled and Mason stood up and left.


    The old man had a smile on his face as he stared at the door. If there was one thing he was good at then it¡¯s observing, he could tell Skyler was a good and the right person for his son.


    Mason thought he was doing a casual thing but he didn¡¯t know he found true love without knowing but it was left for him to discover it.


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    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Mason was surprised to meet Skyler sitting on the study table and cutting a piece of cloth with scissors.


    ¡°Still one this¡± he muttered and moved towards her then took her sketchbook.


    He began going through it and though his face didn¡¯t show it he was impressed.


    ¡°You drew all these yourself?¡± He asked and Skyler nodded without paying him a nce.


    He flipped through another page and nodded to himself.


    ¡°How long have you been drawing and designing?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Since I was five but I did my first design when I was eleven¡± she replied before dropping the scissors she was holding.


    ¡°Hmm.. they are nice¡± he muttered and closed the book.


    Skyler looked a little surprised when she heard himpliment her drawings but she smiled afterwards.


    ¡°Thanks,¡± she said.


    In the past when she showed Felix what she drew, he wouldn¡¯t say anything to praise her, all he¡¯d always say was that she was good and she should help her draw for him. How could she not know that he had been using her all this while?


    ¡°If I asked you to be one of our artists in D?S styles then would you agree?¡± His question woke Skyler from her thoughts and she looked at him, blinking repeatedly.


    ¡°Me? Work at D?S styles?¡± She asked in shock.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t replied to me¡± he frowned.


    ¡°Yes of course,¡± she said cheerfully.


    ¡°Good because we are looking for good artists, I can see you have a lot of potential, you just need a little training and you¡¯ll be fine¡± he nodded at her before walking to take hisptop.


    ¡°Are you inviting me?¡± She asked.


    ¡°After I see what you¡¯ve done on Edna¡¯s dress then I will consider you working there¡± he replied and began moving towards her with theptop.


    ¡°Challenging, I like it¡± She smirked and he dropped theptop in front of her.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    Skyler looked at it with confusion. There were three pictures of hotels on the screen.


    ¡°Choose one,¡± he said.


    Skyler creased her brows but pointed to the one in the middle.


    ¡°Good then we will be going there one Friday,¡± He told her.


    ¡°Huh?¡± She creased her brows at him.


    ¡°Grandpa told me to take you out for you to spend some time alone with me during the weekend¡± he answered the question he knew she wanted to ask.


    ¡°But..¡± she wanted to talk but he beat her to it as he covered hisptop and went to bed.


    ¡°It was Grandpa, not me!¡±


    Skyler sighed and continued what she was doing, she was feeling sleepy after two hours and she stood up from bed, and turned off the light before joining Mason on the bed.

 Chapter 20. Spreading Rumors

    NEXT MORNING; THE TIME INTERVIEW¡ï


    ¡°And we¡¯ll be having an important guest today¡­ Regina Wilson!!¡± A woman sitting on a chair and crossing her legs said with a mic.


    ps started as Regina found her way in. She was dressed in a mini red gown and ck heels.


    She sat opposite the woman and crossed her legs together.


    ¡°Regina, how are you doing today?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m doing good,¡± Regina smiled.


    ¡°So we would love to ask you some questions ready?¡± She asked and Regina nodded.


    ¡°So how do you feel about your boyfriend and Mario Delgado¡¯s granddaughter acting in a really strong romance movie together?¡± She shot her first question.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just work¡± Regina forced a smile.


    ¡°Are you sure? Remember when ke said Ivy was pretty and he would love to date her? How did you feel about that?¡± The reporter asked.


    ¡°Well I felt a little hurt, he has been spending more time with her and Ivy looks sweet, I don¡¯t think she would wanna steal my boyfriend but if ke abandons me for her one day then I¡¯ll understand, I mean she¡¯s a Delgado, who wouldn¡¯t want her?¡± Sheughed with a pain in her eyes and the reporterughed along with her.


    As Regina was talking, millions of people were already watching and Ivy was starting to get bacsh for trying to ¡®steal¡¯ Regina¡¯s boyfriend.


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    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    ¡®Ivy is a bitch!¡¯


    ¡®If you don¡¯t stay away from ke then we will send you to hell!¡¯


    ¡®Homewrecker!¡¯


    ¡®Leave ke and Regina alone!¡¯


    ¡®gina for life!!¡¯


    ¡®B?tch!¡¯


    The hatements Regina¡¯s fans were hurting Ivy but she kept on reading them.


    ¡°Ivy stop reading the negativements¡± Daisy forcefully took the phone from her.


    ¡°Everyone hates me now¡± Ivy covered her face with her palms.


    ¡°No they don¡¯t, it¡¯s just a silly rumor and it will pass soon¡± Daisy rolled her eyes.


    ¡°But they are not wrong, I do like ke¡± she sniffed.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°But that doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯re trying to steal him from Regina or were you trying to do so?¡± Daisy asked.


    ¡°I swear I wasn¡¯t,¡± Ivy replied immediately.


    ¡°Then stop crying¡± Daisy sat beside her and cleaned her eyes.


    ke walked in and Ivy immediately cleaned her face and arranged her hair.


    ¡°Hey Ivy, I heard about what happened and I..¡± he stopped when he noticed red eyes and a red nose.


    ¡°Where.. were you crying?¡± He asked and Ivy just hid her face from him.


    He moved closer to her and squatted in front of her.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, it¡¯s all my fault and I shouldn¡¯t have said that in the interview¡± he gave her an apologetic look.


    ¡°Don¡¯t me yourself, it¡¯s just a rumor, I¡¯ll be fine,¡± she muttered.


    ke stared at her face for a while before standing up.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry anyone, I will fix it okay?¡± He said to her before turning around and leaving.


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    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Mason was sitting on his chair and pressing hisptop with pure seriousness when Alvin stepped in.


    ¡°I just confirmed from Y. U. M restaurant and seems like the parking lot security camera got tampered with before the incident with your car happened¡± Alvin reported.


    ¡°Hmm¡± was just Mason¡¯s reply without even sparing him a nce.


    ¡°So what do you think, boss? I think someone is trying to threaten you, you should be more careful around people and I will hire some extra security¡± Alvin looked concerned.


    ¡°Hmm¡± was another short reply from Mason, still not looking at him.


    ¡®What¡¯s with the hmm? Is he even listening to what I¡¯m saying?¡¯ Alvin asked himself with a frown as he saw Mason was only looking at hisptop with pure seriousness.


    If only he knew what Mason was browsing. Mason finally looked up from theptop to Alvin.


    ¡°Let me ask you a question,¡± he said and Alvin nodded.


    ¡°If you have a wife and the both of you are going away from your family to spend some time alone with each other what would you do?¡± He asked with a serious look.


    Alvin¡¯s eyes widened, he thought he heard wrong but he didn¡¯t, was Mason going out with his wife? When?


    ¡°Uhm.. you can spend time at the beach, movies, and restaurant and get to ask her about herself¡­ Or just be in each other¡¯s arms if you want¡± Alvin couldn¡¯t believe he said thatst part but he had watched a lot of movies and he sees them do this.


    ¡°Start again, let me jot them down¡± Mason took a jotter and a pen then stared at Alvin.


    Alvin sighed inwardly, if Mason was asking him all these questions then what was he doing with Linda? He tried organizing a few dates with her but she never showed up as all Alvin could remember.


    ¡°Go to the beach, walk outside the street together, watch movies, cuddle, talk about anything, go to a restaurant¡± Alvin repeated.


    Mason nodded and folded the paper then put it in his pocket.


    ¡°Thank you Alvin now let¡¯s get back to work, what were you saying earlier?¡± He looked normal like he wasn¡¯t asking Alvin weird questions again.


    Alvin felt happy to hear Mason appreciate him for the first time in his life all because of Skyler.


    ¡°You¡¯re wee boss, the person that crashed your car did it purposely because the parking lot CCTV footage at Y U M restaurant was tampered with¡± Alvin repeated.


    ¡°Whoever the person is can carry on or show his face to me. I don¡¯t have time to pay anyone any attention, I¡¯m married and I have lots of work to do¡± Mason shook his head.


    ¡°Oh and about your sister, I don¡¯t think she¡¯s fine,¡± Alvin added.


    ¡°What happened to her?¡± Mason narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°She is currently receiving lots of bacsh on the inte¡± Alvin replied and Mason sighed.


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    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    The moment Ivy stepped out, a lot of reporters were waiting for her. They began taking aggressive pictures and videos of her but her bodyguards were there to protect her from them.


    ¡°Ivy, is it true?


    ¡°Are you trying to steal ke from Regina?


    ¡°Hey, I need somements about you and ke!


    ¡°Do you have a thing for ke?


    ¡°Do you think the chemistry between you and ke is more than acting?


    ¡°Ivy says something!


    Ivy sessfully got into her car and they began driving off but the cars of the paparazzi were chasing after them at high speed.


    ¡°Step on it before they get to us!!¡± Ivy yelled at the driver and he sped the car.


    They finally lost the paparazzi and Ivy got back to the mansion. She stepped out of the car and stormed in.


    ¡°Ivy you¡¯re back early¡± Skyler who was sitting on the couch and drawing asked but Ivy ignored her and stormed into her room.


    Skyler saw her face, but she didn¡¯t look okay. She left her drawings on the couch and ran to the room to check what was wrong with Ivy.


    ¡°Ivy, are you okay?¡± She knocked on the door.


    ¡°Leave me alone and go away!!¡± She heard Ivy scream.


    ¡°You can open the door and talk to me, don¡¯t go too hard on yourself in there¡± Skyler ced her ears on the door.


    ¡°I said leave me alone! Are you deaf!!¡± Ivy shouted again.


    ¡°Ivy talk to me, I thought we were friends now?¡± Skyler said softly but Ivy didn¡¯t seem ready to want to talk to her.


    ¡°What is wrong with you, if you think we will get along easily because of one st¨´pid chocte then I¡¯ll just buy it and return it to you the next morning!¡± Ivy shouted.


    Skyler sighed and stepped away from the door. She didn¡¯t know why she felt a bit hurt, she thought she already built a good rtionship with Mason¡¯s sister but she guessed not.


    ¡®I wonder why I¡¯m trying too much, our marriage is fake anyways¡¯ she thought and began leaving but the door opened and Ivy stepped out.


    ¡°Skyler!!¡± She called and Skyler halted.


    The next second Ivy ran to her arms, taking her unaware.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean it,¡± she cried.

 Skyler And Ivy’s Bond

    Skyler was startled at first before a slow smile appeared on her face and she patted Ivy¡¯s back. Ivy pulled away from the hug and Skyler helped her to clean her eyes.


    ¡°What happened? Come sit down and talk¡± Skyler and Ivy sat on the stairs while Skyler looked at Ivy, waiting for her to start talking.


    Ivy brought out her phone and showed the hatements to Skyler.


    ¡°You know I¡¯m shooting a new movie with ke Andrews and his girlfriend Regina Wilson didn¡¯t seem happy about it, you know she even warned me to stay away from him and I don¡¯t know why she went as far as to do this interview. Now the whole world thinks I¡¯m a homewrecker¡± Ivy exined and sniffed back the tears that were trying toe out from her eyes again.


    ¡°I know Regina Wilson, I was a fan of her because I thought she was pretty but not anymore¡± Skyler scoffed and returned Ivy¡¯s phone to her.


    ¡°You know, she¡¯s not kinda wrong because I do like ke. I think it was love at first sight because I got attracted the moment I set my eyes on him in person. I have worked with plenty of handsome actors but ke is the first because to made me react this way and when I found out he has a girlfriend, I was sad, I thought I wouldn¡¯t like him anymore but it kept getting worse and Regina came to warn me about him¡± Ivy then looked at Skyler.


    ¡°But heavens can testify that I wasn¡¯t nning to steal or sabotage him from his girlfriend. Now everyone is using me and I don¡¯t know what to say, I¡¯m putting the family into a dirty rumor¡± She blocked her face with her palms.


    Skyler sighed and held her shoulders.


    ¡°It¡¯s not your fault that you liked him, the important thing is realizing you can chase him because he is taken so you shouldn¡¯t let the rumor get to you. I¡¯d advise you to stop looking at your phone so you won¡¯t be affected by the cyberbullying¡± Skyler squeezed on her shoulders.


    ¡°But what if ke breaks up with Regina in the future and it has nothing to do with me then can I chase after him?¡± She asked and Skyler just smiled at her innocent look.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a crime to do so, you and Regina are not friends and he is no longer seeing her so nothing can stop the both of you from seeing each other¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Including the inte?¡± Ivy raised one of her brows.


    Skyler chuckled and tapped her shoulder.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let the inte live your life for you Ivy, you came alone and you will live on this earth alone. Your haters or fans won¡¯t enter your cascade with you, they will only cry about you for some time and move on¡± Skyler replied to her.


    Ivy smiled and nodded then Skyler stood up to leave, Ivy also stood up too.


    ¡°Uhm.. Skyler, I loved the way your beef soup smelled that night. I¡¯m suddenly craving it, if you don¡¯t mind, can you prepare it for me and also teach me how to make it?¡± She stylishly asked.


    ¡°Sure,e with me¡± Skyler smiled and began climbing down the stairs while Ivy happily followed from behind.


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    MY MODELS¡ï


    Regina hugged her tiny waist as the photographer took pictures of her in a white knee-length gown that had a long cloth design on both sides, dropping on the floor.


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am, give it the sexy,¡± the photographer said and she changed her pose to a more sexy one.


    The ss door opened for ke to step in. His hands were dipped inside his pocket as he watched Regina without a smile on his face.


    Regina saw him and smiled.


    Soon she was done taking pictures, she didn¡¯t change before going to see him.


    ¡°Babe, you came today, do you miss me?¡± She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned to kiss his lips but he looked elsewhere and her lipsnded on his cheeks.


    She frowned at him.


    ¡°Why are you rejecting me?¡± She asked and at the same time, slowly taking her arms off him.


    ¡°Why did you do that?¡± He looked at her.


    ¡°Do what?¡±


    ¡°That interview,¡± He answered.


    Regina scoffed and crossed her arms together.


    ¡°You¡¯re unbelievable, rejecting me for the sake of another woman, how absurd¡± she scoffed again.


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t really necessary!¡± He said hardly.


    ¡°I just wanted to make sure she knows her ce¡± Regina rolled her eyes and began taking off the long cloth design from her waist.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± ke narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°She¡¯s eyeing you ke, I think she has a thing for you¡± Regina replied.


    ¡°So you did that interview on purpose?¡± he looked a bit surprised before nodding his head.


    ¡°Well¡­ I..¡± Regina looked unsure of what to say.


    ¡°Regina, Ivy is my work partner and thest thing she¡¯d need now is any stress or whatever! Whether you thought she had a thing for me or not, you shouldn¡¯t have done that, you know you went too far!¡± He scolded her.


    ¡°I just wanted to make sure I keep you¡± She tried holding his hands but he pushed it off.


    ¡°Keep me? Do I look like a puppet to you?¡± He frowned.


    ¡°You¡¯re my boyfriend, ke, I have every right!¡± Regina squeezed her face.


    ke only just smirked at her before walking away.


    ¡°ke!!¡± Regina yelled after him but he was far gone.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°And that¡¯s how to make a beef soup¡± Skyler smiled and closed the pot.


    Ivy was just rxing on the counter and watching with an amused smile.


    ¡°Why are you looking at me like I just performed a magic trick?¡± Skyler looked back at her with a smile.


    ¡°Because you did, how could you use those ingredients to make all that, now I regret why I can¡¯t cook¡± Ivy pouted her lips.


    ¡°My mom told me that cooking is really important for women. Men can love their wives and can add extra love with her cooking even the kids too¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Mason and your future kids are lucky then,¡± Ivy said with a smile.


    Skyler¡¯s cheeks just turned red.


    ¡°It¡¯s too early to start looking for a child,¡± she muttered.


    She hasn¡¯t even gotten revenge on Felix yet or fulfilled her dream of bing one of the most talented fashion designers in the world.


    ¡°Ivy!¡± A familiar voice sounded and both Ivy and Skyler turned back to see Maya with a not-too-pleased look on her face.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing over there? Are you a maid?¡± She asked angrily.


    ¡°Mom it¡¯s nothing, Skyler was just teaching me how to cook¡± Ivy replied and Maya red at Skyler the next second.


    ¡°And what do you think you¡¯re doing huh? My daughter is not like you! She doesn¡¯t belong in the kitchen so never do this again!¡± she said harshly.


    ¡°What do you mean Mom? Every woman needs to know how to cook because they will get married one day¡± Skyler replied in a calm voice.


    Maya scoffed.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°That saying is for peasants like you, not my daughter! We are the Delgados¡¯ and we already have everything whereby you¡¯re just a Wang! I don¡¯t even know what that means but I¡¯m sure you¡¯re only here to eat my son¡¯s money!¡± Maya scoffed and rolled her eyes.


    Skyler gasped and clenched her fist tight, she badly wanted to say something but she just excused herself from Maya immediately.


    ¡°Mom, that was harsh!¡± Ivy red at Maya.


    ¡°And when did you start liking her, I thought you were on my side!¡± Maya looked at Ivy angrily.


    ¡°I thought she sucked but she¡¯s cool and now I know why Mason married her¡± Ivy replied and began going upstairs.


    ¡°Ivy,e back here! We aren¡¯t done talking!¡± Maya shouted but Ivy already left.


    She rolled her eyes and faced the pot of soup that was already boiling. It smelled nice but she would never admit it.


    ¡°Matilda!!¡± She shouted and Matilda rushed towards her immediately.


    ¡°How dare you allow that girl in our family¡¯s kitchen? Do you want me to cut your sry?¡± She began scolding Matilda.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am, Miss Ivy insisted¡± Matilda bowed her head a little.


    ¡°That girl is already manipting Ivy into bing a nuisance! Anyways, turn this heater off and throw the rubbish in the pot away¡± Maya ordered.


    Matilda slowly raised her head.


    ¡°But ma¡¯am, the soup is still fresh, it¡¯ll be a waste¡± she muttered.


    ¡°It¡¯s either you do it or I will wipe off your sry for two months!¡± Maya red at her and walked out of the kitchen.


    Matilda sighed and turned off the gas then opened the pot. The strong aroma of the soup hit her nose but there was nothing she could do about it.


    ¡°Such a waste¡± She shook her head before taking the pot and began emptying it into the kitchen basin.

 Suspended From Using The Family Assets

    EVENING; MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    He came in to see Skyler arranging her clothes and body products inside a small bag.


    ¡°Are you nning to run away?¡± He raised one of his brows and she stood akimbo before turning to face him.


    ¡°How can you even ask me that? What is today?¡± She looked at him.


    Mason¡¯s eyes went to the room calendar. It was Thursday and he would be taking Skyler to spend time alone with him tomorrow evening.


    ¡°Sh?t¡± a low curse escaped his lips.


    ¡°Instead of cursing, you can freshen up ande join me in packing your things¡± She rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Okay, let me talk to Ivy first,¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Already did, I think she¡¯s fine but if you still want to see her then no problem, just remember to pack your clothes for tomorrow,¡± she said before facing her bag again.


    Mason nodded and walked away from the room.


    ?????


    Ivy was lying on her bed and going through her phone. The bacsh she was receiving hasn¡¯t slowed down yet, people kept leaving hateful words on hertest Instagram post and also making various posts, news, and videos about how bad she was.


    A knock sounded on the door and she immediately put her phone away then took her script for acting and began acting like she was reading it.


    ¡°Come in,¡± she said.


    The door opened and Mason entered.


    ¡°Bro¡± she sat on the bed and looked at him with a smile.


    Mason didn¡¯t move closer, he just stood by the door with his hands in his pocket.


    ¡°How are you feeling now?¡± He asked and she nodded immediately.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, Skyler already kept mepany earlier¡± she replied.


    ¡°I see¡­ Anyway, I¡¯ll make sure to shoot those rumors by tomorrow so you don¡¯t have to worry okay?¡± His voice didn¡¯t sound soft or gentle but it was enough to coax her.


    ¡°Okay,¡± she smiled at him.


    ¡°Alright, make sure youe down for dinner¡± he added before leaving the room and closing the door behind.


    Ivy just sighed and buried her face in her script.


    ?????


    Dinner already started, everyone was eating and some would always have something to say as usual.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    This time, Ivy came down to join them for dinner.


    ¡°You want to gain weight tonight?¡± Carson asked but she ignored him and sat down.


    ¡°Hey, Ivy I heard what happened. How are you feeling?¡± Edna asked and Ivy red at her.


    ¡°You don¡¯t care so leave me alone!¡± Ivy scoffed and began putting some food on her te.


    ¡°Yes you¡¯re right I don¡¯t care but I heard Regina did that to you, I hate Regina so of course I¡¯ll take your side,¡± Edna said and Ivy rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need you to take my side, Skyler already did so I¡¯m fine, keep your fuel with Regina to yourself¡± Ivy scoffed again before putting a small piece of food in her mouth.


    ¡°It¡¯s my fault for asking, I hope you¡¯re doing worse¡± Edna rolled her eyes and also put some food in her mouth.


    Skyler was wondering why no one was saying anything with the way they are fighting on the table but she remembered what Alvin told her.


    They fight all the time.


    Mason dropped his cutlery before facing everyone.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be around during the weekends¡± he announced.


    ¡°Huh? Where are you going?¡± Maya asked immediately.


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving this mansion tomorrow evening to spend some alone time with my wife for the weekend¡± he replied and Grandpa Mario smiled from where he was sitting.


    Maya was fuming while Rosa was happy, seeing Maya¡¯s look. If Mason and Skyler spending more time together annoys Maya all the time then she should make sure of that.


    ¡°That¡¯s great, I wanted to bring it up one day. Hey, I hope the both of you get the space you want to give your grandpa a great-grandchild¡± Rosa said with a smile.


    ¡°Rosa you b?tch! I¡¯ve told you countless times that you shouldn¡¯t meddle in my family affairs!¡± Maya couldn¡¯t control her anger anymore so she shouted.


    ¡°Maya, watch your words! Dad forbade us from using those types of curse words in his Manson¡± Emily reminded her.


    Maya slowly looked at the old man and he wasn¡¯t smiling at her.


    ¡°Dad¡­


    ¡°You¡¯ve validated the orders countless times Maya and this time I¡¯m taking action. I¡¯m freezing your ount and I¡¯m also banning you from using any of the family assets for a week¡± he said.


    ¡°Dad!¡± Maya gasped and stood up with widened eyes. She looked at Rose and Rosa couldn¡¯t hide how happy she looked then she looked at Skyler who immediately looked away.


    ¡°Mason, Ivy, I got all these by trying to defend you, won¡¯t you say something to your grandpa¡± she faced Mason and Ivy.


    Ivy blocked her face with her arms while Mason kept trying to cut a piece of meat from his te.


    Maya then pointed her fingers at Skyler.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a jinxed person, ever since you came here! Bad things have been happening to me!¡± Maya yelled at the top of her voice, her eyes were already red.


    ¡°Maya go upstairs¡± Dn finally said something.


    ¡°All of you are ganging up against me to take her side! Dad just stopped me from using the family assets, he also froze my ount for a week. It¡¯s like he¡¯s nning to kill me¡± Mayained.


    Rosa was grinning ear to ear, she happily poured herself some juice and sipped from it.


    ¡°Mom just go upstairs, stop embarrassing yourself¡± Ivy sighed, even Mason was squeezing his face even more as he chewed on his food.


    A teardrop fell from Maya¡¯s eyes but she wiped it off and stormed out of the dining.


    ¡°So, what will you do about thepany?¡± Antonio asked.


    ¡°I will work online,¡± Mason simply replied.


    ¡°And who will look after thepany to see how things are going? You can¡¯t also do that online¡± Hudson asked.


    ¡°Alvin and Sunny are there to watch over it¡± Mason gave another reply.


    ¡°Alvin and Sunny? They aren¡¯t even part of the family!¡± Antonio frowned.


    ¡°Take it or leave it!¡± After saying that, Mason wiped his mouth with a tissue and stood up.


    Skyler also stood up and they both went upstairs.


    ¡°Dad¡± Antonio gave the old man a look.


    ¡°He said take it or leave it¡± Dn repeated what Mason said earlier and Antonio frowned.


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    NEXT MORNING; D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°So I want you to book a schedule for me from now till 4:30 pm, I will be leaving the office by five and I won¡¯t be avable during the weekends¡± As Mason was talking, he was walking fast with his chin up as usual.


    Alvin was also walking fast, trying to meet up with him.


    ¡°And I want both you and Sunny to watch over thepany, always keep me posted if anything happens, and if anything goes wrong, the both of you will hear it directly from me¡± he added and stood in front of the elevator, pressing some buttons


    ¡°Understood boss,¡± Alvin nodded.


    The ding sound indicated that the elevator just opened, Mason stepped in and Alvin hurriedly went in with him and the door closed.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Maya descended the stairs, dressed in her expensive gown, heels, and Gi bag. She arranged her hair behind her ears as she got to the living room.


    ¡°Matilda, I need coffee!!¡± She said but no one replied to her.


    ¡°Matilda! I said I need coffee in case you didn¡¯t hear me!¡± She added but still nothing.


    ¡°Matilda!!¡± She called again, looking angry this time.


    Footsteps were hearding behind her and she turned back to see Rosa, looking graceful in the Louis Vuitton jumpsuit she was putting on.


    She stared at Maya and smirked then strolled past her.


    ¡°Matilda get me coffee please,¡± she said and Matilda surprisingly came with a cup of coffee in her hand.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Rosa smiled and collected it then sipped from it.


    ¡°Matilda! Were you deaf when I was calling you?¡± Maya looked at her with angry eyes.


    ¡°No sweetie, she wasn¡¯t, dad forbade you from using any of his assets, Matilda is one of them so if you want coffee, go make yours yourself,¡± Rosa said with a satisfying smile as she returned the cup to Matilda.


    ¡°You¡¯re unbelievable, urgh!¡± Maya rolled her eyes and stormed out of the living room.


    She got to the parking lot and stood akimbo.


    ¡°Carlos!¡± She shouted her driver¡¯s name.


    ¡°Sorry Carlos is with me now¡± Rosa smirked as she walked past Maya with Carlos.


    ¡°Carlos, what are you doing?¡± Maya shouted.


    ¡°You have a low IQ, don¡¯t you? I just said Dad forbade you from using his assets so you can either buy your car, use public transport, or trek to work, but wait, you don¡¯t have money¡± Rosaughed.


    Maya was squeezing her face so hard that she was starting to look ugly.


    ¡°What do you want from me?¡± She asked with an angry face.


    ¡°Apologize to me for calling me a bitch and your son¡¯s wife for calling her jinxed then dad might reconsider¡± Rosa smirked.


    ¡°I¡¯d rather crawl on the floor¡± Maya scoffed and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°Okay, suit yourself, Carlos let¡¯s go¡± Rosa smiled and Carlos helped her to open the back door.


    She stepped in and there was a smile on her face as the ck window went up then the car elerated.


    ¡°Arghhhhhhhhh!!! I hate everyone!!¡± Maya yelled like a mad woman.

 Bad Boy Gone Wrong

    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    Ivy¡¯s makeup artist was helping her with makeup in her van when someone knocked on the door.


    ¡°Daisy check who,¡± Ivy said to Daisy who was sitting in one ce and pressing her phone.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Daisy stood up and went to open the van.


    She saw ke checking his wristwatch. When he saw her, he let out a soft smile.


    ¡°Is Ivy in, can Ie in to see her?¡± He asked.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Give me a second¡± Daisy smiled and went back in then walked over to Ivy.


    ¡°Who was that?¡± Ivy asked.


    ¡°ke¡± she replied and Ivy¡¯s heart skipped a beat on hearing his name.


    ¡°What is he doing here?¡± Her voice sounded tiny when she asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, he wants to see you I guess. Should I let him in or do you want to go see him outside?¡± Daisy asked.


    ¡°Let him in,¡± Ivy muttered and looked at her face in the mirror. The makeup was quite okay so there was nothing wrong with her face now.


    ke stepped in, he didn¡¯t know if he should smile or just nod at her but he just pressed his lips together.


    ¡°How are you feeling now? The interview clip has been taken down already so the rumor should be reduced by now¡± he started talking.


    ¡°It has been taken down but people will still save it and talk about it¡± she mumbled without looking at his face.


    ke sighed and went to stand beside her.


    ¡°Look I¡¯m sorry about Regina okay? I will make sure things like this don¡¯t happen again¡± he apologized.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m okay now¡± she smiled at him.


    ¡°Really?¡± He raised his two brows as he stared at her face.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Ivy stood up and faced him.


    ¡°I really am fine and besides tomorrow would be thest day of shooting, thest scene requires lots of episodes and I don¡¯t think we wanna waste more time talking, we should be practicing so I¡¯ll see you outside¡± she smiled at him.


    ke gave Ivy a look. Why does it feel like she was trying to chase him away? He just sighed and nodded.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, thest scenes require more work, I¡¯ll see you in the studio¡± he smiled back at her before leaving.


    After he left, Ivy sat back on the chair and covered her face with her palms. When she saw him earlier it began urring to her that they encountered each other because of the movie they were shooting and the shooting would be ending tomorrow which meant they would be back to their separate ways again.


    Maybe then he can continue living a happy life with his girlfriend while she moves on with work and maybe find herself a boyfriend in the future.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Carson just descended the stairs dressed in his uniform and a leather ck jacket. His hairstyle was busy and he fixed some piercings on his nose and ears.


    ¡°Carson I¡¯ve packed your.. oh my gosh!¡± Emily froze on her steps when she saw his look.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? Why are you putting on that jacket and who allowed you to pierce your nose and ears!¡± She looked angry as she scolded him.


    ¡°Mom don¡¯t freak out, I¡¯m just trying to go for a little change¡± Carson rolled his eyes.


    ¡°By looking like a nuisance? No sir please take off the piercing and jacket, it doesn¡¯t go with your school uniform¡± Emily crossed her arms under her breast with a serious look on her face.


    ¡°Come on Mom, Ryan does this and no one questions him¡± Carson frowned.


    ¡°Who¡¯s Ryan?¡± Emily twitched her lips.


    ¡°My new rival, you see Mom there¡¯s this girl I¡¯m into but I heard she¡¯s into bad boys alone so I did this¡± he pointed to his new look.


    ¡°And about the earrings Mom, it¡¯s fake, I can remove them whenever I want¡± he took one of the earrings off and fixed it back on.


    ¡°See?¡± He added after doing at.


    ¡°Carson..¡± Emily dragged his name.


    ¡°For real Mom, I¡¯m fine and I don¡¯t need to take breakfast to school anymore. Give me a hundred dors for lunch?¡± He stretched his hands out.


    Emily sighed, she didn¡¯t know what else to say to him, she just searched her pocket and gave the money to him.


    ¡°Thanks, Mom, love you¡± he blew her kisses before running out of the house.


    Emily only turned back to look at his retreating figure.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t know¡± she muttered to only her hearing.


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    ¡°Hey Ross, you¡¯re off today, give me the keys and leave¡± Carson stretched his hands out to his driver.


    Ross gave him the car key and walked away. Carson smiled then opened the car and entered.


    ¡°You think I can¡¯t drive my car? I will show you¡± he said to himself before starting the car.


    ¡°Okay I don¡¯t know what to do¡± he muttered when the car began moving. He gripped the steering wheel tight and nodded to himself.


    ¡°Just breathe and drive and be Gracie¡¯s type of guy¡± he tried motivating himself and managed to drive out of the mansion to the street.


    Now he was on the road with other cars and he began panicking and driving recklessly. The car began moving over in the direction of a big trash bin and his eyes widened.


    ¡°No! No! No! Not the trash bin, not the trash bin!!¡± He shouted and tried stopping the car but it kept going there.


    ¡°Nooooooo!!¡± He screamed as his car collided with the giant-sized trash bin.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Skyler was busy on the dress when a knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there? Anyways I¡¯ming¡± She stood up and went to get the door, it was Jacob.


    ¡°Jacob, hi¡± Skyler waved at him.


    ¡°Heard you¡¯re leaving with Mason this evening so I wanted to use this little opportunity to talk to you, are you busy?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I was but I can make time, let¡¯s go outside¡± Skyler stepped out of the room and closed the door.


    They were both sitting on the couch, Jacob was looking at the floor and ying with his fingers before he started.


    ¡°You know I went to the hospital a few days ago but I couldn¡¯t do anything about my fear of blood,¡± he muttered.


    ¡°So you freaked out again?¡± She looked at him and he nodded his head.


    ¡°Look, it¡¯s not like I took your advice for granted, I tried to follow it and believe in myself but I just couldn¡¯t¡± he sighed and looked at her with his eyes getting red and misty.


    ¡°My dad was sick when he married my mom and each time they fought, my mom would always use his sickness to make fun of him and my dad didn¡¯t like it. They argue almost every day and they don¡¯t even try to hide it from me. In school, everyone asks me about them, and my ssmates also make fun of me because my father¡¯s illness has no cure and I do see my father crying about it sometimes¡±


    ¡°I decided to be a doctor in the future to save lives and cure all types of illnesses because of my dad so when I was eleven, my mom came home from work one night, she went to her and Dad¡¯s room and she screamed out. I also went there and I saw my fathermit suicide by hanging himself on the ceiling fan, not enough, he still shed his neck by himself. His blood was everywhere and I love my dad so much, that I couldn¡¯t get the image in my mind. Each time I see my blood I see my dad, I just can¡¯t¡± he covered his face with his palms.


    ¡°If it¡¯s so then how did you now study and pass medicine?¡± Skyler wondered out.


    ¡°I was good at the course but when ites to that practical aspect, my mom always pays to fix the things I can¡¯t do. That is why she calls me a disappointment all the time but I¡¯m sick of it, Skyler, I want to do something by myself!¡± He said to her,


    ¡°Jacob¡± Skyler moved closer to him and held his shoulders. ¡°If you want something then you should go for it, you know, the only one holding yourself backward is you, you didn¡¯t take my advice too well, you should try to walk into that fear and see that there¡¯s nothing there¡± she gently squeezed on his shoulders.


    ¡°But how?¡±


    ¡°Believe in yourself not what your mother or anyone else says about you¡± she replied.

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    ¡°Eww, he stinks!


    ¡°Why is he looking dirty?


    ¡°Is that a banana peel on his hair?


    ¡®Looks like he just came out of the trash bin!


    Carson scoffed at thement he was receiving from the students. He took the banana peel from his hair and threw it to one side.


    ¡°Hey Carson, are you okay?¡± Simon asked the moment Carson got to his locker room.


    ¡°Do I look okay to you?¡± Carson frowned and removed his backpack from his shoulders.


    Fred was just blocking his nose with his fingers.


    ¡°Bro for real, what happened to you?¡± Fred gave him a kind of stinky look as he asked.


    ¡°I wanted to prove to someone that I can drive my car but I fell inside a trash bin and now my car is under service¡± Carson replied as he took out a clean pair of uniforms before excusing himself to the male restroom.


    He dropped his uniform on one side and looked at himself in the mirror. He looked dirty, his hairstyle looked messy and awful, and even the piercing didn¡¯t fit him.


    ¡°Gosh, I¡¯m a mess, f?ck that Ryan guy!¡± He mumbled angrily as he looked at his reflection.


    ¡°I see a bad boy gone wrong here¡± a familiar male voice sounded from behind and Carson checked the mirror only to see James standing behind him and leaning on the wall by using one of his legs to rest on it.


    He rolled his eyes and began removing the dirt from his hair.


    James left the wall and went to stand behind him then ced his muscr hands in the sides of the basin, trapping Carson at his middle.


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    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you chose to punish yourself for Gracie when you can just stick with me, I¡¯d never allow you to go through all this?¡± His voice came out as a husky whisper before he helped Carson take off the dirt from his hair.


    ¡°I can sue you for trying to force me into being gay, stay away from me James I¡¯m not like you,¡± Carson said angrily.


    ¡°Really?¡± James leaned closer and rested Carson¡¯s ears.


    ¡°You¡¯re not like me? My hot and captivating look doesn¡¯t attract you a bit?¡± His hot breath fanned Carson¡¯s ears and it made Carson feel a bit ticklish.


    ¡°I..¡± Carson blinked and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°I already told you, I¡¯m not like you, stay away from me¡± he snapped and tried leaving but James suddenly turned to face him.


    Carson¡¯s handsnded on his shoulders while James still trapped him with both of his hands. James was looking into his eyes but Carson wasn¡¯t.


    ¡°Why are you avoiding looking into eyes?¡± James was wearing a smirk on his face as he stared at him.


    ¡°Because.. because your eyes are ugly, I don¡¯t want to spoil my sight¡± Carson stuttered in his reply, his eyes went to his lips but he immediately looked elsewhere.


    What the hell was wrong with him? He was feeling ufortable in this position.


    ¡°Really? My eyes are ugly are you sure about that?¡± James moved his head in the direction of Carson¡¯s face to meet with his eyes.


    Carson gritted his teeth and raised his head to meet his gaze.


    ¡°You..¡± he paused on what he was about to say when his eyes met with James.


    James¡¯ ocean blue eyes were deep and captivating. He couldn¡¯t look away no matter how hard he tried to.


    They both stared at themselves in silence before James began leaning closer to him. His lips were a little close to touching Carson¡¯s when the door opened and some guys stepped in.


    Carson got back to his senses and pushed James off before taking his uniform and going to another empty restroom.


    Hey James, you look extra handsome today!


    They beganplimenting him but James only left the restroom with a smile.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It was already 5 pm, Mason entered the room and met Skyler staring at two bags containing both of their clothes.


    ¡°Are you set to leave now? I left the car on¡± he said and Skyler turned to face him.


    ¡°Of course I¡¯m ready¡± She nodded at him and his eyes went to her small bag.


    ¡°You¡¯re sure this is everything you need?¡± He raised one of his brows.


    Back then when he used to take Linda out with him, she carried a lot of things, one bag for her clothes, another for her makeup, another for shoes, and some for her skin but she stillined it wasn¡¯t enough.


    ¡°We are staying for three days, not a week so I¡¯m not supposed to carry a giant bag¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and shook her head.


    ¡°Okay, let me help you with it¡± he took the bag from the bed along with his own before he began leaving the room.


    ¡°Are we not going to greet everyone first?¡± Skyler asked as she followed them from behind.


    ¡°No need, they are still at work, let¡¯s leave¡± he shook his head. He really didn¡¯t want to see anyone especially the old man before leaving but the door opened and the two fight buddies suddenly appeared.


    ¡°Skyler!¡± Ivy and Edna called at the same time as they rushed towards them.


    Mason felt upset but couldn¡¯t do anything, he just stared at Skyler, waiting for her to answer them so they could leave before the old man came out and started giving them a bunch of advice or talking about great-grandchildren.


    ¡°Skyler! I came to say goodbye before you leave¡± Edna was the first to get to her.


    ¡°Same here!¡± Ivy was breathing heavily as she red at Edna from behind.


    ¡°No need to re, we all know you¡¯re always the second. I came to earth before you, got famous before you, made friends with Skyler before you and now I¡¯m greeting her before you¡± Edna stocked her tongue out.


    ¡°And you will also d¨¬e before me¡± Ivy added with a cute smile and Edna gasped.


    ¡°Hey, not now!¡± Skyler stopped the fight that was about to happen while Mason was looking at his wristwatch with a frown.


    ¡°Well it doesn¡¯t matter who said it first, I appreciate both of you and I will see you guys on Monday. Please try to stop fighting with each other, for my sake?¡± Skyler gave them a pleading smile.


    Edna huffed. ¡°I love you Skyler but I can¡¯t do that¡±


    ¡°Neither can I¡± Ivy added and Edna rolled her eyes.


    Skyler wanted to say something but Mason cleared his throat.


    ¡°Girls, be good, I¡¯ll see the both of you on Monday. If you need anything from me just give me a call¡± Skyler spoke quickly.


    ¡°Sure sis, look I brought you some snacks, you can eat on your way¡± Edna passed nylon to Skyler.


    ¡°Thanks¡± Skyler smiled and collected it.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t get you anything but I will call you,¡± Ivy said and Edna looked at her smugly.


    ¡°We are gettingte¡± Mason¡¯s voice Interrupted the three of them and Ivy rushed to him immediately.


    ¡°So sorry to dy your trip bro, please take good care of Skyler, I love you¡± she tiptoed and pecked his cheeks.


    Mason just rubbed it off with a frown before facing Skyler.


    ¡°Can we leave now, because I¡¯ll appreciate it?¡± he said with a nk look, and without waiting for her reply, he began leaving.


    Skyler shook her head and immediately followed behind.


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget to give Grandpa a great-grandchild!!¡± Edna shouted after them and Ivy red at her.


    ¡°I was gonna say it first!¡±


    ¡°But you didn¡¯t, loser¡± Edna smirked and walked inside.


    Ivy clenched her fist tight before following behind.


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    BLAKE¡¯S MANSION¡ï


    He was staring at the window while holding a ss of whiskey and drinking. Looking at the transparent ss, he could see the reflection of Ivy¡¯s smiling face.


    It was getting to him now, he didn¡¯t just see her as a movie co-star, he was into her and was only recognizing it since their shooting would end tomorrow.


    They would be back to their separate ways and he would never see those sweet smiles and innocent looks from her anymore.


    He sighed and sipped more whisky from his ss. Some footsteps were suddenly heard from behind and he turned back to see a female figure dressed in a long step.


    He couldn¡¯t see clearly because it was a bit dark.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± He asked with his eyes narrowed.


    The female figure took off the coat, she was putting on sexy lingerie before walking toward him and stopping in front of him.


    ¡°I miss you, do you miss me?¡± She asked with a smirk forming on her lips.


    ke narrowed his eyes as he stared at her face.


    ¡°I.. Ivy?¡±

 Who Said You Can’t Afford To Play?

    Regina turned angry the moment ke called her Ivy¡¯s name.


    ¡°How many days or weeks of shooting did you spend with that girl before you forgot my name!¡± She said angrily.


    ke¡¯s eyes cleared immediately and he saw Regina¡¯s face, he scoffed and looked at the window again.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t answer me!¡± Regina angrily stumps her feet on the ground.


    ¡°What do you want from me?¡± He turned from the mirror to face her.


    ¡°You called me Ivy earlier, are you in love with her?¡± She asked while clenching her fist tight.


    ke only stared at her without replying.


    ¡°Answer me!¡± She shouted at him.


    ¡°Yes!¡± He shouted back and Regina fell speechless.


    ¡°W-what?¡± She slowly asked.


    ke¡¯s eyes softened up a bit and he stood up.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Regina, I don¡¯t know how it happened¡± he muttered.


    Regina shook her head and tears fell from her eyes. Before he could blink, a sounding pnded on his face and before he could react, she snatched the ss of whiskey from him and sshed it on his face.


    ¡°I knew it, it wasn¡¯t only about the movie! How could you? After everything I¡¯ve done for you, you¡¯re such a traitor!!¡± She yelled at his face while crying.


    ¡°Excuse me, what did you do for me? We were both sessful before we started seeing each other and I loved the time we were together but not anymore¡± he lowered his voice when he said thatst part.


    ¡°You¡¯re so heartless!!¡± She shouted and tried hitting him but he caught her hands.


    ¡°Don¡¯t act like you didn¡¯t dump your ex so you could be with me too so can we not make this weird, I¡¯m not in love with you anymore, I¡¯m telling you now so I don¡¯t cheat on you in the future. Try to understand and never forgive me¡± he said and released her hands.


    ¡°Were you ever in love with me ke? You know what, fuck you assh¨°le, you will need me back in the future when you realize there is no one else as pretty and better than me¡± she smirked and picked her coat from the floor before storming out of the room.


    ke just sighed and fell back on his couch.


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    REDLOCK HOTEL¡ï


    Mason didn¡¯t need to wear a nose mask as he came down from the car. This was the type of people¡¯s life he loved, where reporters wouldn¡¯t be there to point their annoying light on his face.


    He helped Skyler with the door and she came down before he went to the boot to carry their bags.


    ¡°Can you stop doing everything? I have hands¡± Skyler looked frustrated as she followed him from behind.


    He didn¡¯t even reply to her until they got to the receptionist.


    ¡°Hi, my wife, Skyler Wang, booked a room for the weekends,¡± he said and Skyler narrowed her eyes as she stared at him.


    When the hell did she book a room?


    The receptionist did some things on herptop for a few seconds before looking at them with a smile.


    ¡°Skyler Wang found it,¡± she said and did some things before bringing out a key.


    ¡°Here¡¯s your key, enjoy your weekend Mr and Mrs¡± She handed it to Skyler since Mason was holding two bags.


    ¡°Thanks¡± Skyler smiled at the woman before leaving with Mason.


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    The room was nice, the space was okay, and there was a bed, a sofa, a study chair and table, a bathroom, and a full kitchen.


    ¡°How¡¯s the room?¡± Mason stared at her when he asked.


    ¡°I love it, especially the bed,¡± Skyler replied happily. She was about to run to the bed but he grabbed her back by the forearm.


    ¡°You can¡¯t just sleep, you have to shower and eat or aren¡¯t you hungry?¡± He raised one of his brows.


    ¡°I¡¯m hungry¡± Skyler pouted and rubbed her stomach.


    ¡°Okay, what do you want to eat? Let me make the orders¡± Mason began walking towards the nightstand to take the telephone.


    ¡°It has been long since I¡¯ve eaten pork chops¡± Skyler was mumbling to herself but Mason heard it.


    ¡°Hi, yes we will be having some pork chops, room 35, thanks!¡± He hung up and turned back only to see Skyler looking at him.


    ¡°What?¡± He raised a brow.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t even say I wanted it yet¡± she replied and he sighed before grabbing the telephone again.


    ¡°Hi, cancel the orders!¡±


    ¡°No need to cancel it, I was gonna eat it!¡± Skyler said immediately.


    ¡°Hi, don¡¯t cancel it anymore¡± After saying that, Mason dropped the telephone back on the nightstand.


    Skyler shook her head before going to take out her clothes from the bag.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to hit the shower first,¡± she told him and he nodded then she headed to the bathroom.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°That brat! How can he leave without informing me first!¡± Grandpa Mario angrily stabbed his fork on his te.


    They were having dinner.


    ¡°Hey Dad, what is the name of Mason and Skyler¡¯s hotel?¡± Rosa asked.


    ¡°Redlock, heard it¡¯s really good, the space is okay so I think Mason and Skyler would enjoy their weekends together¡± Edna replied to Rosa¡¯s question with a smile.


    While they were all talking, Carson wasn¡¯t eating, he was just using his fork to y with his food which Emily noticed.


    ¡°Carson dear, what¡¯s wrong? You¡¯re not eating your food, are you okay?¡± She gave him a worried look.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Mom¡± Carson looked at her with a smile.


    ¡°Anyone else noticed how the table is peaceful because of Maya¡¯s absence?¡± Rosa said with a smile.


    Speaking of Maya, the door just opened and she stepped in looking rough and tired.


    ¡°Dad!!¡± She rushed over to the dining room.


    ¡°Dad please forgive me, I can¡¯t do this anymore. I didn¡¯t have breakfast this morning and I had to trek to work. A lot of people were looking at me, even the reporters and I¡¯m sure they will be making headlines about me tomorrow¡± Maya gave the old man a pleading look.


    ¡°But you know what to do Maya, just apologize to me and Skyler¡± Rosa said with a smirk.


    Maya did as if she didn¡¯t hear and continued staring at old man Mario.


    ¡°Mom, look at you, you look like a mess! Why can¡¯t you just apologize to Skyler and Aunt Rosa and end all this!¡± Ivy rolled her eyes, feeling tired of her mom¡¯s stupid pride.


    Maya turned to re at Ivy.


    ¡°I¡¯m your mother, I¡¯m from this family and you want me to just beg a girl from nowhere?¡± She widened her eyes in anger as she spoke.


    ¡°You know you aren¡¯t from this family, you just happened to marry Dn, if he divorces you, you¡¯ll no longer be a Delgado so the only person that has the right to im this name is me,¡± Rosa said with a smirk.


    ¡°I can¡¯t deal with this right now¡± Carson shook his head and stood up before leaving the dining.


    ¡°Maya you¡¯ve done enough, apologize to the people you offended or you can just leave our dining¡± Old man Mario kept a frown on his face when he said that.


    Maya red at everyone at the table, her husband and daughter were doing nothing to help her, and she was even more mad.


    ¡°If I apologize for what I didn¡¯t do wrong then meet me in hell!¡± She gritted her teeth and stormed upstairs.


    ¡°She¡¯s stubborn,¡± Hudson shook his head.


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    REDLOCK HOSTEL¡ï


    Skyler was dressed in a t-shirt and pajama type of trousers while Mason was also dressed in a t-shirt and joggers.


    While Skyler was making some videos of herself, Mason was busy on hisptop.


    The doorbell rang and Skyler immediately jumped from the bed to get the door. A female hotel attendant was holding a cart containing their food.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the dy, we were out of porks so we had to go get it¡± She gave Skyler an apologetic look.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, thank you¡± Skyler took the food away from the cart.


    ¡°Please enjoy it while it¡¯s hot, I hope you enjoy your weekend at red lock¡± The attendance smiled and left then Skyler closed the door.


    When the hotel attendant got out of the room, she secretly brought out a phone and dialed a number.


    ¡°Hello ma¡¯am, it¡¯s done,¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Good¡± the view of red-painted lips, replied with a smirk.


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    Back to the room, Skyler just arranged the food on the table before looking at Mason. He was busy on hisptop, she sighed and stood akimbo.


    ¡°I thought you brought me here so we could spend some time together?¡± She asked out.


    ¡°If you¡¯re hungry, you can just eat alone¡± Mason didn¡¯t spare her a nce as he kept pressing hisptop.


    ¡°It¡¯s not fair, can¡¯t we just forget about everything for once and let¡¯s have fun, all work no y makes jack a dull boy¡± she tried convincing him.


    ¡°I can¡¯t afford to y, I have a lot of things to take care of in thepany and I can¡¯t do them while staying here and doing nothing¡± he rolled his eyes and kept typing.


    Skyler nodded and moved towards him, she snatched hisptop within a blink of an eye.

 Consummate

    ¡°Hey!¡± Mason stood up and stretched his arms.


    ¡°Give it!¡±


    ¡°Make me¡± she smirked, Mason tried collecting the system from her but she raised her hands up.


    ¡°Who says you can¡¯t afford to y? If you want yourptop thene and get it¡± she wiggled her brows at him then she began to run with it.


    Mason didn¡¯t chase after her, he only crossed his arms around his chest with a deep frown.


    ¡°Give it!¡± He said again.


    ¡°Come and get it¡± she smiled at him and he rubbed on his temples tiredly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make me do this¡± he sounded like he was warning her which made Skyler interested in seeing more sides of him.


    ¡°Come on, don¡¯t you wanna work? Come on¡± she showed him the system.


    Mason moved towards her but she ran from the other side and stuck her tongue out at him. He moved to her side but she took the other side instead.


    ¡°You wanna y, fine¡± he nodded then suddenly began running around the whole room with her.


    When Skyler climbed the chairs, he did too, they ran through the dining and kitchen before they got to the bedroom.


    ¡°Gotcha¡± Mason held her forearm the moment he got to her but they suddenly lost their bnce.


    Skyler fell on the bed and he fell on top of her. Her eyes widened as she stared at him, she could see his face closely for the first time she had been with him and damn he was really handsome, the gray eye alone can melt any woman.


    She felt her hands move, Mason already took hisptop from her.


    ¡°Thank you¡± he muttered and got up from her then sat on the bed. Skyier also sat beside him, she was panting but asked her question when she calmed down


    ¡°How do you know how to run?¡± She looked at him curiously.


    ¡°In both highschool and college, I had trophies for the most athletic student. I won races and swimming and all kinds of sports plus I worked out a lot¡± he replied, more like bragging.


    ¡°Wow, you are just too much¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and stood up.


    ¡°We still have to eat before the food gets cold,¡± she reminded him.


    Mason nodded and stood ??. He took hisptop and ced it on his study table.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat then¡± he said and she smiled before they both went to the dining.


    Skyler opened the te and the sweet smell of pork hit her nose.


    ¡°I missed this¡± she smiled and helped herself then helped Mason serve too.


    ¡°Thank you¡± he muttered and took the fork before having a taste.


    ¡°How¡¯s it? Is it good?¡± Skyler was already chewing her food as she stared at him with a smile.


    ¡°Hmm¡± he nodded.


    ¡°I bet I will be able to make it better than the hotel cooks,¡± she smirked.


    Mason only shook his head before opening the red whine he ordered for. He poured it on two sses and handed one over to her.


    ¡°Thanks and cheers¡± she stretched her ss to him.


    ¡°Cheers¡± he muttered and they both clicked sses.


    Skyler kept eating and looking at Mason with a smile. She noticed he doesn¡¯t smile that way and she began getting curious on how to see him smile one day, maybe he would look extra cute than he already looks.


    Mason raised his head to look at her and she immediately faced her food.


    ????


    In the middle of the night, Mason couldn¡¯t sleep well, he was feeling hot all over his body and kept tossing around the bed.


    ¡°Hmm¡± a silent moan escaped Skyler¡¯s lips and she left her position and moved closer aww aww to Mason then hugged him from behind.


    Mason¡¯s eyes went wide open.


    ¡°Why are you touching me Skyler?¡± He asked breathlessly.


    ¡°I feel hot¡± her hands went underneath his t-shirt and she kept caressing his bare chest.


    ¡°Shit¡± a low curse escaped his lips and he took her hands away from his body.


    ¡°Stop,¡± he said breathlessly. He could feel himself getting hard it just her touch and it kept increasing and increasing, Mason could sense that something was wrong.


    Skyler¡¯s hands went straight to his bulge and she began caressing it through his trousers.


    ¡°Skyler!¡± Mason grabbed her hands and stopped her immediately then he turned to face her.


    ¡°I think we were drugged¡± his voice came out as a worse whisper.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, I just want you¡± Skyler looked at him with watery eyes.


    ¡°Me too¡± he said breathlessly and Skyler leaned closer to capture his lips. He began reciprocating the kiss, giving it back to her, their tongues intertwining against each other.


    Mason pulled away and want on top of her, he took off his t-shirt and through it one-side before ripped her shirt into two.


    ¡°We both understood why we did this, right? I¡¯m not the pervert here¡± he told her.


    ¡°Yes.. please¡± Skyler groaned and pulled his face down to hers to capture his lips again.


    The kiss began harder this time, Mason¡¯s lips went to her neck, he began sucking and biting at the same time, his hands were pulling her panties out of her legs.


    ¡°Have you done this before?¡± He took his lips from her neck as he peeped at her face.


    ¡°Yes just go in already¡± Skyler groaned and he nodded. The next second he went in and began moving in and out of her really fast.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Ahhh.. Mason!!¡±


    ¡°Gosh.. slow down a bit¡± she held his shoulders but he took her hands and pinned them above her head before burying his face on her neck.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± He cursed and began fucking her even more faster, the bed was making rough squeaky sounds with each thrust.


    ¡°Mason!!!!!¡± Skyler screamed out his name.


    ????


    The next morning, Skyler was still sleeping while Mason was shirtless looking at the bite mark on his shoulder, the one Skyler gave him when she cumst night.


    He shook his head and wore a long jacket then took his phone from the stand.


    ¡°Alvin, what¡¯s going on in thepany today?¡± He asked as she found his way to hisptop.


    ¡°Everything is normal and check your email boss. I sent you some links on when to start an online conference, the first one starts at nine so you should get ready,¡± Alvin replied.


    Mason opened hisptop and checked his email.


    ¡°I¡¯ve seen the link, I¡¯ll call youter¡± he hung up and began typing something in hisptop.


    ¡°Good morning¡± a tiny voice sounded behind him and he turned back to see Skyler sitting on the bed and rubbing her eyes.


    ¡°Morning¡± he responded to her greetings and stood up from bed. She was putting on one of his t-shirts that looked big and feltfortable on her body.


    ¡°Hungry?¡± He asked when she stood up and she nodded her head.


    ¡°I guess I should just order something for us then¡± he muttered and began going to his phone but she stopped him immediately.


    ¡°I will cook, we can¡¯t waste the kitchen, we only have two days to use it¡± she pouted her lips.


    ¡°Alright, cook something, I¡¯ll head to the shower¡± he shrugged.


    ¡°Are we going out?¡± She asked enthusiastically.


    ¡°Once I¡¯m done with my morning conference¡± he replied and Skyler shook her head as she watched him walk to the restroom.


    She looked at her face in the morning and the hickeys on her neck. Last night was great actually, she was expecting him to bring it up but he didn¡¯t.


    She sighed and went to the kitchen, since there was some slice of bread, tomatoes and sd, she decided to make some sd sandwich.


    While making the sd, Mason stepped out of the room dressed in his business suit and nose mask, he stared at Skyler¡¯s figure, the shirt was a bit short, showing off her freshps and thighs.


    He walked over to her and hugged her from behind.


    ¡°Mason!¡± Her eyes widened when his lips moved to her neck again.


    ¡°What are you doing?¡± She tried looking at him from her side but he didn¡¯t let her.


    ¡°You know we just consummate the first step of our marriage so why don¡¯t we just continue¡± he whispered and bit on her earlobes.


    Skyler gasped.

 Only Dogs Kneel And Beg For Food

    Mason kept biting on Skyler¡¯s earlobe which made her hands tremble and her body quiver. She identally dropped the bottle of mustard she was holding on the floor.


    ¡°Hey, what are you doing? I thought¡­ I thought you were having an online conference?¡± She stuttered her words, being surprised at his sudden behavior.


    Mason stopped biting her earlobe and he rested his chin on her shoulders.


    ¡°Where do you want us to go out today?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Uhm.. I don¡¯t know, I still have to work on Edna¡¯s dress and we can take a walk after then go for dinner or something¡± she suggested with an unsure look.


    Mason stayed quiet for a while before nodding.


    ¡°Fine by me, I¡¯ll leave you to do your thing¡± he left a short kiss on her neck before adjusting his nose mask properly on his face and stepping away from her.


    After his presence was out of the kitchen, Skyler pped her cheeks a little for the sudden redness before bending to pick the mustered.


    ¡°Get control of yourself, we just had a night together, it¡¯s nothing, you¡¯re probably just shy,¡± she told herself and nodded to confirm before she continued making the sandwich.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Maya tiredly climbed down the stairs and went to the kitchen. She opened all the pots but they were empty.


    ¡°Matilda, isn¡¯t there any food, even if it¡¯s half a te?¡± She gave Matilda who was washing the dishes a pleading look.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am, ma¡¯am Rosa said I should pack up the remaining food for her to share with the workers in herpany¡± Matilda replied with her head lowered.


    ¡°Can I just have it, let me take a little and I promise you, Matilda, if Dad opens my ount then I will personally double your sry¡± Maya pleaded.


    Matilda was surprised to see that Maya could look this pitiful and helpless, she pitied her so much but she didn¡¯t want to get into any trouble with Rosa since Maya was no longer in control to do anything.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am I¡¯d love to help you but I-¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re so hungry Maya why don¡¯t you just cook something, grandpa didn¡¯t forbid you from using the kitchen¡± Rosa climbed down the marble stairs with her ss heels making annoying sounds.


    ¡°You¡¯re jobless Rosa, I don¡¯t deserve the way you¡¯re treating me and I swear once I get out of this I will make you see blood!¡± As Maya talked Rosa only just smirked at her.


    Maya scoffed and opened the cupboard, she took out some knives and some vegetables.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why I need to beg any of you! I can do it all on my own!¡± She gritted her teeth and began chopping the tomatoes but she identally cut her fingers.


    ¡°Ouch!¡± She screamed and dropped the knife on the floor.


    Rosa burst out intoughter while Matilda gasped worriedly.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, are you okay?¡± Matilda covered her mouth with her palms.


    Maya¡¯s fingers were hurting so much, she wanted to cry but she couldn¡¯t do it in front of Rosa.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just swallow your pride and beg me, you haven¡¯t eaten well for two days and it¡¯s showing in your face already, your eyes and cheeks have entered inside and oh¡± Rosa let out a fake gasp. ¡°Is that a wrinkle on your forehead? Have your beauty cream or tea finished¡± Rosa feigns a worried look.


    Maya was fuming.


    ¡°You want to hear sorry right? I¡¯m sorry!¡± She shouted with her eyes turning red.


    Rosa¡¯s eyes widened and she moved closer to Maya.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t your parents teach you how to plead with someone you offended the proper way? Get on your damn knees and apologize to me!¡± She said harshly, her looks were cold, deep, and heartless. She was enjoying all that was happening right now.


    Maya¡¯s eyes were misty as she stared back, she refused to go on her knees while Jacob who wasing from behind just watched with a displeased look on his face.


    ¡°You¡¯re not ready yet, Matilda pack all the food and follow me¡± Rosa wanted to turn around but Maya immediately went on her knees.


    Rosa hit pause and a smirk slowly appeared on her face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for calling you a b?tch, please forgive me¡± As she said that, tears came out of her eyes.


    Rosa stared at Maya speechlessly for a while before she suddenly burst intoughter. Sheughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes.


    Maya felt humiliated, she couldn¡¯t control it, Rosa wasughing at her and she broke down in tears.


    ¡°Matilda hand over a te of food to me¡± Rosa stretched her hands out and Matilda immediately unpacked some of the food inside a te and then handed it to Rosa.


    Rosa smirked and poured it on Maya¡¯s face.


    ¡°There you go, only dogs kneel and beg for food and that¡¯s what you are! When you apologize to Skyler, we will plead with Dad to forgive you¡± Rosa smiled at her before walking away.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am Maya¡± Matilda immediately rushed towards Maya who was still kneeling on the floor and breathing angrily.


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± Maya rushed her off before standing up and staring into space.


    ¡°I swear to God Rosa, I will personally make you regret this!¡±


    Rosa was happily walking to her car when Jacob ran after her.


    ¡°Mom, hold on for a second!!¡± He shouted and Rosa stopped then he came to stand beside her.


    ¡°Mom I saw what you did to Aunt Maya, it¡¯s not fair,¡± he said and Rosaughed before turning to look at him in anger.


    ¡°Who do you think you are to stop me and tell me what to do when you can¡¯t even do anything useful in your life?¡± she red at him.


    Jacob wanted to talk but he didn¡¯t find anything to say, he just looked down.


    ¡°Thought so¡± Rosa scoffed and walked towards her car.


    ???????Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    STARBUCKS STUDIOS¡ï


    ¡°And it¡¯s a wrap!!¡± Director James shouted and everyone began pping.


    They just finished rounding up the movie they have been acting in.


    ¡°Susan, post it on our tform andter we will work on the release date¡± Director James turned to a young woman dressed corporately, she smiled and nodded before bringing out her iPad.


    ¡°What do we do next director?¡± Ivy asked.


    ¡°We wait for the release date and before that, the two of you need to get yourself in any scandal that can help in promoting the movie even more¡± director James replied.


    ¡°But I¡¯m Mario¡¯s granddaughter, isn¡¯t that enough?¡± Ivy rolled her eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s enough but not all, some days ago you and ke were involved in a dating scandal, and a lot of attention was on your side so why don¡¯t you spice it up¡± Director James smiled at them.


    ¡°No thank you, thest time that shit happened Ivy was down because she was up with lots of hate, we don¡¯t need anyone to cyber bully anyone before we extra promote our movie¡± ke shook his head.


    ¡°I agree,¡± Ivy nodded.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll look for other means and oh, dinner tonight for everyone and it¡¯s on me!!¡± Director James announced and everyone began pping.


    ke stylishly looked at Ivy who was pping along, he smiled and faced his front.

 Unexpected Guest

    Skyler just finished working on some parts of Edna¡¯s dress before covering her book and stretching her hands.


    The telephone began ringing, she looked at Mason and he was still walking, she sighed and went to pick up the phone.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Mason¡± Maya¡¯s voice sounded.


    ¡°Mason your mom¡± Skyler faced him with the phone.


    ¡°I¡¯m busy, let her tell you all she has to say to you then you¡¯ll tell meter¡± Mason continued pressing hisptop.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Skyler it¡¯s you I want to talk with, please forgive me, I¡¯m sorry for calling you jinxed and when you¡¯re back, please plead with my dad on my behalf¡± Maya said in a hurry, without waiting for her Skyler to agree or disagree, she hung up.


    Skyler just shook her head and put the phone back on the stand.


    ¡°What did she say?¡± Mason closed hisptop and stood up.


    ¡°That she¡¯s sorry for calling me jinxed and I should plead with Grandpa on her behalf¡± Skyler replied and Mason scoffed.


    ¡°That¡¯s not how an apology is done, I¡¯m not epting it¡± he shook his head.


    ¡°But she¡¯s your mother, just let it go¡± Skyler pouted at him.


    ¡°Look at all the f?cks I give¡± he replied and Skyler just sighed, not knowing what to say.


    ¡°So ready for the walk?¡± He asked and she nodded happily.


    He stretched his hands out for her which she epted before they both left the room.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    Carson just rested his head on his table, looking at Mr Brown ( their math teacher ) facing the board and solving some math. He couldn¡¯t understand or even hear what Mr Brown was saying.


    His eyes were closing and opening, he was dozing and trying not to sleep off but it wasn¡¯t helping.


    Mr Brown turned to face them and he suddenly transformed into James. Carson¡¯s eyes cleared in an instant.


    James smirked at him and threw the chalk away before walking towards him in slow motion.


    ¡°James, what are you doing?¡± Carson looked confused.


    James just smirked and brought his fingers to raise Carson¡¯s chin. He leaned closer to his face and smirked even more.


    ¡°Admit it, Carson, you want me¡± he whispered, still leaning closer to Carson, and Carson slowly closed his eyes.


    ¡°Carson¡±


    ¡°Carson!¡±


    ¡°Carson!!¡± Mr Brown flicked Carson¡¯s head this time and Carson woke up from his imagination instantly.


    He looked around and noticed the ss wasughing at him.


    ¡°You¡¯re sleeping in my ss and pouting your lips at me, are you kissing a girl in there?¡± Mr Brown said and the studentsughed even more.


    Carson felt his cheeks burn red in embarrassment.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Sorry for yourself, it¡¯s either you sit straight or leave my ss¡± Mr Brown scoffed and went back to the board.


    Carson began rubbing on his temple wondering why his moment with James won¡¯t leave his head.


    ¡®If those guys didn¡¯t open the door, would I have kissed him?¡¯  he thought to himself.


    ¡°Hey Carson, are you okay?¡± Fred moved closer to him and whispered.


    ¡°Who were you kissing? You almost kissed Mr Brown¡± Simon whispered and he and Fredughed among themselves.


    Carson red at them before stylishly turning back, he saw James sitting somewhere there and giving him that dark smile, he quickly faced his front.


    ???????


    EVENING; REDLOCK HOTEL¡ï


    Mason stood in front of the mirror, arranging his tie in his well-ironed suit properly, he picked up perfume and sprayed it on the sides of his neck.


    Someone rang the bell in their room and he dropped the perfume before going to see who it was. A female attendant stood, holding a medium-sized pox.


    ¡°This package came for you sir,¡± he said and Mason collected it from her and then closed the door.


    The door by the left opened and Skyler came out pointing a blue dress on her body.


    ¡°Mason you¡¯re a fashion designer too, how does this look on me?¡± She asked with a type of nervous smile.


    Mason stared at her from head to toe. ¡°Hideous¡± he replied without beating around the bush.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± Skyler widened her eyes and he stretched the box he was holding to her.


    ¡°What¡¯s there?¡± She narrowed her eyes at him.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you first find out¡± he replied and she opened the box immediately. What weed her was the sight of a good-looking red designed dress.


    She gasped and brought it out.


    ¡°Mason.. this..¡± she didn¡¯t even know what to say.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡± He asked but she was still too shocked to reply.


    ¡°I got it for you because I thought it would look really good on you, try it and see for yourself that I¡¯m not wrong,¡± he said proudly.


    ¡°I¡­ thank you Mason¡± Skyler smiled at him before going back to the bathroom.


    A few minutester, she came back dressed in a red gown with some makeup, her hair was let down, and a few essories on her body with silver heels.


    ¡°Well?¡± She asked nervously but Mason was just looking at her without saying anything.


    He thought she looked really beautiful, if he had seen other women in the past including Linda but he was sure that they were nowherepared to this woman standing in front of him.


    ¡°I look horrible don¡¯t I¡± Skyler pouted her lips sadly and Mason came back to earth immediately. He cleared his throat and put his hands in his pocket.


    ¡°Sincerely speaking, you look really beautiful,¡± he said with the most sincere look ever and if Skyler wasn¡¯t wrong, she could see some sparkles in his eyes.


    Skyler only just stared at him, not knowing what to say. That was the most sincere look she had ever seen, even Felix had never looked at her this deeply topliment her beauty.


    ¡°Thank.. you¡± she smiled at him before taking her small handbag and moving towards him.


    ¡°So where are we going for dinner?¡± She asked with a type of smile but Mason¡¯s eyes were on her deep red lips, a little part of her lipstick-stained her face and he brought his thumb to wipe it off.


    ¡°Surprise¡± he replied while Skyler just stared at his face without blinking.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± he raised one of his brows and she blinked before nodding.


    And they both left the room.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Maya was sitting on a chair in her room and looking at her face in the mirror when someone knocked on her door.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± She looked from the window and the door opened before Ivy stepped in with a tray of food.


    ¡°Mom, here¡± She hurriedly stepped in and dropped the te on the bed.


    ¡°Ivy¡± Maya stood up and hugged her daughter tightly.


    ¡°Ivy your mother is suffering, look at me I¡¯m not eating well or using good skin products. I¡¯m getting old and ugly¡± Maya cried.


    ¡°No Mom, you¡¯re not, Skyler wille back on Monday, just apologize to her and end all these¡± Ivy cupped her mom¡¯s cheeks and dried her tears.


    ¡°Skyler again? Can¡¯t you see she¡¯s the cause of my problems!¡¯ Maya cried out.


    ¡°Skyler is a cool mom, you should be d Mason found her,¡± Ivy replied before stepping away from Maya.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be having dinner with you guys, my director is treating us for one so I¡¯ll see youter. I already talked to Grandpa and he said I can go, goodnight and make sure you eat¡± Ivy waved at Maya before leaving the room.


    Maya burst out in tears and fell back on the chair.


    ???????


    DINE WITH ME¡ï


    A big signboard with some shining light that says dine with me could be seen as Mason¡¯s car stopped at the parking lot and he came down then helped Skyler with the door.


    Skyler gasped at seeing the ce.


    ¡°You brought me to dine with me?¡± Skyler looked surprised.


    Dine with Me was one of the biggest restaurants for rich couples to have dinner. She used to admire the ce on magazines and YouTube but would she being here for real? What a life.


    ¡°Now is not the time to drool, let¡¯s go¡± Mason showed her his elbow which she smiled and epted before they began going in.


    The ss door opened automatically for the both of them but Skyler bumped into two unexpected people.

 We Won

    Felix looked shocked to bump into Skyler and even more shocked when he saw her hugging another man¡¯s arm while he was doing the same with Felicia.


    Mason looked at Skyler when he saw she was looking at them but with the look in her eyes, he could guess who she was looking at.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just go in¡± Skyler whispered to him and tried moving in but Felix suddenly blocked their part.


    ¡°Felix!¡± Felicia whispered and shook her head trying to tell him not to cause a scene but Felix ignored her.


    He stared at Mason from head to toe before looking at Skyler.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this guy?¡± He asked with an angry look.


    Skyler wanted to punch him, the audacity he had to ask her such questions. She gave him two years of her life and he cheated on her, no remorse to even try to win her back but he was still having dinner dates with the person he cheated on her with.


    A thought suddenly came to her head and she smirked.


    ¡°You want to know who? He¡¯s my husband¡± she replied and hugged Mason¡¯s arms tighter.


    Mason didn¡¯t say anything, he just kept a straight face as he watched them. Felix stared at Skyler speechlessly then brought his eyes to Mason and suddenly burst intoughter.


    ¡°Felicia, can you hear this? Husband? She said he¡¯s her husband, she¡¯s married¡± he looked at Felicia as heughed.


    Felicia didn¡¯t say anything because she was too ashamed to stare at Skyler or the handsome man beside her and people were passing, she was embarrassed.


    ¡°Come on Skyler you¡¯re really funny, just admit that you were stalking me and when you found out I¡¯d be here, you hired this guy from nowhere and acted like you two are married just to make me jealous¡¯ ¡® heughed so hard again.


    Skyler was gripping Mason¡¯s hands, trying to control her anger and Mason brought her hands to her knuckles and rubbed them gently. It seemed to calm her down a little.


    ¡°Are you done? You¡¯re scaring my wife with your strange behavior?¡± Mason then gave Felix a look that portrayed no emotions.


    ¡°It¡¯s like you don¡¯t know something, this woman here was supposed to be my wife but she..


    ¡°She ran away from you because you cheated on her with that,¡± he said ¡± using his head to point at Felicia before he continued. ¡°Then I continued from where you stopped, this beauty can¡¯t go to waste, it¡¯s your loss¡± he shrugged before looking at Skyler.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Skyler nodded at him and they began moving forward.


    ¡°Skyler!¡± Felix left Felicia and went to block the door with his hands.


    ¡°I¡¯m only one call away, when you¡¯re tired of this bullshit then you cane back to me, I will always ept you¡± he ignored Mason and faced Skyler.


    ¡°You wish, I¡¯m about to have a dinner date with my husband so how about you let us go in and continue fucking Felicia¡¯s hole as you do?¡± She gave him a kind of look and without waiting for his reaction, she pushed him off her way.


    ¡°Thank you¡± She smiled and began going in with Mason.


    Felix hurriedly went after them, he saw a waitress carrying an empty tray of drinks and he snatched a ss from her.


    He aimed at Mason¡¯s head and threw but Skyler was quick enough to notice.


    ¡°Mason duck!!¡± She shouted out of fright. Mason did as told and the ss flew past him, crashing on another person.


    Felix gasped in shock and without wasting time, he took his heels.


    ¡°Security don¡¯t let that guy putting on a green suit run past the exit¡± the waitress brought out a walkie-talkie and announced to a guard.


    ¡°You okay?¡± Mason faced Skyler with a worried look.


    ¡°I should ask you that!¡± Skyler asked, looking at his body to see if he was hurt.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine¡± he muttered before looking out at the guard waiting outside for Felix.


    The guard caught Felix before he could enter his car and in seconds the police came and Felix was shackled.


    ¡°Wait, don¡¯t take only me, I came with my date!!¡± Felix shouted as the police pushed him to the car.


    ¡°We don¡¯t see anybody, get in¡± The policemen pushed Felix in.


    Felix peeped out to see Felicia driving his car out of the restaurant.


    ¡°That bitch¡± he muttered.


    ???????


    JUST 4 YOU¡ï


    This was another restaurant where Ivy and her teams were celebrating. They could be spotted sitting together at a round table.


    ¡°Hey why don¡¯t we make this fun, who can eat the spiciest food in this restaurant?¡± director James suddenly asked.


    ¡°Why are you asking the director?¡± Ivy replied with an eye roll.


    ¡°Well,¡± Director James cleared his throat before bringing out two tickets. ¡°I¡¯m not holding thest two tickets of John Walker¡¯s y¡± he added and almost everyone jumped from their table.


    ¡°Director, where did you get them from?¡±


    ¡°Wanted to get one earlier but it was sold out!¡±


    ¡°Director!!¡±


    They were bugging him already.


    ¡°Hey that¡¯s why I said let¡¯s y a game to get it, we¡¯ll just go with two levels and the lucky two people will make it to John Walker¡¯s y and he¡¯s acting live¡± Director James smirked and everyone began screaming again.


    ¡°Ready?¡± He asked and they nodded, then a te of the spiciest chicken was ordered for each of them.


    ¡°In there, two, one.. go!!¡± He pped his fist and they began eating, some were already crying.


    ke was about to finish his, he looked at Ivy and saw she hadn¡¯t eaten much and he smirked before some from her te and added on his.


    Ivy stared at him and he winked at her, director James saw them but didn¡¯t say anything.


    Only four were able to eat, they were Ivy, ke, Daisy, and ke¡¯s manager Patrick.


    ¡°Okay now to cool your spirits I¡¯ll be going with the romantic desserts, I¡¯ll be ordering two big ice cream Sundays and the rules and female will eat from a cup without straws and the first to win wins the tickets¡± director James announced and people were pping.


    Two giant cups of ice cream on Sundays were brought to their table.


    ¡°Oh no director, I can¡¯t eat this, I¡¯ll gain so much weight!¡± Ivy looked scared.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about your weight anymore, you¡¯re done shooting¡± director James replied.


    ¡°And whether you look thick or thin, you¡¯re still very beautiful¡± ke added and people began gushing.


    Ivy¡¯s cheeks burnt red but she just nodded.


    ¡°Okay I¡¯ll eat with Ivy, Patrick you eat with Daisy,¡± ke said and Patrick nodded.


    ¡°You want us to eat ice cream together? What about Regina? Won¡¯t she get mad?¡± Ivy looked a little worried.


    ¡°Uhm, actually Regina and I broke up¡± ke cleared his throat a little when he said that.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Everyone looked surprised.


    ¡°Is it because of me?¡± Ivy slowly asked.


    ¡°No! Trust me, really¡± he shook his head immediately before facing everyone.


    ¡°Please let it remain a secret, I don¡¯t need any attention on my private life and decision¡± he pleaded.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry ke, you know Regina is too clingy, I don¡¯t even like her¡± Patrick rolled his eyes.


    Ivy stylishly stared at ke, she felt happy that he was finally single, she could try getting close to him but at that same time, she felt fear with the thought of people hating on her if she dated him.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start eating, the ice cream is melting!!¡± Director James yelled and the eatingpetition started.


    ke was sitting opposite Ivy and they were eating from their side without using the straw like Daisy and Patrick.


    ¡°I¡¯m team ke and Ivy!! Eat fast, eat fast!!¡±  Some people were cheering.


    ¡°I¡¯m having a brain freeze here¡± Ivy pulled away from the ice cream and beganining.


    ¡°Come on Ivy let¡¯s do this, think of John Walker¡¯s y¡± ke reminded her and Ivy nodded before eating again.


    The ice cream separating their lips from each other suddenly fell off and ke¡¯s lips identally brushed with Ivy¡¯s.


    It felt like time froze for the both of them, Ivy slowly brought her gaze to ke¡¯s face and she met him staring at her, he also looked shocked.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°We won!! Yes!!¡± Daisy shouted, bringing ke and Ivy back to earth.

 Do You Smile?

    ¡°What?¡± ke looked shocked.


    ¡°Sorry boss¡± Patrick smiled and shook hands with Daisy.


    ¡°It¡¯s not fair, Daisy give me your tickets or I¡¯ll fire you!¡± Ivy stood up and stretched her hands out.


    ¡°No way!¡± Daisy struck her tongue out and began running.


    ¡°Daisy, I am your boss so listen to me!!¡± Ivy yelled and began chasing after her.


    Everyone was just watching them andughing but Director James was secretly typing something on his phone.


    ¡°I got new information about ke, Ivy, and Regina. ke and Regina have broken up and he¡¯s getting close with Ivy¡± he typed to a number before sending a picture of the idental kiss ke had with Ivy.


    ???????


    DINE WITH ME¡ï


    A waitress just dropped some food on the table where Mason and Skyler were sitting.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Skyler smiled at her and watched her leave before staring at Mason who was already pouring some wine in the ss.


    ¡°Here you go¡± he stretched the ss which she epted with a smile.


    They began eating but Mason was just staring at her. Come to think of it, how they met and married was quite funny, he met her from nowhere and proposed to her and she agreed, they married the same they she was about to marry that freak.


    Skyler slowly looked up when she felt some gaze on her, she caught Mason¡¯s gaze but he didn¡¯t make an attempt to hide.


    ¡°What? Do I have some food on my face?¡± She slowly blinked at him.


    Mason chuckled a little with surprised Skyler.


    ¡°I just want to know more about you, I mean it¡¯s been close to a month, we should know more about ourselves,¡± he told her.


    Skyler thought he was saying something and she nodded.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, what do you want to know about me?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Yourst name is Skyler Wang, are you Chinese?¡± He started his first question.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Half Chinese half American, my father was a Chinese man and my mom is an American¡± she added.


    ¡°So you have a Chinese name, can I hear it?¡± Mason dropped his fork as he seemed more interested in this conversation.


    ¡°Yes I do, it¡¯s Jingxue,¡± she said.


    ¡°Jing xue..¡± Mason pronounced carefully, ¡°Does it have a meaning?¡± He then asked.


    ¡°It means kind, helpful person, someone always ready to assist,¡± she answered.


    ¡°Interesting, so tell me about your dad,¡± he asked and sipped from his wine.


    Skyler sighed a little before smiling hurtfully.


    ¡°Well my father was just like me, his name is Chareen Wang, I should say he was a born legend in the fashion industry, his dream is to finally be known as one of the best and he worked for it.. you know he was selected to join this popr show of fashion designing, he won and was about to face millions of crowds to collect his reward but he had an ident and died on his way¡± she narrated to him.


    ¡°That sucks,¡± Mason muttered.


    ¡°Hmm, but it¡¯s the past, I¡¯ve long epted it and I promise to make a name for myself and make my father proud¡± She let out another smile and nodded to herself.


    ¡°I trust you, so your wedding dress, I noticed the design looked a bit unique, wanted to ask but I forgot¡± he raised another question.


    ¡°Oh I designed it myself, it took months,¡± she replied.


    ¡°Really?¡± Mason looked a bit surprised.


    ¡°Yes but it was such a waste,¡± she sighed afterwards.


    ¡°You are very talented, you know D?S will be holding a designpetition next week, how about you join, I¡¯ll send you the link to register,¡± he told her.


    ¡°I would love to buy Edna¡¯s dress?¡± She looked at him.


    ¡°Take it as your project there, if you be a worker there then it can help you¡± he replied.


    Skyler smiled happily.


    ¡°Of course, I¡¯d love to join, oh and I have questions for you too¡± She leaned closer and smirked at him.


    ¡°Shoot¡± he rolled his eyes.


    ¡°If you met another girl on the road that wasn¡¯t me then would you marry her?¡± She asked, paying close attention to him.


    ¡°I was gonna go to Paris and drag Linda to marry me¡± he replied.


    ¡°Linda?¡± Skyler creased her brows.


    ¡°Hmm, my ex because she stood me up but I saw you in a wedding dress and I had no patience so..¡± he shrugged his shoulders and cut a piece of meat then put it in his mouth.


    Skyler was shocked with his reply, she shook her head at him.


    ¡°Were you born like this?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Like how?¡± He looked confused.


    ¡°Cold, emotionless, do you even smile?¡± She narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about, I just love my work so much that I don¡¯t have the time to smile anymore¡± he shrugged again.


    ¡°You¡¯re a workaholic then, why are you one though?¡± She asked again.


    ¡°No reason, when I was in my junior high school everyone hated me because I was ugly and a durd, I even asked a girl out and she humiliated me publicly but I decided to buckle up not because of her but everyone and I suddenly became better, as I was getting better I wanted more, I loved the respect and the fame and everything, I just loved it¡± he exined.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°But you should try to smile more, it¡¯ll look good on you,¡± she told him and he nodded before raising his ss to her.


    ¡°Cheers?¡± He gave her a look.


    ¡°Cheers,¡± she smiled and clicked her ss with him.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It¡¯s a family dinner. Maya slowly climbed down the stairs and walked past everyone to get a ss of water but Grandpa Mario called her back.


    ¡°Maya, sit and join us, Rosa told us you apologized to her,¡± he said and Maya froze on her step.


    She turned back and stared at Rosa who just ignored her and kept eating.


    ¡°Thank you Dad¡± she smiled and went to join them.


    They were eating but Carson was busy pressing his son.


    ¡°Emily take the phone from your son¡± Grandpa Mario frowned.


    Carson heard and tried deleting what he was browsing but Emily snatched the phone from him immediately. She stared at it, feeling a little surprised before staring at Carson who slowly faced his food.


    ¡°Always obey the rules Carson, noputer in the dining,¡± She said afterward.


    ???????


    REDLOCK HOTEL¡ï


    Mason and Skyler alreadye back for dinner and this time they were getting ready to sleep.


    While Mason was sitting on his bed and pressing hisptop, Skyler came out of the bathroom in her nightie.


    She felt ufortable because it was transparent and short, she might have grabbed it by ident.


    She ignored Mason andy down, facing the other side.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stay up toote¡± she reminded him before closing her eyes.


    Mason¡¯s eyes were on hisptop, working for almost three hours before he turned to face her.


    He was a bit startled to see her sleeping position had changed, she was now facing him, her nket was off her body and her nighties were exposing her freshps to his view.


    He wasn¡¯t drugged this time but he was beginning to get hard by staring.

 Will You Scream My Name?

    He shook his head and brought the duvet to cover her legs but she suddenly moved to her other side and his handsnded on her but.


    Mason¡¯s eyes widened as he stared at his hands in her butt, the sudden urge to squeeze it a little came to his head and he couldn¡¯t resist, his hands gently squeezed on her little but fluffy ass.


    ¡°Mason, what are you doing?¡± Skyler pped his hands off her body with sleepy eyes.


    Mason closed hisptop and kept it on the stool beside him before shifting closer to hug her from behind.


    ¡°I really want you now, can you wake up?¡± He whispered in her ears and began kissing her neck.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± She pouted in her sleep.


    ¡°I¡¯m really hard Skyler¡± he whispered again.


    ¡°So? Help yourself out I¡¯m sleepy¡± she scoffed and pushed his hands away from her body then rxed on her pillowfortably.


    ¡°Please just open your eyes, only one round I promise¡± he pleaded with her while bringing his hands to squeeze her boobs from behind.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°Mason!!¡± Skyler pouted but he kept ying with her nipples which were slowly getting hard by his touch.


    While one of his hands was gripping her breast, the other began moving downwards till it got to their panties, he put his hands in and began rubbing her clint.


    ¡°Mason, what are you going?¡± Skyler¡¯s eyes opened, she tried taking his hands off but he moved even faster.


    ¡°Mason you¡­ Oh.. oh.. fuck¡± she couldn¡¯tplete what she wanted to say when two of his fingers entered her and he began fingering her really fast.


    He turned her to face him and pushed his fingers then curled them inside hers really deep as he fingered her even more.


    ¡°Damn! Mason! I wanna cum!!¡± Skyler began moaning uncontrobly.


    ¡°Do it on my fingers,¡± he said breathlessly. He hasn¡¯t entered her yet but it was getting really hard that pre cum were starting to stain his shorts just by looking at her reaction.


    ¡°Mason!!¡± Skyler screamed when his fingers went even more deeper inside her, she couldn¡¯t hold it, she had to release her juices on his fingers.


    Mason pulled away and stayed at his fingers for a while, he stared at Skyler who was looking at him breathlessly then he slowly put fingers in his mouth and licked slowly, not taking his eyes off her.


    ¡°Sweet¡± he muttered when he pulled away.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to take your clothes off,¡± he said afterwards.


    ¡°Why?¡± Skyler¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°I just f?cked you with my fingers, now I want to be fully buried inside you¡± he replied before taking off his trousers.


    Skyler couldn¡¯t look away from his d¨¬ck, it was big and hard.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be scared wifey, I¡¯ll go only one round I promise¡± he said and leaned closer to capture her lips.


    They began kissing slowly for a while, Skyler didn¡¯t know when Mason entered inside her but when he began thrusting, she had to break the kiss.


    ¡°Mason¡± she held his shoulders while he buried his face in the crook of her neck, fucking her really fast.


    ¡°Can you try to go slow please?¡± She pleaded with him.


    ¡°I can¡¯t¡­ You¡¯re too good¡± he replied and knelt on the bed still inside her, he took her legs and ced them on his shoulders then continued moving in and out of her.


    ¡°¡­ Mason.. shit¡± Skyler threw her head backwards.


    ¡°Will the doggy make you scream my name even more?¡± He asked and she stared at him confusedly.


    Before she could reply or react, he already turned her over and made her kneel on the bed then went deep inside her from behind.


    ¡°Mason!!!! Arghh!!! Mason!!!¡± Skyler began screaming as he pounded her without mercy, her boobs were also shaking uncontrobly.


    ¡°I thought so¡± Mason muttered and grabbed her boobs from behind then moved even faster inside her.


    ¡°Mason.. please¡± Skyler held his hands. They were on her boobs, she didn¡¯t know if she wanted him to take them off or squeeze them but Mason took the second.


    He squeezed on her b¨®obs hard as he gave it to her from behind, enjoying every scream that left her mouth.


    ¡°You know I don¡¯t mind f?cking you till the next morning¡± he whispered in her ears and before Skyler could reply, he suddenly stood up from the bed and carried her up, making sure her legs were wrapped around his torso.


    Skyler was breathing heavily, her legs were already shaking but Mason was not tired.


    ¡°I want to hear you scream my name again, I don¡¯t mind if everyone hears us¡± he whispered to her then entered her again.


    Skyler wrapped her hands around Mason¡¯s shoulders as he f?cked her and at the same time took her to sit on the table.


    He ced her legs on his shoulders and continued going even faster than before, the poor table kept shaking violently.


    Skyler¡¯s loud moans and screams filled the whole room.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Carson wasying on his bed while throwing a ball up and catching it back when a knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Who?¡± He asked and Emily came in.


    ¡°Mom¡± he quickly sat up as he watched here closer.


    ¡°Here you go¡± she dropped his phone for him and began leaving but he quickly called her back.


    ¡°You saw what I was browsing right?¡± He asked out loud, making Emily pause. She slowly turned to face him.


    ¡°How do I know if I¡¯m gay?¡± She said what he was browsing and Carson looked down.


    ¡°Why were you browsing that?¡± She asked afterwards and when Carson didn¡¯t say anything, she came to sit on the edge of his bed.


    ¡°You know I already know who you were, when you were little, I knew it would be like this but I was afraid of this reaction from you¡± she muttered and he stared at her confusedly.


    ¡°What are you talking about mom?¡± He narrowed his eyes a little.


    ¡°When you were small, you loved guys more than girls, you¡¯d always talk about handsome guys and hang out with them. I¡¯ve tried to hook you up with girls secretly but you don¡¯t pay any attention so I epted you would figure yourself out when you grow up and I¡¯m hoping you can ept it and don¡¯t be too hard on yourself¡± she held his shoulders gently.


    Carson¡¯s eyes turned misty and a teardrop fell from it.


    ¡°But.. How do I ept it? What would grandpa even say? I¡¯m not from this family, I¡¯m not a real Delgado and I can feel it with the way some people treat me here but I¡¯m not saying anything and if they find out I¡¯m gay then what would they think of me?¡± Carson burst out into tears.


    Emily sighed and moved closer to him then hugged him tight.


    ¡°I just told you not to be too hard on yourself, listen, do whatever your heart and body wants and when you¡¯re ready to tell everyone, I¡¯ll be by your side¡± she told him softly.


    Carson sniffed and dried his tears and Emily pulled away from the hug.


    ¡°Look at me, you¡¯re not the only gay in this world, there are many and they are proud of it. I know most people are against it but you can try joining the LGBTQmunity to bond and feel better with people like you¡± she said with a smile.


    Carson just nodded and Emily kissed his face before leaving the room. When she left, Carson¡¯s eyes went to hisptop and he grabbed it, turned it on and began searching for something.


    In theptop screen it had a rainbow g that said wee to the ¡®LGBT¡¯munity, click here to join.


    He stared at the click box for a while before moving his arrow to ept it.

 Trouble In Paradise

    The little celebration was over, there were over ten empty bottles of beer on the table and almost everyone was drunk.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go outside¡± ke was dragging Ivy away from the chair but she was still pushing herself forward toy on the chair.


    ¡°I want to sleep, ke!!!!¡± Ivy pouted.


    ¡°It¡¯s not your house, let me drive you home, I wonder why you drank so much if you can¡¯t handle it!!¡± He rolled his eyes and kept dragging her but she jumped on his back instead.


    ¡°I love piggyback!!¡± She chuckled and hugged his neck tight.


    ke just rolled his eyes and took her outside, he was surprised to see drunk Daisy sitting on the driver¡¯s seat.


    ¡°Daisy, what are you doing?¡± He looked surprised.


    ¡°Patrick over there said he knows how to drive faster than me so we want to do a car race¡± Daisy replied in a drunken state.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Patrick?¡± ke looked around and a car horn sounded.


    ke turned to his side to see Patrick sitting in his car, getting ready to drive.


    ¡°Patrick, what do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± ke¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Sorry boss, I¡¯ve got to show this bitch how to-¡±


    ¡°Bye loser!!¡± Daisy shouted and drove off before he could finish talking.


    ¡°What the.. that¡¯s cheating!!¡± Patrick yelled and drove after her.


    ke was left standing outside with Ivy at his back.


    ¡°I guess we¡¯ll have to trek back to your family Mansion, will you behave?¡± He told her.


    ¡°Yas!! I love piggy, hey ke do you know I¡¯ll make a good singer? Tried singing but I heard I wasn¡¯t good enough, do you wanna hear me sing?¡± She asked as he began walking.


    ¡°Okay¡± ke nodded.


    ¡°I love you like a love song baby and I keep hitting repeat peat peat peat!!¡± She began singing ¡°Love You Like I Love Song¡± by Selena Gomez and her voice sounded horrible.


    ke almost fainted but he kept enduring.


    ¡°Don¡¯t I sound great?¡± She asked when she was done.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°Yes you did, I didn¡¯t feel like dying when you were singing¡± he replied with sarcasm in his voice.


    ¡°You know I love Selena Gomez, she¡¯s wlessly pretty¡± she said and ke just nodded, not knowing what else to say to her.


    They finally got to the mansion and he met a guard who immediately rushed up to them.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m ke Andrews, Ivy¡¯s co-star, we were having a little party and she got drunk, her car is not avable¡± he immediately exined himself.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I better take her in¡± the guard took Ivy away from ke¡¯s back and Ivy began crying.


    ¡°No no no.. I want piggy back!!¡± She cried and stretched her hands out like a baby but the guard took her in.


    ke just sighed before turning around and finding his way back to his house.


    ???????


    REDLOCK HOSTEL¡ï


    The next morning, Skyler was busy arranging the kitchen with an angry face. She was mad at Mason because he made her go extra four rounds, she was pleading with him to stop but he didn¡¯t listen.


    It was Sunday, there was no work today and Mason just finished showering, he was dressed casually beforeing to lean on the counter.


    ¡°Hey¡± he called but she ignored him and continued doing the dishes, there were already some fresh pancakes on a te.


    ¡°Morning¡± he greeted but no reply, he took a pancake from the te and Skyler turned to give him a re.


    Mason sighed in defeat before going to hug her from behind but Skyler wasn¡¯t surprised.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re mad aboutst night, it¡¯s just that I couldn¡¯t control myself¡± he said but Skyler kept ignoring him.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have gone too hard on youst night¡± he apologized and Skyler turned to look at him.


    ¡°Is that how you do with Linda?¡± She asked with a straight face.


    ¡°Are you going topare yourself to Linda? It¡¯s that other way around, she actually begged me for it because she can¡¯t resist me but I begged you because I simply can¡¯t resist you¡± he replied.


    Skyler scoffed and looked elsewhere. Was he apologizing or being so arrogant?


    ¡°After you fell asleepst night, I was awake and I thought of some things. At first I thought it was because we were drugged and maybe it won¡¯t happen again but I was wrong and afterst night, you might be thinking I only want sex from you but I realized I want more than that, I don¡¯t know how to exin¡± he sighed and Skyler was already looking at him.


    ¡°I know our marriage is not real but we can try to just make it work, you know treat ourselves normal and see how things would go¡± he added, waiting to see what she would say.


    Skyler slowly smiled.


    ¡°Is it a yes?¡± He asked while narrowing his eyes.


    ¡°If you try to smile then I might consider¡± she smirked and Mason frowned his face deeply.


    ¡°I said you should smile and not frown, how can we be normal if you don¡¯t smile? ¡± You can smile for me alone even if you bone others¡± she gave him a puppy look.


    Mason sighed before squeezing his face in a type of way that made him look funny. Skyler couldn¡¯t help it and she burst intoughter.


    ¡°What¡¯s funny?¡± Mason frowned at her.


    ¡°Your expression, okay listen¡± she sighed and stoppedughing before turning back to take some leftover flour with her finger.


    ¡°Smiling is easy, it doesn¡¯t have to be forced, it¡¯s like this see¡± she drew the flour stain on the side of his lips like he was smiling.


    Seeing what she did, she burst out intoughter while Mason stared at her speechlessly.


    ¡°Look at you, you¡¯re smiling now!! Oh hold on, I need to take a picture of this¡± she stepped away from him and wanted to run to get her phone but he suddenly grabbed her back by the forearm and made her sit on the counter while he stood in between her legs.


    ¡°Do you know what you just did?¡± He asked as he used his hands to pack some floors.


    ¡°Mason don¡¯t¡± Skyler beganughing.


    ¡°You disrespected a billionaire and now it¡¯s pay back time¡± he said and began rubbing her face with the floor.


    ¡°Mason!!¡± Skyler screamed andughed, she took the whole te and poured it upside down on his face.


    Now Mason¡¯s hair and face were extra white, he looked like a clown. Skyler puffed some air from her lips and escaped from him to take her phone.


    She took a picture of his face immediately and he made the picture look more funny because he was seriously frowning.


    ¡°You think this is funny?¡± He looked at her nkly.


    ¡°Guess what is funny?¡± Skyler was really having a good time. ¡°I just sent it to grandpa¡± sheughed and took her heels immediately.


    ¡°Skyler!!!!¡±


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Ivy was groaning and rolling round the bed, her head was pounding furiously and to make it worse, her phone kept ringing non-stop.


    She finally opened her eyes and grabbed her phone only to see it was Daisy as the ID caller.


    She angrily picked it.


    ¡°Daisy, why are you calling me so early, I can¡¯te to work now please can I sleep more!!¡± Ivyined.


    ¡°Ivy, there¡¯s a problem,¡± Daisy replied with a nervous voice from the other end.

 Chapter 33. Get back at Regina

    ¡°There are two problems¡± Daisy took her lips in from where she was.


    ¡°Can you just talk already? Is it that serious to disturb my sleep?¡± Ivy rolled her eyes and squeezed her face due to the headaches she was having.


    Daisy sighed and nodded.


    ¡°First thing is your car.. your car got seized by the police and I was arrested for drunk driving but don¡¯t worry about me because ke bailed us out, I¡¯m talking about Patrick and I,¡± she said immediately.


    ¡°My car is with the police?¡± Ivy was starting to get angry because it was a new car.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t heard the second one yet¡± Daisy muttered and Ivy sighed before standing akimbo.


    ¡°Just talk but let it not be anything about my car¡± she muttered.


    Daisy wanted to talk when Maya barged in angrily.


    ¡°Ivy!!¡± She screamed her name and Ivy¡¯s phone fell from her hands.


    ¡°Ivy, what is happening with you? What are all these I¡¯m hearing about you online? You¡¯re trying to steal someone¡¯s boyfriend? Is that how I fucking raised you!!¡± Maya shouted.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What are you talking about Mom?¡± Ivy looked confused but Maya opened her phone and showed it to Ivy.


    The news of Regina and ke¡¯s break-up news was everywhere and that ice cream picture had gone viral.


    Ivy was shocked as she stared at it, the media were already bringing up stories that didn¡¯t exist.


    ¡°I..¡± Ivy wanted to talk but someone knocked on the door.


    It was the old man¡¯s butler.


    ¡°Miss Ivy, ma¡¯am Maya, old man Mario¡¯s family requests for a family meeting right now¡± he informed them before leaving.


    Ivy and Maya exchanged looks among themselves.


    ???????


    REDLOCK HOTEL¡ï


    ¡°Thank you for booking us and I hope you had a good time¡± The receptionist passed a check pass to Skyler.


    ¡°We had, thanks¡± Skyler collected it with a smile.


    They were both leaving the hotel already, Mason was putting on his sunsses and a free button top while Skyler was just dressed in a baggy shirt, jeans, and canvas.


    ¡°We hope to see your faces here again, bye¡± she waved at them.


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t because I will be taking my wife to a better ce next time¡± Mason replied and left with Skyler.


    The receptionist¡¯s smile slowly turned to a frown and she blinked twice.


    Alvin was already waiting for them in the parking lot, there was a smile when he saw Mason¡¯s cold face again. He knew there was nothing to miss about Mason but he still does.


    ¡°Boss, ma¡¯am Skyler!¡± He ran to take the bags from Mason¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Wee back, how was your weekend?¡± He asked with a smile.


    Mason just removed his sses and stepped inside the car, it was Skyler who replied to him.


    ¡°Our weekend was fine, I hope you had a good time too?¡± She asked back.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine¡± he smiled at her as she entered before he entered the driver¡¯s seat then began driving.


    Skyler suddenly thought of something and then raised her head to talk to Alvin.


    ¡°Alvin, can you please stop at the pharmacy?¡± She asked and Mason turned to look at her immediately.


    ¡°Are you sick?¡± He asked, looking a little worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m not sick, I just want to get a drug,¡± she replied.


    ¡°Why do you need drugs?¡± Mason frowned at her.


    Skyler stylishly looked at Alvin before looking at Mason, Mason sighed and leaned his face closer to her.


    ¡°Tell me in my ear if you don¡¯t want Alvin to hear,¡± he said slowly.


    ¡°I need to get n B,¡± Skyler whispered to him.


    ¡°What¡¯s n B?¡± Mason cluelessly asked out loud and Skyler hit him immediately.


    Alvin¡¯s eye went wide open from where it was but he dared not say anything.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you know anything?¡± she muttered to herself before staring at him. ¡°It¡¯s for protection since we didn¡¯t use condoms,¡± she told him and he nodded.


    Alvin did as told when he saw a pharmacy and Skyler came down from the car and went in.


    ¡°How has thepany been?¡± Mason asked Alvin while waiting for Skyler.


    ¡°Thepany is going well boss, there was noint or anything of such, everything is the same way they are as I updated you online¡± he replied and Mason nodded.


    Skyler came back with a white pharmacy nylon.


    ¡°Okay let¡¯s go, can¡¯t wait to greet everyone,¡± she said and Alvin continued driving.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°Ivy, can you exin all that is happening between you and this Regina girl?¡± Grandpa Mario started by asking after all of them were sitting for the family meeting.


    The only people absent were Carson, Emily, Antonio, Mason, and Skyler who weren¡¯t currently present.


    ¡°Grandpa it¡¯s obvious, Regina is jealous because I¡¯m more sessful than her so she¡¯s trying to bring me down by using Ivy and the family¡¯s name¡± Edna scoffed and shook her head.


    ¡°Learn to talk in your own time, Dad was asking my daughter so don¡¯t make everything all about you¡± Maya red at Edna.


    While they were arguing, Ivy wasn¡¯t even listening to any of them, she was thinking of herself, and now everyone was seeing her as a boyfriend stealer.


    ¡°Tell me something Ivy, are you interested in that young man who¡¯s Regina¡¯s boyfriend?¡± Grandpa Mario then asked.


    ¡°Yes Grandpa,¡± Ivy muttered.


    ¡°Wow, what do you teach your daughter Maya? How to get interested in someone¡¯s man?¡± Rosa shook her head.


    Maya angrily faced her.


    ¡°So what if she is interested in him, does that mean she was nning to steal him? I know Ivy so well and she would never do what the media are using her of doing!¡± Maya was fuming as sheined.


    ¡°Aunt Maya and Aunt Rosa, you guys are making things scary for Ivy, can¡¯t you just behave like a family for once!¡± Hudson rubbed on his forehead tiredly and Edna nodded in agreement.


    Maya twitched her lips and faced front but Rosa had a smirk on her face.


    ¡°I swear to you Grandpa, the media are saying it all wrong and making me look bad, I would never try to be that shameless and ruin our family¡¯s name¡± Ivy sniffed as she exined herself.


    Rosa scoffed to herself.


    ¡°You¡¯d never try to ruin our family name? Did you ask what your mom did to marry your father?¡± She suddenly said and Maya stood up from the chair.


    ¡°Rosa you..


    ¡°Don¡¯t sweat it, Maya, just go upstairs!¡± Dn who had been like a ghost in the family meeting all along.


    Maya was fuming angrily, she gave Rosa a really hard re before storming out of the family meeting.


    ¡°Rosa you can also follow behind¡± Grandpa Mario looked at Rosa.


    Rosa just smirked, stood up, and left.


    ¡°Grandpa, Dad, I¡¯m freaking out! I¡¯ve never been involved in a social media or inte drama or even cyberbullying about things I didn¡¯t do, I don¡¯t know what to do Grandpa¡± Ivy began crying.


    ¡°Listen, don¡¯t say anything because I believe if you talk more then you¡¯ll be fueling it more¡± Jacob suggested.


    ¡°So are you saying she should say nothing and let people dictate her life for her?¡± Dn raised one of his brows.


    ¡°It¡¯s all social media uncle, it will pass sooner orter when they finally see a bigger story to be concerned of¡± Jacob added.


    ¡°Yeah, bigger news like when I won the best red carpet dress and hottest woman in LA¡± Edna unted her hair proudly.


    Hudson just shook his head and pushed her off before standing up and leaving.


    Grandpa Mario sighed and called Ivy over.


    ¡°My dear,¡± he said softly when she stood in front of him and took her hands. ¡°We believe you so don¡¯t worry about what the inte says, I promise we¡¯ll do something about it okay?¡± He gave her an assuring look.


    Ivy just nodded and Grandpa Mario kissed her on the head before leaving.


    ¡°Hey Ivy¡± Edna stood up and walked towards her.


    ¡°You know Regina started this so let me help you teach her a lesson¡± she smirked.


    ¡°You want to help me? You don¡¯t even like me¡± Ivy scoffed and dried her tears with the back of her arms.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like you but I don¡¯t like Regina more and besides I¡¯m not doing it for free, you¡¯ll take me to that new bag store that JJC justunched to get me one of theirtest brands,¡± Edna said, and proudly crossed her arms under her breast.


    ¡°And how will you help teach Regina a lesson?¡± Ivy asked and Regina let out a devious smile.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just toy with her emotions¡± she whispered and winked.


    ¡°Tell me more,¡± Ivy replied.

 Chapter 34. Plan B

    The ss was as silent as a graveyard as the students were busy with mathematics tests again. Carson was staring at the paper with no clue of what to write, he looked to the left and right to see the people writing on their papers.


    ¡°No side looking!¡± Mr Brown hit a stick on his table that made him face his book.


    After two hours, the text was over, Carson sighed as he stepped away from the ss.


    ¡°How was it man?¡± Fred walked up to him and asked.


    ¡°The usual, you know they were all looking like Chinese to me¡± Carson replied.


    ¡°Sorry man, next time¡± Fred tapped his shoulders twice before leaving.


    Carson began keeping some of his books inside his locker when Gracie and Ryan walked past him, giggling and holding hands. He just sighed and shook his head before dropping his book on his locker.


    ¡°Hey,¡± a familiar male voice sounded behind them.


    He knew it was James and his heart skipped a beat. This would be the first time he would be seeing James after finding out that he was gay.


    He immediately cleared his throat before turning to face him.


    ¡°Hi,¡± he avoided eye contact.


    ¡°How was your math oh don¡¯t bother answering, I saw the way you sulked on your way out of the exam hall¡± James shook his head.


    ¡°Sorry James, you took your time to teach me but I still ended up the same, I¡¯m sorry¡± As Carson talked, James noticed he was avoiding eye contact.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    He brought his hands to his chin and made him look up at him, where their eyes contact to meet.


    ¡°You¡¯re avoiding looking at me?¡± He asked.


    Carson stared at James¡¯ eyes and couldn¡¯t look away or say anything.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be too tense, it¡¯s just me¡± he smirked and Carson foolishly nodded his head.


    James chuckled and Carson¡¯s eyes widened, he immediately pped James¡¯ hands away from his face.


    ¡°Since our tutor continues then I¡¯ll see you in your next meeting, bye¡± he turned around, forgetting his locker was behind him so he hit his head on it.


    ¡°Oh!¡± James winced like it was his head that got hit. ¡°Are you okay?¡± He asked afterward.


    ¡°I¡¯m perfectly fine¡± Carson faced him with a smile before excusing himself.


    James just turned back to look at his retreating figure with a smile on his face.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    The car finally stopped in front of the garage and Mason came down. He helped Skr down before they took their bags.


    ¡°Bro¡± Hudson spread his arms and began moving toward him but Mason dodged him and he ended up hugging the air.


    ¡°That¡¯s not fair, you haven¡¯t even seen me for three days, don¡¯t you miss me?¡± Hudson pouted.


    Mason didn¡¯t mind him, he knew Hudson was doing all this because he woulde tomorrow to beg him for a post since his week suspension was already over.


    ¡°Is it Grandpa in his study?¡± He asked Matilda who was washing the dishes.


    ¡°Yes sir and wee back home sir¡± she immediately greeted him.


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s drop our bags off before we go to see him,¡± he told Skyler who nodded then the both of them went in.


    After greeting Grandpa, Skyler excused herself because the old man wanted to see Mason alone.


    ¡°So have you heard about what is happening with your sister online?¡± He asked.


    ¡°The rumor that came up? I thought it already went down¡± Mason creased his brows.


    ¡°It came up again, your sister is devastated and we have to do something about it,¡± he said worriedly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Dad, they just need bigger news and I have that to give¡± Mason rolled his eyes.


    ¡°What?¡± Grandpa Mario asked.


    ¡°D?S will be opening apetition show for uing fashion designers, I¡¯m sure a lot of people will be excited once I make the announcement,¡± he said.


    ¡°Good n and Skyler, have you told her about it?¡± The old man asked again.


    ¡°Yes and she¡¯s interested, I¡¯m sure she would do well¡± he shrugged his shoulders, and his eyes suddenly caught Grandpa¡¯s phone wallpaper.


    ¡°Grandpa, where did you get that from?¡± His eyes widened because it was the picture of when Skyler poured flour on his face.


    ¡°Oh, Skyler sent it and I immediately used it as my wallpaper. It¡¯s a really rare picture and I have sent it to your mother and sister¡± Grandpa Mario smiled.


    ¡°Grandpa!!!!¡±


    ???????


    In Maya¡¯s room, she was sitting on the chair and looking at her family pictures, pictures of Mason when he was a baby, Ivy and Dn, and her.


    Her phone rang and she checked to see an unknown number. She narrowed her eyes and picked up the phone.


    ¡°Hello? Is this Maya?¡± A female voice sounded.


    ¡°Yes, and this is?¡±


    ¡°Agnes.. it¡¯s me Agnes Cassandra¡± the woman replied and Maya¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Bestie? OMG, where are you? Why did you change your number!¡± She immediately stood up from the chair.


    ¡°I got robbed recently so I had to get a new phone¡± Agnes replied.


    ¡°Robbed? I hope you¡¯re fine¡± Maya¡¯s face turned worried instantly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not hurt, I wanted to let you know that I¡¯m back in LA, I just arrivedst night¡± she said and Maya turned happy immediately.


    ¡°I miss you so much Agnes, I¡¯lle visit youter, are you free?¡± Maya asked happily.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be free in the evening, I¡¯ll see you¡±


    ¡°Me too¡± Maya smiled and hung up.


    Meanwhile,


    ????


    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Skyler stared at herself in the mirror before taking the n B she bought earlier. She had sex with Mason twice without protection, she still has a lot of things to do, and getting pregnant is not her n.


    ¡°I hope I¡¯m not toote¡± she muttered before opening the tablet and putting two pills in her mouth.


    The door opened and Edna happily stepped in. When she heard that Skyler was back, she couldn¡¯t wait to greet her.


    ¡°Skyler, I missed you¡± she shouted happily and out of fright, Skyler dropped the n B on the floor.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± Edna apologized and hurriedly grabbed the tablet before Skyler could take it.


    She looked at it and her eyes widened.

 Chapter 35. Package.

    Skyler swallowed the pills in her mouth before pressing her lips together and raising her head to meet Edna¡¯s gaze.


    ¡°Why do you have the after-sex pills or should I call it n B?¡± Edna¡¯s eyes widened as she asked.


    ¡°Look Edna just give it back okay?¡± Skyler stretched her hands to take it but Edna raised her hands ¡°You and Mason had sex!¡± She gasped.


    ¡°I.. yes we did okay now give me¡± Skyler wanted to take it from her again but Edna happily raised her arms.


    ¡°Gist me, Skyler! I want details!!¡± Edna fully went to her gossip mood.


    ¡°Look, we just had sex okay? Can you give me before someone enters and sees this with you!¡± Skyler looked annoyed and Edna pouted as she returned the tablet to Skyler.


    ¡°You know you guys are making me someone, each time I look at you and Mason, I feel like finding a guy that would make me happy but each time I think of Ivy, I can¡¯t help but think that love is a stress which is why I¡¯m better off without man, I love my name more, I love the fame¡± Edna whispered to her and winked.


    Skyler opened her cupboard and put n B inside before turning to face her.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Don¡¯t just chase fame too much and miss out on starting a new family for yourself but I trust Grandpa, he will force you to get married and settle down before he dies¡± Skyler said and Edna chuckled.


    ¡°So concerning your dress, Mason told me that D?S will be holding apetition for uing fashion designers so I¡¯ve decided to apply, I¡¯d make your dress there and I should be done with it before the red carpet date,¡± she told Edna.


    ¡°Sounds cool, you¡¯re making my dress and chasing your fame at once¡± Edna smirked and Skyler just rolled her eyes.


    ???


    Mason just stepped out of the old man¡¯s study to bump into Rosa.


    ¡°Mason..¡± she looked at him from head to toe and forced a smile at him.


    Mason rolled his eyes and wanted to take the other side but she said something that made him stop all of a sudden.


    ¡°How did your vacation with your wife go? Were you two able to make some great grand babies for your Grandpa?¡± She asked with that fake smile stered on her face.


    Mason stared at her and no one needed to tell him that Rosa was the one behind the drugging.


    ¡°Listen to me, stay away from me, my wife, and my family affairs from now on have I made myself clear?¡± He gave her a no-y look as he warned.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re talking about?¡± Rosa blinked and chuckled nervously.


    ¡°The next time you try to drag my wife and me into your fuel with my mom then it won¡¯t end well for you, have I made myself clear aunt?¡± He repeated while giving her a serious look.


    Rosa didn¡¯t know what else to say, she just nodded and Mason walked away. In anyways she just smiled before going her own way.


    ???????


    IVY¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Mason slowly knocked on the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s open,e in!!¡± Ivy, who was lying on her head shouted and Mason opened the door.


    The moment Ivy saw him, she jumped off the bed and ran to hug him immediately.


    ¡°Bro you¡¯re back, where is Skyler? Why isn¡¯t sheing to see me!!¡± She pouted her lips at him.


    The door cracked open and Skyler stepped in, Ivy went away from Mason and ran to hug Skyler tightly.


    ¡°I miss you sister inw, hey Grandpa sent me the pic of Mason you sent to him, I¡¯m d the both of you were having fun¡± She held Skyler¡¯s hands as she spoke happily.


    ¡°Really?¡± Skyler smiled.


    ¡°Yes, Grandpa sent it to me and Mom, do you know how badly I wanted to post that on my IG handle?¡± Ivy groaned.


    ¡°Tell me about it,¡± Skyler chuckled.


    Mason¡¯s eyes darkened as they were talking about him, they might have forgotten he was standing there.


    ¡°Ahem¡± he cleared his throat and they both turned to face him.


    ¡°I heard about the online sh,¡± he said.


    ¡°ke and Regina thing?¡± Skyler¡¯s eyes widened a little.


    ¡°Yes, ke and Regina broke up and the whole world is saying it¡¯s because of me. It¡¯s so devastating¡± Ivy turned sad.


    ¡°Awwn,e here¡± Skyler went to hug her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say anything concerning the rumors, okay? I will bring up bigger news and they will forget about this¡± he told her.


    ¡°What big news? You will finally tell everyone that you¡¯re Mason Delgado?¡± Ivy asked.


    ¡°No, D?S will be holding a newpetition for fashion designing, the announcement wille tomorrow, and registration starts next week¡± he replied and Ivy¡¯s eyes widened in excitement.


    ¡°That¡¯s cool bro, are you going to work today?¡± She asked and Mason nodded.


    ¡°Bummer, I¡¯ll just spend time with Skyler instead¡± Ivy waved her fingers at Skyler and Skyler did the same.


    When they were done, they left the room and Ivy¡¯s phone began ringing. It was ke calling, she just declined and fell back on her bed.


    ????


    Mason already left for work and Skyler was sitting alone in the room when a knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Come in,¡± she said and Maya stepped in.


    She came to visit Skyler when she saw Mason had stepped out.


    ¡°Mom¡± Skyler stood up.


    ¡°Skyler, wee back, I see you had a good time with Mason, how are you?¡± She faked a smile as she talked politely.


    Skyler found it weird that Maya would talk to her this politely but with the little time she had spent living under the same roof with her, she was guessing that Maya wanted some favors.


    ¡°That day on the phone when I apologized to you, I felt bad because I couldn¡¯t do it face to face but now that you¡¯re here I want to apologize in person¡± She forced a tear out of her eyes and cleaned it.


    ¡°I forgive you Mom¡± Skyler smiled at her.


    Maya shook her head and went to her knees but Skyler immediately helped her up instantly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t Mom!!¡± She said with pleading eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for all the offensive words I¡¯ve said to you since you came to this house, dad has punished me enough, I haven¡¯t eaten well and see mypletion and my legs. I¡¯ve been trekking to work, I couldn¡¯t even go together¡± Maya cried as she exined herself.


    ¡°Mom get up from your knees first¡± Skyler pleaded but Maya refused to stand up.


    ¡°Please I¡¯m so sorry, I¡¯ve learned my lesson so beg your grandfather for me¡± Maya cried.


    ¡°I will talk to Grandpa, mom, please stand up,¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Really?¡± Maya asked and Skyler nodded immediately.


    Maya agreed to stand up and hold Skyler¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Thank you so much,¡± she said before leaving the room. She immediately dried her tears and turned back to re at the door before walking away.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    The moment Mason¡¯s car stopped at the parking lot, he saw reporters waiting outside and he let out a quiet sigh.


    ¡°Here boss¡¯ ¡® Alvin passed him the nose mask and sunsses.


    Mason collected them and put them on before opening the car and stepping down. The reporters gathered him immediately, shing their aggressive lights on his face.


    ¡°Wee back Mason!


    ¡°We heard you went to spend the weekend with your wife!


    ¡°What does your wife look like?


    ¡®I will pay you all the money in my ount if you can take your mask and sses off!


    ¡°Mason!!


    ¡°When will you open a social media ount?


    ¡°Mason!!


    They began following him, taking pictures, and asking him annoying questions. The hefty bodyguards were protecting him from the paparazzi before they touched some parts of his face and body.


    They finally got in, the employees were greeting him but he didn¡¯t bother replying as he got to his office.


    ¡°Wee back Mr Mason, I trust you had a good time with your wife¡± Sunny entered the office in her professional wear while holding a schedule book.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t want to wait for you to ask me to do my job, these are the records of everything that happened in thepany while you were away¡± She put it on his table and bowed a little.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll call you back if I have any questions¡± he nodded and she began leaving.


    ¡°Hold on¡± he stopped her and she looked at him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t fail to announce D?S will be starting apetition show for the uing fashion show tomorrow, put that in your reminder book¡± he said.


    Sunny nodded and walked away from the office and Mason took off that nose mask instantly.


    Alvin then stepped in with a small box in his hands.


    ¡°Boss, a package for you just arrived¡± he walked towards the table and dropped it.

 Chapter 36. The Announcement

    ¡°Open it¡± Mason replied and Alvin nodded and opened the box.


    A giant deadly spider came into his view and he screamed immediately. Mason¡¯s eyes darkened as he stared at it, he picked the spider up by the leg.


    ¡°Boss..¡± Alvin covered his mouth so he wouldn¡¯t scream.


    How could he keep up an alive deadly spider with his hands? Alvin wanted to puke at the scary sight of it.


    Mason took the letter from the box and passed it to Alvin.


    ¡°Read it¡± he ordered.


    Alvin opened the letter and began reading.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you my dear friend, do you like the gift, don¡¯t worry you¡¯ll see more than skeleton and knife painting¡± Alvin¡¯s eyes widened when he was done.


    ¡°This is a harassment boss! How long has this been going on, should I call the police or maybe tell your grandpa?¡± Alvin looked worried.


    Mason scoffed and stared at the spider that had been dangling and trying to bite him.


    ¡°Put the letter back inside the box,¡± he said and Alvin did as told, he put the spider back in before covering the box.


    ¡°Throw it away,¡± he ordered.


    ¡°Boss¡± Alvin looked worried.


    ¡°Now,¡± he said with a ck look.


    Alvin nodded and took the box then left the office. Mason sighed and rested his head backward.


    ???????


    MY MODELS¡ï


    ¡°And take five,¡± the manager said and the cameras stopped shooting Regina.


    She began taking off the giant earrings from her ears when ke suddenly came to her.


    ¡°Hey, we need to talk¡± he grabbed her forearm and pulled her in the direction of another room.


    When they were alone, Regina crossed her arms under her breast and gave him a look.


    ¡°Why are you looking for me? I thought you dumped me to be with Ivy so what¡¯s the matter now? Are you missing me too soon?¡± She smirked.


    ¡°Yes Regina, I dumped you to be with Ivy because I fell in love with her, f?cking ept it and stop messing with her!!¡± He warned her.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± Regina gasped a little.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re behind everything that¡¯s happening online, you followed us to the restaurant and secretly took that picture then told the whole world that we¡¯ve broken up so they woulde to Ivy again!¡± He red at her.


    ¡°Again, what? Now that is reaching!¡± Regina fumed.


    ¡°You think I¡¯m reaching? Well how wouldn¡¯t I because you did it once, what are you not capable of Regina? Listen, stay away from Ivy or you will see my bad book!¡± He gave her a bad look before storming out of the room.


    Regina was still angry, how dare hee in here and use her of something she didn¡¯t do all for that wretched granddaughter of Delgado.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°I will give you and your little new girl something not reaching,¡± she said angrily before storming out of the room.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡± MANSION¡ï


    Maya kept checking her ount bnce and it suddenly came up. She happily just got out of bed before running to the old man¡¯s study.


    ¡°Dad¡± she barged in without knocking and hugged him tight.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Dad,¡± she said happily.


    ¡°The next time you misbehave then I will do more than freeze your ount, I will make you divorce my son and leave this family without any custody of your kids,¡± the old man told her and her face turned pale.


    ¡°Yes¡­ Yes, Dad, I promise not to cause any more trouble¡± she muttered and left the study room.


    When she got back to her room, she dialed Agnes¡¯ number.


    ¡°Hey bestie, I¡¯m on my way over to your ce¡± Maya informed her before hanging up.


    She got dressed and applied her makeup before stepping out of the mansion.


    ¡°Carlos!¡± She called and Carlos ran to her immediately.


    ¡°I¡¯m going out, here¡± She threw her car keys for him.


    He nodded and opened the door for her, she stepped in and put on her ck shades. Carlos entered the driver¡¯s seat and began driving.


    ???


    The car stopped in the garage of a big house. Carlos got down and opened the door for Maya immediately.


    Maya came down and took off her shades before walking in.


    ¡°Agnes!!¡± She shouted and the door opened, revealing a woman of Maya¡¯s age but sexy in stature just like Maya.


    The two women rushed to give themselves a tight hug before they pulled away.


    ¡°Look at you Agnes, you look so good¡± Mayaplimented her.


    ¡°Thanks and you look..¡± Agnes stared at Maya from head to toe. ¡°Different, like you haven¡¯t been eaten well, your skin is a bit dark too, honey are you okay?¡± She looked worried.


    Maya turned embarrassed Instead but she cursed Skyler in her mind.


    ¡°I was just busy, oh where is your daughter?¡± Maya looked around.


    ¡°She¡¯s not back from school yet, she will be graduating soon,¡± Agnes replied.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure she would have be my beautiful, Mason would like her¡± Maya smiled.


    ¡°I thought Mason was married¡± Agnes narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°He is but it¡¯s not serious, don¡¯t worry your daughter is his taste¡± Maya chuckled and Agnes held her hands.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in, I have a lot of things to tell you!!¡± She grabbed Maya and began pulling her in.


    ???????


    EVENING¡ï


    ke: ??? ?¡¯? ???????, ?????? ???? ???????? ?? ??? ????.


    Ivy sighed and stood up from her head, she went to peep from the window and saw ke outside.


    He saw her and nodded at her. She sighed and grabbed her big jacket before stepping out of her room.


    She went outside and walked towards ke.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I just want to see you, how are you doing?¡± He moved closer to her but she moved back.


    ¡°Bad, okay? ke, I¡¯m not fine at all, I¡¯m tired and I just need a break! Why don¡¯t you just leave before someone takes a picture of us and posts it so the world starts using me of being a homewrecker, a slut, a shameless girl why? All because I liked you and you have a girlfriend? Like I was gonna chase after you or like I said, ke broke up with Regina because I am interested in you¡­ you know I-


    She was suddenly cut short when ke grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her closer then mmed his lips on hers.


    Her eyes widened, she couldn¡¯t move or blink even when she felt his lips moving on hers but she suddenly pulled away and pped him across the face.


    ke chuckled and turned his face to the other side.


    ¡°p me here and I mighte back to my senses. I mean, how did it happen so fast, I only came to shoot a movie but I couldn¡¯t get you off my head. I even dumped my girlfriend because I couldn¡¯t stop thinking about you. Each time I wake up, I see your smile, your pretty smile is the only thing I can think of all day without getting damn tired, how did it happen I don¡¯t understand, what did you do to me?¡± He asked with teary eyes.


    Ivy was also crying.


    ¡°What did you do to me, Ivy?¡± ke took her hands again.


    ¡°I¡¯m scared, why are they not attacking you? Why is it only me?¡± She cried.


    ¡°Because social media is dumb! Society loves it when two women beef with each other, don¡¯t give a f?ck about what they say, that¡¯s why they don¡¯te to men because we don¡¯t give a f?ck¡± he told her.


    Ivy was still crying.


    ¡°Come here¡± ke pulled her for a hug and kissed her forehead.


    ¡°Social media can¡¯t make us happy, if I were living up to them then I wouldn¡¯t be bold enough to tell Regina that I don¡¯t love her anymore, I wouldn¡¯t be bold to tell you that I want to start something serious with you and wipe off all these tears from your eyes so I can see that smile again¡± he whispered to her.


    Ivy slowly looked up at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have avoided you earlier,¡± she muttered.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay I understand you, let¡¯s first focus on fixing this online mess and taking care of your mental health before talking about us,¡± he said softly.


    Ivy nodded and wrapped her arms tightly around his waist while he gently rubbed her back.


    ???????


    NEXT DAY; D?S STYLES¡ï


    Sunny was typing some things on herptop.


    BREAKING NEWS: D?S style announces that apetition to help uing fashion designers will be held next week.


    ¡°And post!¡± She muttered and clicked the post button.

 Chapter 37: Tell Me You Miss Me

    It¡¯s been a week now, D?Styles was already open, taking in some people that came to audition for thepetition with their drawings and designs.


    Skyler looked at herself in the mirror for the umpteenth time, she was already at D?S but she was in the restroom. Earlier she talked to Mason about being fair with thosepetitors and not to give her any favors because she was his wife.


    ¡°Nervous?¡± A female voice sounded behind her and Skyler turned back to see a girl in red short hair.


    ¡°Cynthia Roberts¡± she stretched her hands out as she introduced herself.


    ¡°Skyler¡­¡± Skyler thought she shouldn¡¯t tell Cynthia that she¡¯s married so she used her original name instead.


    ¡°Skyler Wang¡± she smiled and epted the handshake.


    ¡°Chinese?¡± Cynthia narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°Hmm, half Chinese half American¡± Skyler replied and Cynthia nodded but didn¡¯t let go of Skyler¡¯s hands when she saw the diamond ring on Skyler¡¯s fingers.


    ¡°You¡¯re married¡± she said and Skyler immediately withdrew her hands.


    ¡°Hmm, my husband is in support of meing here¡± she let out a smile before excusing herself away from the restroom.


    The next person she bumped into was Felix. Her eyes widened in a little bit of surprise.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Felix asked.


    ¡°I should ask you that, you¡¯re leaving morous designs to chase your path here?¡± She crossed her arms under her chest.


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I tell you that, you did exactly the same thing I did so I don¡¯t care what you say¡± Felix scoffed and walked past her.


    ¡°Good luck getting in without needing my help!!¡± Skyler shouted after him and he stopped on his tracks then turned to her.


    ¡°What did you say?¡± He slowly asked.


    The smirk on Skyler¡¯s face widened as she stared at him.


    ¡°You¡¯ve always used me when we were together right? You couldn¡¯t do your projects without asking for my help and now it¡¯s pping you right across the face. You can¡¯t do anything without me now so good luck¡± Skyler smirked, staring at him daringly.


    Felix burst out intoughter.


    ¡°So are you trying to say you need me back?¡± He asked.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m married¡± she showed off her ring before walking off.


    Felix wanted to go after her but the door to Mason¡¯s office opened and Sunny stepped out.


    ¡°Felix Newman?¡± She looked around.


    ¡°Here¡± Felix raised his hands.


    ¡°It¡¯s your turn¡± she replied and went back in.


    Felix arranged his cor probably before moving forward, opening the door and going in.


    Mason was busy going through some files, he felt someone was in his office but he didn¡¯t bother to look at who.


    ¡°Have your sit, tell me what you¡¯re hoping to archive, bring for thepany in the future and your works¡± He ordered as he flipped through another page of the file he was going through.


    Felix took his head and dropped his sketchbook on the table.


    ¡°First I would love to say I love you so much, I¡¯ve been a huge fan and you¡¯re my role model¡± he said with a smile.


    ¡°That¡¯s not what I asked¡± Mason wasn¡¯t looking at him but he rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Okay, I want to be an uing fashion designer. I want to be able to own a bigpany one day ande up with new ideas that would increase the sales and fame of thepany. Here is my work¡± he passed his sketchbook to Mason.


    Mason collected it and began going through it but they all looked familiar. It felt like he had seen this exact type of drawings before.


    He raised his head up to look at the man in front of him and it all urred to him. This was Skyler¡¯s ex, he stole her work and he got the guts to sit opposite him.


    Felix smiled when Mason looked at him. He couldn¡¯t recognize Mason because he had his nose mask on but with the way Mason was staring at him, he could guess he loved the work.


    ¡°Do you think this is child¡¯s y?¡± Mason suddenly asked him.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± Felix looked confused.


    ¡°What are these you showed me?¡± He asked afterwards.


    ¡°Designs sir, they are really good, don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t actually like it¡± Felix looked surprised.


    ¡°Sorry but if you want to work for D?S then you would need to show us better than this sham. The exit is that way¡± Mason closed the sketchbook and passed it back to him.


    ¡°No way Mr Mason, I don¡¯t think you¡¯re seeing all the details, have you seen this one?¡± Felix opened another page and dried, forcing it on Mason¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Mr Felix Newman, please open the door¡± Sunny who had been standing behind them forced a smile at him.


    ¡°Please just one minute, you can¡¯t kick me out, let me show you another..¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s either you leave or the security will escort you out, a warning, they are not nice¡± Mason said with a nk face.


    Felix was still reluctant to leave and Mason took his telephone.


    ¡°Fine I will leave but you just threw a gem away and you would regret it! All of you!¡± He red at them before taking his sketchbook and storming off.


    Skyler was sitting somewhere and waiting but seeing him storming out with an angry face made her smile.


    ¡°So what happened? You couldn¡¯t do your designs without me?¡± She smirked at him.


    ¡°Actually we are not getting epted, I stole your past work and it got rejected which means whatever you have there with you will also get rejected¡± he sounded so sure.


    Sunny came out.


    ¡°Skyler Wang?¡± She called and Skyler stood up with a smile.


    ¡°Here¡± she raised her hands and began moving forward but stopped after a few steps.


    ¡°I was foolish in the past but not anymore, I¡¯ve wised up now and I know the difference between A and B¡± she added before resuming her steps back to the office.


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    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    ¡°Look at my skin, super glowing  isn¡¯t it?¡± Edna smiled and rubbed her face in front of the camera.


    ¡°I bet many of you are still wondering what the secret to this wless skin, well I¡¯ve told you before and I¡¯m telling to again, shop @reylond to enjoy this glowing skin with me¡± she smiled and raised a body lotion up.


    ¡°And cut!¡± The director said and the cameras stopped shooting her.


    ¡°Zita, how do I look on screen?¡± Edna proudly asked the moment she stood up.


    ¡°One word, stunning¡± Zita blew a kiss and walked up to her.


    ¡°I know, just wanted you to hear you say that¡± she rolled her eyes and Zita chuckled.


    Her phone began ringing and she checked the ID, her eyes brightened up immediately as she picked. They said some things before she hung up.


    ¡°Zita, let¡¯s go to the airport, a friend of mine is waiting¡± she smiled widely before running off.


    Zita rolled his eyes and ran after her.


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    D?S STYLES¡ï


    About twenty people including Skyler and Cynthia from earlier were the ones who got picked to attend thepetition for the uing fashion designers.


    They were all sitting on the reception outside when Sunny walked up to them with a smile stered on her face.


    ¡°Congrattions everyone for being part of thepletion. The ss starts tomorrow at 7pm sharp and everyone will be given their ID cards, the rules and regtions will be given to you tomorrow, you¡¯re all dismissed¡± Sunny announced and walked away.


    Everyone began standing up and leaving. Skyler was about to leave when her phone beeped.


    Mason: Do you want to stay behind?


    Skyler began replying: Where do I stay?


    Mason: Come to my office.


    Skyler: if someone sees us?


    Mason: Don¡¯t worry about Alvin and I will make sure Sunny won¡¯t step foot in today.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Skyler smirked: Okay I wille if you tell me that you miss me and you want to see my face.


    Mason: If youe I will tell you face to face.

 Chapter 38. Acceptance

    She smiled sheepishly as she read the texts and bumped into a girl in blond hair who harshly pushed her.


    ¡°Watch it b?tch!¡± She said rudely and left with two other girls.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that, she¡¯s the real bitch¡± Cynthia came from behind.


    ¡°Oh, I wasn¡¯t even paying any attention to her,¡± Skyler shook her head.


    ¡°Where are you heading to? Can we walk together?¡± Cynthia said with a smile.


    ¡°Oh no you go, my husband ising to pick me up¡± Skyler replied and Cynthia nodded before leaving.


    Skyler looked left and right before going to Mason¡¯s office, she knocked on the door.


    ¡°Come in¡± he replied and Skyler stepped then closed the door behind.


    He was leaning on his desk, it was like he was waiting for her.


    ¡°Come here¡± he called her.


    Skyler scoffed and moved towards him, he pulled her closer by the waist and pressed his lips on hers immediately.


    ¡°I miss you¡± he said softly and arranged her hair behind her ears. ¡°Do you miss me too?¡± He asked.


    Skyler didn¡¯t know why she was smiling too much but she nodded.


    ¡°Don¡¯t nod, say it, I want to hear it from your lips¡± he said.


    ¡°Fine I missed you too¡± she muttered and he chuckled a little.


    ¡°Mason, you smiled!¡± Skyler¡¯s eyes widened in surprise.


    ¡°Did I?¡± He frowned.


    ¡°Yes you did, don¡¯t try to hide it¡± she cupped his cheeks and began expanding it.


    Mason just stared at her without doing anything.


    ¡°You should try to smile more, you look extra handsome when you do that¡± she said and he smiled slowly.


    ¡°See, it wasn¡¯t that bad¡± she chuckled at him.


    Mason took his telephone and dialed Sunny¡¯s line.


    ¡°For the rest of today, don¡¯t step into my office by any means. If you have anything to say, pass it to Alvin¡± he ordered and hung up.


    ¡°Mean but it¡¯s cool¡± Skyler smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck while he leaned closer to capture her lips in a sweet kiss.


    Skyler didn¡¯t understand how good she felt in having to taste his lips again after a week, she wasn¡¯t shy. He was her husband and she had every right.


    She pulled away to stare at his face.


    ¡°I saw Felix here,¡± she told him.


    ¡°And I took care of him,¡± Mason replied.


    ¡°To be honest I don¡¯t care about him anymore. I¡¯m d I found his true colors. If not, I would have been suffering by now¡± she muttered.


    ¡°And I¡¯m d I found you¡± Mason replied and she looked at him.


    ¡°Why? Because you won¡¯t have thispany?¡± She rolled her eyes.


    Mason chuckled and pressed her chin.


    ¡°More babe,¡± he replied.


    ¡°Like?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t tell you, I have to work¡± he stepped away from her and went to the president¡¯s seat.


    Skyler pouted before going to sit on the big couch and watching him.


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    AIRPORT¡ï


    A ck limousine stopped in the airport, the driver came down and opened the door for Edna and Zita.


    ¡°Where is he?¡± Edna muttered and looked around the airport.


    Her phone began ringing and she checked the caller, she smiled and picked it up.


    ¡°Where are you?¡± She sulked when she asked.


    ¡°Turn around¡± the male voice replied from the other end and she turned around to see a masculine figure putting on a long coat and scarf.


    She smiled widely and immediately rushed to him, she jumped on him and wrapped her legs around his torso.


    ¡°No, no, no! Edna you¡¯re a star remember? You shouldn¡¯t be seen being this intimate with a guy¡± Zita walked towards them and pulled Edna now.


    He inspected the handsome guy from head to toes.


    ¡°And who is this handsome young man here?¡± He then asked.


    ¡°Hi, I¡¯m Zach Mir¡± Zach replied and extended his hands for a handshake.


    ¡°Well my name is Zita, I¡¯m single and I¡¯m searching¡± Zita epted his hands and Zach chuckled.


    ¡°Funny but I don¡¯t go guys¡± Zach chuckled and took his hands off.


    ¡°Bummer, another guy gone¡± Zita shook his head and moved away.


    Edna hugged Zachary¡¯s arm to herself. ¡°Let¡¯s go then, my family have missed you, when are you gonnae visit them?¡± She asked as they walked back to that car while Zita just followed from behind.


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    JAMES PLACE¡ï


    It was getting to evening, James and Carson were in James room trying to learn some math.


    ¡°So here, you¡¯d put the x into the middle and square it to get your answer¡± James exined as he solved but Carson kept looking at his face.


    ¡°So then you can add these two and that is how you¡¯ll get your answer¡± James concluded and turned to look at Carson only to meet him staring at him.


    ¡°Hey, are you fine?¡± James looked a little worried.


    Carson shook his head and sighed.


    ¡°You know, I figured out that I¡¯m.. I¡¯m..¡±


    ¡°Gay?¡± James helped him toplete it.


    ¡°Yes that¡± Carson pressed his lips together.


    ¡°Cool, I knew it!¡± James smiled.


    ¡°Was it obvious?¡± Carson raised one of his brows up.


    ¡°I just know, but now that you know what you are, what are you gonna do?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, I mean my family might freak out if they hear this though my mom is okay with it¡± Carson looked at James again.


    ¡°How did your parents react when they heard?¡± He asked and James chuckled.


    ¡°My dad uhm.. he killed me out of his house and said I should onlye back when I bring my wife along but you know I ept myself this way so anyonements can¡¯t move me¡± James rolled his eyes.


    ¡°How did you ept it?¡± Carson muttered.


    James turned to stare at him before his eyes moved to his lips. Carson followed his gaze and his eyes widened.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that you want too..¡± he gulped a little and James nodded.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.. I mean I¡¯ve never¡­ With a guy but.. I-


    James moved closer to Carson and mmed his lips on his, not allowing him to finish speaking which left Carson shocked.


    James pulled away and Carson stared at him, he couldn¡¯t blink.


    ¡°So what? Do you like it?¡± James slowly asked.


    Carson blinked repeatedly before shifting closer to James, cupping his face and pressing his lips back on his¡­Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.

 Chapter 39. Walls Have Ears

    Carson blinked repeatedly before shifting closer to James, cupping his face and pressing his lips back on his.


    James smiled and pulled him closer by the back of his neck then began returning the kiss, after some minutes the both of them pulled away.


    ¡°How do you feel?¡± James then asked.


    Carson licked his lips and smiled.


    ¡°Cool, better than the girls I¡¯ve kissed but I¡¯m still scared to tell my grandpa¡± he sighed and threw his head backward.


    ¡°Listen, just tell him okay, remember that I¡¯m also like you and I¡¯m happy, do what makes you happy, don¡¯t try to please what others think about you okay?¡± James rubbed Carson¡¯s forearm and Carson nodded.


    ¡°I love you¡± James suddenly said and Carson looked at him, feeling shocked.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say anything, I just wanted to let you know¡± James added and Carson just smiled.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    The family was sitting at the dinner table as usual but this time, the two silent men were absent, so they went out of the country for a business meeting.


    ¡°So¡­ I heard you¡¯ve started thepetition and Skyler would be part of it¡± Grandpa Mario started.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Mason nodded and kept eating.


    ¡°And all thanks to his news, my scandal has been forgotten on the inte¡± Ivy smiled.


    ¡°And when is your movie starting?¡± Maya asked.


    ¡°I think in some month¡¯s time oh and Skyler congrats for getting into the ss, you¡¯re awesome and I¡¯m sure you will make it in there¡± Ivy smiled at Skyler.


    Skyler also returned the smile and continued eating her food.


    ¡°But Skyler doesn¡¯t have to worry about anything right?¡± Rosa said and everyone looked at her, especially Skyler.


    ¡°Why did you say that aunt?¡± Hudson asked.


    Rosa looked left and right at everyone before letting out a nervous chuckle.


    ¡°It¡¯s just that.. Mason is Skyler¡¯s husband and he loves her. Instead of Skyler going through all this stress, why doesn¡¯t he just help her with it?¡± She suggested but immediately scowled down with all the bad looks she was receiving.


    ¡°Excuse me? I can do it all on my own¡± Skyler looked angry but she was trying to control herself.


    ¡°I¡¯m not saying you can¡¯t do it but I¡¯m just saying..¡±


    ¡°That I should take advantage of the fact that I¡¯m married to Mason?¡± Skyler cut her off with angry eyes.


    Mason held Skyler¡¯s hands under the table but she didn¡¯t pay him any attention.


    ¡°Very shameless of you to say Rosa, I bet if you weren¡¯t from the Delgado family then you would be poor and hopeless¡± Maya defended Skyler while feigning an upset look.


    She wanted to put an act in front of the old man so he would start favoring her and Skyler could help her with it.


    Rosa scoffed and shook her head.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be too naive Skyler, life is hard and you didn¡¯t just marry into this family for nothing, you should have a name apart from being Mason¡¯s husband¡± She rolled her eyes.


    Mason¡¯s eyes darkened with all that she was saying. He wasn¡¯t eating anymore but was using his fork to y with his food.


    ¡°Excuse everyone¡± Skyler stood up and rushed upstairs.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything bad, I just wanted to help her¡± Rosa defended herself with all the looks she was getting.


    ¡°I¡¯ve warned you out, stop poking your nose into what doesn¡¯t concern you but you never listen do you?¡± Mason said angrily and without waiting for her reply, he left.


    ?????


    Mason came in only to meet Skyler sitting on the bed with her palms covering her eyes.


    ¡°Are you crying about what she said, you know I don¡¯t tolerate cheating or ipetence¡± he came to sit beside her.


    Skyler removed her hands from her face.


    ¡°Your family looks down on me and reminds me that I don¡¯t belong here. Oh wait I¡¯m just a girl you saw roaming around that street in her wedding dress, you didn¡¯t even think she was illiterate before you just proposed to her¡± Skyler ranted and wiped the tears from her eyes.


    ¡°Oh, then what was I? A high-ss billionaire from one of the richest families in the world holds a record of a lot of things and hides his face from people because he loves personal space. Suddenly stops a girl in a wedding dress on the street and asks her to marry him, yes stupid much!¡± Mason rolled his eyes.


    What he said made Skyler chuckle and sniff at the same time.


    ¡°Hey,¡± Mason made her face him.


    ¡°You made your wedding dress, Edna chose you to make her red carpet dress for her, Ivy likes you, Grandpa and Jacob likes you and you say this family looks down on you?¡± He said before cupping her cheeks and using his thumb to clean her tears.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was just angry with what Aunt Rosa said¡± she muttered with a sad pout.


    ¡°I want to see you in ss tomorrow, I want you to make me proud,¡± he said and she nodded at him.


    He pulled her closer and kissed her forehead before standing up.


    ¡°You should wash your face and go to bed early. If you gette then I will punish you twice, you wouldn¡¯t want to know what the second one would be¡± he winked at her and began leaving.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Mason you..¡± She immediately grabbed her pillow then threw it at his back but he acted like nothing touched him.


    She scoffed and shook her head.


    ???


    Meanwhile, in the living room, Edna was sitting on the couch and pressing her phone when Ivy came to sit beside her.


    ¡°Rat¡± Ivy cleared her throat


    ¡°Ugly toad¡± Edna faced her.


    ¡°I heard he¡¯s back so when will the n start?¡± Ivy also faced her.


    ¡°Red carpet, it will be a perfect time for him to meet her,¡± Edna said with a smirk.


    ¡°I hope he¡¯s handsome enough to meet her standard?¡± Ivy asked.


    ¡°Very handsome even more than her ex¡± Edna winked and Ivy scoffed before standing up and unting.


    ¡°Thank you, hate you¡± she began walking away.


    ¡°Hate you too¡± Edna shouted and chuckled to herself and continued pressing her phone.


    ¡°Wow you two are getting along¡± Carson walked to the couch with a smile.


    ¡°Ivy wishes¡± Edna scoffed and Carson sat beside her.


    He yed with his fingers a little before facing her.


    ¡°Hey sis.. uhm what do you think of gays?¡± He suddenly asked.


    ¡°Why are you asking? Are you one?¡± She asked with an eye roll but Carson immediately flew from the chair.


    ¡°What? Me? Gay? No!!!¡± He puffed some air out of his mouth.


    ¡°Hey calm down, I didn¡¯t call you one. Zita is gay and he¡¯s sexy so yeah, gays are cool¡± She shrugged before standing up and walking away.


    Carson just smiled to himself.


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    NEXT DAY; D?S STYLES¡ï


    It was 7 pm sharp when the people who were picked to attend the ss were already waiting at the reception.


    Some footsteps in heels were heard and they looked up to see Sunnying towards them.


    ¡°Good morning everyone, I¡¯m d to see all of you here on time. Pleasee with me¡± she said with a smile before turning around and walking.


    They stood up and went after her and she took them to a room that looked like a ssroom except they were like some manikins around the ssroom.


    ¡°This is gonna be you guys¡¯ ssroom, actually there are two, the second one is the most advanced. If you pass the exam then you will be promoted to the second ss so have your seat everyone¡± Sunny ordered.


    They began walking to their seats, Skyler took the front seat and Cynthia took the other seat by her right.


    Sunny¡¯s phone began ringing, she excused herself and stood on one side in the ssroom then picked it up.


    ¡°Hey babe,¡± Cynthia whispered to her.


    ¡°Hi,¡± Skyler waved.


    ¡°Skyler!¡± A familiar male voice whispered her name and she turned to her left to see Jasper.


    Her eyes widened in a little bit of surprise.


    ¡°You¡¯re here?¡± She asked and he nodded.


    ¡°You know him?¡± Cynthia whispered to Skyler and she nodded.


    ¡°He¡¯s Jasper, my coursemate when I was in college¡± she whispered to Cynthia and she nodded.


    The blond girl who was rude towards Skyler yesterday sat at the back of Jasper. She whispered something to her friends before throwing her book at Jasper.


    He turned back to meet her ying with her blond hair.


    ¡°Hi, my name is Lilian, can you help me pick my sketchbook?¡± She asked with a flirtatious smile.


    ¡°I got it¡± Skyler picked up the book and passed it to her.


    She collected it, feeling shocked and angry.


    ¡°You¡¯re wee¡± Skyler smiled and faced front then rolled her eyes.


    She didn¡¯t know that Jasper was looking at her. She just stopped him from talking to that blond girl, maybe she felt something for him.


    He smiled to himself.


    Sunny just finished with her call before facing the ss.


    ¡°Well, your teacher will be on her way. All your reports will be sent to us and the three best students here will be given a good guardian¡± Sunny announced and the door opened revealing a chubby woman, putting on sses.


    ¡°Good morning everyone, my name is Elizabeth and I¡¯m going to be your teacher. My goal is to make sure every one of you achieves your goals as an uing fashion designer,¡± she said with a smile.


    Sunny nodded at her and left.


    ¡°Let¡¯s introduce ourselves shall we? ¡± she started and pointed to Cynthia.

 Chapter 40. Are you single?

    ¡°Cynthia¡± Cynthia smiled.


    ¡°Skyler¡± Skyler waved.


    ¡°Jasper¡± he waved too.


    ¡°Lilian but I prefer Lily¡± The blond girl smiled and eyed Skyler for no reason.


    ¡°Brooklyn¡±


    ¡°Kasey¡±


    When they were done with their self-introduction Elizabeth smiled.


    ¡°Good, we should know ss starts by 7 am and ends by 5 pm, we don¡¯t tolerateziness and ipetence, all we want is to bring out the best in all of you..¡± Elizabeth began talking.


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    MONTANA CAFE SHOP¡ï


    ¡°Two cups of cappino, low sugar¡± The waitress ced the tray of two hot coffees on the table where Edna and Zach were sitting.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Zach smiled at the waitress and Edna could swear that she saw the waitress blush.


    She scoffed and stared at her coffee with the spoon.


    ¡°You should limit the way you smile at girls, if you keep doing that then all the girls might fall for you¡± she rolled her eyes.


    Zach smiled and leaned closer to her.


    ¡°Including you?¡± He asked with a smirk.


    ¡°You wish¡± She rolled her eyes and he chuckled to himself before taking a sip of his cappino.


    ¡°You invited me over for coffee this morning, what do you want?¡± He gave her an intense look afterward.


    ¡°Why did you assume I wanted something?¡± Edna narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°Because you¡¯re a narcissist and that¡¯s what narcissists do¡± he replied earning a gasp from her.


    ¡°Take it back!¡± She pointed her spoon at him but he kept looking at her which made her sigh.


    ¡°Fine, do you have a girlfriend?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Why? Are you single?¡± He showed his yful smirk again.


    ¡°Be serious for once¡± Edna rubbed her forehead.


    ¡°I broke up with my girlst week so I¡¯m single,¡± he said and she smiled.


    ¡°What are you nning this time?¡± He gave her a suspicious look.


    ¡°I want you to hit on a girl, make her fall in love with you then break her heart¡±


    Zach stared at Edna for a while before bursting out intoughter.


    ¡°What¡¯s funny?¡± She frowned.


    ¡°You! How can you ask me to do that, there¡¯s no way in hell I¡¯m agreeing¡± he rolled his eyes and took his coffee again.


    ¡°Please Zach, can you not just help me?¡± Edna pouted.


    ¡°I¡¯ve helped you countless times but this is toying with someone¡¯s emotions, no girl¡± he shook his head.


    ¡°She deserves it, Zach!¡± Edna argued.


    ¡°Who? By the way?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Regina Wilson¡± Edna replied and Zach scoffed, he was about to protest when Edna¡¯s phone began ringing.


    She sighed and picked up the call.


    ¡°Yes Zita, okay I¡¯m on my way¡± she sighed and hung up before standing up.


    ¡°Zach I¡¯m in a rush, please pay for the coffee, we¡¯ll talkter¡± She didn¡¯t wait for his reply or reaction before she rushed off.


    Zach sighed sadly, he dipped his hands in his pocket and brought out a picture of the both of them when they were in high school.


    He caressed her side of the picture with a sad look.


    ¡°How long am I supposed to wait before you give me a chance?¡± he muttered to himself.


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    D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°All right that¡¯s all for today, I¡¯ll see you guys tomorrow by 7 am sharp¡± Miss Elizabeth smiled at the students before she took her books and walked away.


    People began leaving.


    ¡°This ss was fun, do you want us to walk to the bus station today or is your husband picking you up?¡± Cynthia asked Skyler who was ying with her gun.


    ¡°Oh I¡¯d love for my husband to pick me up but he has a tight schedule today but a ride is picking me up, I can tell my driver to drop you off¡± Skyler smiled at her.


    ¡°Works for me¡± Cynthia smiled and began packing her things in her bag pack.


    While they were talking, Jasper was stylishly listening.


    ¡®So she¡¯s married or is she lying¡¯ he thought to himself.


    ¡°Done, let¡¯s go¡± Cynthia showed Skyler her backpack and they began leaving but Lilian purposely pushed past Skyler with her shoulders.


    ¡°Excuse me? Do you have a personal problem with me?¡± Skyler angrily crossed her arms around her chest.


    ¡°Yeah excuse you!¡± She turned back to give Skyler a crybaby face before leaving.


    Skyler and Cynthia both rolled their eyes and went outside. Trent was leaning in his car and waiting.


    ¡°Good evening ma¡¯am¡± he greets.


    ¡°Gosh, it¡¯s Skyler¡± Skyler rubbed her forehead tiredly, she was tired of constantly reminding him to call her by her name. She went in and Cynthia followed behind.


    As the car was moving, Cynthia kept admiring it everywhere. She even touched the tinted ss window.


    ¡°Skyler, you¡¯re rich, why are you even here?¡± She asked with surprise in her eyes.


    ¡°All these are my husbands, I decided toe here and build myself and he¡¯s supporting me¡± Skyler replied with a shrug.


    Cynthia just chuckled and smiled at her.


    Skyler nodded and looked out of the window with a worried face as she remembered what Rosa said earlier.


    What if she wins? How can she believe she did it? If people find out she was married to Mason then who would believe her?


    ¡°Skyler, are you okay?¡± Cynthia asked and she immediately forced a nod and smile.


    ¡°Yeah¡±


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    In a house inside the middle of bushes, a man in an expensive suit, stood by the window and was smoking cigarettes.


    ¡°Dad¡± someone called behind him but the man didn¡¯t turn.


    ¡°Mason is not taking our threats too seriously, I think we should start giving him the advance¡± the young man whose face can¡¯t be visible to people¡¯s eyes, said.


    The man puffed smoke out of his mouth before snatching his cigarette from the window.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t call me dad, the walls have ears,¡± he said and then walked away.


    The young man beside him just released a breath before climbing the stairs and walking towards the direction of a room.


    He opened the door and the view was sent to a young woman putting on a tattered dress and was covered in blood.


    She felt someone¡¯s presence in the room and she slowly turned to meet the person¡¯s gaze. Tears came out of her eyes and she squeezed the duvet tight.


    ¡°Darling, I missed you, do you miss me?¡± The man smiled and began taking off his belt.


    ¡°One day¡­ you will be exposed to everyone.. to everyone you have-


    She couldn¡¯tplete her statement when he whipped her with the iron part of the belt


    ¡°!!¡± She screamed in pain and he whipped her again and again and again.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been talking too much, how I missed hearing you scream!!¡± He said amidst hystericalughter as he continued whipping her.


    Her agonizing scream filled the room.

 Chapter 41. Hailey

    It was evening already, Skyler was sitting in her bed and having a video call with Ashely and Wendy.


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you babe, life is doing you a good thing after parting ways with Felix, if you had known that Felix was such a hindrance to your sess then you would have broken up with him since¡± Ashely rolled her eyes from the phone screen.


    ¡°Yeah but even till now, you still have no pictures of him?¡± Wendy showed Skyler her puppy eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious Wendy, he doesn¡¯t take pictures,¡± Skyler said with a smile.


    ¡°Why? Is it that hidden billionaire or something¡± Wendy scoffed but Skyler¡¯s heart skipped a little beat.


    Ashely was already ring at Wendy from her phone screen.


    ¡°Why are you so interested in his pictures anyway? Skyler said he doesn¡¯t take pictures so let her be, we are congratting her about soaring higher¡± Ashely scolded.


    ¡°And I congratte her for soaring higher in different ces. ces like man, job, and everything. I want to make sure he is more handsome than that bastard Felix!¡± Wendy poured her lips.


    Skyler had a smile as she watched her friends bicker with each other because of her. They never changed all these times and she loved it.


    ¡°Okay guys I¡¯ve gotta go now, I need to finish up with some stuff before I get to ss tomorrow,¡± she told them.


    ¡°Awwn, we should leave you now pretty but expect our callter,¡± Wendy said Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Bye, babe!¡± Ashely blew kisses before disconnecting from her other side.


    Wendy also disconnected and Skyler smiled before covering herptop and going to charge it.


    She went to the study table where she had Edna¡¯s dress. The red carpet was fast approaching and she didn¡¯t think she would have time to keep the dress for the ss.


    She turned on her sewing machine and continued to work on the dress. After an hour, the door opened and Mason entered, feeling exhausted.


    Skyler smiled when she sighted him, she stopped the machine and stood up then went to meet him.


    ¡°Hi,¡± she smiled at him.


    ¡°Hi,¡± he looked really tired as he tried removing his tie.


    ¡°Let me help you with it¡± She brought her hands to his shirt and began losing his tie for him.


    Mason wrapped his hands around her waist and pulled her a little closer to himself.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°Can you unbutton my shirt too? I¡¯m so tired of doing it myself¡± he said and Skyler gave him a look.


    ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look, you¡¯re my wife so you should be doing things like this and besides, you¡¯ve seen my naked body before¡± he smirked.


    Skyler red at him before helping him to unbutton his shirt.


    ¡°So how was ss? Do you like it there?¡± He asked and she nodded.


    ¡°Anyone giving you trouble?¡± He asked again.


    ¡°There¡¯s this girl in blonde who¡¯s always just trying to get into my skin for no reason at all¡± Skyler rolled her eyes.


    ¡°You want me to kick her out?¡± He raised one of his brows.


    ¡°What? No! Every school always has a mean girl, makes sense¡± She rolled her eyes and was finally done with Mason¡¯s shirt.


    She couldn¡¯t take her eyes off his hard-looking six or was it even eight packs? She was trying to use her eyes to count them.


    Mason caught her and smirked.


    ¡°You like what you see, you can touch it, they are all yours¡± Mason took her hands and ced them on his chest.


    ¡°Mason, stop being naughty!¡± Skyler immediately took off her hands.


    ¡°Feeling hot, I need to shower, join me,¡± he said and she scoffed.


    ¡°Not, I¡¯ll wait for you so we can go downstairs together and..¡± she was talking when he suddenly lifted her.


    Her eyes widened.


    ¡°Mason put me down!!¡± Sheined as she hugged his shoulders while looking at the ground.


    ¡°I said you should join me to shower, I didn¡¯t give you the permission to oppose¡± he replied as he took her into the bathroom, shut the door ced her against the wall, and pinned her hands above her head.


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler whispered as her gaze met the eyes.


    ¡°I miss you, when did you take your n B?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Some days back¡± she replied.


    ¡°And it¡¯s still there?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Mason, we can¡¯t possibly.. do it now, family dinner is in a bit¡± she whispered to him.


    ¡°That¡¯s family dinner, I want my dinner¡± he smirked and turned on the shower.


    The water began dropping on both of them, Mason captured Skyler¡¯s lips and began kissing her softly, she slowly closed her eyes and returned the kiss.


    His hands went to her trousers and he unzipped then pulled them down along with her panties.


    He kissed her neck and trailed down to her chest and then her stomach before he got down to her honey pot.


    Skyler was already biting her lips.


    ¡°Do you want to sit down for this? Because I don¡¯t think you would be able to stand¡± he looked up at her as he spoke.


    Skyler nodded and sat on the WC toilet with Mason kneeling in between her legs, the water still pouring on them.


    ¡°Get ready to scream because I will give you more than family dinner¡± Mason smirked at her before putting his head in between her legs.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened and she suddenly gripped his hair when she felt his tongue in. He gave her a long lick and looked up to see her reaction.


    Her eyes were misty, filled with lust which made him smile before he went in again and trusted his tongue inside her.


    ¡°Ah.. Mason¡± Skyler gripped his hair as he ate on her without mercy. It was like he had been starved of good food for months and was finally getting a chance to eat.


    ¡°Fuck!!¡± Her voice was trembling and her hands left his head, she ced them tightly on the wall beside her.


    ????


    The family was already eating when Mason and Skyler climbed down the stairs while holding hands.


    ¡°I told my butler to call the both of you, he said he knocked more than ten times but no one replied to him, where were you two?¡± Grandpa Mario asked as he sighted them.


    ¡°Showering¡± Mason didn¡¯t waste a second to reply.


    Skyler had an embarrassed look when she saw everyone staring at her, she cleared her throat and faced the floor while cursing Mason inwardly.


    They took the empty seat meant for them. Mason took the big spoon and served some food to Skyler first before serving to himself while Maya secretly red at them.


    ¡°So Skyler, how was the ss? Do you like it there?¡± Grandpa Mario asked.


    ¡°It was cool Grandpa, I love it there¡± she replied with a small smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯re having a great time sis, please listen well and rock being a fashion designer!¡± Ivy smiled at her.


    ¡°I will,¡± Skyler smiled and nodded.


    ¡°Okay, can we not talk about Skyler now? Let¡¯s talk about what Mason will finally allow me to do in D?S, you see it¡¯s not fair Grandpa, Mason isn¡¯t saying anything about me!¡± Hudson said angrily.


    Grandpa Mario looked at Mason who kept eating.


    ¡°Won¡¯t you say anything?¡± He said.


    ¡°Hudson has a low IQ, he can¡¯t even draw or do anything fashion designing rted. If he wanted to learn then he should have applied for the ss along with Skyler¡± Mason finally spoke.


    ¡°Me! Hudson Delgado, go to the learning school in my own grandmother¡¯spany?¡± He pointed to himself and chuckled afterward.


    ¡°You must be joking,¡± he muttered.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with learning when you can¡¯t do anything, even Skyler draws more than you?¡± Ivy said with a smirk.


    ¡°You little.. brat! It¡¯s between Mason and me so stay out of it!¡± Hudson spat angrily.


    ¡°If you can¡¯t keep to my rule then you can see yourself out of D?S, we don¡¯t do ipetence andzy people, have a good night!¡± Mason dropped his fork before standing up and leaving.


    Hudson looked at everyone but they weren¡¯t looking at him. His eyes went to Skyler who hid her face and he immediately stood from his seat and rushed to her.


    ¡°Skyler, plead with your husband for me please¡± he pleaded.


    ¡°I can¡¯t do anything about Mason¡¯s decision, just do what he asks of you¡± Skyler muttered, she didn¡¯t want to be involved in any of these affairs, she already had a lot on her te.


    Hudson looked like he couldn¡¯t believe anything, he just shook his head and angrily stormed upstairs.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind him dear, he¡¯s like that sometimes¡± Maya faked a smile at Skyler which Skyler found strange but she just nodded.


    ???????


    AIRPORT¡ï


    The stairs of the ne rolled down and a female figure came down from it. She was putting on a long coat, scarf, and sunsses.


    A limousine stopped opposite her and Ivy stepped down.


    ¡°Hailey!!¡± She screamed happily.

 Chapter 42. Lifeless

    Hailey was the daughter of Agnes, Maya¡¯s best friend and Hailey was also Ivy¡¯s best friend; they haven¡¯t seen each other for long because Hailey left the country to further pursue her career.


    Hailey took off her sunsses with a smile and Ivy happily rushed to hug her.


    ¡°After decades you¡¯re back! Sorry I couldn¡¯t make it to your graduation, I was caught up in shooting¡± Ivy pulled away from the hug and pouted at her.


    Hailey smiled and arranged some strands of Ivy¡¯s hair and arranged it backward.


    ¡°You look so beautiful these days, I¡¯ve been seeing your photos, and seeing you now just proved me right,¡± she said.


    ¡°Thank you oh and I didn¡¯t notice you got a new hairstyle, it suits you well¡± Ivy smiled and hugged her forearm.


    ¡°I will drop you off, let¡¯s go¡± She happily pulled her friend to the car.


    ???????


    UNKNOWN PLACE¡ï


    ¡°Ahhhh.. it¡¯s hurt!!¡±


    ¡°Please, go easy!!¡±


    ¡°Venom.. stop please!!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m dying!!¡± Painful screams were heard from the young woman earlier as she was being mercilessly r¨¤ped.


    ¡°Do you know what your biggest mistake is?¡± He asked breathlessly while thrusting in and out of the woman after going for about three painful rounds.


    ¡°Please.. let me go and I swear, I will keep my mouth shut!¡± She pleaded while crying


    He scoffed and turned her around then entered her in a rough way from behind. He began thrusting in and out of her mercilessly while gripping her hair and pressing her face on the pillow like he wanted to suffocate her.


    She really couldn¡¯t breathe, her muffled sound filled the room, she felt like her soul was about to leave her body when she heard his phone call.


    He released her hair and checked who it was and on seeing the number, he immediately wiped the girl¡¯s neck from behind and she passed out.


    Heposed himself before answering in a calm voice.


    ¡°Yes.. okay I¡¯ll be there, thank you¡± When he hung up, he was staring at her and breathing heavily.


    ¡°Brody!!¡± He shouted and a man immediately rushed.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be heading out, if this bitch wakes up, give her something to eat and keep a close eye on her. If she escapes then you¡¯re dead¡± he gave a warning order.


    ¡°Yes boss¡± Brody replied with a short bow and Venom walked out of the room.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES: CLASSROOM¡ï


    ¡°So you¡¯ll cut the rope from this end and ce it here to get that..¡±


    The door creaked open and Hudson entered with a type of smile on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, the ss has already started¡± he scratched the back of his neck.


    ¡°It started a few hours ago¡± Miss Elizabeth frowned at him.


    ¡°Oh,¡± Hudson smiled at looked around.


    ¡°What is he doing here?


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me he wants to learn?


    ¡°I thought he was old Mario¡¯s grandson, what is he doing here?


    ¡°Unbelievable and Mason knows about this?


    People were already murmuring among themselves and Hudson looked embarrassed. He looked at Skyler who just shook her head at him.


    ¡°If Mr Mason can allow his junior brother to attend ss with us that means he is a no-nonsense man¡± Cynthia whispered to Skyler who could only agree by nodding.


    ¡°Mr Hudson Delgado, your grandfather registered youst night and you were supposed to be here by 7 am sharp. We don¡¯t tolerateziness, if you fail toe early tomorrow then you will be punished¡± She frowned at him.


    ¡°Yes.. ma¡± Hudson forced a smile.


    ¡°Look for a seat¡± she scoffed and faced the board.


    Hudson went to sit, he looked left and right and people were still looking at him then he covered his face with his hands.


    ¡®Mason you bastard!¡¯ He cursed inwardly.


    ???????


    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    After dropping Hailey at home, Ivy came back to the Starbucks studio. Today was going to be the release of their movie and she didn¡¯t want to miss it.


    ¡°Good morning director¡± Ivy greeted Director James who had a frown on his face.


    ¡°It¡¯s afternoon and why are you going by this time?¡± He looked at his wristwatch.


    ¡°I had to pick my friend you from the airport, sorry¡± Ivy shed him a kind of nervous smile.


    Director James just rubbed his forehead and stood akimbo.


    ¡°Anyways everyone is waiting for you in the meeting room. The board has a special announcement about our movie¡± director James informed her.


    She nodded and found her way to the board room. There were some men in suits and there was a space beside ke.


    He smiled at her and she hurriedly came to sit beside him.


    ¡°So uhh.. we¡¯ve seen that movie and we think it¡¯s worth all that your director had said and I should say a good job to every one of you especially the main cast, good job,¡± one of the men said with a smile.


    People began pping including Ivy and ke.


    ¡°We made our discussion that we will be releasing the movie tomorrow night along with aunch opening party for the release,¡± another man said and people continued pping.


    ¡°We believe the movie is worth billions,¡± a woman among them added with a smile.


    After the movie meeting was over, ke stepped out and immediately rushed after Ivy.


    ¡°Hey Ivy¡± he called and she stopped walking to look at him.


    ¡°There¡¯s something I wanna tell you on opening night. I hope to see you there tomorrow night¡± he told her.


    ¡°Y.. yes you¡¯ll see me there, I mean how can I miss myunch party¡± Ivyughed nervously.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Cool.. I will see you¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°Me too¡± she waved at him before leaving.


    ???????


    UNKNOWN¡ï


    ¡°Wake up bitch!¡± She felt someone p her hard on the face and she raised her head to see Brody, looking at her with a re.


    She immediately sat on the bed, she felt dirty with blood all over her body. She was disgusted with herself but could do nothing about it.


    ¡°I brought your food, eat up bitch!¡± He pushed the food towards her and she looked elsewhere.


    A pnded on her face immediately and she began crying.


    ¡°Eat or I will force you to eat myself!¡± He yelled at her and she took the fork then began eating.


    Brody scoffed and started leaving but she began coughing hard. He rolled his eyes and came back to her.


    ¡°What the fuck are you¡­ arghh!!¡± He winced out loud.


    It happened so fast, she suddenly stabbed her fork into his neck so hard that blood started toe out.


    ¡°Shit.. bitch!!¡± He groaned and gave her a heavy punch on the face that made her fall on the bed.


    He went on top of her and began strangling her.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to kill you!!¡± He gritted his teeth as he strangled her without mercy.


    She was coughing hard and touching everywhere. She suddenly touched an empty bare bottle.


    Earlier Venom was drinking as he r¨¤ped her. She picked up the bottle and smatched it on his head which made him let her go.


    His head was bleeding and he was groaning in pain. She took the remaining pieces and stabbed one of his eyes.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± He groaned and fell then she took his gun from his body.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhh!!!¡± She screamed as she pulled the trigger and he suddenly fell lifeless on the ground.


    Oh no, she just killed someone.

 Chapter 43. Don’t act rash

    Jacob had a disappointed look on his face as he drove back home. He wasing from the hospital with the same problem he usually has, he failed his test as a doctor due to fear.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m such a loser¡± he sighed and shook his head and continued driving but he suddenly hit someone without knowing.


    He didn¡¯t understand how it happened because it happened so fast. The hit seemed hard because the person¡¯s body flew above his car andnded somewhere behind him.


    Jacob stopped driving with his eyes widened. He didn¡¯t just hit someone right now, did he?


    He opened the door and came down then rushed behind his car to see who he hit. It was a woman, blood was alreadying out from her head and he put his hands on his head, feeling shocked.


    How could he do this?


    ???????


    AGNES¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    ¡°Baby!!¡± The entrance door opened and Agnes rushed in to hug Hailey who was sitting on the couch and watching the model run away.


    ¡°I miss you so much, why didn¡¯t you tell me that you¡¯re back?¡± Agnes pouted.


    ¡°Because I wanted to surprise you¡± Hailey smiled and Agnes hugged her even more.


    After a while of hugging and greeting they both stepped away from each other.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t I see you at my graduation Mom? All my friends were with their parents and I was alone¡± Hailey suddenly turned angry at her mother.


    Agnes let out a nervous smile. She didn¡¯t have any valid reason not to show up at her daughter¡¯s graduation so she just admitted she was wrong.


    ¡°Okay okay I agree that I was wrong but I was absent because I was trying to make your long-time dreame true,¡± Agnes said with a kind of devious smile.


    ¡°What dream?¡± Hailey looked confused.


    ¡°You are getting married to Mason!!¡± Agnes shouted happily and Hailey¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Really?¡± She asked with a smile but frowned back when she remembered something.


    ¡°Mason is married, his grandpa announced it some months back¡± she muttered with a sad face.


    Right from small, she had always had a crush on him. She already knew what his face looked like before he started hiding it.


    ¡°Oh¡­ it¡¯s just fake, it¡¯s nothing serious¡± Agnes rolled her eyes.


    ¡°How did you know that?¡± Hailey asked.


    ¡°Maya told me, she also wants you to marry her son and she likes you which is why we should go over to their ce this evening for dinner. I¡¯d talk to Maya about it,¡± Agnes exined to her daughter and she couldn¡¯t stop smiling.


    ¡°You deserve to marry in that family Haley, don¡¯t let anyone make you think otherwise¡± Agnes cupped her daughter¡¯s cheeks as she spoke.


    Hailey nodded with a wide smile.


    Agnes didn¡¯t care if Mason was married or not. She would make sure her daughter is involved in his family, whether she loves him or not, but she needs to be there for the future of her and her daughter.


    ¡°Let me call Maya and inform her¡± Agnes took her phone out of her purse before climbing the stairs.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It was evening, not too dark but Skyler was in the kitchen with Edna and Ivy, teaching them how to cook.


    ¡°There, you will just have to cut it so gently and be careful so you won¡¯t cut your hands too¡± Skyler monitored Ivy closely as she watched her chop some vegetables.


    ¡°Skyler, I kinda don¡¯t know what to do here,¡± Edna said nervously as she stared at the living fish that was swimming in a bowl.


    Skyler smiled and moved closer to her.


    ¡°If you want to know how to cook a fish stew then you¡¯d need to know how to kill a fish,¡± Skyler said.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a murder and this fish looks gross¡± Edna squeezed her face.


    ¡°Just as gross as you¡± Ivy smirked and Edna used a spoon to scoop some of the fish water and poured it on Ivy¡¯s face.


    Ivy gasped and stopped chopping but Skyler came to stand in their middle.


    ¡°What is the number one rule when you¡¯re in the kitchen?¡± She asked while standing akimbo.


    ¡°Don¡¯t fight when you¡¯re in the kitchen¡± both Ivy and Edna muttered in a dry tone at the same time.


    Skyler smirked and nodded.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing Ivy!¡± Maya suddenly barged in with angry eyes but it reduced a bit when she saw Skyler.


    ¡°You two are learning how to cook, nice, it¡¯s so sweet to see all of you getting along as a family,¡± she said with a forced smile.


    Skyler also forced a smile and nodded at her.


    ¡°Okay, carry on¡± Maya walked away and Skyler sighed.


    ¡°Aunt Maya is acting weird isn¡¯t she?¡± Edna muttered.


    ¡°Yeah, I thought she was going to scold us like she did the other time¡± Ivy added and Skyler nodded in agreement.


    ???


    Maya went to old man Mario¡¯s study instead. He was busy doing some calligraphy when he saw her standing by the door.


    ¡°Mayae in¡± he called and she walked in, then sat opposite him.


    She peeped at his calligraphy and smiled.


    ¡°Dad, your skills keep increasing every day,¡± she smiled at him.


    ¡°Hmm.. I know¡± The old man smiled and continued drawing.


    Maya looked left and right thinking of where to start. She had been so nice to Skyler in front of him so asking for favors can¡¯t be too bad now.


    ¡°Dad¡± she cleared her throat and he looked at her.


    ¡°My friend Agnes is back from Texas along with her daughter, I don¡¯t know if you remember them..¡± she started.


    ¡°I remember, Agnes and Hailey,¡± the old man nodded.


    ¡°Will it be okay if I invite them over for dinner?¡± Her heart was beating fast as she asked and when the old man didn¡¯t reply, she immediately involved Ivy.


    ¡°Ivy misses her, I want to also surprise Ivy¡± she added hoping the old man could say something positive.


    ¡°Sure, they are free toe home for dinner¡± He agreed, which surprised Maya.


    ¡°Really?¡± She asked and the old man nodded again.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Maya immediately flew from her chair and rushed to hug him.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Dad, thank you!!¡± She rejoiced happily.


    ¡°Hmm, if that¡¯s all you can leave now, I need to be busy with my calligraphy¡± he shooed her away.


    Maya left and took out her phone to dial Agnes¡¯ number.


    ¡°He said yes,¡± she said happily.


    Pretending to like Skyler in front of the old man was paying off and sooner she would stylishly kick Skyler out of the family.


    ???????


    UNKNOWN¡ï


    Venom stared at the men who were carrying the body of Brody out of his room with nothing but rage burning on his face.


    ¡°He¡¯s so useless, how can one girl do this to him? He should thank his stars that he died before I came¡± he grunted angrily before walking out of his room.


    The man he could see as his dad was already speaking to some of his guards about the girl.


    ¡°She must not have gone too far because she¡¯s not in good shape so look for her and kill her the moment you set your eyes on her¡±  he ordered.


    ¡°Yes boss¡± the guards bowed and rushed out of the building.


    Venom stood beside his dad.


    ¡°What if they don¡¯t find her and she ruins what we have been nning for ages, what are we to do? Shouldn¡¯t I go extreme on Mason now? He keeps getting on my nerves now and then¡± Venom clenched his fist as he spoke.


    ¡°Don¡¯t act rash, just keep giving him baby threats and we will get to him in the most unexpected way ever¡± the man replied.


    Venom was not satisfied with what his dad was saying but he just nodded.

 Chapter 44. Who’s Hailey?

    Hailey sighed on thest dress she was putting on. If she had known she was going to meet Mason then she would have brought more sexy clothes.


    ¡°Hey baby girl¡± Agnes stepped while holding a box.


    ¡°Mom not now, we should be on our way to Mason¡¯s ce any time soon but I don¡¯t even have the perfect dress to wear¡± Haileyined.


    ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m here, look what I got for you¡± Agnes passed the box to her.


    Hailey sighed and collected it, she opened it to peep at what was inside and a gasp escaped from her lips.


    ¡°Where did you get it from, it¡¯s so gorgeous¡± She took out the red short dress and ced it on her body.


    ¡°It was a gift from Maya, she got it from D?S for you, try it,¡± Agnes said and Hailey immediately took off the dress on her body and tried the dress her mom got her.


    It was a bit short, exposing a little of her t stomach and cleavage.


    ¡°Mason wouldn¡¯t be able to take his eyes off you¡± Agnes smiled at her.


    ¡°You think so?¡± Hailey asked, looking nervous.


    Agnes sighed and went to cup her daughter¡¯s cheeks.


    ¡°You¡¯re very beautiful Hailey, you¡¯ve grown to be a beautiful youngdy and you were the firstdy apart from that fake wife of his to see his real face. Mason is all yours¡± Agnes said, looking determined and serious.


    Hailey smiled and nodded.


    ¡°Good, do your makeup, and let¡¯s hurry up before we gette¡± Agnes stepped away from her.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°It¡¯s ready¡± Skyler announced as she carried the tray of food to the dining with Ivy and Edna carrying some other trays from behind.


    They began arranging it on the table while Maya was standing somewhere, watching with a frown.


    She hates to see that Ivy is getting along with Skyler and Skyler is also bringing Ivy and Edna close to each other. A smirk appeared on her face when she remembered Hailey.


    ¡®I bet she would change her mindset about Mason and Skyler being together when she sees her¡¯ She thought to herself with a smile.


    Rosa came to stand beside her with her smirk.


    ¡°You should thank your daughter-inw, Maya, she is finally making your daughter useful,¡± she said while looking at Skyler setting the dining table.


    Maya forced a smile as she faced her.


    ¡°I should also beg her to finally make your son useful in this family and life¡± she replied and Rosa¡¯s smile turned to a frown.


    ¡°Jesus, you look so ugly! Don¡¯t frown, ever again¡± Maya shook her head and walked away with a satisfying smile that finally annoyed Rosa.


    ¡°Bitch¡± Rosa cursed her in a tiny voice.


    Mason finally came back from work and Skyler left the dining room to meet him.


    ¡°Mason, you¡¯re back, I¡¯ve been waiting for you¡± she smiled at him.


    He just faced her and held her chin then pressed his lips on hers, giving her a small peck.


    ¡°I know I missed you too¡± he smiled a little and Ivy¡¯s eyes widened from where she was including Edna¡¯s.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    ¡°You should go upstairs and shower¡± she tried to hide her blush.


    ¡°Wanna join me?¡± He asked with a smirk and she immediately pushed him away.


    When she came back, she met Ivy and Edna giving her a kind of look.


    ¡°What?¡± Skyler had to ask.


    ¡°I¡¯ve never seen Mason smile before, oh my God Skyler what are you doing to him¡± Ivy covered her lips with her palm.


    ¡°And you are blushing too, you like him,¡± Edna said out loud.


    ¡°My gosh stop, call everyone down for dinner¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and immediately rushed upstairs.


    She stopped and leaned closer to a wall.


    ¡°Do I like Mason? Like I¡¯m in love with him?¡± She asked herself, staring at no one in particr.


    ¡°I think the both of you are in love with each other. You should tell him, he is your husband¡± a voice sounded beside her and she turned to her side to see Emily smiling at her.


    She let out a small smile.


    ¡°I should go down for dinner¡± Emily muttered and climbed down the stairs.


    Skyler threw her head backward. What¡¯s the point of getting married to Mason to make Felix pay when she was already in love with him?


    She sighed and blocked her face with her palms.


    ????


    The dinner already started but Rosa was busy trying to call someone with her phone.


    ¡°Can you drop the phone Rosa, set a good example for once!¡± Grandpa Mario looked at her, feeling annoyed.


    ¡°Sorry Dad, I¡¯m just worried about Jacob. He didn¡¯te home and he is not picking up his calls either¡± Rosa looked a little concerned.


    ¡°Maybe he finally killed himself because he couldn¡¯t stand you,¡± Maya replied with an eye roll.


    ¡°Mom, that¡¯s not a nice thing to say,¡± Skyler said and Maya almost rolled her eyes but she only forced a smile before she got on the old man¡¯s bad book.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, please forgive me, Rosa, I didn¡¯t mean that¡± It pained Maya so much that she had to apologize to Rosa but she had to.


    Rosa only gave her a smile that was not a smile, something that meant she wouldn¡¯t be forgiving Maya for what she said any time soon.


    The entrance door opened and Agnes stepped in with Hailey.


    ¡°Hey everyone¡± she waved while Hailey just forced a smile on her face as she stared at everyone.


    ¡°Agnes, Hailey!!¡± Maya was the first to stand up.


    Ivy looked surprised.


    ¡°Hailey, why didn¡¯t you tell me you wereing over so I would save some space for you to sit beside me?¡± Ivy asked and Maya smiled to herself.


    ¡°Sorry, just wanted to surprise you¡± Hailey smiled at her.


    Edna sighed and stood up from her chair, she was sitting beside Ivy.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for someone toe and save me from her,¡± Edna said and Ivy rolled her eyes.


    Hailey sat beside Ivy and they smiled at each other.


    Agnes who was beside Hailey stylishly stepped on her legs and when Hailey looked at her, she stylishly used her eyes to point at the old man.


    Hailey understood and immediately stood up and gave a short bow to the old man.


    ¡°Good evening Grandpa, please forgive my poor manners¡± she apologized immediately.


    Skyler looked confused with who they were, she looked at Mason and Mason shook his head like he had no idea.


    ¡°You can sit¡± grandpa Mario just nodded and Hailey took her seat.


    Rosa saw Maya and Agnes exchanging nces at each other and she smirked.


    ¡°Hailey dear, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re a bit surprised to see a new face so I will introduce you. That is Skyler, Mason¡¯s wife and Skyler, this is Agnes and Hailey, a friend of this family from childhood¡± she introduced.


    Hailey¡¯s smile slowly turned to a frown and Skyler noticed it.


    ¡°Hailey¡¯s grandpa died two years ago but when he was still alive, he was really good friends with grandpa¡± Ivy added and Skyler nodded.


    Mason helped in putting some food on her te and she gave him a confused look.


    ¡°You¡¯re not eating anything and I don¡¯t like it¡± he whispered to her.


    Skyler nodded at him and began eating while Hailey watched them with a frown.


    Maya cleared her throat and faced Mason immediately.


    ¡°Mason, do you remember Hailey?¡± She asked and Hailey smiled as she stared at his face.


    Mason didn¡¯t look at Hailey, he just looked at Maya with one of his brows raised.


    ¡°Who¡¯s Hailey?¡± He asked confusedly and Hailey¡¯s smile turned to a frown once again.

 Chapter 45. I love you

    Hailey¡¯s smile turned to a frown the moment Mason made that statement. Agnes immediately added her mouth.


    ¡°Hailey, your friend in elementary school, the both of you built a yhouse together, here¡¯s a picture of you two when you first yed on it¡± Agnes opened a picture and passed it to him.


    Mason stretched his hands and Agnes thought he wanted to take it but he took a spoon and dished some soup for himself, startling both Agnes and Hailey.


    ¡°Aunt Agnes, you said elementary school so I don¡¯t remember. I don¡¯t have a long memory capacity¡± he spoke without sparing Hailey any nce.


    ¡°Too bad you don¡¯t remember her, you two were so close that you almost joked about marrying her,¡± Maya muttered.


    Skyler frowned to herself, she wasn¡¯t feeling the appetite to eat anymore. What was Maya trying to do with all these?


    ¡°Mom, stop saying all these in front of Skyler. Mason is married and he doesn¡¯t remember Hailey anymore¡± Ivy rolled her eyes.


    Hailey frowned at Ivy behind her back.


    ¡°Yes mom, I¡¯m married so get that before trying to do anything¡± Mason repeated what Ivy said while giving Maya an ¡®am I clear look¡¯ and Grandpa Mario secretly smiled.


    Just what he had expected.


    The atmosphere in the dinning was a bit tensed and Ivy decided break it a little.


    ¡°So mypany isunching an opening party for my movie and I want you all to be there as a family¡± she announced.


    ¡°Will there be cake?¡± Carson asked.


    ¡°Plenty of cakes,¡± Ivy smiled.


    ¡°And I can invite my friends?¡± He asked again.


    ¡°If they dress well and don¡¯t embarrass you then yeah¡± Ivy nodded.


    ¡°Expect me then¡± Carson bumped fist with her.


    ¡°You know I will never miss any asion from any of you so expect me there¡± Grandpa Mario smiled at her.


    ¡°Thank you Grandpa¡± Ivy was really happy that her grandpa would be there.


    ¡°Why wouldn¡¯t I be there to support you¡± Maya said and Ivy smiled even more.


    ¡°I would like to be there,¡± Skyler said.


    ¡°Me too¡± Hailey and Agnes said at the same time and Skyler twitched her lips a little.


    Everybody agreed toe except for Mason and Rosa.


    ¡°Since everyone is going then I guess I wille¡± Rosa rolled her eyes and Ivy eyes went to Mason.


    She was waiting for him to say something but it didn¡¯t say anything which made her a little sad.


    After dinner, Hailey and Agnes left and some people went to sleep including Mason and Skyler.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Skyler wasying and looking at the ceiling when Mason came out of the bathroom and came to join her. She changed her position and hugged his waist, resting her head on his chest.


    Mason also hugged her waist and kissed her forehead.


    ¡°Mason.. Ivy really wanted to see you at herunch party¡± she said softly.


    ¡°I might be busy tomorrow night,¡± he replied.


    ¡°But she¡¯s your sister and she really wants to see you there¡± Skyler pouted.


    When Mason didn¡¯t reply to her, she pushed herself up and climbed his body, straddling him.


    ¡°Tell me I will see you at Ivy¡¯sunch party!¡± She suddenly turned serious.


    ¡°If I say you won¡¯t?¡± He asked with a smirk.


    ¡°Then I will strangle you!¡± She replied and brought her two hands to strangle his neck.


    ¡°You know I love where this is going?¡± He smirked and pushed himself up to kiss her neck but she pushed him back.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious here Mason, please for me, can you just attend your sister¡¯s party. You don¡¯t have to be too cold with your family members¡± she said seriously.


    Mason stared at her face for a while before sighing.


    ¡°Fine, I will think abouting¡±


    Skyler smiled widely, he said he will think abouting which was a positive feedback for her. Ivy would be really happy to see her brother there.


    ¡°I better start looking for matching clothes for the both of us¡± she wanted to stand up but Mason didn¡¯t let her.


    ¡°I love it when you¡¯re close to me like this, stay¡± he pulled her toy on his chest.


    After a while of silence, Skyler slowly looked at his face, his eyes were closed and she pressed her lips together.


    ¡°You want to say something?¡± He asked without opening his eyes. Though he had his eyes closed, he could feel that she was staring at him.


    ¡°Do you really not remember Hailey?¡± She slowly asked.


    ¡°Why are you asking?¡± A slow smirk formed on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m just asking, you know her mom said you two were really close, you built a yhouse with her and you joked about marrying her. Your mom even likes her¡± Skyler bbered with jealousy evident in her voice.


    Aughter sound came from Mason¡¯s lips and Skyler immediately raised herself to look at his face.


    ¡°Are.. youughing?¡± She squeezed her face.


    ¡°I..¡±


    ¡°I get it, it¡¯s funny to you right? I¡¯m going to bed¡± she pushed herself away from his body andy down, facing another side.


    Mason smiled and hugged her from behind.


    ¡°You know I don¡¯t have eyes for another woman that is not you. I might have said some dumb things in my past which I didn¡¯t remember but I don¡¯t care now, I only want you in my life right now¡± he whispered in her ears but she didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°I¡¯m really serious Skyler, you don¡¯t know how happy I get each time I see your face or think about you. I bless the way I met you because if I hadn¡¯t then how would I ever be this happy for the first time in my life?¡± He was talking to her and asking himself at the same time.


    ¡°Are you trying to say that I make you happy?¡± She asked, trying to hide her smile.


    ¡°Yes, do I make you happy too?¡± He asked and she turned to face him then hugged his face tightly with a wide smile.


    Mason hugged her tighter to himself and kissed her forehead again.


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler called in a soft voice, it sounded like she was feeling sleepy already.


    ¡°Hmm?¡± He hummed a reply at her.


    ¡°I love you¡± she said before sleeping off.

 Chapter 46. How do I know if I love someone

    Mason opened his eyes to stare at her face. He was a little stunned and didn¡¯t know what to say but somehow he was veryfortable with it.


    He hugged her more to himself before closing his eyes and sleeping off too.


    ???????


    HOSPITAL¡ï


    Jacob was walking back and forth, thinking about what happened earlier. There were lots of miss calls from his mother, grandpa and some of his cousins but he didn¡¯t have the strength to talk to anyone.


    The doctor came out of the ward and he gave the doctor an immediate look.


    ¡°Talk to me doc, what is happening? How is thedy, I hope she isn¡¯t dead¡± He pleaded, he really didn¡¯t want to have the nightmare of killing someone.


    ¡°She is not dead but she lost a lot of blood, luckily there¡¯s blood in the bank that matches with hers so her surgery will start tomorrow¡± the doctor said and Jacob breathed out in a sigh of relief.


    ¡°Thank goodness, please I will pay any amount just to help her get better, please¡± he pleaded.


    ¡°I can¡¯t promise you Mr Delgado but I will try my best¡± the doctor replied before leaving.


    Jacob fell on the chair and gripped his hair tight.


    ???????


    AGNES¡¯ PLACE¡ï


    Hailey angrily threw everything on her table on the floor the moment she got to her room.


    ¡°Baby¡± Agnes sighed and moved closer to her.


    ¡°He didn¡¯t even look at me, he didn¡¯t talk about me because he had forgotten me!!¡± Hailey screamed out of anger.


    ¡°Shhh..¡± Agnes pulled her daughter for a hug.


    ¡°We will try again at Ivy¡¯s party, he¡¯s really blinded by that fake woman sitting beside him. She isn¡¯t even pretty¡± Agnes rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I know right?¡± Hailey pulled away and cleaned her tears.


    ¡°Don¡¯t give up, he said he would marry you when he was little and he must keep his process¡± Agnes sounded really determined.


    She doesn¡¯t care how anything goes but she would make sure Mason marries her daughter.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Skyler woke up early, she checked the clock to see that it was just 6am and she shook her head before going to the room to find herself some water.


    When she got down, she heard the sound of someone cryinging from the kitchen and she slowly went there.


    She was surprised to see Rosa smoking and crying at the same time. The Rosa she knows was always causing troubles with Maya, she was surprised that this woman could cry.


    ¡°Aunt¡± she slowly walked in and Rosa immediately threw the cigarette from her hands.


    She turned back on Skyler and began drying her face.


    ¡°Aunt you okay?¡± She asked, looking worried.


    Rosa burst out into another round of tears again.


    ¡°I¡¯m just really worried about my son, maybe Maya is right, maybe he killed himself because I¡¯ve been such a terrible mother to him that way I was with histe father¡± she cried and Skyler sighed before going to stand beside her.


    ¡°Aunt don¡¯t say that¡± she said softly.


    ¡°I really am horrible Skyler, I ruined my son¡¯s life. If I had been nicer to his father then he wouldn¡¯t have killed himself and now my son will make the same mistake too¡± Rosa blocked her face, feeling disappointed at herself.


    Skyler walked to the fridge and took a soda, she opened it and passed it to Rosa who collected it.


    ¡°Aunt, it¡¯s normal to make mistakes, everyone has and let me tell you that no one in the world has perfect behavior. The best thing is recognizing your mistake and fixing it¡± Skyler said with a smile.


    ¡°But Jacob hates me now¡± Rosa replied and sniffed in her tears.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t trust me and it¡¯s never toote to correct your mistakes. I think Jacob just need a little push that no one gave him. You know if you encourage him then he would try because I believe he would listen to you more¡± Skyler smiled at her.


    ¡°You think?¡± Rosa asked slowly and Skyler nodded with a smile.


    She went to take a ss and fetched some water from the tap.


    ¡°I actually came here for this, good night aunt¡± she showed her the ss and began leaving.


    ¡°Skyler¡± Rosa called and Skyler turned back.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she said with a smile.


    Skyler smiled back before leaving.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    ¡°Yo Fred, my sister is inviting you to herunch party, are youing?¡± Carson walked up to Fred who was standing in front of his locker.


    Fred closed his locker and stared at Carson with an apologetic face.


    ¡°I can¡¯t I¡¯m sorry, I promised my mom movie night tonight¡± Fred replied and walked away.


    Carson sighed but his face brightened when he saw Simon.


    ¡°Simon, would you like to follow me to my sister¡¯sunch party tonight?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I would love to but I can¡¯t. I¡¯m sorry, I have a date¡± Simon replied before leaving.


    Carson sighed to himself and shook his head.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you just ask me?¡± A familiar voice sounded behind Carson and he suddenly froze.


    ¡°Are you suddenly avoiding me after that night?¡± James crossed his arms around his chest.


    Carson blinks repeatedly as he had a shback of what happened two nights ago. He was studying with James as usual and they suddenly began kissing and before he knew it his shirt was off and his trousers and James gave him a hot blowjob of his life.


    It was his first time and he couldn¡¯t stop thinking about it and at the same time he didn¡¯t know how to react after doing that with a guy.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t like it?¡± James asked and Carson immediately turned to face him.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like that really, I just.. I just don¡¯t know how to act after doing all that because you and I are no longer the same after that¡± Carson sighed.


    ¡°Of course we are not because I really like you and you do too, I know you do but you don¡¯t want to say anything, I really don¡¯t know what you are afraid of¡± James replied.


    Carson didn¡¯t say anything and James sighed, he turned around and began leaving suddenly.


    ¡°I like you too,¡± Carson shouted and immediately covered his mouth with his palms.


    James turned to look at him with a smile.


    ¡°Did you say you like me? I like you too¡± he said and Carson removed his palm from his mouth.


    ¡°I really like you James and I don¡¯t care what others say, I can¡¯t stop thinking about you, your lips and two nights ago, I just..¡± Carson was talking when James grabbed his hands.


    ¡°Come with me¡± he said and dragged Carson to the male restroom.


    When they got there, he shut the door and looked at it.


    ¡°I also can¡¯t stop thinking about you and everything about you¡± he said huskily after pinning him against the wall.


    ¡°Can you just kiss me already?¡± Carson groaned and grabbed his cor before mming his lips on James and they began kissing crazily.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    James hands went to Carson¡¯s bulge and he began stroking it which earned a little moan from him.


    He suddenly stopped and pulled away from the kiss.


    ¡°Why did you stop?¡± Carson asked.


    ¡°Are you okay with me being naughty with you. I¡¯m really the nasty type of guy but if you don¡¯t like it then I will stop¡± he said softly.


    ¡°Who said I don¡¯t like it, give me another BJ before our break is over¡± Carson smirked.


    James let out a naughty smile before unzipping his trousers and Carson¡¯s dick spranged out.


    ¡°I love how naughty you are making¡± he smiled and went on his knees before taking Carson whole in his mouth.


    Carson gripped the wall really tight with the sudden pleasure and threw his head backwards.


    ¡°Oh.. shit!!¡±


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Mason was typing on hisptop and trying to work but he couldn¡¯t concentrate. He couldn¡¯t stop thinking about what Skyler said to himst night, it hasn¡¯t left his head since he woke up.


    Alvin knocked twice and stepped in.


    ¡°I¡¯ve collected all the drawings for thetest designs. Have a good look at them before we begin processing it¡± he said and Mason nodded then collected it.


    He began going through it but suddenly stopped and stared at Alvin, Alvin gave him a confused look.


    ¡°Alvin, how will you know if you love someone?¡± He suddenly asked.

 Chapter 47. The Plan

    ¡°Alvin, how would you know if you love someone?¡± Mason suddenly asked with a curious look on his face.


    He was really ready to figure out this new feeling growing within him.


    This would be the second time Mason would be surprising Alvin with his strange question but Mason was the boss and Alvin had no choice than to answer.


    ¡°There are lots of signs, boss but as long as you feel happy andfortable with your partner and you also see a future between you two then you are in love,¡± Alvin said and Mason nodded.


    ¡°So why were you asking? Is it because of Miss Skyler?¡± Alvin asked afterwards.


    ¡°And when did that turn to what I¡¯m paying you for?¡± Mason frowned at him.


    ¡°But boss you were just..¡± Alvin wanted to argue but seeing the look Mason was giving him, he kept quiet.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry boss, it¡¯s not my business, I¡¯ll get going now¡± he bowed a little and walked away with the thought of why Mason would ask him such questions in the first ce if he was just going to end up with a reply like this.


    Mason leaned his head backwards to rest on his chair as he loosened his tie a little.


    ¡°I do feel really happy around her and I do see a future between us. I think I should tell her I love her too¡± he thought to himself before picking up his phone.


    He searched for Skyler and began typing.


    Mason: ???? ????? ??? ???? ?? ??? ????? ??, ? ???? ??? ???


    He wanted to send it but he found it a bit strange. Skyler confessed her feelings to him face to face so why must he be the coward?


    He shook his head and deleted the text. There¡¯s still a lot of time.


    ????


    ¡°Hey miss Elizabeth¡± Skyler rushed up to miss Elizabeth who was about to leave the ss.


    Miss Elizabeth stopped walking and turned to face her.


    ¡°I wanted to ask for permission to take an early leave today,¡± she said with pleading eyes.


    ¡°Why are you asking for an early leave today? I hope everything is fine?¡± Miss Elizabeth looked worried as she stared at Skyler.


    She knew Skyler, one of the really hard working fashion designers in the ss, so seeing her request for an early leave was a bit strange to her.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine trust me, it¡¯s my.. it¡¯s my sister, she¡¯s having her birthday and she lives far away and I have to get there this evening¡± Skyler couldn¡¯t tell Miss Elizabeth anything about Ivy so this was the best lie she coulde up with.


    ¡°Oh I didn¡¯t know, my son bakes cake and I would have had him bring some for her¡± Miss Elizabeth pped her forehead in a bit of disappointment.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t worry about it, it¡¯s fine¡± Skyler forced a smile.


    ¡°Alright but wish her well for me and you can tell Sunny to give you that letter for the leave¡± Miss Elizabeth said to her before leaving.


    Skyler immediately went to Sunny¡¯s office, she was using one of her shoulders to support the telephone she was using to receive a call while typing on her keyboard at the same time.


    After sighting Skyler with her side eye, she ended the call.


    ¡°Yes? What may I do for you?¡± She asked and Skyler could only admire the professionalism in her body.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Miss?¡± Sunny moved her eyes and Skyler got back to earth.


    ¡°Miss Elizabeth, the tutor of the uing fashion designers, she gave me permission to take an early leave, I want to leave by 4pm instead of 5pm¡± Skyler said what she came for.


    Sunny nodded and took a yellow card from the desk, she wrote something on it before handing it to Skyler.


    ¡°You should give the card to your boss for professional stamping¡± she advised and Skyler nodded before leaving.


    She knocked Mason¡¯s door twice before entering. He was working but he had to look up to see who just entered.


    ¡°Skyler¡± looked happy to see her as he stood up and moved closer to grab her waist.


    ¡°Why are you here? You can¡¯t just wait to see me huh?¡± He smirked at her.


    ¡°Haha! I gave you your official stamp on this leave card¡± she ced the card on his chest.


    ¡°Well I¡¯ve been working since morning and I¡¯ve been craving for a kiss, can you give me that?¡± He pouted his lips as he leaned closer to her but the door opened and Alvin stepped in.


    His eyes widened and he immediately turned around.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to disturb the boss, I just wanted to remind you that you have a conference meeting in the next thirty minutes¡± he said and the only thing Mason felt like doing was strangling him.


    ¡°Boss I said you have-¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard you now f¨´ck the hell outta here!¡± Mason snapped and Alvin rushed out without a second thought.


    He collected the card from Skyler and stamped it.


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait to see how beautiful you look tonight, don¡¯t forget to find a nose mask to match with your dress because you are going as my wife¡± he told her.


    ¡°What? Will there be spotlights on us?¡± She asked with a surprised face.


    ¡°Wee to my world¡± Mason smirked before giving her a brief kiss and leaving the office.


    ???????


    CAMBRIDGE COMPANY¡ï


    Zach was in the middle of a board meeting, currently he was watching one of his staff members deal with a presentation when his assistant entered.


    He took a silent excuse before moving towards Zach to whisper in his ears.


    ¡°Stop the meeting¡± Zach ordered immediately and his clients looked at him with surprise.


    ¡°Why are you stopping, the presentation was just getting interesting!¡± One of the rich clientsined.


    ¡°Apparently there¡¯s something more important to do¡± after making this reply, he stood up and rushed out then brought up his phone.


    He dialed Edna¡¯s number and ced it in his ears, it rang but she didn¡¯t pick it up. He tried again and she picked.


    ¡°Edna! Where are you? Talk to me!!¡± He said worriedly.


    ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not okay¡± Edna hupped, she sounded like she has been crying.


    ¡°Just tell me where you are?¡± Zach said while rushing towards his car.


    ¡°Angel street¡± Edna sniffed in her tears from the other end and Zach hung up.


    He opened his car and got in but his assistant Ben immediately blocked his way.


    ¡°Boss, what do you think you¡¯re doing? Why don¡¯t you let me meet her while you resolve your unfinished business with your..¡± as Ben was talking, Zach drove past him almost hitting him.


    Ben had to move back as he watched his boss drive away at full speed.


    ¡°He¡¯s really crazy about her,¡± he sighed to himself.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    Edna hung up her phone on Zach and her fake cry turned to augh. Zita, who was busy eating some peanuts, just squeezed his face, giving her weird looks.


    ¡°One minute crying and the other minute smiling, are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± Zita gave her a kind of look.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Zita, it¡¯s just that I fit to be an actress because I¡¯m so good¡± she replied and stretched her hands out for some peanuts.


    Zita rolled his eyes and put some in her hands.


    ¡°Yes you¡¯re so good that if you join then you¡¯d be on the A list¡± he rolled his eyes while sounding sarcastic.


    Edna took a peanut shell and broke it then ate the peanut inside her mouth.


    ¡°True¡± she nodded.


    Zita smiled and moved his chair closer to her side.


    ¡°So why don¡¯t you give me Eddy, what are you nning, what¡¯s this mischievous brain of yours thinking?¡± He asked with a gossip smile.


    Edna smirked and stretched her hands out, urging Zita to give her more peanuts or she wouldn¡¯t talk.


    Zita sighed and gave her all his te of peanuts.


    ¡°I gave all of it and I want full details¡± he said and Edna smiled at him.


    She told him everything about her ns to make Zach make Regina fall for him then he breaks her into pieces.


    ¡°Sis!!¡± Zita gasped and Edna nodded with a wide smile.


    ¡°I even fooled him by being injured at Angel street. Meanwhile I had some people tamper with Regina¡¯s car so she was stuck there too¡± she revealed and Zita gasped.


    ¡°He rushed over for your sake! What if he likes you?¡± He asked.


    ¡°He can¡¯t but if he does then it would be more easy to manipte him¡± she smirked and Zita clicked his tongue at her.


    ¡°You bad!!¡±


    ???????


    ANGEL STREET¡ï


    Zach got there, he stopped his car and came then looked around but he couldn¡¯t see any sight of Edna.


    He began calling her and she picked.


    ¡°Where are you?¡¯ he asked.


    ¡°Okay I don¡¯t know how to tell you this but I prank you, PS Regina is in front of you, trying to fix her car and it¡¯s your que to get into her life now¡± she said and without waiting for his reply, she hung up.

 Chapter 48. The Launch Party 1

    Zach felt speechless, he wasn¡¯t surprised that this behavior wasing from Edna because she never put others feelings, she only cared about herself and what she wants and sometimes he wondered why he had liked this woman for years.


    He angrily kicked his car and released some breath before walking over to the Regina girl.


    ¡°Hi¡± he called dryly and she turned to face him.


    ¡°Finally! There¡¯s someone here, my car suddenly stopped moving and I don¡¯t know why and I¡¯m in the middle of an important meeting, please help me if you can¡± she pleaded with him.


    Zach sighed and walked over to the car, he opened the engagement and checked some things in. Apparently Edna had someone unplug something which he plugged back for her.


    ¡°Try it out now¡± he said and Regina went to sit back in her car, she started it and it went.


    A bright smile formed on her face.


    ¡°It¡¯s working wow¡± she smiled and came out to thank him.


    ¡°Thank you so much, I really appreciate it, I¡¯m actually..¡±


    ¡°Regina Wilson, I know you¡± he dryly rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Wow but I don¡¯t really know you, you look like all these rich business tycoons, are you one?¡± She asked and he nodded then brought out his ID card from his pocket then showed her.


    ¡°I¡¯m Zach Mir, owner of Cambridge¡± he stretched his hands out for a handshake.


    ¡°Wow I¡¯ve heard of Cambridge and I¡¯ve heard of Zach but I didn¡¯t expect you to be this young and handsome¡± she smiled and epted his hands while he just smirked at her.


    ¡°First time I¡¯m seeing you in person, you¡¯re also more good looking than you look in guys magazines¡± he alsoplimented her with a smile.


    Regina couldn¡¯t stop smiling like a fool, he doesn¡¯t seem to bad. Maybe it was a good thing ke left her, she can¡¯t be left out of good things.


    ???????


    DELGADO¡¯S STORE¡ï


    This was a big boutique owned by the Delgados¡¯ family and Skyler was here today with Ivy.


    ¡°You know sister inw, I want to look very beautiful tonight because I think ke wants to ask me out¡± Ivy whispered to Skyler as she tried not to blush.


    ¡°What? How do you know that?¡± Skyler asked with a smile.


    ¡°Because he told me he have something to tell me and I like him very much, I can feel the chemistry between us and I just want to grab him closer to myself but I¡¯m trying topose myself and now I don¡¯t think I can anymore, I¡¯m not holding myself back anymore¡± Ivy said with full determination.


    ¡°That¡¯s it girl, it¡¯s not your fault you fell in love too quickly but since you¡¯re both single then fight for what you want but if it¡¯s not working out then step down¡± Skyler advised her.


    ¡°But dating ke won¡¯t make me that girl right?¡± Ivy looked worried.


    Skyler sighed and hugged her arm closer to herself.


    ¡°No you wouldn¡¯t, stop thinking about what people would say about you, it¡¯s your life it¡¯s your rtionship no one I repeat no one have any right to judge you for it¡± Skyler rolled her eyes.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t want to be hated like Hailey Bieber simply because she married everyone¡¯s dream couple¡± Ivy pouted her lips so much.


    ¡°And the haters gonna hate but you would just have to shake it off¡± Skyler smirked at her.


    ¡°Now you¡¯re singing, shake it off, I love Taylor swift!!¡± Ivy began humming the song as she followed Skyler to the cloth section.


    After almost an hour, Ivy and Skyler stepped out with some bags in their hands. It was already 5:30 and they needed to go back and prepare.


    ¡°Is Mason gonnae? I really want to see him there?¡± Ivy asked as Trent opened the car for them.


    ¡°He will¡± Skyler replied.


    They entered the car and Trent began driving.


    ???????


    THE LAUNCH PARTY¡ï


    The venue was decorated with special lights, flowers and cool water fountain. There was a red carpet leading to the entrance of the big building where the party would be held.


    Reporters were waiting and taking pictures for people as they entered. They took pictures of Hailey and her mom, they also took pictures of some others including ke but the main people they were waiting for was the Delgados.


    Finally a limo stopped and it opened, the first thing toe down was the old man¡¯s stick that got people screaming.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    The old man was the first to step down, he was putting on his sunsses followed by his grandson Hudson who was hugging his arms as they walked the red carpet together.


    ¡°Mr Mario, we are d to see you here today!!


    ¡°Is your first grandson, Masoning?


    ¡°How are you feeling tonight about your daughter¡¯sunch party Mr Mario!


    The next toe down was Ivy and Maya, Ivy was dressed in a long fitting gown made of pure gold and the reporters couldn¡¯t help butpliment her.


    ¡°You look so good Ivy!!


    ¡°Love the dress!!


    A lot more people came down till it got to Mason and Skyler, they were thest because Skyler was really nervous while Mason was trying to calm her down.


    After it seemed like he was down, he covered her face with the ck nose mask matching her red knee length gown and dark sunsses.


    Mason was dressed in ck zers, nose mask and sses the moment their feet touched the ground, the shing lights already started from there.

 Chapter 49 . Launch party 2. The bomb

    ¡®Mason!!


    ¡°Who is the woman beside you?


    ¡°Is she your wife?


    ¡°Will you ever take off your nose mask?


    The reporters were already beaming their annoying shlights on their faces. Skyler hugged Mason¡¯s arms, she was really scared that she gripped on his arms a little, the sh lights were burning her eyes through the sunsses.


    Mason didn¡¯t pay any attention to the reporters, his aim was to make sure they didn¡¯ty their fingers on Skyler and he did just that till they finally got in.


    Skyler released a deep breath immediately, the nose mask felt so ufortable but she couldn¡¯t take it off because there were so many celebrities and businessmen.


    ¡°Bro, you made it in ¡± Ivy rushed from nowhere to hug then the moment she sighted him.


    ¡°You should thank Skyler¡± Mason replied when Ivy pulled away from the hug then turned to look at Skyler.


    ¡°You convinced him and made him a cone?¡± She asked and although she couldn¡¯t see Skyler¡¯s face, she could tell that Skyler was smiling when she nodded.


    ¡°Awwn sise here, I love you!!!¡± Ivy immediately threw herself on Skyler¡¯s arms.


    Somewhere beside them, Hailey was watching with her mother, they whispered something among themselves before she walked towards them with a fake smile.


    ¡°Ivy¡± she called and Ivy turned to look at her and her face brightened up immediately.


    ¡°Hailey¡± Ivy checked her out with an impressed smile.


    Hailey was putting on a gown that exposed almost every sensitive part of her body but Ivy didn¡¯t see anything wrong with it because she thought most celebrities love it.


    ¡°You look so good¡± Ivyplimented.


    ¡°And you too¡± Hailey smiled back and the two exchanged a hug but Hailey¡¯s eyes were stylishly on Mason which Skyler noticed.


    When they pulled away, Hailey faced Mason with a smile.


    ¡°Hi Mason and Skyler¡± she waved at them, Skyler eyes showed she smiled back but Mason didn¡¯t act like anyone just greeted him.


    He looked at Skyler.


    ¡°Let me show you off to some business friends,¡± he said before pulling her along with him.


    Hailey was frowning but she immediately smiled when Ivy looked at her.


    ¡°Ivy¡± ke walked over to her and they both exchanged cheek kisses.


    He stared at Hailey and Ivy knew it was her que to do the introduction.


    ¡°This is Hailey my best friend, she traveled out but she¡¯s back now and Hailey this is..¡±


    ¡°I know him, ke Andrews, your co star¡± Hailey cut Ivy off before stretching her hands towards ke.


    ¡°It¡¯s nice to meet you¡±


    ke smiled and epted, he smiled at Ivy before walking away and Ivy couldn¡¯t stop smiling back but when she noticed Hailey¡¯s gaze on her, she faced her.


    ¡°What?¡± She pouted her lips.


    ¡°You like him,¡± Hailey smirked.


    ¡°What?¡± Ivy cheeks grew red.


    ¡°You like him!!¡± Hailey teased her.


    Meanwhile Edna just finished taking pictures and chatting with a few models of hers before she stylishly peeped at Zach who was now chatting with Mason.


    When Mason left, she cleared her throat and walked over to him.


    ¡°Hey Zach¡± she smiled at him but he didn¡¯t reply to her, he brought out his phone and began pressing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ghost me Zach, you didn¡¯t ept my cousin¡¯s invitation if you weren¡¯t gonna ghost me¡± Edna angrily crossed her arms under her breast.


    Zach sighed and gave her a ¡®what do you want look¡¯.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I lied to you¡± Edna muttered.


    ¡°And?¡± He raised one of his brows.


    ¡°Did you get to talk to Regina yesterday? Did she like you or something? Did you two exchange numbers?¡± She asked.


    He gave up!


    ¡°You only think about yourself don¡¯t you? Do you ever care about anyone who¡¯s not you? Did you ask how I felt or how worried I was when you called me but you used me Edna, you keep using me Edna!!¡± He finally snapped.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t use you, I asked if you were willing to help and you didn¡¯t refuse so don¡¯t go yelling at me!!¡± Edna fired back at him.


    ¡°Do you ever see me as a friend or a tool? If you really saw me as a friend then you would know I don¡¯t want us to be just friends!¡± He said and Edna blinked.


    ¡°What?¡±


    Zach moved closer to her and tried kissing her but she looked elsewhere and he let out a sigh.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ever contact me again¡± he gave her a warning look before turning and leaving.


    Edna looked at his retreating figure and she immediately shouted after him.


    ¡°Zach please let¡¯s not fight, this is st¨´pid!! You didn¡¯t even tell me if you talked to Regina!!¡± She yelled after him but she already left.


    Soon everyone was seated when the event started. Jacob came in with style, he used his eyes and searched for Ivy then waved at her.


    Rosa also waved at him but he didn¡¯t pay her attention as he went to look for somewhere to sit. Director James took the stage with a mic in his hands.


    ¡°I will love to thank everyone that considered attending theunch party of lunch and bridges. We put so much energy into producing the film and we would love to appreciate the writer and the cast, especially the main cast. ¡°As he spoke, people were already pping.


    ¡°So now, love and bridges will be released ten seconds from now and we would love to do that count down together¡± he announced and the timer appeared on the big screen.


    ¡°Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven! Six! Five!..¡±


    Everyone began counting along with the screen.


    ¡°Four! Three! Two! One! Yeah!!!¡±


    ¡°Love and bridges is officially released!!¡± Director James shouted and everyone began pping, feeling excited.


    Ivy and ke began receiving lots of congrattions on their new movie. After Skyler greeted them, she felt like she needed to excuse herself to go to the bathroom and take off the suffocating nose mask.


    She got to a rest room and opened it but what she saw made her eyes widened. Carson and his friend which he brought ( James ) were actually kissing.


    They stopped the moment they saw her.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°Sister inw¡± Carson looked shocked and nervous and Skyler looked at the rest room sign.


    ¡°Oh.. I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t know this was a male restroom, my bad¡± she shed him a small smile and immediately rushed off.


    She got to the female restroom and released the breath she was holding.


    ¡°The youngest son of the Delgado is gay?¡± She said to herself as she took off her nose mask.


    The door suddenly opened and Hailey stepped.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t know someone was where¡± she faked a surprised look and turned back to lock the door with the key then threw the key somewhere in the basin.


    ???????


    Back at the party, Ivy was taking pictures with lots of people as they congratted her.


    ¡°Congrats ugly toad, I hope your new movie performs poorly¡± Edna walked towards Ivy with a smirk.


    ¡°Hey rat, you wanna take a pic or perhaps want an autograph from me?¡± Ivy also smirked at her.


    Edna forced a smile at her and likewise Ivy to her.


    ¡°Ivy¡± ke walked towards them, he waved at Edna and she forced a smile at him too.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, can we go somewhere a bit private?¡± He asked and Ivy stylishly looked at Edna who was trying not to smile.


    She nodded and ke smiled at her before taking her hands.


    ¡°Hey remember I¡¯m older than you and I¡¯m single so don¡¯t you dare find a partner before me!!¡± Edna shouted after them before shaking her head in a silly way.


    Mason just finished talking with two business men. He sighed and checked his wrist watch wondering how long Skyler was going to take in the restroom.


    ¡°Grandson¡± Mario walked up to him, looking happy.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you came over for your sister¡¯s party, your wife is finally making you care about the family¡± the old man smiled at him.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Mason nodded, still looking around.


    ¡°Where is Skyler by the way?¡± Grandpa Mario asked with his eyes narrowed.


    ¡°She went to the restroom for more than thirty minutes and she hasn¡¯t returned,¡± he replied, sounding a bit worried.


    ¡°Then you better check up on her,dies and the restroom can be best friends and also be good enemies¡± the old man advised and Mason nodded.


    Some of grandpa Mario¡¯s friends called him and he went to meet them. While Mason turned around, he bumped into someone that purposely gave him a letter.


    He confusedly opened it and his eyes widened with what he saw.


    *Start your countdown in few minute from now and shout caboom with the crowd*


    He looked back at the person that hit him but he didn¡¯t see anymore. What do they mean by caboom, are they talking of a bomb?


    His eyes widened in realization and he looked around, where could the bomb be and would do this?

 Chapter 50. You’ve been fooled

    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± Skyler red at Hailey when she suddenly locked the door and threw the key on the basin.


    ¡°Let me get straight to the point, I don¡¯t like you!¡± Hailey said darkly.


    ¡°Shocking news, I didn¡¯t know that!¡± Skyler faked a gasp as she crossed her arms under her breast.


    ¡°And I also don¡¯t know that you have secret eyes for my husband,¡± Skyler added with one of her eyebrows raised up.


    Hailey smirked and moved closer to her. She stopped right in front of her and the two women were almost the same height except Hailey was taller.


    ¡°You¡¯re just a cheap nobody that only wants his money, just look at you, even if you go out like this in public, no one would know you for who you are!¡± Hailey said with so much exasperation.


    Skyler smirked and also raised her head to reach her level.


    ¡°But at least he got married to this cheap nobody and couldn¡¯t even remember his so-called childhood friend, the one he promised to ¡±¡¯ ¡® Skyler raised one of her brows up knowing she has gotten to Hailey.


    ¡°You will regret this¡± Hailey muttered and out of the blue, she used her heavy purse to hit Skyler on the stomach.


    Skyler groaned a bit and Hailey took the restroom key then rushed out and locked the door from outside.


    Skyler held her stomach tight, why did it hurt so much? What did Hailey put inside her purse?


    ???????


    MAIN HALL¡ï


    Mason had a phone on his ears as he tried calling Skyler but she wasn¡¯t picking. He turned to his side to see Skyler¡¯s bag on her chair and his eyes widened a little.


    She left without her phone?


    Boss, you called for me¡± Alvin walked up to him.


    ¡°Alvin¡± Mason looked at him and although he was still putting on a nose mask, Alvin could see the look of worry in his eyes.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong boss?¡± Alvin asked.


    ¡°Have you seen Skyler, this ce isn¡¯t safe, we have to get everyone to leave this party somehow¡± he said in a hurry and it got Alvin even more scared.


    This was the first time he was seeing Mason look this worried.


    ¡°What is happening boss?¡± Alvin asked for the second time.


    Mason passed the letter to Alvin and Alvin went through it. His eyes also widened as he immediately interpreted the letter.


    ¡°Where is the bomb?¡± He asked with widened eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Mason replied.


    ????


    Director James and some of the movie¡¯s cast and crew were standing in front of a threeyer cake for the party. They were ready to cut and take pictures but Ivy and ke were nowhere to be found.


    Hailey stepped out of the restroom with a smile on her face, she went to stand beside Agnes.


    ¡°I just locked Skyler in the restroom, have you seen Mason?¡± She whispered to her mom as she took a ss of wine.


    ¡°You locked Skyler so you could spend time with her husband? You really are my daughter¡± Agnes smiled and the both clicked sses together and shared a devious mother and daughterughter.


    ???


    ¡°There you two are, the director has been looking for you guys, they want to cut the cake¡± one of the crew members who sighted ke and Ivying out from a balcony with all smiles.


    ¡°We are so sorry, we areing right now¡± Ivy apologized before rushing over to the main hall with ke.


    ¡°Where did the two of you go?¡± Director James whispered.


    ¡°Forgive me director, I took Ivy somewhere¡± ke gave a silent apology and the both of them faced the camera.


    Some pictures of them were taken before Ivy and ke started cutting the cake. It got to a ce where they felt the knife touched something.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± Ivy narrowed her eyes and looked in. Her eyes almost popped out of its socket with what she saw.


    ¡°There¡¯s a bomb!!!¡± She yelled and suddenly people began screaming and running.


    The bomb had just a minute left before it activated and everyone was already running for their lives.


    ¡°Get into the car all of you¡± grandpa Mario said to his grandchildren and family members as they came out but Mason and Skyler weren¡¯t outside.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Mason and Skyler!!¡± Hudson asked.


    ???????


    ¡°Skyler!!¡± Mason already took off his nose mask as he ran through the restroom, opening doors to look for her.


    ¡°Skyler! Where did you go? ¡°He was sure that he had almost opened all the doors but the next one he tried to open refused to open.


    ¡°Skyler!!¡± He yelled again and knocked yjt door loudly before putting his ears to check if he could hear anything.


    He could hear the soft sound of a female sobbing and she sounded like Skyler.


    ¡°Skyler!!¡± He knocked on the door but no one was answering him and the key wasn¡¯t even there.


    He began kicking the door really hard. He went to another restroom door and took that key then tried to open it and it surprisingly worked.


    ¡°Sky¡­¡± He couldn¡¯tplete it when he saw herying on the floor with blood bleeding from her legs.


    She looked up at him, already pale and weak.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m scared¡± she cried with that little strength she had.


    Mason moved closer to her and lifted her up in a bridal style then began rushing out as fast as he could but when he got to the main hall, the cake bomb had ten seconds left and the door was far away from them.


    There was no longer hope.


    Mason stopped running and put Skyler down then knelt beside her and cupped her cheeks.


    ¡°We are going to die here¡± Skyler managed to speak with lots of pain in her eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m not happy that I¡¯m dying now but I¡¯m happy it¡¯s beside you. I¡¯m so sorry Skyler, I couldn¡¯t keep a close eye and this happened. I will regret it if I die without saying I love you too¡± he said with his eyes a bit misty.


    He leaned closer to her and captured her lips. Tears came out of Skyler¡¯s eyes, how can she die this early without aplishing her dream and just when she found love after another heartbreak, death was shortening it.


    She shut her eyes tight and more tears came out.


    3.. 2.. 1¡­.


    ¡°HA HA HA YOU¡¯VE BEEN FOOLED¡±

 51. First baby gone

    Mason and Skyler looked around feeling shocked. The sound ¡®ha ha ha ha you have been fooled kept ying over and over the hall.


    Skyler hugged Mason tight and burst out in tears while he patted her back. Now he was starting to get concerned about the threats he has been receiving because it was getting too much.


    ¡°Boss, ma¡¯am are you okay? I just got a call from Alvin about the bomb, where is it? Let me deactivate it!¡± Trent walked in looking around but the sound he was hearing made him roll his eyes.


    Mason didn¡¯t say anything for a while, he only stared at Skyler who had now passed out in his arms.


    ¡°The bomb is fake¡± he replied without sparing a nce at Trent.


    Trent looked around and his eyes caught the bomb in the cake. He rushed over to it and took the bomb, it was empty, just a stupid recording inside.


    ¡°Damn! Who the hell did this, so expensive!!¡± He threw the empty bomb on the floor.


    ¡°Are there any reporters outside, order all of them to leave¡± Mason instructed.


    Trent nodded and went outside, they were few reporters waiting outside while some has gone home except ke who insisted he would wait to see if Ivy¡¯s rtives are okay.


    After the reporters reluctantly left, Trent went back in to inform Mason and then he came out with Skyler in his arms.


    ¡°Why is she covered in blood?¡± Edna wondered when she saw Mason bring Skyler out of the hall.


    He didn¡¯t enter the family car, he entered the one Trent brought with Alvin and Trent.


    ¡°Is Skyler okay grandpa?¡± Ivy was already in tears as she looked at the old man.


    ¡°I believe Mason would take care of her, let¡¯s go home for now, I will ask Alvin to text me the location of the hospital and we will go see them¡± old man Mario replied and Ivy nodded.


    ???????


    HOSPITAL¡ï


    Mason followed the nurse who put Skyler in the stretcher as they rushed her to the emergency room.


    ¡°You should stay outside sir¡± the nurse stopped Mason who was about to follow Skyler in.


    ¡°Will she be fine?¡± He asked, still trying to peep inside the ward.


    ¡°You need to go out sir¡± the nurses pleaded and gently shut the door on his face.


    Mason gripped his hair so hard before going to sit on the chair.


    ¡°Boss, Skyler will be fine, don¡¯t worry too much¡± Alvin came to sit beside him with a soft look on his face.


    Mason released the grip from his hair a little before turning to face Alvin. He looked serious this time.


    ¡°I want you to find out the person behind the fake bomb and the letters I¡¯ve been receiving¡±


    He finally decided to pay attention to these threats before it goes too far.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been telling you about this boss but you don¡¯t listen, I¡¯m d you¡¯re finally putting this into consideration, I will look into this. Should I inform your grandfather about this?¡± Alvin then asked.


    ¡°No need, let¡¯s not trouble the old man with so much worry¡± Mason replied and waited for the doctor toe out.


    ¡°I should take my leave before anyone recognizes me then recognize you. When you¡¯re ready to leave, I will bring my nose mask for you and ma¡¯am Skyler¡± Alvin informed and Mason nodded before he took his leave.


    After few minutes, the emergency door opened and a doctor came out with a bit of sad face. Mason stood up immediately in sight of the doctor.


    ¡°How¡¯s my wife?¡± He asked, there was a bit of fear in his eyes.


    The doctor didn¡¯t recognize Mason as the popr hidden billionaire everyone has been searching for.


    ¡°Your wife has a long way to go¡± the doctor lowered his tone when he spoke.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Mason narrowed his eyes. He was hoping not to hear any bad news that Skyler wouldn¡¯t be able to bare that was if she would be fine.


    ¡°She lost her baby of just two weeks¡± the doctor replied and Mason was stunned with what he just heard.


    ¡°She was pregnant?¡± He asked slowly just to be sure if he was hearing well or not.


    ¡°Yes sir but she lost it and ording to the X ray scan, it seems like she got hit, we are really sorry sir¡±.


    Mason didn¡¯t know how to feel about this, though he wasn¡¯t expecting a baby but hearing to lose the little him growing in his wife¡¯s stomach was not pleasing at all.


    ¡°Can we not let her know about this?¡± He said to the doctor after a little thinking.


    ¡°It would be best if you tell her sir so if she finds outter then she wouldn¡¯t be too sad¡± the doctor said.


    ¡°I will tell herter but I don¡¯t want to wee her with such bad news immediately. No woman would be happy to hear that they had lost their baby¡± Mason reasoned with the doctor.


    ¡°I understand, you can see her but she should be awake tomorrow¡± the doctor told him before leaving.


    Mason went to the ward, Skyler¡¯s clothes were changed to the hospital uniform already and she was asleep.


    He took the small stool beside her and held her hands on his.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I wasn¡¯t there and we lost this unexpected child, I will find out who did this to you and I will make that person pay¡± he said with his voice filled with a bit of vengeance while thinking of that little him or Skyler that just went to waste.


    If the baby was a girl then she would have this angelic eyes and would be really pretty just like her.


    He smiled a little and kissed her forehead.


    ¡°I love you Skyler,¡± he said softly.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING; DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t believe the headline guys, everyone is talking about the fake bomb incident¡± Hudson walked to the dining room where everyone was having breakfast.


    It was Saturday so they didn¡¯t have to rush to work and besides the old man told everyone to stay at home to avoid any questions from the paparazzi.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You should put down the phone and sit for breakfast¡± grandpa Mario said and Hudson put his phone in his pocket.


    ¡°But I¡¯m wondering, Grandpa, why was there a bomb at my party? I haven¡¯t offended anyone or is it because of the ke issue¡± Ivy narrowed her eyes as she asked.


    ¡°If it¡¯s because of that then I will make sure I go online and sue all your haters. I would drag all of them to court!¡± Maya beganining.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, can we just have a quiet breakfast without bringing up what happened yesterday?¡± Grandma Mario rubbed his head tiredly.


    ¡°But how can we think straight grandpa? Skyler got hurt and she was rushed to the hospital¡± Jacob replied.


    ¡°Why would anyone even hurt Skyler? She¡¯s too sweet¡± Hudson wondered about and Carson nodded, agreeing with him but not forgetting the fact that Skyler caught him as gay.


    While they were all talking, Edna was busy on her phone. She saw the news that made her gasp and everyone¡¯s attention turned to her.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, I have to go upstairs¡± she apologized and excused herself immediately.


    When she got to the room, she cleaned her eyes and looked at her phone again to see the third leading headline news after the bomb incident and Mason with his wife.


    It was Regina Wilson who was rumored to be on a date with Zach since the two were spotted togetherst night having dinner.


    Wasn¡¯t itst night when she had a fight with Zach? Then he decided to go for dinner with her enemy?

 52 . Next time won’t be a prank

    This better be a prank to make her angry because it was working. She brought out her phone and tried calling his number but it wasn¡¯t going because she was blocked.


    She was really boiling as she checked the news again. People were already bringing her name into it, saying Regina was always a step ahead of her and they even had some fake videos about her reacting to Regina dating her best friend.


    ¡°Regina you¡¯re such a bitch!!¡± She screamed out.


    ???????


    HOSPITAL¡ï


    Skyler blinked her eyes slowly as she woke up. She saw a strong hand hugging her stomach and she turned her side to see Mason asleep.


    She smiled a little and brought her hands to his hair but he got alert at the single moment and immediately opened his eyes.


    His eyes softened up when he saw Skyler awake, he sat straight and leaned closer to kiss her lips a little.


    ¡°Good morning, beautiful,¡± he said with a small smile.


    ¡°Morning¡± Skyler¡¯s voice was tiny and she wasn¡¯t smiling anymore, her lips were dry and her eyes seemed low.


    ¡°How are you feeling? You seem like you need water let me get it for you¡± he stood up from his chair and began leaving the ward but Skyler stopped him on time with her sudden question.


    ¡°Why was I bleeding yesterday?¡± She asked with a little tears forming from her eyes.


    Mason didn¡¯t know how to reply, he hadn¡¯t even thought of the lie yet. He blinked repeatedly and cleared his throat before turning to face her.


    ¡°I.. the doctor said it was.. it was because..¡±


    ¡°I had a miscarriage?¡± Skyler guessed painfully as she stopped tears froming out of her eyes.


    Mason sighed and moved towards her.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry,¡± he said softly.


    Skyler bit her lips to control her tears.


    ¡°I was careless, you don¡¯t have to apologise¡± she shook her head.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    Mason sat on the bed with her and hugged her tight.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know I was pregnant¡± Skyler cried even more and her eyes turned angry as she remembered Hailey, the woman responsible for her baby¡¯s death.


    After a while Skyler stopped crying but was still resting in Mason¡¯s arm.


    ¡°So what happened in the rest room?¡± Mason asked what had been dying to leave his lips.


    Skyler was quiet for a while because she was thinking. She felt like she can¡¯t just mention Hailey¡¯s name because Mason would angrily confront her and it might spread round to Grandpa.


    ¡°I. I fell and hit my stomach on the..


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me that Skyler! Someone did this to you because when I got to the restroom, you were locked in and a normal person wouldn¡¯t enter a public restroom and just lock the door!¡± Mason pulled away from the hug and faced her.


    He just blew her cover, telling her that there was no need to lie.


    ¡°Just tell me who did it?¡± He looked at her with pleading eyes.


    ¡°It was Hailey but I don¡¯t want you to act rash because she can easily deny it and turn the tables around and if the news spread out, I might be used of trying to destroy her career¡± Skyler exposed her fears to him.


    Mason was really boiling inwardly but he was trying not to act because of Skyler.


    ¡°I want to act rash, I promise¡± Mason forced a smile at her. His voice was shaking to show how angry he was but was trying his best not to explode.


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler bit her lips even more and wiped the tears that left her eyes but Mason leaned closer to her and pecked her forehead.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry beautiful, it¡¯s not your fault it¡¯s mine, I wasn¡¯t too careful¡± he cupped her cheeks.


    ¡°It¡¯s not your fault either, you¡¯re trying your best¡± she muttered and Mason shook his head.


    ¡°If this was my best and all these still happened to you, then it¡¯s not enough!¡±


    From his tone, Skyler could tell that he was ming himself and she tried telling him that she was okay but he wouldn¡¯t listen.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t stress or think too much about the past, I will get you some water to drink¡± Mason kissed her forehead again before leaving the ward.


    Skyler shot her eyes tight and threw her head backwards.


    ???


    ¡°You called me boss?¡± Trent walked up to Mason who was out of Skyler¡¯s ward already.


    ¡°I need you to get the footage of thedies bathroom, I don¡¯t know how you want to do it but help me with it¡± he said.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid that would be hard, I don¡¯t think security cameras can be inside adies room especially when it is in a high ss party like that¡± Trent thought and replied.


    ¡°Just do anything Trent, I need to see who locked my wife in¡± Mason rolled his eyes tiredly and Trent nodded.


    ¡°I get it boss, I will get going then¡± he gave a short bow before leaving.


    Mason didn¡¯t mind that Trent see what he looks like because Trent was someone his Grandpa personally trained in a bodyguard school.


    Mason checked his phone only to see lots of miss calls from Ivy, Maya, grandpa and some other of his family members and he sighed.


    He decided to call Grandpa and inform him that Skyler was fine.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡®Where are you?¡¯


    Ivy looked at that text in her phone that was from ke.


    ¡®Home, grandpa said not to leave the house, I¡¯m avoiding the paparazzi because of yesterday¡¯ she texted back and he began typing.


    ¡®Is your brother¡¯s wife okay? Saw her bleeding yesterday and it suck¡¯


    Actually yesterday was the first time ke saw Mason¡¯s real face because he was too focused on his wife. Even though Mason¡¯s face wasn¡¯t exposed to his view, he could tell that the man was really good looking.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know yet, we haven¡¯t heard anything¡¯


    The moment she typed, grandpa Mario began climbing down the stairs while talking about Mason and Skyler.


    ¡°I just got a call from Mason, he said Skyler is awake and she¡¯s fine¡± the old man supported himself with the stick to climb down the stairs.


    ¡°Which hospital are they in? Can we go see them?¡± Ivy dropped her phone on the couch and immediately stood up.


    ¡°Yes we are going to visit her, Emily¡± after replying to Ivy¡¯s question, he began moving to the kitchen where Emily and Matilda were.


    ¡°Yes dad¡± Emily came out to reply him.


    ¡°You were making some soup for Skyler earlier, are you done?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yes I¡¯m done that, I¡¯ve even packed it inside a sk for her¡± Emily replied as she went back to take the sk.


    When she showed the old man, he snatched it from her.


    ¡°I will just go give this to Skyler. I¡¯m sure she must be really hungry. If you want to meet us then we are at Louis hospital¡± grandpa Mario replied and without waiting for her reaction, he hurriedly left.


    Emily stood feeling stupefied.


    Did that old man just walk inside the kitchen and take the food she has been spending hours preparing for Skyler then im it as his?


    She shook her head and sighed.


    ¡°Yes, thank you for the update¡± Jacob nodded with the person he was talking to on his phone.


    When he hung up, he bumped into Rosa.


    ¡°Jacob, you were missing for two days, where did you go?¡± She asked worriedly.


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business mom, a useless son means nothing to his mother and he shouldn¡¯t be telling her things, she shouldn¡¯t be talking to him because everything he does doesn¡¯t satisfy her¡± he replied coldly and stormed out of her sight.


    Rosa just watched him leave with a sad expression on her face.


    ???????


    UNKNOWN¡ï


    Laughter was heard from a man with a deep voice as Venom exined what happened earlier to him.


    ¡°You couldn¡¯t just wait to see his reaction after he realized the bomb was fake?¡± The man sitting beside him asked.


    ¡°No dad but next time it wouldn¡¯t be a prank, it would be real¡± Venom replied with hatred glittering in his eyes.

 Chapter 53. I planned the bomb

    ¡°Skyler!!!¡± The ward door pushed open and Ivy was the first to rush in, before she could pounce on Skyler¡¯s body, Mason caught her forearm and pulled her back.


    ¡°She¡¯s not feeling well yet, you shouldn¡¯t rush her like that¡± he said calmly.


    Skyler only gave Mason a low smile before looking at Ivy.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, really,¡± she said softly.


    Grandpa Mario and the others including Maya stepped in.


    ¡°Sky¡± he walked towards her and felt her forehead.


    ¡°Your temperature is normal but I made you some soup, you should try it, it smells nice¡± he began opening the sk while Emily rolled her eyes from behind.


    Mason didn¡¯t say anything, he was just watching quietly with his hands in his pocket and earlier both him and Skyler agreed not to tell the old man anything about losing the baby.


    ¡°Thank you Grandpa, it really does smell nice¡± Skyler smiled at him.


    ¡°So why was my sister inw bleeding earlier?¡± Hudson was the first to ask.


    ¡°Yeah Skyler you were bleeding earlier what happened?¡± Edna agreed and all of them had curious eyes except for Maya who was faking to be worried.


    ¡°Grandpa, it¡¯s nothing she slipped while she was in the bathroom which got her injured but her wound has been taken care of¡± Mason was quick enough to cover up.


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry about that sis, you should have called Mason, if that bomb wasn¡¯t fake then the both of you would have been past tense by now¡± Ivy muttered with a sad pout.


    ¡°But you should be happy that we aren¡¯t¡± Skyler let out a low smile.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Ivy nodded.


    ¡°Alright grandpa, I think you guys should leave before that paparazzi somehow locates us here¡± Mason said when he felt like they were staying for too long.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, please make sure Sky eats the soup and when is sheing home?¡± The old man asked.


    ¡°I cane tonight,¡± Skyler replied but Mason didn¡¯t agree with her.


    ¡°I already told the doctor that you are leaving here tomorrow, I want to make sure you feel really better¡± Mason told her.


    Skyler just looked at him but she didn¡¯t know how to argue with him so she didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Hey sis, make sure you check the news and see who¡¯s taking the number one headline¡± Edna winked at Skyler before they all left the hospital.


    The ward was back to quiet again, Mason knew Skyler wanted to say something with the way she was looking at him so he nodded.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I feel so bad that we had to lie to Grandpa, he¡¯s always wanted a grandchild and he¡¯s friends with Agnes and Hailey¡¯s family¡± she muttered.


    Mason sighed and moved closer to her. He took her hands and kissed it.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t worry about that, we can have another babyter and I know we are both busy especially you and about Hailey and Agnes, I will deal with them and make sure they wouldn¡¯t bother us again, trust me I know how to¡± he gave her an assuring look.


    Skyler trusted him so she nodded and he gave her a peck on the forehead.


    ????


    Two days had passed and Skyler was discharged from the hospital, the family gave her a warm wee back to the mansion.


    The next day, she returned back to her teaching ss, but she didn¡¯t go there without an excuse.


    ¡°Skyler, wee back, where did you run off too?¡± Cynthia rushed to hug Skyler the moment she came back.


    ¡°I took permission from Miss Elizabeth that I was going for my sister¡¯s wedding, I even brought cakes¡± Skyler showed Cynthia the bag she was holding.


    ¡°Did I hear cake?¡± Jasper walked up to them with a smile and waved at Skyler.


    ¡°Wee back, I was about to ask where you were for two days until I heard you went for your sister¡¯s wedding and it¡¯s surprising because I didn¡¯t know you had a sister¡± he narrowed his eyes on her.


    Skyler only forced a smile at him before taking her seat. Lily was behind them, taking selfies with herself as usual, not bothering about anything.


    Cynthia sat beside her while eating the cake. She suddenly brought out her phone and showed Skyler.


    ¡°Did you by chance hear of this?¡± She asked.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened but she immediately covered it up and shook her head. It was the picture of her and Mason at the party both putting on nose masks.


    The headline was, Mr Delgado was spotted with his wife publicly for the first time and there were lots of pictures of them having millions of likes and views.


    Skyler blinked repeatedly and cleared her throat. ¡°I was so busy with my sister¡¯s wedding two days ago that I didn¡¯t hear of these, when did it happen?¡± As she asked, she tried not to sound suspicious.


    Anyways Cynthia didn¡¯t get any chance to suspect her as Miss Elizabeth entered the ss.


    ¡°Students pause on whatever you¡¯re doing, we have lots of notes to catch up on¡± she faced the teaching board the moment she entered.


    Skyler thanked God inwardly as she brought out her notebook, getting ready to pay attention to the ss.


    ???????


    STARBUCKS STUDIO¡ï


    ¡°The movie is really getting lots of audience with the fake bomb incident that happened at the lunch party¡± director James said proudly.


    ¡°And why are you proud about that? We could have died¡± Ivy stared at him.


    They were both sitting in the office and having a discussion. When director James gave Ivy a type of look, her eyes widened.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me it¡¯s what I¡¯m thinking?¡± Ivy said slowly.


    ¡°I nned the fake bomb¡± director James confessed and Ivy jumped from her chair.


    ¡°How could you, director!!¡± She yelled out.


    ¡°I had too!!¡± He groaned.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t have too¡± she gave him an unbelievable look.


    ¡°I do, we need Ivy¡¯s attention ,¡± he said tiredly.


    ¡°Attention? Do you know how many people got hurt thinking their lives were in danger? My sister inw got injured!!¡± Ivy was really angry.


    ¡°Look I¡¯m sorry we had to go that far¡± director James gave her a pleading look.


    ¡°Yes director, you should be sorry!¡± Ivy scoffed and angrily stepped out of the office.


    When she stormed to the parking lot and entered her car, her phone beeped and it was a text from ke.


    He was asking if she would be free for ice cream.


    ¡°Where are you?¡± She texted back to him.


    ¡°Close to lick me at the ice cream shop? How was the meeting with the director, do you want me toe pick you up?¡± He texted back.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll meet you there¡±


    After dropping thest text, she put her phone inside her purse and started her car.

 Chapter 54. Beautiful

    Mason just finished having a video conference with some of his clients from abroad when Alvin stepped in.


    ¡°Trent dropped by and I was asked to give all these to you¡± he gave Mason a sh drive and an envelope


    Mason nodded and collected it.


    ¡°The drive is contacting the proof you want and the envelope is containing the details of the person they bumped into at the party, it might not be who we thought it was,¡± Alvin exined as Mason opened the envelope.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this man? I saw him at the party but I can¡¯t remember who he is?¡± Mason asked, showing the picture of director James to Alvin.


    ¡°That¡¯s Director James, he is Ivy¡¯s movie producer and director and he was the one behind the fake bomb in order to promote drama for your sister¡¯s movie release, what a psycho¡± Alvin shook his head.


    Mason was still confused, if director James nned the fake bomb then who informed him about it, trying to scare him?


    ¡°And the sh contains the proof of Hailey and Skyler¡± Alvin reported and Mason shook his head from the bomb incident to theptop.


    He yed the video and began watching but wasn¡¯t pleased with what he was seeing. The nerve of that woman named Hailey.


    A knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Who?¡± Alvin asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s Skyler¡± she replied and Mason closed theptop before giving Skyler the permission toe in.


    It was already 5pm and she didn¡¯t want to go back, she wanted to stay with Mason.


    ¡°I should take my leave now boss¡± Alvin let out a short bow before leaving the office.


    ¡°Come here¡± Mason stretched his hands over for Skyler toe to him and she then restedfortably on his body.


    He hugged her waist to himself and used his remote to lock the door automatically so no one woulde in and disturb them.


    ¡°How was the ss beautiful? Hope you¡¯re learning a lot¡± he asked softly.


    ¡°Why do you love calling me beautiful?¡± Skyler, who was snuggling on his chest, looked up at him.


    ¡°Because you are beautiful¡± he simply replied and her cheeks turned slightly red hearing thating from him.


    She knew she was beautiful but she loved it when his eyes glimmered as he appreciated her beauty.


    ¡°Then I should start calling you handsome¡± she smiled and he raised her chin up to give her a peck on the lips.


    ¡°Beautiful I will be going to see Hailey and her mother this evening¡± he suddenly said and Skyler looked up at him immediately.


    Her eyes were curious, he could tell that she was wondering why he wanted to go there.


    ¡°I want to make her pay for what she did to our baby¡± he whispered.


    ¡°You¡¯re not.. gonna kill her are you?¡± She slightly covered her mouth with her slender fingers.


    She made Mason chuckle because he found her expression.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a killer, I never will be but I would make sure her and her mother will never step foot into our family¡¯s life, ever again¡±


    There was so much determination in his voice and Skyler didn¡¯t have any ns to stop him. As long as he was not nning to kill them then they deserve what he wanted to do to them.


    ¡°I love you¡± she muttered and hugged him tight.


    ¡°I love you more¡± he replied, earning a small chuckle from her.


    ¡°That¡¯s not possible¡± she shook her head.


    ¡°We¡¯ll see about that¡± he smirked and lifted her face up to his then pressed his lips on hers.


    ???????


    LICK ME¡ï


    ¡°What? How low can the Director scoop too?¡± ke shook his head as he stepped out of the ice cream shop with Ivy.


    They both had their cones in their hands licking and taking a walk.


    ¡°I feel bad for your sister inw, I saw the way she was injured oh and I might have forgotten to tell you that your brother is super handsome¡± ke added and Ivy turned to re at him.


    ¡°What?¡± He asked with a chuckle.


    ¡°You¡¯re starting to fall in love with my brother aren¡¯t you?¡±  She frowned at him.


    ¡°What?¡± ke chuckled again.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t evenplete what you wanted to tell me in the party¡± she muttered and ke stopped walking.


    ¡°You won¡¯t mind if I finish up here?¡± He asked carefully.


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t,¡± Ivy muttered with a smile.


    ¡°In the party, I wanted to say I know the both of us can¡¯t hide the chemistry flowing nonstop, I know I¡¯m not the only one feeling all these¡± as he talked, Ivy was trying to hide her smile.


    ¡°Look Ivy, I really like you and I was wondering if you wouldn¡¯t mind if I ask you to be my girlfriend?¡± He felt a little nervous as he asked.


    Ivy was still smiling widely, not opening her mouth to say anything.


    ¡°Ivy, will you be my girlfriend?¡± He asked again.


    ¡°Oops I did it again, I yed with your heart and you got lost in the game, oh baby baby¡± she sang slowly and as usual her voice sounded horrible.


    ke looked confused with her reaction.


    ¡°What are you saying? Or should I say singing?¡± He still sounded unsure, his heart was beating really fast.


    Ivy suddenly burst intoughter.


    ¡°Of course ke, I¡¯ve waited due for so long, I thought you would never ask!!¡± She immediately threw herself around his arms tightly.


    ke happily hugged her back and they pulled away before he cupped her cheeks.


    ¡°I love you Ivy,¡± he smiled.


    ¡°And I love you too and damn, I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re my boyfriend!!¡± She replied and he chuckled.


    ¡°Wanna kiss?¡± She then asked.


    ¡°Paparazzi?¡± He raised one of his brows up.


    ¡°Don¡¯t care, Regina has a new boyfriend too¡± she rolled her eyes and ke chuckled before leaning closer to capture her lips in a soft manner which she also returned back to him.


    ???????


    AGNES¡¯ PLACE¡ï


    Someone rang the doorbell when Hailey was bncing on her couch and watching a movie on the TV.


    ¡°Mom, are you expecting someone?¡± She asked out loud.


    ¡°No!!¡± Agnes¡¯ voice came from the room upstairs and Hailey rolled her eyes before standing up and dragging her feet to the door.


    When she opened it, her eyes widened with who she saw.


    ¡°Mason?¡±This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.

 55. I never get jealous because of men

    ¡°Mason?¡± Hailey looked shocked to see Mason standing at her doorstep. She wasn¡¯t dreaming, was she?


    When Mason stood without saying anything to her, she thought she should give space for him to enter.


    ¡°Come in¡± She showed him a free space but he just dipped his hands into his pocket without saying anything.


    Hailey was starting to get confused, she didn¡¯t know if she was tough or cry with his mute figure on her doorstep.


    ¡°Hailey, what¡¯s going on over there?¡± Agnes climbed down the stairs and moved over to the direction of where Hailey was standing.


    ¡°Oh Mason¡± she eximed when she saw Mason there, he raised his calm eyes to stare at her too.


    Now Hailey was starting to get nervous with the looks he was giving her. Though they were calm, they carried gravity.


    He finally brought his gaze to Agnes.


    ¡°I came to warn you and your daughter to stay away from my family. I don¡¯t care if you are friends with my mom or if your daughter is friends with my sister, I don¡¯t want to see any of you close to my family ever again¡± he gave his warning to Agnes.


    Agnes smirked and scoffed at the same time.


    ¡°And who do you think you are to tell me not to visit my friend or to stop my daughter from visiting her friend?¡± She crossed her arms under her breast as she talked to him.


    ¡°It¡¯s either you listen to me or your daughter will be going to jail for murder¡±  he replied and Hailey looked up at him, feeling shocked.


    ¡°Me? Murder?¡± She pointed to herself.


    ¡°You killed my wife¡¯s baby¡± he simply replied.


    ¡°Bullshit!!¡± Hailey scoffed out.


    ¡°I have evidence, you were with her in the restroom during Ivy¡¯sunch party and let me inform you that she was pregnant then,¡± he said.


    Hailey turned speechless, she remembered hitting Skyler¡¯s stomach hard.


    ¡°She had a miscarriage that night and let me tell you. I can destroy your career with this news and you wouldn¡¯t be able to do anything about that¡± he added.


    ¡°You¡¯re such a liar! Don¡¯t try to use my daughter of something she didn¡¯t do!!¡± Agnes yelled but Mason only smirked at her before leaving.


    Agnes looked at Hailey who looked terrified.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me¡­


    ¡°Yes Mum I used my metal bag to hit Skyler¡¯s stomach but I didn¡¯t know she was pregnant, he could be right Mom¡± Hailey was already trembling.


    ¡°Mason is bluffing, he can¡¯t do anything¡± Agnes rolled her eyes and scoffed.


    ¡°No Mom! My career is reaching another level so let¡¯s not spoil it for me okay? Stay away from Mason¡¯s family!!¡± Hailey suddenly yelled and before Agnes could say anything, she immediately ran past her and climbed the stairs.


    Agnes angrily shook her head.


    Mason came back to the car where Skyler was waiting for him.


    ¡°So what did they say?¡± She asked with a curious look.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t give anyone a chance to say anything, I just gave a brief warning and now they will never bother us again¡± he replied and kissed her forehead.


    Skyler was still feeling confused with what Mason did but she decided not to say anything to him.


    ???????


    TWO MONTHS LATER; LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL¡ï


    ¡°The math results are out for the second exam and are ced on the notice board¡± Mr Browns announced before leaving the ssroom.


    Students stood up and rushed to check their results except for Carson who refused to stand up from his chair.


    ¡°Won¡¯t you go check yours?¡± Fred, who was about to leave, turned back to ask him.


    ¡°So I¡¯d fail and get disappointed again? No way, juste back to tell me if I got the upperst position or the lowestst¡± his reply made Fred roll his eyes.


    ¡°You must be kidding me, Carson you had one of the hottest boys to tutor you in math and you think you would fail, bro!!¡± Fred gave him a look.


    Carson wanted to reply but Simon suddenly ran in while screaming happily.


    ¡°Carson, you wouldn¡¯t believe it! You got the first position in math!¡± He began jumping in front of Carson.


    ¡°What?¡± Carson looked shocked.


    ¡°I said you got the first ce!!¡± Simon replied.


    Carson slowly stared at Fred and before he knew it, he immediately flew from his chair and ran to the notice board. It wasn¡¯t a lie, he got the first position.


    He brought out his phone to text James but James was quick enough to text first.


    ¡®I¡¯m at the empty ss upstairs¡¯


    He smiled to himself before climbing the stairs and going to the ssroom, when he entered, he met James leaning on the table with his hands in his pocket.


    ¡°I saw it, congrats,¡± James said before Carson could spill the news to him.


    ¡°I¡¯m really surprised right now, it¡¯s like I don¡¯t even know what to do¡± Carson felt speechless but happy.


    ¡°Then you shoulde give Daddy a kiss¡¯ ¡® he smirked.


    Carson rolled his eyes and walked towards him. When he got to his front, James pulled him closer and pressed his lips on his.


    ¡°I¡¯m tired of hiding like we are doing some bad shit, when will you ever be bold to let me show you off?¡± James pulled away from the kiss and asked.


    ¡°I want to but I¡¯m scared of my family¡¯s reaction, especially grandpa,¡± Carson sighed and sat in the space beside him.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°Then what about your sister-inw, she saw us right? What did she say about it?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t talked to her yet but I will try to do that this evening and thank you for the tutor and all, I can¡¯t believe I got first in math¡± Carson shook his in amusement.


    ¡°All thanks to Daddy,¡± James winked.


    ¡°Gosh stop!!!¡± Carson groaned out.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM


    Edna rxed on her chair and scrolled through pictures of Zach and Regina online. There was a picture of them holding hands andughing casually as they took a walk.


    Edna zoomed in on Zach¡¯s face, he looked so happy, happier than she had seen him look. Was he really in love with her or he just wanted to make her mad?


    ¡°Eddy!!! Come on you have a fashion shoot in some minutes from now and all you do is stare at your phone¡± Zitained as he walked inside Edna¡¯s office.


    Instead of Edna paying attention to what he was saying, she began asking him about Zach.


    ¡°Is he really in love with this Regina, they¡¯ve been hanging out for two months now¡± she pouted her lips as she asked.


    ¡°I thought you asked him to make Regina fall for him, isn¡¯t that what he is doing?¡± Zita looked confused.


    ¡°He¡¯s not because we are no longer friends, he called me a narcissist¡± she replied.


    ¡°So he¡¯s hanging out with Regina. Are they for real or to make you jealous, wait are you even jealous?¡± Zita narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°I never get jealous because of men,¡± Edna scoffed.


    ¡°Cool anyways, the red carpet is next week. Hope your dress is next week. Are you sure your sister-inw got this or do you want me to contact the greatest tailor in LA, there¡¯s nothing without a n B¡± Zita winked at her.


    ¡°Yes, contact a really good tailor for me in case something goes wrong with my sister-inw¡¯s work or in case it isn¡¯t too perfect¡± Edna rolled her eyes and walked out of her office.


    ¡°Already doing it,¡± Zita said behind her.

 56. Nice dress

    It was already evening, Matilda was in the kitchen preparing dinner while Edna was sitting on the couch and watching TV when Ivy came to sit beside her.


    ¡°Hey Edna, you can tell Zach to stop toying with Regina¡¯s feelings. I got ke fair and square and I¡¯ve decided to forget about the past¡± she said.


    Edna scoffed.


    ¡°I wish he was ying with her¡±


    ¡°What do you mean that they were real all this while?¡± Ivy¡¯s eyes widened and Edna just let out a simple shrug.


    ¡°Gosh, you¡¯re not a very rying person to count on, if this had meant so much to me, is this how you would disappoint me?¡± Ivy rolled her eyes as she thought but Edna only gave her a crybaby face.


    ¡°Narcissist¡± Ivy scoffed and left.


    ¡°Okay stop saying that!!¡± Edna yelled after her.


    ????


    Skyler was in the room, working on Edna¡¯s dress that she was almost done with since the red carpet was fast approaching.


    A knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Who?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Carson, can Ie in?¡± Carson, who was the one knocking, replied and Skyler narrowed her eyes.


    Today would be the first time the youngest son of Delgado came to look for her and she began wondering why but she permitted him toe in anyway.


    Carson slowly opened the door, looking slightly nervous.


    ¡°Sister-inw, how was fashion designing ss? You seem to be doing well with all these I¡¯m seeing on your table¡± he started nervously.


    Skyler only gave him a knowing look and he sighed.


    ¡°Fine I wanna talk about two months ago¡± he confessed and she twitched her lips as she stared at him.


    ¡°You saw me with that guy that night and yes I¡¯m gay but please don¡¯t tell anyone, especially Grandpa¡± he pleaded with his palms folded together.


    ¡°But why are you hiding your sex life from your grandpa, being gay isn¡¯t a crime, when I was still in high school, I had many gay and lesbian friends and they weren¡¯t ashamed to tell their family¡± she shrugged at him.


    ¡°It just rolls out so easily from your tongue! Grandpa would never ept me like this!¡± He scoffed.


    ¡°Assuming is not good, just tell him first because he will find out sooner orter,¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Just help me keep this one secret, is it too much to ask?¡± Carson snapped and angrily stormed out of the room.


    Skyler didn¡¯t take any offense in the way it acted, they were teenagers and thought they knew their method of handling their stuff was always correct. It was his love life and if he wanted to keep secrets and enjoy it then so be it.


    In some hours, everyone waspletely in the dining both having dinner.


    ¡°So I talked to Dn and Antonio and they would being for the red carpet,¡± Grandpa Mario announced.


    ¡°Cool, I miss Dad¡± Ivy smiled while Maya was busy on her phone and Rosa caught her.


    ¡°Look at you Maya, you are doing what Dad warned the kids to stop doing, why use gadgets in the dining room?¡± She asked.


    Maya red at her but when she saw the old man looking at her, she immediately dropped her phone to one side.


    ¡°So Skyler, how¡¯s Edna¡¯s dress going? The red carpet is in a week from me¡± Hudson asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m so close to working on the dress, trust Edna would love it¡± Skyler smiled at it.


    ¡°None of my business and no offense to you Skyler but this is the red carpet we are talking of, Edna ispeting to wear the best dress and you¡¯re nowhere close to professional so how should we trust you? ¡± Maya said and Skyler¡¯s smile turned to a frown.


    ¡°I can trust her because she¡¯s the woman I trust with my heart and she¡¯s securing it up till now¡± Mason replied without looking at his mother.


    Grandpa Mario just chuckled at what Mason said.


    ¡°Baby Grandson, you did take after me when I was young,¡± he said with a smile.


    Mason just squeezed his face with what his grandpa called him, that was a cringe for him to listen to.


    ¡°I¡¯m not saying we should¡­ I¡¯m just..¡±


    ¡°You always look for a way to insult Skyler¡¯s Aunt,¡± Hudson rolled his eyes.


    Maya still wanted to talk but Grandpa Mario automatically shut her down.


    ¡°You¡¯ve said enough Maya¡± he gave her a look and she didn¡¯t say anything anymore which made Rosa smile.


    After dinner, Maya went to Ivy¡¯s room, she was chatting with ke on the phone.


    ¡°Mom, why are you here by this time?¡± She looked up at Maya.


    ¡°I am worried Ivy, it¡¯s been two months and I haven¡¯t heard from Agnes, what about you?¡± She asked worriedly.


    ¡°Same here mom, I tried reaching out to Hailey in any way I could but I¡¯m not even close to positive and she doesn¡¯t live in her house anymore if she doesn¡¯t wanna talk to me it¡¯s fine, I have a boyfriend now¡± Ivy rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Which boyfriend?¡± Maya narrowed her eyes.


    ¡°ke¡± Ivy smiled sheeply and Maya rolled her eyes before leaving the room.


    ¡°Yeah, thanks for being happy for me!!¡± Ivy shouted after her before rolling her eyes.


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    ONE WEEK LATER¡ï


    Skyler was home with Jacob and Carson since it was already 5 pm and she was showing him the dress she made Edna since the red carpet would be happening tomorrow.


    ¡°I think Edna isn¡¯t worth all these¡± Carson shook his head after seeing how beautiful the dress looked.


    ¡°Don¡¯t speak ill about your cousin, I bet she would be so happy¡± Skyler shut him down and Carson rolled his eyes.


    The doorbell rang and Jacob stood up.


    ¡°I ordered something, that might be for me¡± he stood up from the couch and went to get the door.


    It was a delivery man with an expensive shopping bag.


    ¡°Is Edna in? Someone ordered to drop it here for her¡± the man said.


    Jacob nodded and collected it before going in. Carson immediately stood up and grabbed the bag from him.


    ¡°I heard it¡¯s for Edna, let¡¯s see what she got¡± he immediately opened the bag and pulled out a nice dress.

 57. Selfish Edna

    ¡°I heard it¡¯s for Edna, let¡¯s see what she got¡± Carson immediately opened the bag and pulled out a nice dress.


    ¡°It¡¯s not nice to empty someone¡¯s stuff Carson without their permission¡± Skyler frowned at him but he ignored her and brought out the dress Edna brought.


    ¡°Nice design, don¡¯t tell me she¡¯s nning to wear this tomorrow? Hey sister-inw, what¡¯s happening? I thought you were making a dress for her?¡± Carson asked confusedly.


    Even though Skyler looked confused, she suddenly remembered what Maya said a week ago about her not being trusted to make the best dress for Edna.


    Did Edna listen to her and hit herself with something new?


    ¡°I warned you earlier, Edna is such a¡­ I can¡¯t use any curse word ¡¯cause grandpa would kill me but she only thinks of herself, really selfish¡± Carson shook his head as he put the dress back into the bag.


    ¡°I still think it¡¯s not nice to go through people¡¯s stuff without their permission!¡± Skyler repeated herself before climbing the stairs.


    Although she didn¡¯t want to show it, she was upset with what she was seeing now. Carson looked at Jacob who only just shrugged his shoulders.


    ???


    Hours passed and the family was down for dinner including Dn and Antonio who just got back from their business trip.


    ¡°After dinner, I¡¯d appreciate it if everyone goes to bed early so we can be up early to prepare for the Met G,¡± Grandpa Mario announced after dinner.


    Skyler was the first to start climbing the stairs and Edna immediately ran after her.


    ¡°Sister-inw, is my dress ready?¡± She asked Skyler to pause on her track and turn back to look at her.


    ¡°It was,¡± Skyler replied with a nk expression.


    ¡°It was? What does that mean?¡± Edna looked confused.


    ¡°Did you or did you not order a new dress for the red carpet?¡± Skyler asked her, straight to the point.


    ¡°I..¡± Edna wanted to talk but she couldn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°I thought so¡± Skyler scoffed and resumed climbing the stairs but she paused and turned back to look at Edna. ¡°And if you don¡¯t learn to start caring about other¡¯s feelings then you¡¯ll regret it one day¡± she added before leavingpletely.


    Edna was left, standing alone in confusion.


    ¡°What does she mean by that?¡± She wondered to herself.


    When Skyler got to her and Mason¡¯s room, she saw Mason sitting on the bed and looking at the gown she made.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You¡¯re talented, beautiful, the whole world will be in shock if they notice this came from you¡± he praised her.


    Skyler only gave him a weak smile, and he sighed, understanding why.


    ¡°We should keep the dress for someone more deserving in the future, maybe you,¡± he said as he folded the cloth.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have the same body as Edna, it¡¯s gonna be a little tight¡± she pouted her lips.


    ¡°What do you mean? What¡¯s the difference between the both of you,e here¡± he put the dress aside as he motioned her toe closer.


    Skyler sighed and moved closer to him, she stopped at his front and he checked her body.


    ¡°I think the dress can fit you well, let me see¡± he held her waist then brought his hands downwards to her booty to give it a little squeeze.


    ¡°Mason, what are you doing?¡± Skyler pushed his hands off.


    ¡°I¡¯m just checking if you¡¯ve added some weight¡± he replied and brought his hands to her butt again.


    ¡°Stop doing that!¡± She chuckled and pushed his hands off but he grabbed her waist and pulled her to straddle him.


    He buried his face in the crook of her neck and began giving her some soft bites and kisses.


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler held his check as she moaned softly.


    ¡°I miss you, what color of panties are you wearing tonight?¡± He asked as his hands moved under her dress.


    ¡°We are not doing this today, right? I¡¯d have to go to fashion ss tomorrow¡± She tried stopping him but he was already taking off her panties.


    ¡°One round, I promise¡± he replied and before she could say anything, she felt Mason fully inside her and he was already thrusting as fast as he could.


    She didn¡¯t have time to argue because some intense amount of pleasure filled her system instantly, she gripped tightly on his shoulders to support herself as he drilled her from below.


    ¡°Ahh¡­ Mason!!¡± She moaned out.


    After some minutes of the hot make out with each other, they were both lying next to each other and trying to catch their best.


    Skyler suddenly faced Mason.


    ¡°I can give the dress to Ivy to see what people would think,¡± she said.


    ¡°Sure Ivy wouldn¡¯t mind¡± he shrugged and stood up, he was still naked and Skyler couldn¡¯t help but gaze at him, she was trying not to look downwards because she was sure that he was still hard.


    One round of sex is never enough for Mason.


    Mason caught her gaze and smirked.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to have some cold shower, join me,¡± he said and Skyler immediately shook her head.


    ¡°You love breaking promises Mason, you said only one round!¡± Sheined to him.


    ¡°How do you alwaysin when you¡¯re the one who screams out my name loud each time buried fully inside you?¡± He smirked when he asked and Skyler blocked her ears.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to turn me on with your words, go away!!¡±


    Mason still smirked before pulling her up and carrying her, making sure her legs were on his torso.


    ¡°I said join me, I didn¡¯t give you any room to oppose,¡± he said and before Skyler knew it, he was inside her again and he began f?cking her as he walked to the bathroom.


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler bit her lips hard and buried her face on his shoulders as he opened the bathroom door and mmed it closed.


    No one could see what was happening inside but the loud moans and screams from Skyler said she was having a good time.

 58. Red carpet

    Various celebrities and public figures were alreadying down from their limo while the reporters took pictures of them as they walked down the red carpet.


    A familiar limo stopped and Edna stepped down with her brother Hudson. She was putting on the dress she sewed, it was dark and had sleeves decorated with purple flowers around it.


    ¡°Edna, whates over here?


    ¡°Edna please to the left!


    ¡°Can you take a pose with Hudson?


    The paparazzi were starting to do their job by taking pictures from different directions. Edna gave them poses along with Hudson before he left.


    While Edna was still taking pictures, voices were heard and she turned back to see what people were shouting about.


    It was Zach and Regina, they walked down the red carpets together, amidst their dating rumors.


    Her smile slowly turned to a frown but she smiled immediately so that the media would notice it and she became hot news about jealousy.


    ¡°Are you and Regina together?


    ¡°Please pose over here?


    ¡°Please give us a bit of a Romance pose!


    ¡°Please!!!


    Zach looked at Regina before turning her to face him and pressing his lips on hers.


    The fans were going crazy with what they just saw including Edna. Her eyes widened from where she stood, staring directly at them.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± Regina whispered to Zach and he nodded then they left.


    ke and Ivy came in afterward, no one bothered that she was with ke because the dress she was putting on became the center of attention.


    It was red mixed with some sparkling ck and some long design that rolled down the stairs. The dress was sparkling and also radiated some crystal red lights around it.


    ¡°Ivye over here


    ¡°We are going crazy over your dress


    ¡°Please pose here


    ¡°Ivy!!


    Lots of white shes filled her direction and she just smiled proudly letting all the spotlights hit her.


    Edna was in shock as she stared, now that she was looking at her dress, even Regina¡¯s dress was better.


    She shook her head angrily before turning around and leaving.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Miss Elizabeth wasn¡¯t in ss so the students were focused on the TV, watching the red carpet show. Almost all the employees in thepany were watching it.


    ¡°Guys Ivy¡¯s dress is killing the red carpet¡± Cynthia gasped.


    ¡°I hate to admit someone is better than me but the person who made that dress is good¡± Lilian scoffed while watching.


    Skyler didn¡¯t say anything, she had a proud smile on her face because even though Edna hurt her, her work was still getting recognized by people.


    Her phone beeped and she checked it, It was from Mason. He was telling her about Ivy on the dress for the red carpet.


    ¡®Do you see how awesome you are beautiful? Everyone loves Ivy¡¯s dress¡¯ he texted her.


    ¡®Yeah I¡¯m seeing it, it¡¯s so amazing, thanks for trying to fill me in handsomely¡¯ she texted back.


    ???????


    GLAMOROUS DESIGNS¡ï


    The CEO of thepany was sitting and looking at the big screen, also watching the red carpet.


    ¡°The dress looks nice on her, that¡¯s the CEO of D?S styles¡¯s sister right?¡± He asked Felix because Felix was with him.


    ¡°Yes boss,¡± Felix nodded.


    ¡°I would have loved the tailor toe to work with us because we need people with amazing talents but we might be slow,¡± he sighed and Felix nodded, not interested in what his boss was talking about.


    He wanted to know why his boss called for him.


    ¡°Boss, you called for me?¡± He finally asked and Mr morous remembered why Felix was sitting in his office and watching the red carpet with him.


    ¡°Right, here¡± he brought out a sketchbook and showed it to Felix. ¡°It¡¯s yours right?¡± He asked slowly.


    Felix stared at the drawings before staring at him and nodding.


    ¡°What is going on Felix, you were one of the best artists here but as soon as Skyler left, you began dropping, tell me if your break up is affecting you?¡± He asked worriedly.


    Felix didn¡¯t know what to say, was he that bad in drawing that his boss was giving him a query?


    ¡°Look Felix, I give you two weeks to fix yourself or I will forget you were one day the best artist here and fire you¡± Mr morous pushed the sketchbook back to him.


    ¡°You can leave¡± he waved his hands at Felix.


    Felix looked at the book hard before picking it up, he let out a short bow and left the office.


    ¡®I need to look for a way to get back together with Skyler¡¯ he thought as he headed back to his office.


    ???????


    EVENING; RED CARPET¡ïThis content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°So can you tell me the secret behind your awesome look tonight?¡± A reporter asked Ivy, facing the mic in her mouth while paparazzi shot her with their lights.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing much I can say, it¡¯s just that my sister-inw gave it to me as a surprise and I¡¯m excited to show it off to everyone¡± Ivy simply replied.


    Edna scoffed from where she was listening until she saw Zach heading in the direction of the male¡¯s restroom. She looked left and right before stylishly following him.


    Zach just finished using that male resting and was stunned to see Edna standing and waiting for him.


    ¡°We need to talk to Zach, go back in there!¡± She pushed him back to the restroom and closed the door.


    ¡°What¡¯s with you Edna, my date is waiting for me and she wouldn¡¯t be pleased to see this!¡± He frowned at her.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing Zach? I thought we were friends but you¡¯re betraying me by dating my rival, trying to shut me down!¡± She shouted at him.


    ¡°Friends? I made it clear that I didn¡¯t want to be friends with you!¡± He replied with a scoff.


    ¡°I know and you know what? You¡¯re such air! You told me you liked me and if you do like me then you wouldn¡¯t jump into a rtionship so quickly!!¡± She shouted again.


    ¡°Yes, Edna I liked you and I still care about you but I can¡¯t keep hurting myself for your sake. Let me be with Regina and try to work out the things I never got to do with you. You also need some space, you need to know your wrongdoings and change them so you won¡¯t destroy all the good things in your life!¡± He said and Edna shook her head in tears.


    ¡°Excuse me¡± he began leaving but Edna suddenly pulled him back, she wrapped her arms around his neck and crushed her lips on his.

 59. Why must this man be so perfect

    Zach¡¯s eyes widened, he immediately held Edna by the shoulder and pushed her back.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± He cried as he wiped his lips with the back of his palm.


    ¡°Me? Don¡¯t you like me?¡± Edna replied.


    ¡°Liked, Edna, there¡¯s a past tense, and what you just did now proved to me that you¡¯re a b?tch! How can you kiss me when you know I¡¯m in a rtionship with someone else!¡± When Zach finished saying that, Edna¡¯s hands flew to his cheek.


    She just gave him a tight p.


    ¡°No one calls the granddaughter of Delgado a bitch!¡± She said hard while giving him a cold look.


    ¡°But you gave me the impression to call you that, you acted like one, a few seconds back¡± Zach still had his hands on his cheeks as he spoke.


    Edna smirked and moved closer to him.


    ¡°You should thank me, Zach, if it wasn¡¯t for me then you wouldn¡¯t get the opportunity to talk to the new ¡®love of your life¡¯ You wouldn¡¯t even know who Regina is,¡± she said.


    ¡°Yes and thank you for making that possible for me¡± Zach smiled at her before using his shoulders to push her off as he walked away.


    The moment the restroom door mmed closed, Edna burst out in tears, she looked at the soaps and detergent on the basin and then used her hands to push them off the basin angrily.


    ¡°Everyone betrayed me!¡± She muttered.


    When Zach got out of the restroom, the first person he went to meet was Regina who was checking the time on her silver wristwatch.


    ¡°There you are, why did you take so long in the restroom?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I just had a running stomach,¡± Zach lied.


    Regina didn¡¯t look like she believed him, she looked back in the direction of the restroom and she saw Ednaing out.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Zach asked her and she immediately forced a smile and shook her head.


    ¡°Nothing, let¡¯s go¡± She hugged his arm and they both left together.


    Meanwhile, Edna was watching their retreating figure with an angry look. Her fist was clenched tightly so that her knuckles were turning white.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°Regina, I was born to always win you! You will never get thestugh because Zach is mine, he was my friend and he liked me first, you don¡¯t deserve his ce¡± she thought.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING; DELGADOS¡¯¡ï


    The families were having breakfast and chatting at the same time. Mason and Skyler along with the two men already left for work so it was just Edna, Ivy, Hudson Carson, Jacob, and the three women.


    The topic today was about the media going crazy over Ivy¡¯s dress yesterday.


    ¡°Ivy and guess what, you¡¯ve been named the hottest woman and the best dress on the red carpet¡± Carson read the news from his iPad.


    ¡°Fewerputers in the dining room, who still remembers Grandpa¡¯s rules?¡± Edna couldn¡¯t handle all the praises Ivy had been getting starting fromst night so she snapped.


    ¡°I forfeit it for today¡± Grandpa Mario suddenly said and a loud unbelievable gasp escaped Edna¡¯s lips.


    ¡°You see Edna, if you had trusted your sister-inw into wearing that dress then you¡¯d be a hot topic just like Ivy¡± Hudson shrugged his shoulders and Ivy only responded with a cute smile.


    Edna mocked the east Hudson spoke and rolled her eyes.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be jealous of my daughter, you brought everything upon yourself¡± Maya scoffed.


    ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t be jealous because I¡¯m shining more than you¡± Ivy gave Edna a crybaby face.


    Edna was really mad, all she saw was Ivy had everything she wanted. Skyler¡¯s support, public attention, and a cool and supportive boyfriend who looked like he wasn¡¯t ready to betray her at all.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just drive myself to work then¡± Edna angrily stood up and began leaving.


    ¡°Don¡¯t drive yourself insane!!¡± Ivy shouted after her but Jacob hit her arms slowly.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough¡± he whispered to her and she just smiled happily.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Mason just came out of a meeting room and Sunny immediately ran after him with a telephone.


    ¡°A lot of people are calling thepany¡¯s line, they want to have an interview with your wife about the ideas she used in sewing your sister¡¯s dress,¡± she said to him.


    Mason kept walking with his hands in his pocket as he casually declined.


    ¡°No, tell them she won¡¯t be avable¡±


    ¡°Okay, boss¡± Sunny let out a short bow before walking away.


    Mason got to his office and called for Alvin.


    ¡°Make a public announcement, there will be a sales partying up for D?S¡± he ordered.


    ¡°Okay boss, I will do that and it¡¯s also time for you to visit the fashion ss and tell them about the news,¡± Alvin said.


    ¡°Alright,¡± Mason sighed and picked up his nose mask.


    ????


    In the fashion ss, the students were already talking about Mason attending the ss, especially Lilian and she was going extra by putting on some makeup.


    ¡°Why are you even going this extra for this guy? He doesn¡¯t even show his face, how do you know if he¡¯s handsome or not?¡± Jasper scoffed.


    ¡°You¡¯re just jealous because even with your face revealed, you are still a nobody¡± Cynthia stuck her tongue out at him.


    ¡°Oh, Savage,¡± Skyler gasped.


    The door opened and Miss Elizabeth stepped in with a kind of auraing behind her, the students already guessed it was Mason.


    Theyposed themselves in their seats but Lilian was trying her best to look the prettiest.


    ¡°Good morning Mr Mason¡± they greeted him including Skyler who was trying to act normal.


    She stylishly looked at him and their eyes met but Mason acted like it was nothing which made her amused.


    How can he pull off a perfect act? Why must this man be so perfect?

 60. Can I?

    ¡°Morning everyone¡± he casually greeted and looked at the manikins that had some clothes on them.


    ¡°You guys seem to be doing quite well over here, who¡¯s the owner of that one?¡± He pointed to a female manikin wearing a sleeveless dress.


    ¡°It¡¯s mine sir¡± Skyler slowly raised her hands.


    ¡°I like it¡± he replied and Skyler tried not to smile too much as she thanked him.


    ¡°Thank you, sir¡±


    Lilian scoffed secretly and even eyed Skyler behind her back.


    ¡°I came to see how you guys are progressing and I¡¯m quite impressed, I hope to see you all at the sales party next month¡± he announced to them before walking away with his hands still in his pocket.


    When he left, Miss Elizabeth began addressing the sales party.


    ¡°It was for a differentpany for fashion designers where the board will invite famous models and sell clothes, he¡¯s willing to sell some of your clothes to see how beginners are doing and it¡¯s gonna be live so everyone should be ready¡± after Miss Elizabeth was done exining, she left.


    ¡°That man is perfect!!!¡± A girl screamed out immediately.


    ¡°And he even noticed Skyler¡¯s designs here, I¡¯m so jealous,¡± another girl said.


    Cynthia hugged Skyler¡¯s arms tight.


    ¡°Happy for you, if you weren¡¯t married then I would have paired you up with Mason¡±


    ¡°Nonsense!!¡± Both Jasper and Lilian said at the same time, they looked at themselves and scoffed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so jealous¡± Cynthia rolled her eyes and hugged Skyler¡¯s arms again.


    ¡°If only you knew¡± Skyler couldn¡¯t help but chuckle inwardly.


    Her phone suddenly beeped and she checked to see that she had a new follower notification on Instagram.


    Felix just re-followed her on Instagram.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    When Edna got to thepany, she noticed everyoneughing on their phones,ughing and murmuring among herself.


    No one greeted her.


    Zita who wasing out from his office paused and looked at everyone then went back to Edna again.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you see your boss is here? All you do is press your phone, give me those!!¡± He began collecting their phones while some were quick enough to hide their phone.


    ¡°Good morning Miss Edna¡± they began greeting her but she only scoffed at them as she headed to her office.


    ¡°Extra one hour after work for annoying Edna and no lunch breaks¡± Zita pointed at them before following Edna to the office.


    The workers began murmuring to themselves.


    Edna was already in her chair, rubbing her forehead tiredly.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about them Eddy but I will advise you not to check Hollywood news right now,¡± Zita told her.


    Edna gave him a look before picking her phone before taking her phone.


    ¡°I told you not to check it¡± Zita scratched the back of his neck and looked elsewhere.


    Edna went to Hollywood news and she was surprised with what she was seeing. There were ugly pictures of her when she saw Regina and Zach kiss.


    The headline of the news says; that Edna couldn¡¯t take the huge blow of the two new couples and not just that memes of her face with that expression was all over social media having millions of likes, views, and repost.


    ¡°You¡¯re so hot on Twitter right now Eddy¡± Zita added as he fanned himself with his hands.


    He slowly carried his gaze back to Edna and she was boiling so much, it felt like she would explode any time soon.


    ¡°I think I¡¯ve stayed too long, let me see myself out¡± Zita shed Edna a smile before rushing out of her office.


    ¡°REGINA!!!!!!!¡± Edna yelled so loud that the birds standing on top of pole wires flew off.


    ???????


    EVENING; BLAKE¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    ke walked to the couch with a ss of red wine over to where Ivy was sitting. ¡°Here¡± he gave her a ss.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Ivy collected it from him with a smile and they both clicked sses.


    ke sat beside her, they were both enjoying their movies, wrapped in a nket together.


    ¡°Are you sure your grandpa or mom or even dad won¡¯t worry that you didn¡¯t return home tonight?¡± ke said worriedly.


    Ivy scoffed.


    ¡°Look at me, I¡¯m twenty-two! I¡¯m an adult so if I decide to stay with my boyfriend then they can¡¯t do anything about it and besides girls my age don¡¯t even live with their family!¡±


    ke only chuckled a little at her.


    ¡°Hey look, you look so handsome in this scene¡± She smiled and pointed at the TV.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ke looked but a second was too fast as he took his eyes off to stare at her face. Ivy kept watching with a smile but she noticed ke looking at her and she turned to face him.


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you watching?¡± She slowly asked.


    ¡°I am watching a cuter and more interesting version,¡± he replied with a flirtatious smile.


    ¡°Are you trying to flirt with me?¡± Ivy raised her brows at him and he sighed.


    ¡°Fine I¡¯m just trying to make this movie more fun for us¡± he threw his head back to the couch.


    Ivy smiled as she stared at him, she dropped her wine ss stood up, and gave ke a confused look.


    ¡°You want fun? Let me show you¡± She smirked and turned off the TV but switched on the Karaoke machine beside it.


    ¡°Let¡¯s sing¡± she smiled and wiggled her brows at him.


    ¡°No please¡± ke blocked his ears but Ivy ignored him and began ying the best of No More Tears Left to Cry by Ariana Grande.


    ke groaned out when she began singing.


    ¡°Right now I¡¯m in a state of mind¡­¡± Her voice sounded horrible, no cap that she hadn¡¯t changed it.


    ke immediately stood up and turned the machine off.


    ¡°Hey!!¡± Ivy pouted at him.


    ¡°You know what would be more cool?¡± He asked with a smirk as he moved closer to her, held her waist, and pulled her closer.


    ¡°What?¡± Ivy wrapped her arms around his neck.


    ¡°We y tickle¡± he began tickling her suddenly while she tried to protect herself by running.


    Ivy didn¡¯t know how it happened but she was suddenly lying on the couch with ke on top of her, pinning her hands above her head.


    He had an affectionate look in his eyes as he stared at her.


    ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful,¡± he said huskily and she smiled shyly.


    ke¡¯s eyes went to her lips before looking into her eyes.


    ¡°Can I?¡± He slowly asked and she nodded then he leaned closer and crashed his lips into hers.

 61. Are you sick?

    A few weeks have passed since Mason announced the sales partying up next month, though it wasn¡¯t up to a month one more week would equal a full moon youth.


    The fashion students were doing some hard work by working on dresses for models. Each of them was given their models that would wear their clothes.


    Currently, Skyler was in an empty tailor¡¯s room, working on her current dress. From her face alone, it looked like she wasn¡¯t feeling well.


    ¡°Hey Skyler, can you lend me some scissors?¡± Jasper walked in and met Skyler coughing.


    ¡°Hey, are you already?¡± He rushed to her and held her back, looking worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, it¡¯s just the sales party stuff is stressing me out, what do you want?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°I wanted scissors but I saw you didn¡¯t look too good, if the sales party stuff is stressing you out like this then you should take a little break for yourself, your health is more important,¡± he said softly.


    Skyler didn¡¯t want to take any break because she didn¡¯t want to disappoint Mason. She wanted her dress to stand out so Mason would be proud of her.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, here you go¡± she passed him the scissors.


    ¡°But Skyler..¡± Jasper didn¡¯t collect the scissors because he was worried.


    ¡°Can you just take it, I told you I¡¯m fine!!¡± Skyler snapped at him.


    Jasper stared at her and scoffed.


    ¡°I was only worried about you so you don¡¯t have to take your frustration out on me and where is your husband by the way? Can¡¯t he see that you are unwell?¡± He rolled his eyes and took the scissors before leaving the tailor¡¯s room for her.


    ¡°He can¡¯t see that, I don¡¯t want to let him down for the sales party and I don¡¯t wanna disappoint myself¡± she muttered to herself.


    ????


    Felix could be seen standing in front of D?S and looking around. This past week, he had bombarded Skyler¡¯s Instagram with likes andments, he even messaged her sometimes and she went into a full snub mood with him.


    ¡°Baby, you came¡± his thought was Interrupted when an arm wrapped around his neck and a lipnded on his.


    It was Lilian, his new girlfriend now.


    ¡°I¡¯m done with work, let¡¯s go¡± she hugged his arms.


    ¡°Oh.. and I wanted to go in and look for you,¡± he said with a nervousugh.


    Lilian also joined in theughter before pushing him forward.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± She said with a smile.


    Felix let out a smile too and began leaving with her but it turned back to D?S to take a look. Skyler was there and she was the only one who could help him but since he was dating Lilian, he could also give him some tips on what they have been doing so he can get ahead of them.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°Hi, any news about her?¡± Jacob asked on the phone while sitting on the bed.


    ¡°She¡¯s doing fine but she¡¯s still asleep¡± the doctor in the hospital that was in charge of the girl that got hit, replied from the other end.


    ¡°Why is she sleeping for so long?¡± Jacob groaned, feeling frustrated.


    He hit her by mistake, took her to the hospital, and paid her for her treatment but she won¡¯t wake up so he canpensate her so there wouldn¡¯t be issues but she won¡¯t wake up.


    A knock sounded on his door and he immediately cut the call.


    ¡°Yes,e in,¡± he said and the door opened revealing Rosa.


    He should have asked who it was before telling the person toe in.


    Rosa looked a bit nervous to talk to him so she stared by looking around the room.


    ¡°How, you¡¯re one tidy man,¡± she said with a nervous smile but Jacob didn¡¯t say anything.


    She sighed and moved closer to him.


    ¡°Jacob, my son¡­


    ¡°So I¡¯m your son now? It¡¯s funny because when did you start acknowledging me as your son?¡± He cut her off and narrowed his eyes as he asked this question.


    ¡°I¡¯ve always acknowledged you as my son Jacob!¡± She replied.


    ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t know that,¡± Jacob scoffed.


    ¡°I get it, you have every right to be mad at me because I¡¯ve treated you so badly, I¡¯ve been the worst mother and never considered your feelings in the selfish things I do because I only wanted to make you tough, I wanted to push you up and I wanted you to be as active as your cousin, I didn¡¯t realize I was being too hard till you stayed away for more than two days and it kills me to think that you were fed up of me and went to do the exact thing your father did¡± she burst out in tears.


    Jacob was really surprised to see his mom like this. Does she care about him or was she putting on an act?


    ¡°Why are you suddenly trying to be good?¡± He then asked.


    ¡°Because I talked to Skyler and she made me realize my mistake. If I had supported you like every other mother would especially after your father¡¯s death then maybe by now, you would own your hospital. No one can encourage you more than me, I believe you can go out there, push your fears aside, and finally be what you want to be, and trust me, I¡¯ll be in the front row, cheering for you, I promise¡± she said and wiped her tears.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Jacob didn¡¯t know what to say. What his mother did was something he had never imagined her to do in the next hundred years toe, how did Skyler manage to talk to her?


    ¡°Thank you Mom¡± he muttered and Rosa smiled.


    ¡°Thank you too for forgiving me, I¡¯d leave you now, love you¡± she smiled and Joshua found it hard to say it back to her because they had never exchanged words in almost twenty years of his life.


    He just cleared his throat and nodded, Rosa understood him so she didn¡¯t take it as an offense when she left.


    Jacob smiled and took his phone, he searched for Skyler¡¯s name and began sending her a text message to thank her.


    ¡®Mom came to talk to me today and she said you gave her some advice. I¡¯m grateful sister-inw, thank you


    ???????


    EVENING¡ï


    When Skyler got back, she was feeling so sick that she couldn¡¯t talk to anyone so she went straight to the room toy on the bed and wrapped herself with a big nket.


    Mason came back some hourster, looking tired too but what bothered him the most was Skyler not replying to his text or picking up his calls.


    He was surprised to see her lying on the bed and wrapping herself in the nket from head to toe.


    ¡°Beautiful?¡± He creased his brows and went to sit on the bed, after touching her forehead, he immediately withdrew his hands.


    ¡°That burnt, why is she burning up?¡± He muttered and tapped her gently.


    She slowly opened her eyes to stare at him, she didn¡¯t even have the strength to talk to him.


    ¡°Beautiful, are you sick?¡±

 62. Counting fingers

    When Skyler denied being sick, person didn¡¯t buy it..¡±No, you¡¯re sick, you¡¯re burning up!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, just tired¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Is it because of the sales party? Is it giving you too much stress?¡± He ced his hands on her forehead again when he asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s not it¡± Skyler immediately denied.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She knew how Mason was, he might stop her from joining thepetition because of her health but she didn¡¯t want that.


    ¡°Beautiful¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m serious Mason it¡¯s not it, I will be fine tomorrow, I promise¡± She gave him a pleading look.


    ¡°What have you eaten since morning?¡± He asked and she shook her head.


    ¡°Nothing?¡± He widened his eyes.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t have the appetite and I don¡¯t want to go out, I don¡¯t want Grandpa to know I¡¯m sick¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll go downstairs and get you some soup, hold on¡± he leaned closer to her and kissed her forehead before leaving the room.


    ????


    ¡°Why are Mason, Sky, and Edna noting down for dinner?¡± Grandpa Mario asked while the families were having dinner together.


    Dn and Antonio were present but as usual, they were always in their ghost mood once ites to family affairs except it¡¯s about business.


    ¡°Grandpa, Mason, and Skyler are married and are deeply in love with each other, they should be our least concern¡± As Hudson finishes making that statement, Masones down, giving him a kind of look.


    ¡°Mason, why didn¡¯t youe down with Sky?¡± The old man asked with his eyes narrowed.


    ¡°Today¡¯s hectic for her so she¡¯s tired and can¡¯t get out of bed. I came here to bring some soup to her¡± he replied.


    ¡°Ha! See what I was telling you, Grandpa, they did something that¡¯s why Skyler can¡¯t stand up from her bed, I think we should be expecting our newest Delga-¡±


    Hudson couldn¡¯tplete what he was saying because Ivy took a drumstick turkey and shoved it into his mouth.


    ¡°You can take this soup, it¡¯s Skyler¡¯s favorite,¡± she pointed to the second pot of soup.


    ¡°Let me help her dish it¡± Maya immediately took a te and dished some soup in. ¡°I also added some catfish because the soup goes well with fish¡± Maya forced a smile.


    ¡°And Skyler loves catfish very much too¡± Ivy butt in with a cute smile.


    Mason just carried it.


    ¡°And when she¡¯s better, please work on giving us a new Delgado so I wouldn¡¯t be the youngest that everyone gets to pick on,¡± Carson said and when Mason gave him a type of look, he only smiled in return.


    Mason left.


    ¡°Geez, doesn¡¯t he know how to vibe with us? How do Skyler even cope?¡± He couldn¡¯t help but ask himself.


    ¡°Because Skyler is a queen¡± Ivy shrugged her shoulders and the table agreed except for Maya and the two unbothered men.


    ¡°So what of Edna?¡± The old man asked again.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know about her Grandpa, she did something wrong, especially to Skyler and instead of trying to make up for her mistake, she¡¯s keeping malice with everyone and acting like we hurt her and owe her an apology¡± Ivy rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Edna is a proud person, she¡¯s mad because you won best red carpet dress and hottest woman in LA because of her mistake and her ego is too strong to make her admit to herself that she was wrong,¡± Hudson said.


    ¡°And she was also used as a funny meme¡± Carson added and it started up aughter.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± The old man shut them up and they turned quite immediately.


    ¡°If it¡¯s that way then when she¡¯s ready to admit to her mistake, she will be forgiven¡± he added.


    ???????


    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Mason arrived with the soup.


    ¡°Beautiful, I brought your favorite fish soup,¡± he said softly as he sat on the edge of the bed beside her.


    Skyler immediately blocked her nose and took her face away.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? It¡¯s catfish soup¡± Mason narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like the way it smells,¡± she replied.


    ¡°But it¡¯s your favorite¡± he gave her a surprised look.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t like the way it smells today,¡± sheined.


    Mason thought she was ying so he came to the other side of the bed and took a spoonful of the soup.


    ¡°At Least you should eat a little even if it¡¯s a spoon¡± he put the spoon close to her mouth and she acted like she wanted to puke.


    However Mason kept trying and she did something that surprised him next, she pped the soup away from his hands and it poured on the bed.


    Mason stared at the bed and her face, she looked a little sorry.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to do that, I just don¡¯t want to eat,¡± she said slowly.


    ¡°But haven¡¯t eaten since morning, at least eat something, what do you want? Even if it¡¯s impossible, I will get it for you¡± he pleaded with her.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll eat some Chinese noodles,¡± she said.


    ¡°We don¡¯t have that here,¡± he replied.


    ¡°But you said you¡¯d get it for me and that¡¯s what I want!¡± She frowned at him.


    Mason gave her a look before nodding, he took off his suit and changed into a hoodie and joggers before stepping out of the room.


    When he got down again, he walked past all of them and they gave him a confused look.


    ¡°Where is he going?¡± Ivy asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± Hudson shook his head.


    After thirty minutes, Mason came back with a nylon as he climbed back on the stairs, giving the family a confused look again.


    ¡°Where is heing from?¡± Ivy asked for the second time.


    ¡°I still don¡¯t know,¡± Hudson shook his head.


    ???


    Mason was d that going out to get some Chinese noodles for his wife was worth it because she was eating.


    ¡°I¡¯m full,¡± she muttered after taking one more spoon from him.


    Mason nodded and kept it to one side. He lifted her from the bed and made them stay on the couch as he cleaned the bed and changed the duvet.


    Skyler only watched him with a smile, she admired the effort he put to make herfortable.


    When he was done, he stood in front of her and took off his hoodie which made her crease her brows but she gave it to her instead.


    ¡°You should put this on instead, it will make you feel warmer¡± he stretched it over to her.


    Skyler smiled and collected it then put it on, he carried her up again, ced her on the bed,id beside her, and hugged her closer to himself.


    ¡°Good night beautiful¡± he kissed her forehead.


    ¡°Good night handsome¡± She smiled and hugged him tighter before closing her eyes and drifting to sleep.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING¡ï


    Skyler was the first to wake up because she didn¡¯t feel too good. The sudden urge to throw up kept hitting her and she couldn¡¯t resist.


    She stood up from the bed and rushed to the restroom then vomited her guts out on the WC toilet.


    When she was done, she raised her mouth and face with tap water before staring at her reflection in the mirror.


    She looked sick but while staring at her face, she suddenly gasped when she realized something.


    She began counting her fingers.

 63 Positive

    Trent stopped the car in the parking lot of a pharmacy because Skyler requested to go there.


    ¡°You just wait here for me, let me get some drugs,¡± she told him and he nodded.


    Since Skyler had been sick since yesterday, he didn¡¯t suspect anything so he just nodded and watched Skyler go in.


    In the pharmacy, Skyler was a bit nervous as she waited for the pharmacist to finish attending to the other customers. When it was finally only her, she moved forward.


    ¡°Can I get a pregnancy kit, please? Not just a pregnancy kit, I need like five from different brands¡± she requested.


    The pharmacist nodded and went to get what was told.


    ¡°These are from a really popr brand, they are always positive with their answers so you don¡¯t have to worry about getting any false hope,¡± a middle-aged man in sses who happened to be the pharmacist told her with an assuring smile.


    Skyler just nodded and took all of them, she paid through transfer and thanked the man before stepping out of the ce. The sweet smell of donuts hit her nose, there was a breakfast Cafe beside the pharmacy and she couldn¡¯t resist it no matter how hard she tried.


    ¡°Let me get some snacks first, maybe it would relieve my tension, ¡± she told herself before going there.


    When she came out, she was with two cartons of donuts and milk tea. She handed one to Trent who collected it with a confused face.


    ¡°Thank you ma¡¯am even though.. I just finished eating breakfast¡± he sounded a bit unsure.


    ¡°Well if you don¡¯t want it then you can give it back¡± Skyler rolled her eyes as she opened the donut and began eating.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry ma¡¯am, I¡¯ll touch it a littleter¡± he smiled at her and began driving to thepany.


    ???????


    AGNES¡¯S PLACE¡ï


    Maya came down from her car and walked towards Agnes¡¯ door. She knocked on it repeatedly but no one answered, she kept banging it and the neighbors beside the house came outside.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am please reduce it a little, you¡¯re disturbing the neighbors,¡± one of them said.


    ¡°And besides are you looking for the woman here, she moved out some days ago,¡± the second neighbor said.


    Maya was speechless, when did Agnes move out? She didn¡¯t even bother telling her anything. Maya took her phone and dialed Agnes¡¯ line, it rang but no one picked it up.


    She re-dialed her number again and began calling, surprisingly Agnes picked up. Maya was stunned, she didn¡¯t even know where to start so she just went ahead to question where Agnes had been.


    ¡°Where have you been? What you did isn¡¯t fair because you called yourself my bestie and you just disappeared wherever you like and didn¡¯t bother telling me anything!¡± Maya started byining.


    ¡°Do you think I wished to disappear? You didn¡¯t ask me why I made this decision before you startedining?¡± Although Maya couldn¡¯t see Agnes¡¯ face, she could tell that she was frowning.


    ¡°Why did you disappear then?¡± Maya asked dryly.


    ¡°Your daughter-inw said something to your son and he came here to warn us to stay away from all of you or else he would ruin our reputation out to the public, I don¡¯t know the reputation we have but I don¡¯t wanna test your son¡±


    After hearing what Agnes said, Maya was truly angry.


    ¡®Damn you Skyler, why do you have to interfere in my personal life? I will choke you for real!¡¯


    She hung up and angrily turned around before matching off, thinking of a good way to deal with Skyler.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Skyler was waiting for Miss Elizabeth to finish with the teaching so she could go do what wanted to do since morning.


    The door opened and Hudson peeped in with a kind of smile on his face.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that Hudson?


    ¡°I forgot he had been in this ss before!


    ¡°How could he disappear after a ss and he thinks he cane back after we have gone far!


    The ss began murmuring, even Elizabeth turned to the door and twitched her lips.


    ¡°Mr Hudson Delgado, what makes you think you can walk in here anytime you want after not being present for some month?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°First of all, I¡¯m the second Grandson of Mario Delgado and I have a lot of responsibility to handle so I can¡¯t just drop all of them simply because of school¡± he scoffed.


    ¡°So arrogant!


    ¡°If he doesn¡¯t want toe to school then he can drop out, why is he using his family name as an excuse?¡± Cynthia whispered to Skyler and Hudson¡¯s eyes went to her.


    He pointed at her immediately.


    ¡°What do you mean by that? I don¡¯t need to make any excuses because my family owns this ce, I cane in and out anytime I want! My family pays your sry to Miss Elizabeth¡± he fired.


    ¡°If that¡¯s so then why don¡¯t you just drop out? School is school, as long as you came here to learn then we don¡¯t care about your family¡¯s name!¡± Cynthia fired at him too and that was how they began arguing.


    The ss turned to an argument hall and Skyler took it as an opportunity to escape. She stood up and took the pharmacy nylon along with her then excused herself from the ss.


    When she got to the female restroom, she was injured and no one was inside before testing the pregnancy kit. Her hands were shaky as she checked the results, it had two lines which meant positive.


    She used the other ones and they were all positive.

 64 Caught

    ¡°I¡¯m pregnant for real¡± she muttered not even knowing what to feel but if there was one thing she knew then it was bad timing for pregnancy to fall in between these tough days.


    If Mason finds out she was pregnant, he might ask her to quit everything she¡¯s doing and sit at home including the sales party that she had to put effort to work on.


    ¡®Maybe I should tell him after the sales party since it¡¯s just a week to go. I can handle it, I¡¯ll just need to apply more makeup on my face so no one would notice anything


    With too many thoughts going on in her head she walked back to the ss and she was startled to see them still arguing.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough!!¡± She yelled and everyone turned to look at her.


    ¡°Hudson!! Take your seat now!¡± She gave him a warning look.


    Hudson just stared at her and blinked twice before going to sit. Cynthia scoffed at him a little while Skyler came to sit.


    ¡°Thank you for that Skyler, now let¡¯s get back to ss¡± Miss Elizabeth faced the board.


    Cynthia looked at Skyler, using her eyes to ask if she was fine in a coded way but Skyler just smiled at her.


    ???????


    Edna was sitting in the back seat of the car and pressing her phone while her driver drove her to an important meeting.


    The car suddenly stopped moving in the middle of the road which confused Edna.


    ¡°What happened?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I think the car is faulty ma¡¯am¡± the driver replied after several tries of starting the car but it refused to move.


    ¡°I thought the mechanic worked on it, I can¡¯t bete for my meeting¡± she muttered and opened the door then stepped down from the car.


    The driver also came down, he opened the car engine to take a look but he didn¡¯t understand what was wrong with the car.


    Edna brought out her phone and dialed her mechanic¡¯s number. After two rings, he picked up the call.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am?¡± He called from the other end.


    ¡°Why is my car still faulty? I thought you fixed it?¡± She asked angrily.


    ¡°I forgot to tell you not to use your white car because I¡¯m not done with the service, I¡¯m so sorry ma¡¯am¡± he apologized.


    Edna didn¡¯t know what to say, these past few days everything had just been frustrating her. The title she never got, Zach and Regina and everyone turning their backs on her work, her photographer suddenly moved to another country.


    She didn¡¯t even know if she should just smatch her phone to the floor. A speeding bike suddenly stopped in front of them.


    A guy in a thick green jacket and old jeans pulled off the rusty helmet from his head. He looked like he was in his middle twenties.


    Before he came down from the bike, Edna was already giving his old-looking bike a bad look and when he came down and stood, he was quite tall.


    ¡°Is there any problem here?¡± He ruffled his hair backward because the breeze was blowing it too much.


    Edna looked at him and scoffed before looking at her driver.


    ¡°The car seems to be faulty and she has a quick meeting to catch,¡± Edna¡¯s driver exined.


    The guy looked at Edna who was still looking elsewhere than the driver.


    ¡°Are you sure?  Because she doesn¡¯t look like she has a quick meeting to catch¡± he said with a low smirk.


    Edna gave him a quick look before rolling her eyes and looking elsewhere.


    He moved towards the car to take a look at the engine.


    ¡°Hmm.. I think I know what to do here¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Are you a mechanic?¡± The driver asked him.


    ¡°No, but I have some experience and I will only check it out if I hear a word from the hot chick right here¡±


    Though Edna wasn¡¯t looking, she could tell he was looking for her and her driver hit her a little.


    ¡°How much do you want?¡± She turned to face him with an annoyed look.


    ¡°Twenty-five billion¡± he replied without blinking and Edna went speechless.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    Even her driver was surprised by what he just mentioned, Edna wasn¡¯t even a billionaire yet.


    ¡°You!¡± Edna angrily pointed at him, not even knowing what to say to him.


    ¡°Rest assured, I was only joking with you. I mean I know girls like you, you think money can solve all the problems in your life¡± he rolled his eyes and shook his head.


    Next thing, he took off his jacket, revealing his white singlet but that wasn¡¯t the only thing Edna noticed, he was quite muscr with strong arms.


    ¡°I will check it out anyways but it¡¯s only because you¡¯re pretty¡± he winked and began fixing the car, when he was done, he stepped back.


    ¡°Check to see if it¡¯s working already,¡± he said to the driver.


    The driver entered the car and started it, surprisingly it worked. He smiled and gave Edna a thumbs up, telling her that the car was okay.


    ¡°You¡¯re wee¡± The guy turned to leave but Edna stopped him immediately.


    ¡°Give me one sec¡± she went and went to her car.


    He just rolled his eyes from behind as he waited for her toe out and just like what she had been expecting, she came out with her wallet.


    ¡°What is your name?¡± She asked, looking at him from head to toe.


    ¡°Miguel,¡± he replied with a knowing smile.


    ¡°Miguel, I know what people like you want,¡± she said while counting money out of her purse.


    ¡°You want the money that¡¯s why you are so desperate to work hard so you can make cash out of every little thing you do but I can¡¯t me you, you aren¡¯t like me who was born in the silver spoon, people like you eat dust to survive while I eat gold so you would do anything to taste the tip of my gold,¡± she said with a kind of mocking gaze.


    Miguel only stared at her but didn¡¯t say anything, with the look in his eyes, he was upset but covering it up with a smile.


    ¡°You¡¯re lucky you met me so here¡± She stretched her money to him.


    He held eye contact with her as he slowly collected the money, Edna smirked but it died when he tore it into two.


    ¡°Everyone isn¡¯t the same miss¡± he smiled at her before walking to his bike, he climbed and rode off leaving her a little shocked.


    Did someone just reject her money?


    ???????


    D?S STYLES ¡ï


    Mason was typing on hisptop when someone knocked on his door.


    ¡°Who?¡± He asked and it slowly opened, revealing Skyler¡¯s head.


    He smiled closed hisptop and spread his arms wide for her toe forward.


    She sat on hisp and ced her head on his chest.


    ¡°How are you feeling now?¡± He asked after giving her a soft kiss on the forehead.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I was stressed yesterday that was why I wasn¡¯t feeling well¡± She bit her lips because she didn¡¯t like how she had to lie to him but he just bared with her for a few days.


    The door suddenly opened and Sunny stepped in.


    ¡°Boss there is..¡± she paused with her mouth open with what she saw. Mason is without his nose mask and isn¡¯t that Skyler?

 65. Are you seeing someone?

    65  ( Are you seeing someone )


    ¡°Boss there is..¡± she paused with her mouth open with what she saw.


    Mason was without his nose mask and wasn¡¯t that Skyler?


    Shocked filled both Mason and Skyler¡¯s eyes, especially Skyler, Sunny saw her here so what would Sunny think now? Is she the his wife or is she just sleeping around with him?


    ¡°I..¡± Sunny didn¡¯t even know what to say, this was such a disaster.


    The nerve of you to enter my office without knocking¡± Mason¡¯s eyes darkened as he looked at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry boss, I¡¯d just go back¡± Sunny bowed her head repeatedly as she turned around to leave but Mason stopped her.


    ¡°What did you see?¡± He asked coldly.


    ¡°Huh?¡± She replied, looking lost.


    ¡°I said what did you see?¡± He repeated himself.


    ¡°Nothing, I didn¡¯t see anything¡± she replied.


    ¡°Good, I must not hear any of these from someone else or else you¡¯d get it from me¡± he muttered.


    Sunny nodded and rushed out immediately and when she got to her office, she couldn¡¯t get what she just saw off her mind. The hidden billionaire she had been dying to see, she finally saw what he looked like and his wife was Skyler.


    ¡°No no Sunny, don¡¯t think about this now, you should think about your work, you didn¡¯t see anything, you don¡¯t know anything¡± she muttered and nodded to herself before opening some files to finish what she was doing.


    Back in Mason¡¯s office, Skyler looked so worried that Sunny had just seen them.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t worry about Sunny, beautiful¡± Mason sighed.


    ¡°Why not? What if she tells on us to the public? Mason I don¡¯t like that shlight from those cameras and I¡¯m notfortable with people following me everywhere I go and poking noses in my business ¡± Skyler panicked.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Sunny can be trusted beautiful, she wouldn¡¯t talk so don¡¯t worry¡± he held her hands as he spoke softly.


    ¡°Then what if someone else sees us like this?¡± She asked slowly.


    ¡°No one has the right to enter my office except Alvin and Sunny so don¡¯t worry about anything,e here and tell me how the work for the sales party is going¡± he pulled her back to hisp


    ¡°It¡¯s going great but exhausting, I made many dresses already and I¡¯m sure my models would love it ¡± There was a bright smile on her face as she spoke.


    ¡°I see my baby is having fun, just make me proud okay? I¡¯ll be watching you¡± he smiled at her and she nodded.


    Her tummy suddenly grumbled and Mason looked at her.


    ¡°Hungry?¡± He asked and she nodded.


    ¡°What do you want to eat? I¡¯ll make Alvin go get it¡± he asked again.


    ¡°Hmm.. two wraps burrito¡± she replied.


    ¡°Two wraps?¡± Mason gave her a weird type of look.


    ¡°It¡¯s what I want¡± she pouted and he didn¡¯t say any more thing again.


    After informing Alvin to get it, Alvin came back with the burritos. Skyler began eating as fast as she could while Mason watched her.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you starting to eat more than usual? You¡¯re almost done with the burritos¡± he gave her a surprise look.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten since morning that¡¯s why!¡± Skyler defended herself with a pout.


    Mason just shook his head and took hisptop to continue with his work.


    ???????


    It was already evening but the view was focused on a small house. Inside, a man was sitting on the couch and watching TV when he heard the sound of a bike stopping in front of his door.


    He smiled to himself as the door opened and Miguel stepped in.


    ¡°Dad¡± he greeted the man sitting on the couch dryly.


    Johnathan¡¯s smile turned to a small frown.


    ¡°What is wrong son, why are you looking dull?¡± He asked worriedly.


    ¡°Nothing Dad¡± he muttered as he took off his jacket.


    Johnathan didn¡¯t believe Miguel when he said it was nothing because he was a mother and father to him, so he knew when his son wasn¡¯t fine or not.


    ¡°It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t get the job I wanted but I¡¯ll try again on Monday. I¡¯m fine Dad don¡¯t worry¡± he muttered and began going to his room.


    ¡°I left some food for you in the kitchen, make sure you eat before you sleep¡± Johnathan shouted after him.


    ¡°Okay, Dad!¡±


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Today was Sunday so no one was going to work, the family was downstairs having breakfast today except for Skyler.


    ¡°Mason, why are you eating without Sky? What is she doing up there?¡± Grandpa Mario asked.


    ¡°Grandpa, she has been working since yesterday so it¡¯s normal if she needs extra hours to sleep, let¡¯s not disturb her¡± Mason chewed on his food dryly as he spoke.


    ¡°Yes Grandpa, Skyler has been busy these days, she hardly talks to me and I guess it¡¯s because of the sales party,¡± Ivy said and the boys in the dining just nodded in agreement.


    Edna didn¡¯t talk to anyone, she was just eating quietly.


    ¡°Okay, I will let Sky sleep more then, Ivy I heard you are dating that ke guy.. the one that dragged you into scandalous news¡± the old man faced her.


    ¡°Hey Grandpa, don¡¯t me ke for it, me the Media¡± Ivy pouted.


    ¡°Whatever I want to see him, invite him over for dinner on Wednesday night,¡± the old man said.


    Ivy smiled brightly and brought out her phone.


    ¡°Let me even call him to inform him now¡± she squealed as she jumped from her chair and nodded.


    ¡°Anyone else in a rtionship?¡± Grandpa Mario asked while looking at Hudson, Jacob, and Carson.


    Carson¡¯s heart only skipped a beat and he tried avoiding staring at the old man¡¯s face. Grandma Mario however noticed it and smirked.


    ¡°Carson, you¡¯re avoiding me, are you seeing someone?¡± He asked and Carson looked at the old man.

 66. Leaving the mansion

    66 ( leaving the mansion)


    He was starting to sweat for no reason, he was almost shaking out of fright and nervousness.


    Emily slowly looked at him, she understood how he must be feeling but she just hoped he kept calm.


    ¡°Bro!! Why are you shaking so much, it¡¯s just a girl, Grandpa wouldn¡¯t kill you¡± Hudson wrapped his hands around Carson¡¯s shoulder and shook him as heughed.


    ¡°That¡¯s right Carson, I¡¯m not against you dating in high school but I¡¯d just say you should prioritize your education because that fun wouldn¡¯tst¡± Grandpa Mario advised him.


    ¡°So how is the girl? Is she pretty? Slim and tall or chubby at the right ces ¡± Hudson whispered to Carson but Carson pushed him off.


    ¡°Hudson and Jacob, the both of you have gotten to the age you need to settle down, why aren¡¯t I seeing any partner yet?¡± Grandpa Mario faced Hudson and Jacob.


    Hudson looked elsewhere but Jacob kept eating. Mason thought the conversation was getting boring already, he didn¡¯t have the strength to sit and listen to his grandpa coaching his cousins about love and marriage so he stood up and left the table.


    ???????


    LATER THAT DAY¡ï


    Skyler was working on dresses in Mason¡¯s room when someone knocked on the door.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Emily, can Ie in?¡±


    ¡°Sure Aunt¡± Skyler stopped all that she was doing as she looked up for Emily toe in.


    Emily stepped in while holding a te of soup.


    ¡°Skyler dear, you have been working since morning so I thought I should make you some soup,¡± she said as she sat on the small stool opposite Skyler.


    Skyler smiled at Emily.


    ¡°So thoughtful of you aunt¡±


    ¡°Hmm, it¡¯s just a sales party, you shouldn¡¯t work yourself up too much¡± As she talked, she opened that bowl of soup and Skyler blocked her nose immediately.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Emily asked with an innocent expression.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t put eggs inside the soup did you?¡± Skyler was still blocking her nose as she asked.


    ¡°I did, egg soup is really good¡± Emily smiled at her.


    ¡°Take it away, I don¡¯t like eggs¡± Skyler squeezed her face like she wanted to throw up.


    ¡°Since when did you start hating eggs, you used to eat them before-¡±


    Emily was not done with talking when Skyler suddenly stood up and ran to the bathroom, the sound of throwing up was heard before the flushing sound of the toilet reced it and Skyler came out.


    ¡°So will you exin?¡± Emily gave Skyler a knowing look.


    ¡°Exin what? I told you I don¡¯t like eggs!¡± Skyler scoffed.


    ¡°You¡¯re pregnant Skyler,¡± Emily said and Skyler¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Does Mason know about it? Have you told him yet?¡± Emily didn¡¯t give Skyler a chance to answer before she threw her next question at Skyler.


    Skyler blinked repeatedly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you haven¡¯t told him yet ¡± Emily¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Aunt, let¡¯s talk outside¡± Skyler left the room after muttering that sentence.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Emily switched her lips and went out, they both sat on the staircase since no one was passing.


    ¡°Yes I¡¯m pregnant but no one knows, if Mason finds out I¡¯m pregnant, we won¡¯t allow me to participate in the sales party and if Grandpa knows about it, he would be so happy that he might force me to leave the fashion designing school¡± she explosion.


    ¡°So you¡¯re not nning to tell them?¡± Emily looked at Skyler.


    ¡°I will tell Mason of course but it would be after the sales party and I will beg him to tell Grandpa not to allow me to stop school¡± Skyler replied and immediately held Emily¡¯s two hands.


    ¡°Promise me, aunt, don¡¯t tell anyone for now, I promise to be super careful, nothing will happen to me or the baby, please aunt¡± Skyler pleaded with the softest look ever.


    Emily was feeling hesitant but she still nodded.


    ????


    Skyler was on her way back to her room and before she knew it, she was being pulled into an empty dark room.


    The light suddenly turned on and it was Maya.


    ¡°Aunt Ma-


    A pnded on her face before she couldplete and she touched her cheeks in shock. This was the first time she was being hit by a member of the Delgado and it was none other than Mason¡¯s mom.


    ¡°What did you do to Agnes and Hailey? Why did you make Mason chase them out!!¡± She yelled at Skyler¡¯s face.


    ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t..¡± another pnded on her face adding to the first shock she had.


    ¡°Listen to me, Skyler!¡± Maya cupped Skyler¡¯s chin and pressed it firmly. ¡°I don¡¯t like you and I never will, for my son, I only want one daughter-inw and that girl is Hailey, you don¡¯t belong here!¡± Maya released Skyler¡¯s cheeks after uttering those harsh words.


    Skyler burst out into tears immediately, she turned around and rushed out of the room, crying loudly, Mason wasing opposite her and was surprised to see her crying like that.


    ¡°Beautiful,e here¡± he grabbed her forearm and pulled her closer to himself.


    ¡°Why are you crying like this? What happened?¡± He cupped her cheeks and looked at her face, his eyes darkened when he saw fingerprints on her cheeks.


    ¡°Who hit you?¡± He asked angrily.


    ¡°Your mom¡± Skyler cried even more.


    ¡°My mom? Maya?¡± He repeated she nodded.


    Mason was angry with what he just heard. How dare Mayay her fingers on Skyler!?


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to grandpa study¡± he muttered and held her shoulders before pulling her along with him.


    ???????


    OLD MAN MARIO¡¯S STUDY ¡ï


    Grandpa Mario was really angry as he listened to what Skyler told him about pping her in the face.


    ¡°The nerve of Maya to raise her hands on my Sky, she¡¯s getting out of this family now¡± Grandpa Mario stretched his hands and his butler passed him his walking stick.


    He left the study with his butler following him from behind while Mason held Skyler¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Let me call the family doctor to help get you treated,¡± he said softly Skyler nodded and they both left the old man¡¯s study.


    ????


    Meanwhile, Grandpa Mario went to Maya and Dn¡¯s room, the person he met was Dn, but Maya wasn¡¯t there.


    ¡°Dad ¡± Dn stood from his working chair to greet the old man.


    ¡°Where is your so-called wife Maya?¡± The old man asked and Dn couldn¡¯t help but roll his eyes.


    What did Maya do now?


    ¡°What did she do this time Dad?¡± He asked dryly.


    Ivy also came out of her room with Carson, Edna, and Hudson when they heard noises.


    ¡°She hit my daughter inw¡±


    Ivy gasped from where she stood.


    ¡°Aunt Maya went too far¡± Hudson shook his head.


    ¡°I know right?¡± Carson shook his head.


    ¡°I¡¯m not talking to anybody¡± Edna muttered and they all scoffed at her.


    Dn wasn¡¯t surprised that Maya could do this type of thing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Dad, I will take action myself¡± Dn muttered and went back in, he opened Maya¡¯s wardrobe and began bringing her clothes out.


    ¡°Oh no, Maya is gonna get kicked out¡± Hudson gasped and Jacob came out of his room to check with his hands in his pocket.


    Maya suddenly rushed upstairs with all themotions she was hearing. She was surprised to see Dn stuffing all her clothes inside her traveling box.


    ¡°What do you think you are doing, Dn?¡± She shouted and rushed to the room but he already closed the box and zipped it closed.


    ¡°Come with me!¡± He held her by that forearm.


    ¡°You¡¯re leaving this mansion today, I¡¯m sending you back to your father¡¯s house!!¡± He said and began pulling her out of the room.

 67. Last chance

    ¡°You¡¯re leaving this mansion today, I¡¯m sending you back to your father¡¯s house!!¡± Dn began pulling her out of the room.


    Maya¡¯s eyes widened, she looked around only to see everyone looking at her including the old man and she suddenly remembered hisst word.


    He had said, he would kick her out of this mansion and send her back to her father¡¯s house.


    How would she even forget that one?


    ¡°Dad!! Dn let me go!!¡± She screamed and tried pulling herself backwards but Dn was too strong for her.


    ¡°Ivy, they are kicking me out, beg your grandpa and dad for me, Ivy!!! Please¡± Maya was crying for real.


    She didn¡¯t want to go back to her family¡¯s house because she made a lot of effort to marry into this family.


    Rosa stood in one ce, she crossed her arms together and was watching with a bright smile. Finally, the pest was leaving the mansion, she couldn¡¯t be happier.


    Dn already dragged her down the stairs with one of his arms, her luggage was in his second arm and they were already heading to the main door.


    ¡°Stop!!¡± A voice sounded behind them and everywhere turned silent including Maya.


    They turned back to see Mason climbing down the stairs.


    ¡°Let her go¡± he added as he went to the fridge to take a bottle of cold water.


    ¡°Let her go? Sheid her hands on your wife?¡± Rosa stared at Mason with widened eyes. She was already so excited that Maya was just a step closer to leaving the Delgados¡¯ mansion, why must Mason spoil the fun now?


    ¡°Skyler insisted so let¡¯s respect her wish, okay?¡± Mason replied to her and went back upstairs.


    Grandpa Mario looked at Dn.


    ¡°Since Skyler asked to leave her and I¡¯m giving her onest chance, I better not hear any more bad reports from her¡± The old man was not happy with Skyler¡¯s decision but he had no choice.


    If this was what she wanted then he was willing to give Maya one more chance.


    He walked away with his butler.


    ¡°The fun is okay, I better go back to my run¡± Carson scoffed and ran back upstairs.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    Hudson shook his head at Maya before leaving likewise Edna.


    Rosa was really angry, sometimes she hated the way Skyler was so forgiving sometimes, she left too.


    It was Maya and Ivy alone, Ivy helped pack Maya¡¯s luggage before escorting her back to her room. She dropped the luggage on the wardrobe and came to squat in front of her mother.


    ¡°Mom, why are you causing so much trouble? Look at you, you almost got kicked out¡± Ivy muttered, feeling disappointed at Maya.


    ¡°It¡¯s all Skyler¡¯s fault¡± Maya muttered and wiped the tears that fell from her eyes.


    ¡°Skyler? How¡¯s this her fault, Mom? You wronged her but she helped you¡± Ivy looked at Maya in disbelief.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you see Skyler has it all nned out? She¡¯s trying to separate this family! A mother will never lie to their children Ivy, you used to take my side before but suddenly you¡¯re team Skyler now¡± Mayained.


    ¡°Mom I¡¯m not team anyone, I didn¡¯t like Skyler before because I thought she was annoying and fake but she proved me wrong and I now see why Mason loves her so much, Skyler is a queen Mom¡± Ivy said.


    Maya looked elsewhere.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to convince you, I thought what happened earlier would make you calm a little but it only gets worse, if you make yourst mistake then you¡¯ll be on your own¡± Ivy scoffed and left the room.


    Maya clenched her fist tight.


    ¡°Skyler is taking my family away from me,¡± she said to herself with so much disdain.


    ???????


    NEXT DAY; JIGGY?COM¡ï


    A familiar bike stopped in the parking lot of Jiggy¡¯spany. Miguel took off his helmet to look at the huge building in front of him and he smiled a bit.


    Jiggy¡¯spany, this was it.


    He came down from his bike and found his way inside, the first thing he saw was the female receptionist.


    ¡°Good morning¡± he greeted when he got to her.


    ¡°Good morning sir, how may I help you please¡± There was a polite smile on her face.


    ¡°I came to apply for the photographer post¡± he replied.


    ¡°Oh, use the esctor and go that way¡± she directed him.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Miguel nodded and did as told, he used the esctor then when he looked to his left, he saw some men standing with their cameras.


    ¡°I guess this must be the ce¡± he muttered to himself before going to stand with them.


    The door in front of them opened and Zita came out.


    ¡°You, you, you and you,e with me¡± he pointed to four guys and Miguel happened to be part of them.


    ¡°What about us?¡± A man from the group of men asked and Zita rolled his eyes.


    ¡°We just need a photographer so I¡¯m picking four random to test, there¡¯s no time to waste time so all of you can leave now¡± he pped his hands as he chased them out.


    They were murmuring among themselves before they left.


    ¡°What are you waiting for,e with me!!¡± Zita ushered the four guys to follow him and they did.


    Miguel kept looking everywhere in amazement, it was the first time he had stepped foot in a bigpany, and everywhere looked like a wondend to him.


    Zita finally stopped walking and they were forced to pause too. In the room, there were some female models, sitting and chatting, Miguel had to p to get their attention.


    They stopped chatting and immediately stood up then faced him.


    ¡°Good morning Zita¡± they greeted at once.


    ¡°You see this model¡± he pointed at them.


    ¡°I want the both of you to take a picture of them and edit it, the one that does it best is taken, understood,¡± he said.


    They nodded.


    ¡°Get in position girls¡± Zita pped and the girls came in position.


    They posed for the cameras as the pictures of them were being taken.

 68. Secret

    The moment Ivy and ke entered the mall, they took off their hoodie and sunsses.


    ¡°Babe I¡¯m so nervous with the thought of sitting on the same chair with your grandpa and brother,¡± he said as they found their way to the cloth section of the mall.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be, my grandpa would love you and I¡¯m sure Mason won¡¯t give a f?ck so let¡¯s go¡± She held his forearm and pulled him closer and they stopped in front of a cloth stand where there were many nice suits.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°This looks nice,e try it¡± She picked up a brown suit jacket and showed it to him.


    ke took it, he ced it on his body and it fitted him so well.


    ¡°Come, let¡¯s look for a matching tie, I want my grandpa to be impressed¡± She held his forearm and pulled him in another direction.


    ke rolled his eyes slowly.


    ¡°I already have clothes, we should focus on things your Grandpa likes so I can get something nice for him,¡± he said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we¡¯ll get to all of it, I just want Grandpa to like you¡± she pouted at him.


    While they were walking, Ivy bumped into someone she had always been looking for.


    Hailey.


    Hailey was with a girl of her age, they were bothughing but Hailey suddenly stopped when she saw Ivy.


    ¡°Hailey¡± Ivy called slowly and Hailey looked left and right as if she didn¡¯t know someone was calling her.


    ¡°Be, I think we took the wrong way, let¡¯s turn back¡± She held Be¡¯s hands and tried turning away but Ivy ran after her and blocked her view.


    ¡°Hailey, it¡¯s d to know you are still alive,¡± she said with a hurt expression on her face.


    Hailey rolled her eyes and looked elsewhere, crossing her arms under her breast.


    ¡°What happened? You suddenly disappeared, you don¡¯t pick up your calls or reply to my message, you just put me in a ghost mood¡± Ivy scoffed and looked at the girl beside her from head to toe.


    ¡°And who¡¯s this chick beside you? Your new best friend?¡± She then asked.


    ¡°Your brother came to my house and warned me to stay away from you because your sister-inw doesn¡¯t like me and my mom ¡± Hailey replied.


    Ivy scoffed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to spoil Skyler¡¯s name¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t even know her so why do I need to spoil her name ¡± Hailey rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I know where all this is going, you¡¯re jealous because you didn¡¯t end up marrying my brother well I don¡¯t think he would wanna marry anyone because he loves Skyler so much so scram off my sight with your new bestie!¡± Ivy pointed to the space after her.


    Hailey only smirked at her before leaving with Be following her from behind.


    Ivy had a sad expression on her face when ke walked up to her.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t worry about them, you deserve better friends, let¡¯s go¡± he stretched his arms out to her.


    Ivy looked at it and epted it with a sigh then they both left the section together.


    ???????


    RESTAURANT ¡ï


    Maya cleared her throat as she stepped inside the restaurant, she stylishly looked around before she met Agnes sitting at an empty table with two cups of orange juice.


    She smiled and went there then took the sit opposite her.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you decided toe¡± Maya smiled at her.


    ¡°I saved you a drink¡± Agnes passed a drink to Maya.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Maya smiled and took a sip.


    ¡°So why did you call me today?¡± Agnes asked.


    Maya dropped the juice with a sigh.


    ¡°I want us to keep everything on the low for now. I think your daughter should try to move on from Mason¡± she said.


    Agne¡¯s facial expression changed immediately.


    ¡°Are you giving up? You don¡¯t want Hailey to be your daughter-inw anymore?¡± She asked slowly.


    ¡°I do but Mason chose that bitch Skyler and there is nothing I can do anymore. I almost got kicked out of the mansion because I messed with Skyler, I have to protect myself ¡± Maya exined.


    Agnes justughed to herself before picking up her orange juice and taking a sip.


    ¡°My daughter deserves to be there and she will marry your son¡± Her face suddenly turned serious.


    ¡°But I can¡¯t help you anymore,¡± Maya said and stood up.


    ¡°Then we would see how your family will react when they find out your deepest secret¡± Agnes smirked and Maya¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Are you suddenly.. are you trying to ckmail me?¡± Maya asked like she couldn¡¯t believe her ears.


    Agnes only smirked at her.


    ¡°I¡¯ve kept your secret for years, I¡¯ve been a loyal friend to you and you want to turn your back on me just like that? You¡¯re such a bad friend¡± Agnes twitched her lips and shook her head.


    Maya slowly sat down back on the chair.


    ¡°Good, this is what I love to see¡± Agnes smiled and took her drink before putting it in her mouth.


    ???????


    EVENING; D?S STYLES¡ï


    Skyler was in the kitchen with Matilda, helping her to cook.


    ¡°Skyler dear you should leave everything for me, I don¡¯t think Grandpa would be happy to see you here after what happened yesterday,¡± Matilda said softly.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a p, I¡¯m fine, I¡¯ll go remove the fish from the oven¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and wore her hand glove before going to the oven.


    She took the fish out of the oven and was taking it to the counter when her stomach hit her heavily.


    ¡°Ouch!¡± She winced and dropped the fish.

 69. Dinner with Delgado

    Matilda became alert at the sound of what she just heard, and she rushed towards Skyler. ¡°Are you okay?¡± She looked worried as she stared at her.


    Skyler bit her lips hard, her stomach hurt but she didn¡¯t want to tell anyone so she came up with a lie.


    ¡°My fingers, I burnt my fingers by ident¡± she lied.


    ¡°You burnt your fingers? Howe? I thought you were putting on a hand glove?¡± Matilda tried taking her hands but she pulled back.


    ¡°It got burnt somehow but don¡¯t worry about me, I¡¯ll be fine after a little ice ¡± As Skyler talked, she walked to the fridge to get some ice cubes.


    When she was done, she began leaving the stopper after two steps and turned back.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t tell Mason I burnt my fingers, don¡¯t even tell him I was here, I don¡¯t want him to get mad¡± She looked at Matilda with a pleading eye.


    Matilda still looked worried for her but could only just nod and watch Skyler leave. She looked at the wasted fish on the floor and shook her head.


    It was a pity that such good food was wasted.


    ???????


    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    The running tap of the water could be heard as Skyler took water from the tap in her hands and washed her face thoroughly.


    Thankfully her stomach pain was gone.


    ¡°It¡¯s just four days and I¡¯ll finally tell Mason that I¡¯m pregnant again, I can do this,¡± she said to her reflection in the mirror before leaving the bathroom.


    To her surprise, Mason was in the room already, he was unbuttoning his shirt and losing his tie.


    ¡°You¡¯re back¡± She checked the time, it was just seven pm, it was a little early for the typical Mason to leave his office.


    ¡°I had to be here. Grandpa kept calling me nonstop, he said that Ivy¡¯s boyfriend, I don¡¯t think I know his name but he¡¯sing over for dinner¡± he creased his brows.


    ¡°ke and Ivy were excited about it¡± Skyler gave him a type of smile but she noticed his face suddenly changed to a frown.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± She asked with a confused look at the sudden change in facial expression.


    ¡°Howe you even know his name?¡± He mumbled.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened, was he jealous because she mentioned another man¡¯s name?


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re getting jealous of Ivy¡¯s boyfriend ¡± She couldn¡¯t help but chuckle.


    ¡°I only like it when you call my name, it rolls out sexily from your tongue¡± he replied.


    ¡°Mason, you¡¯re crazy,¡± Skyler chuckled.


    ¡°Crazy about you beautiful¡± he smiled and moved closer to her then held her by the waist.


    Skyler smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and he gave her a short peck.


    ¡°Look at your face, you look stressed these days, is the sales party doing this to you? You know you can always ask me for assistance¡± he said softly.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine you¡¯re fine you don¡¯t have to worry and I can do it on my own too, everyone will be doing theirs themselves¡± she pouted her lips as she replied.


    Mason smiled and pecked her again.


    ¡°I love your beautiful attitude, I feel so lucky to marry such a hard-working woman like you and I owe you a surprise if you perform well in the party,¡± he said with a smile.


    ¡°Oh, can¡¯t wait¡± she gave him a devious smile.


    A knock sounded on the door, interrupting the both of them.


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Mason asked tiredly.


    ¡°Butler sir, your grandpa said I should you and your wife downstairs, the dinner is about to start¡± the butler spoke with his usual British ent.


    ¡°I¡¯ve heard you¡± Mason frowned and fading footsteps could be heard, the butler already left.


    Mason sighed tiredly and Skyler suddenly remembered something.


    ¡°Mason, your face will get exposed to someone new, are you okay with that?¡± She gave him a curious look.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, he might have seen my face before anyway¡± Mason rolled his eyes.


    ¡°He might have seen your face before. When?¡± Skyler muttered to herself with a short reason on why she didn¡¯t know that she couldn¡¯t remember any of these.


    ¡°It was Ivy¡¯sunch party, you were unwell at that time¡± he cleared her thoughts and she nodded, understanding everything now.


    ¡°We should go downstairs, let me get you a T-shirt¡± She walked to his closet brought out his ck shirt, and showed him.


    ¡°Why this shirt of all shirts¡± he gave her a curious look.


    ¡°Because it makes you look sexy, put it on¡± Skyler threw the shirt on him and Mason could only just shake his head as he wore it.


    If his woman thinks he looks sexy in this particr type of cloth then why shouldn¡¯t he look sexy for her?


    ????


    Back to the living room, Ivy held ke¡¯s hands as they walked into that living room.


    ¡°Your house is quite huge¡± he muttered as he looked around. This would be the first time he was stepping foot in the Delgado mansion.


    ¡°I know right? It has existed since the existence of my great great great grandfather, all the first sons of the Delgados will inherit this mansion and renovate it to any style they want¡± she exined to him.


    ¡°Wow¡± ke felt impressed with all that he just heard.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to Grandpa¡¯s study, he¡¯s always there¡± She held his hands and was about to make him cry when she saw that old man sitting on the couch and talking to Dn.


    ¡°Great even my dad is there, we¡¯ll just greet the both of them,e on¡± She held his hands and pulled him over to them.


    ¡°Dad and grandpa, ke is here¡± She held his hand and pulled him closer to them.


    Dn only looked at him from head to toe without saying anything but the old man was quite different, he was easy to see how this guy was.


    ¡°Good even Mr. Mario Delgado, it¡¯s a really big honor to finally meet you,¡± ke stretched his hands out.


    Grandpa Mario epted the handshake.


    ¡°Ivy told me you¡¯re into calligraphy so I brought you one of the best homes¡± he opened his suit jacket and brought out a folded paper then passed it to the old man.


    The old man collected it and opened it. He looked impressed with the writings he saw there.


    ¡°Who wrote this? They are really good and is this a new type of brush or ink, it¡¯s nice¡± he nodded as he stared at it.


    Ivy couldn¡¯t help but grin ear to ear, she was d that her grandpa was blending with him.


    Finally, everyone was sitting in the dining room. Matilda just dropped thest bowl of the dish and then gave a respectful bow to them before leaving.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure everyone here knows ke Andrews, he is a popr actor and also my boyfriend. ¡± Ivy started with a smile.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know him¡± Mason replied and ke stared at Ivy with a smile.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t know me but I¡¯m honored to be in your sister¡¯s life, I promise to give her the best treatment¡± he shed a smile at Mason.


    Mason looked at him but didn¡¯t bother smiling back.


    ¡°Gosh Mason, this is your sister¡¯s boyfriend we are talking about here! You don¡¯t have to show everyone your cold side¡± Maya rolled her eyes at Mason but he looked like he didn¡¯t care.


    ¡°ke dear, I hope Ivy is not getting you fed up with her character. She can be a handful sometimes¡± Maya gave Ivy a knowing look.


    ¡°Mom!!¡± Ivy pouted.


    ¡°I thought this was family¡¯s dinner, why do we have to stay and watch Ivy and her boyfriend steal the table?¡± Edna finally said something and she looked annoyed as sheined.


    ¡°You¡¯re just jealous of me in everything. It¡¯s not my fault that guys are afraid to ask you out, you¡¯re horrible¡± Ivy smirked and the old man cleared his throat.


    She scoffed and kept her mouth closed.


    ¡°Hey ke, can we take a picture together after this? I¡¯m a big fan of all your movies¡± Carson asked.


    ¡°Sure,¡± ke replied with a smile.


    ¡°I came prepared, help me sign this¡± Hudson brought out a small book and pen from his pocket and then passed it to Hudson.


    ¡°The dining room has no autograph room, how about doing all these after dinner,¡± Rosa said.


    ¡°Aunt Rosa is right¡± Skyler seconded and Hudson pouted as he withdrew his book and pen.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    And the dinner kept going on.

 70. Miguel Torres

    ZACH JUST came back from work, he used his password to open the door and entered his apartment.


    Everywhere was a bit dark and he switched on the light and was stunned by the image he saw.


    Regina was sitting and crossing her legs together, she was putting on a huge brown coat and drinking juice with a straw as if she didn¡¯t know someone just entered.


    Zach looked surprised as he stared at her, he looked left and right.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°What are you doing here and how did you get in?¡± He asked with a confused expression on his face.


    ¡°I used your password,¡± she smirked.


    ¡°And I don¡¯t remember telling you that,¡± he replied.


    Regina smirked and dropped the drink she was holding, remembering telling you that¡± he gave her a type of look.


    No one was sure if he was upset or surprised.


    ¡°I guessed, my guts told me you have been using me because you are still into Edna and your password was Edna, I wasn¡¯t wrong¡± she gave him a well-controlled look of anger.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a password, it¡¯s nothing¡± Zach muttered and took off his long coat but Regina stood up in anger.


    ¡°Did you just say it¡¯s nothing? So how do you feel every day, typing Edna¡¯s name just to enter your house, and how am I sure you aren¡¯t using me?¡± She shouted.


    ¡°That¡¯s trash! I told you it¡¯s just a stupid password, if it makes you feel better, I can put your name in¡± he frowned at her trying his best not to yell back.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about the password, I just want to make sure you have no feelings left for Edna and you are not dating me because you want to make her jealous¡± She gave him a hard look as she spoke.


    ¡°I¡¯m not,¡± he muttered.


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you!¡± She replied.


    ¡°Then how can I make you believe me?¡± He asked.


    Regina moved closer to him, she stopped just a few inches away from him, looking at him with her chin up.


    Her hands slowly went to her coat and she began unbuttoning it while keeping eye contact with him till it fell off her body.


    Her sexy lingerie came into view.


    ¡°Let¡¯s have sex,¡± she told him.


    Zach¡¯s eyes widened a little and Regina smirked.


    ¡°You can¡¯t do it? You can¡¯t even look at my own body!!!¡± She screamed at him but the next second, she was being lifted from the ground and her legs were wrapped around his torso.


    ¡°Imma show you how much I¡¯ve forgotten Edna tonight¡± he muttered and crashed his lips on hers.


    They began kissing hungrily and before Regina knew it, she was lying on his bed with her legs ced on his shoulders, he was buried fully inside her, ramming in and out of her furiously.


    ¡°Ouch, Zach!! Go slow my God!!¡± She screamed out but he only spread her legs wider and increased his pace.


    ¡°Does this make you believe or do you need me to go faster?¡± He asked.


    Regina was panting heavily, she wanted more.


    ¡°Go faster, I believe nothing,¡± she replied.


    Zach smirked and changed their position, he made her stay on top of him while he gave it to her from below.


    ¡°You want me to go faster?¡± He was already sweating with how hard he f?cked her.


    Regina tried her best to meet his pace by moving her hips up and down but she couldn¡¯t.


    ¡°You¡¯re too fast, so slow¡± She tried pushing him but Zach caught her hands and ced them behind her, holding tight so she wouldn¡¯t go.


    He f?cked her faster and she couldn¡¯t take it, she was already crying when she became tired of moaning.


    ¡°You¡¯re too fast Zach!¡±


    ¡°I believe you!!!¡±


    He didn¡¯t have mercy on her, he kept increasing his pace and making sure he hit more than her womb.


    ????


    The next morning, Zach was still asleep but Regina was the first to wake up. She took a good look at Zach¡¯s face and made sure he was sleeping before she took his face.


    As she guessed, his password was Edna¡¯s birthday.


    ¡°St¨´pid bastard!¡± She cursed before going to his camera.


    She shifted closer to him and took like about three pictures of the both of them then went to his messenger to unlock Edna. After she did, she sent the picture to her and blocked her back.


    Feeling happy with what she did, she kept his phone back and rested her head on his chest.


    ???????


    MIGUEL¡¯S PLACE ¡ï


    His phone kept ringing consistently when he was trying to sleep. When he felt that he couldn¡¯t escape, he decided to pick up the call.


    ¡°Is this Miguel Torres?¡± A family voice sounded and Miguel immediately sat up from his head.


    He looked at the caller¡¯s ID and his eyes widened.


    ¡°Yes I¡¯m Miguel Torres¡± he replied immediately.


    ¡°I was supposed to email it to you but I remembered you didn¡¯t have an email and I kinda lost your contact but to cut everything short, you¡¯re hired and you¡¯re to be in thepany by nine¡± Zita said from the other end.


    ¡°Thank you for giving me a chance, I¡¯m on my way now¡± Miguel happily hung up, the first thing he did was to rush to the bathroom to freshen up.


    Since it was his first day working in a bigpany, he decided to change his style of dressing to something a little formal.


    He was going with a shorthand button shirt and a pair of male pine trousers.


    ¡°Dad, I finally got a job,¡± he announced to the man making breakfast in the kitchen.


    ¡°That¡¯s great news and I was making your favorite..¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m rushing off to work dad, I can¡¯t eat this morning bye!!¡±


    Before Johnathan could say anything or make any reaction, Miguel already left and he couldn¡¯t help but shake his head.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    Edna tiredly got to her office and dropped her bag on the chair.


    ¡°Zita, what do I have to do today?¡± She asked out loud.


    ¡°I¡¯ming Eddy¡± Zita¡¯s voice sounded from afar like he wasing over.


    Edna decided to pick her phone up and was surprised when she saw a notification saying she had received two Zach.


    A bright smile appeared on her face and she went to check it but when she loaded it, the smile disappeared.


    ¡°Eddy I¡¯ve checked what you have today and you have..¡± as Zita was talking he noticed Edna suddenly ran past him.


    He showed a confused expression on his face.


    Meanwhile, Miguel just got in with a smile, he was looking for Zita when someone suddenly bumped into him.


    The person was about to fall but he was quick enough to wrap his arms around a tiny waist.

 71. Messy

    Edna thought she would fall any seconds from now but a strong arm suddenly caught her that instant.


    She still closed her eyes feeling shocked but decided to open them, her eyes were blurry at first but in a few seconds, they began getting clear.


    Miguel blinked repeatedly as he stared at her, wasn¡¯t this the woman that insulted him that day about being poor?


    Edna also recognized him, her eyes widened and she immediately lifted herself by using his shoulders and when she was done, she pushed him back.


    ¡°Who do you think you are to touch me!¡± She spotted him.


    ¡°Are you so ungrateful or are you always putting on an act? Where is the thank you, I was expecting?¡± He crossed his arms around his chest as he asked.


    ¡°Why do you care, not like you¡¯re the owner of this ce?¡± Miguel scoffed and Edna only just smirked at him.


    ¡°Hey what¡¯s with that expression don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re..¡± he suddenly paused and stared at her closely.


    Among all the workers, she was the only one dressed in an expensive suit jacket, skirt, and heels.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re..¡± he trailed off again and Edna could only just smirked at him.


    ¡°Eddy, the bikinis have arrived¡± Zita walked up to them, his eyes went to Miguel and he smiled.


    ¡°You¡¯re even here! That¡¯s great, well this is the Edna I¡¯m telling you about, Eddy this is Miguel, your new personal photographer and trust me, he¡¯s good at editing¡± Zita introduced them.


    Miguel couldn¡¯t believe his eyes, it felt like the ground should just swallow him. This means the woman was his boss and he disrespected her earlier.


    He sighed to himself then turned around and began leaving.


    ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going to?¡± Edna stopped him.


    ¡°Home¡± he turned back and replied.


    ¡°And you gave you the permission to do that?¡± She asked again.


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you gonna fire me?¡± He raised one of his brows.


    Edna only snorted at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not even in the mood anyways, follow me, and let¡¯s start work¡± She rolled her eyes and began leaving.


    Miguel was still looking in surprise, he didn¡¯t know if he should move or not.


    ¡°Hey, what are you waiting for? Go after her!¡± Zita used his eyes to message Miguel and Miguel immediately ran after Edna.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    James was leaning against a car and waiting with his hands in his pocket. His phone blinked and he got a message from Carson.


    ¡®I¡¯ming with my grandpa¡¯


    Then almost immediately, a Lamborghini stopped and two men in suits came down and rushed to open the back door.


    As usual, the first thing to step down was the stick of the old man before his well-polished shoe followed then his full body.


    ¡°Look is Mr Mario Delgado¡± a student announced and most of them rushed towards the car, they couldn¡¯t go near him because of that security but they were taking pictures and videos of him.


    Carson came down with a nervous look on his face as he stood beside his grandpa.


    ¡°Where is he?¡± The old man asked.


    Carson¡¯s eyes sighted James leaning against a car and they began moving towards him.


    James had a confused look on his face as he stared at the old man, it looked like he was frowning and Carson looked nervous.


    ¡®Did Carson finally man up and tell his grandpa about them?¡¯ he couldn¡¯t help but think to himself.


    They finally got to him and the old man looked at his sses.


    ¡°James?¡± He called and James raised one of his brows.


    ¡°My grandson told me about you and what you have been doing to him¡±


    James stared at Carson then stared at the old man again.


    ¡°Mr. Mario I.


    ¡°Do you know ever since my grandson started school he had never passed a math test or exam but you changed that, you¡¯ve been a really good tutor to him and I came to say a personal thank you¡± Grandpa Mario stretched his hands towards Miguel for a handshake.


    Disappointed, that was what James felt. Although he was nervous at first, he was hoping Carson finally tell his grandpa about them.


    ¡°Is that all he told you, I¡¯m just his tutor?¡± James asked without epting the handshake.


    Carson¡¯s heart skipped a beat.


    ¡°James,¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Why that question? Is there more I need to know?¡± Grandpa Mario narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°Nothing¡± James forced a smile and epted the old man¡¯s hands.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t have to give me a personal thank you but you¡¯re wee¡± he replied.


    Grandpa Mario finally left and James turned around and began leaving. Carson went after him.


    ¡°James hold on¡± he called and James stopped walking but he backed him.


    ¡°James, I¡¯m sorry,¡± Carson muttered.


    ¡°You¡¯re never going to tell him about us are you?¡± James asked slowly.


    ¡°James..¡±


    ¡°Are you!?¡± James asked hard this time as he turned to face him.


    ¡°You just need time, we¡¯ve been dating for more than three months and all we do is hide like we are doing some forbidden shit. Gays are normal Carson, they are in this school, they are everywhere they are open and happy but you, us?¡± James shook his head.


    ¡°You¡¯re even ashamed to show me off to the school and your friends and I¡¯m pretty sure if I was a girl then you would have told your family the second day of dating her¡± James added.


    ¡°Stop talking like this James, I didn¡¯t know I¡¯d turn out to be gay, it¡¯s not easy for me!¡± Carson snapped.


    ¡°And it¡¯s not easy for me either, I can¡¯t keep staying with someone ashamed to show me off, look at us Carson, we only disy our affection in the male restroom and I¡¯m the only one trying to push us forward, you aren¡¯t even doing anything!!¡± James snapped and everything turned silent.


    Carson only stared at him without knowing what to say and James turned to look at his side.


    ¡°Let¡¯s break up Carson, you¡¯d be happier without me¡± he muttered.


    Carson¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°It hasn¡¯t gotten to this level James, we will fix it¡± Carson¡¯s eyes went a bit misty.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m not the problem Carson, It¡¯s you, the chain is from your side and I¡¯m exhausted because you aren¡¯t making any effort to lose it so let¡¯s break up¡± James repeated.


    ¡°James¡¯ ¡® a teardrop fell from Carson¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t need a break Carson, I do, I just need time to process all these. I hope you wouldn¡¯t treat the next guy you date the way you treated me or it might even be a girl, anyways I¡¯m wishing you all the best¡± he said and turned around to leave.


    ¡°James, please¡± Carson held his hands but James slowly took Carson¡¯s hands away from him before leaving.


    Carson didn¡¯t know what to feel this instant, he couldn¡¯t cry in public but he couldn¡¯t help it.


    He gripped his hair tight and rested against the wall, closing his eyes painfully.

 72. Heartbroken

    Miguel sat on the chair, waiting for Edna toe out from the dressing room. He had a tired look on his face because two other guys kept bugging him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think you¡¯re so handsome to be a photographer?¡± A guy asked and brought his hands to touch Miguel¡¯s face but he pushed it off.


    Finally, the door of the dressing room opened and Edna came out, dressed in a long jacket.


    ¡°Let¡¯s start the shoot, I have a lot of things to do¡± she muttered and went to the studio.


    Miguel stood up and followed her, they met Edna and some men fixing the stage light.


    ¡°Eddy, you¡¯re here! Come stand over here¡± Zita smiled and gave space for her.


    She rolled her eyes and stood there then took off the jacket, revealing herself in a blue bikini.


    It was a little bit exposing but showing off her t stomach and waist curves. Miguel raised his head to look at her and the first thing that came to his mind was so hot.


    His camera froze in the air and kept staring.


    ¡°Should I borrow a speaker and ask you to take the damn picture!¡± Edna¡¯s voice brought him back to reality.


    ¡°Shit, I¡¯m sorry¡± he apologized and got his camera ready.


    ¡°Yeah, look all you want but you¡¯d never have what you see¡± She rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t even wish to have it, there are way better ones like Regina Wilson¡± he scoffed and Edna forgot she was posing for a picture.


    ¡°You!!¡± She squeezed her face ready to st him with insults but he clicked the camera, capturing her like that.


    ???????


    D?S DESIGNS¡ï


    ¡°How prepared are all of you for the sales party tomorrow?¡± Sunny asked all the fashion designers when she got to their ss.


    ¡°Very prepared, we can¡¯t wait to ace that party and bring in a good name for DS¡± Jasper smiled and Cynthia rolled her eyes at him.


    ¡°When you make a good name for yourself then think about DS¡± she scoffed and Jasper turned to look at her.


    ¡°Do you perhaps have a personal problem with me?¡± He asked.


    Seeing the two wanted to start arguing, Skyler excused herself from the ss.


    ¡°Skyler! I mean ma¡¯am..¡± Sunny went after her.


    Skyler paused and released a sigh before turning to her.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for the ma¡¯am, can¡¯t you just treat me like your student? It doesn¡¯t matter if I¡¯m married to the boss or not!¡± She squeezed her face angrily.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry forgive me, I wanted to ask if you¡¯re fine, you didn¡¯t look too well earlier¡± Sunny looked worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, can you stop paying extra attention to me? Gosh!¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and walked past Sunny to the female¡¯s restroom.


    When she got there, she stared at her face in that mirror before raising her excess makeup off.


    Truly, she didn¡¯t look fine and it was obvious without makeup but she needed to do this, Mason was just one day away from knowing she had another baby for him.


    She ced her hands on her stomach and rubbed on it softly.


    ¡°Hang in there baby, don¡¯t make mummy look sick, mummy promised that after tomorrow, she¡¯d tell your daddy about you¡± she whispered.


    Skyler then applied more makeup on her face and stepped out as if nothing happened.


    When she got out, she froze at the sight she saw. A familiar car stopped and Felix came down, Lilian rushed to hug him, they both kissed and she entered his car.


    ¡°Why is he with her when a sales partypetition is starting tomorrow? What is he even up to? ¡± she thought to herself as she stared into space.


    ???????


    EVENING; DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    The family was doing what brings them together at night.


    They were having dinner.


    ¡°Anyone knows why I¡¯m not seeing that stubborn little head tonight for dinner?¡± Ivy asked as she looked around, she was referring to Carson.


    ¡°Prolly broke up with his girlfriend or something, I heard teenagers act like this when their rtionship fails¡± Hudsonughed and Emily rolled her eyes at him.


    ¡°I should go upstairs and see what¡¯s up with him,¡± she muttered and stood up.


    Edna was just frowning, she kept using her fork to y with her food without eating.


    ¡°So tomorrow is the sales party, Sky, you¡¯ve waited so long for this, how hard are you prepared?¡± Grandpa Mario asked but Skyler was busy thinking of other things.


    ¡°Sky girl¡± the old man looked at her.


    ¡°Beautiful, Grandpa needs to hear from you¡± Mason whispered to her and she came back to earth.


    ¡°Nothing Grandpa, I¡¯m just a bit nervous yeah¡± She nodded her head.


    ¡°It¡¯s understandable, don¡¯t eat too much and go to bed early but keep your mind calm when you sleep,¡± Grandpa Mario said softly.


    ¡°Hmmm..¡± Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Sister-inw, good luck, it¡¯s starting tomorrow morning so don¡¯t feed yourself with nervousness,¡± Ivy said and Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Good luck Skyler,¡± Jacob smiled at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sending luck to¡± Hudson followed.


    ¡°And me too¡± Edna muttered and everyone looked at her, she rolled her eyes and faced her food.


    Mason smiled at her and rubbed her thighs under the table.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid to be beautiful, I¡¯ll be watching you¡± he whispered.


    Skyler stared at his face for a while before smiling back at him.


    ???????


    CARSON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    Carson was lying on his bed and sketching anything that came to his mind in his sketchbook when a knock sounded on his door.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± He asked but Emily opened the door and stepped in.


    ¡°Oh Mom¡± he muttered and continued what he was doing.


    ¡°Carson, why didn¡¯t youe downstairs for dinner?¡± She asked and sat on the edge of his bed.


    ¡°Because I¡¯m not hungry¡± he muttered.


    Emily rolled her eyes, took the sketchbook from him, and stared at it, the sketchbook had a big heart with a sword in between.


    ¡°You¡¯re heartbroken?¡± Emily asked and he nodded.


    ¡°James broke up with me because he was tired of hiding¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Come here¡± Emily moved closer to him and pulled him for a warm hug.


    ¡°I know how that must feel for you, your very first heartbreak. My baby son is growing up¡± She hugged him softly.


    ¡°What should I do mom, I don¡¯t want us to break up, ever¡± Carson muttered.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t interfere in your teenage life because I want you to enjoy it. But when you¡¯re ready to tell your grandpa about your sex, I¡¯d be in support but do it because you want to do it, don¡¯t do it because you¡¯re pressured¡± Emily said softly.


    Carson just nodded, feeling too tired to say anything.


    ¡°You shoulde downstairs and eat something even if it¡¯s an ice cream, it will help you rx better¡± She patted his shoulders before standing up and leaving the room.


    Carson only just sighed and rxed his head back on his bed.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING; LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    ¡°Just a first day in school after being dumped by your first boyfriend, it¡¯s nothing big¡± Carson muttered to himself as he stepped inside the school.


    He got to the hallway and took a deep breath as he went to his locker. When he took his book and tried to leave, his eyes caught thest thing he expected to see.


    It was James and Simon ( a friend of Carson for those that have forgotten ). Simon was resting at the back of his locker while James was in front of him and using one of his hands to cage him.


    Carson didn¡¯t know what they were saying but Simon was blushing and he knew Simon had always been crushing on James.


    He squeezed his face in an angry and ugly way before going to meet them.

 73. Narcissist

    ¡°James, what do you think you¡¯re doing? Simon don¡¯t get deceived, it¡¯s not real!¡± Carson grabbed Simon¡¯s hand and pulled him away from James.


    ¡°Why are you overreacting Carson, he was just asking me a question¡± Simon narrowed his eyes.


    ¡°Who asks questions when they are close to someone, is he trying to distract you or what?¡± Carson scoffed to himself.


    ¡°Hey Carson, why are you acting this way, aren¡¯t you into guys, I mean even if you were dating one I¡¯m sure you¡¯d be hiding him in the restroom right?¡± James faced Simon when he said that part.


    Simon was nothing but confused with their behavior.


    ¡°Okay, I think I should leave now. James, see youter¡± he blushed as he waved at James before leaving.


    Once Simon was out of sight, Carson shed James an angry look. ¡°What do you even think you¡¯re doing? You broke up with me and you¡¯re flirting with my best friend in public, don¡¯t ever try that ever again James, I mean it!¡±


    James onlyughed and before Carson could blink, he was suddenly pulled to a corner of the school hallway and was pinned to the wall with his hands above his head.


    ¡°This is who I am Carson, I don¡¯t like hiding my sexuality, I¡¯m gay and everyone knows me for me so if you can¡¯t deal with it then fuck out of my sight!¡± He said in a hard voice but his voice came out of a whisper.


    Carson also stared at him hard, eyeball to eyeball before a smirk formed on his face.


    ¡°Fine, bloody gay!¡± He pushed him back by the chest before walking away.


    James angrily ruffled his hair backwards before walking away too.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°Well, there won¡¯t be any ss today because we all need to get prepared for this evening, I¡¯ll be expecting the submission of all your dresses and models in Sunny¡¯s office¡± Miss Elizabeth exined to the students.


    ¡°And every one of you is unable to participate except for Hudson, he hasn¡¯t been taking his sses very seriously¡± Miss Elizabeth added before leaving.


    Hudson just rolled his eyes and scoffed.


    ¡°My family owns most of the material everyone used to sew their clothes, why do I have to stress myself¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Your family owns this and that, howe to their money can¡¯t buy you a brain!¡± Cynthia who had been listening finally said something.


    Hudson turned to face her and before anyone knew it, the both of them began arguing.


    While they were arguing, Skyler decided to go talk to Lilian about what she saw yesterday. She went to the back of the ss where Lilian was sitting alone pressing her phone.


    ¡°Hey¡± she called softly but Lilian returned a bad look at her when she raised her head.


    ¡°Lilian you don¡¯t have to look at me like that every time, we aren¡¯t enemies¡± Skyler sighed tiredly.


    ¡°Really? We aren¡¯t? But I don¡¯t like you¡± Lilian gave her a crybaby face.


    ¡°You don¡¯t like me, that¡¯s your business, I want to warn you about something else¡± Skyler rolled her eyes.


    ¡°What do you need to warn me about Miss Perfect?¡± Lilian scoffed and replied in a dry tone.


    ¡°Yesterday I saw you entered a familiar car, are you dating Felix?¡± Skyler gave her a type of look.


    ¡°How do you even know about Felix, I thought you were married or are you suddenly a two-faced b?tch? Wait why am I even asking, you are¡± Lilian rolled her eyes and stood up.


    ¡°Insult me all you want but Felix can¡¯t be trusted, he is working for morous designs, ourpetitor and he is only using you¡± Skyler crossed her arms under her breast.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about psychotic b¨¬tch! Get out of my sight!¡± Lilian pushed past Skyler as she walked away.


    Skyler only shook her head, she couldn¡¯t me her. Felix always has a way of trapping girls without them knowing, she was once a victim and she so much regrets it.


    ¡°Skyler Wang?¡± A security guard suddenly walked into the ssroom which made everyone silent.


    ¡°Yes?¡± Skyler came forward.


    ¡°There¡¯s a package waiting for you outside¡± the security man replied and left.


    Skyler looked left and right before stepping out and because the ss couldn¡¯t mind their business, they followed her outside.


    ¡°Please sign here to receive your package¡± the delivery man gave her a book and pen.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t order anything or was it Mason?¡¯ she thought as she signed it before taking the box.


    Hudson snatched it from her instantly and her eyes widened.


    ¡°Everyone, the box is from hubby, what did your husband get for you, Skyler?¡± Hudson winked, he was curious to see what Mason had in there.


    ¡°Hudson stop being annoying!¡± Skyler frowned.


    ¡°Give the box back to her and let her open it if she wishes¡± Cynthia frowned at him.


    Jasper was the only one frowning, what did her husband get for her maybe he could get her a much better one.


    ¡°Open!¡±


    ¡°Open!¡±


    Skyler looked at the ss chanting before she sighed and opened the box, it was an expensive dark red dress with a pair of silver heels.


    ¡°Woah!!!¡± The ss gasped.


    Even Skyler was shocked, this dress should be worth over twenty million dors, A hundred years of her work can¡¯t buy it for herself.


    ¡°You¡¯re husband is damn rich! This dress is from Delgado, it¡¯s like one of the best on the list¡± Cynthia gasped.


    Lilian watched with pure jealousy and suddenly a loud thud was heard, everyone turned back to look at Jasper who seemed to have passed out on the floor.


    Skyler¡¯s phone bleeped and it was a message from Mason.


    ¡®I hope you liked that surprise, expect more from me in the future¡¯


    Her eyes were already misty, she wanted to pounce on him and shower him with all the hugs and kisses in the world.


    ¡°Hudson please look after my box, I¡¯ll be right back,¡± she said and immediately rushed out of the ss.


    She went to Mason¡¯s office and knocked but no one replied to her.


    ¡°He went out for some business meeting and would be backte¡± Sunny¡¯s voice sounded from behind and Skyler turned back to see Sunny smiling at her.


    She sighed and decided to drop a text, guessing he must be in a meeting.


    ¡®Thank you so much hunny, a thousand love emojis can¡¯t describe my love for you, I love you, handsome¡¯


    After sending the text, she went back to the ss.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    ¡°Miguel, ma¡¯am Edna calls for you in her office¡± a female worker came to inform Miguel who was sitting with some other male workers.


    He sighed and stood up before finding his way to her office. He knocked on the door before pushing it open.


    ¡°Look for something nice to wear, you¡¯re following me to the sales party this evening,¡± she said without raising her head from herptop.


    Miguel looked confused.


    ¡°I¡¯m following you to the sales party, why is that?¡± He raised his brows with a confused look.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Edna sighed and finally looked at him.


    ¡°What is your job here, Miguel?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Your photographer¡± Miguel replied.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you remembered¡± she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°And my dressing matters?¡± Miguel raised his brows again.


    ¡°You work for me, I¡¯m the boss so I get to decide on things I want¡± Edna replied.


    Miguel only smirked at her before leaving, almost immediately he bumped into Zita who was holding a carton.


    ¡°It¡¯s your outfit for tonight¡± he passed the carton to Miguel.


    Miguel gave Zita a kind of look before collecting the carton and going back to his space with some other male workers.


    ¡°Were you guys also invited to the sales party?¡± He asked as he dropped his carton on the table.


    ¡°Why should we be invited there¡± one of the guysughed.


    ¡°Well I was, by the boss and she even got me an outfit¡± he opened the box to take a look at what was in.


    It was a clean dark suit with a tie and even shoes.


    ¡°Woah!!¡± The male workers gasped to themselves.


    ¡°Boss got this for you? Like ma¡¯am, Edna got this for you? Another male worker asked.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Miguel nodded, looking confused.


    ¡°And you¡¯re sure she doesn¡¯t feel a thing for you?¡± Another one asked.


    The confused look disappeared from Miguel¡¯s face and he burst out intoughter.


    ¡°Please that¡¯s quite an expensive joke, Edna only cares about herself and she likes rich guys, there¡¯s no way she can have a thing for someone like me¡± he shook his head.


    ¡°Then maybe she wants to apologize to you since you¡¯ve beenining that she has been treating you unfairly these days,¡± another one said.


    ¡°Well like I said before, she¡¯s a narcissist but I¡¯ll just wait to see what she is up to¡± Miguel shrugged and closed the box.

 74. Sales Party

    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It was evening already, Skyler had showered already but she was at the vanity table, applying makeup on her face.


    Mason just stepped out of the bathroom with a white towel wrapped around his waist, his body was dripping wet as he had just finished showering.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Beautiful¡± he worked towards her and ced a soft kiss on her neck then suddenly took a good look at her face in the mirror.


    He frowned a little and Skyler noticed his expression.


    ¡°What¡¯s the wrong darling, why the sudden change of expression?¡± Her heart was beating a little.


    Did he notice anything?


    ¡°It¡¯s just that you¡¯ve been applying too much makeup on your facetely, I don¡¯t know if anyone said a harsh word to you but you¡¯re beautiful just the way you are. I find you the cutest each time you wake up from sleep with your hair rough¡± he whispered and gave her a quick peck.


    Skyler smiled but it was mainly of relief.


    ¡°If you kiss me again, you¡¯ll clean my makeup and I¡¯m only doing it because I¡¯m going out. You call me beautiful every day so why should I feel ugly¡± She rolled her eyes yful.


    Mason sighed and looked at her face through the mirror again.


    ¡°Well then beautiful, I¡¯ll be watching you and I trust you¡¯ll make me and everyone proud of you¡± he smiled.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Skyler nodded and he nted a kiss on her neck.


    Soon everyone was ready, the family entered their separate cars as they found their way to the sales party.


    ???????


    SALES PARTY EVENT HALL¡ï


    A lot of businessmen and celebrities, even social media influencers could be seen there. Mason and Skyler arrived separately but if there was one thing Skyler was happy about then it was because Mason gave her permission to invite Ashley and Wendy ( her best friends) over to watch her.


    ¡°Hey babe!!¡± Ashely ran to hug Skyler the moment she sighted her.


    ¡°Ashely!!¡± Skyler happily hugged her back.


    ¡°Don¡¯t hug without me¡± Wendy suddenly appeared and they all did some group hug.


    ¡°I miss you so much, I wanna cry¡± Wendy pouted, she didn¡¯t want to let Skyler go.


    ¡°Skyler baby¡± a familiar voice called and Skyler immediately turned back to see Kiara (her mom) standing with teary eyes.


    ¡°Mom¡± Skyler rushed to hug Kiara so tight.


    ¡°You¡¯re looking so beautiful my dear Skyler, that dress must be so expensive,¡± Kiara said after checking her out.


    Skyler only smiled.


    ¡°He must not treat you so well,¡± Kiara said softly.


    ¡°Yes Mom, we are both in love, I don¡¯t care about Felix anymore, I just want to live happily with Mason¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°And his family don¡¯t give you a hard time?¡± Kiara asked.


    ¡°They love me, Mom¡± Skyler smiled, she wasn¡¯t going to tell her mother about Maya bullying her all the time.


    ¡°That¡¯s great to hear, I hope to meet them before this evening is over,¡± Kiara said and Skyler nodded with a smile.


    ???


    ¡°I don¡¯t still get why I¡¯d have to dress like this. What is your motive?¡± Miguel asked as he walked beside Edna, trying to hide his face from the paparazzi.


    ¡°Can you stop ranting?¡± Edna squeezed her face, looking irritated.


    ¡°Why should I stop? You didn¡¯t even let me take my camera! You¡¯re being so strange¡± As Miguel wasining, Edna was looking left and right as if she were looking for someone.


    Her eyes suddenly caught Zach and Regina talking with some group of people and she smirked before grabbing Miguel¡¯s hands.


    ¡°Come with me!¡± She pulled him towards them.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± Miguel tried taking off his hands but Edna held it tight.


    ¡°Zach?¡± She called and Zach turned back to look at her along with Regina.


    ¡°Oh, Regina is here too¡± Edna smiled.


    Zach stared at her then Miguel who was standing beside her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t mean to disturb you two, it¡¯s been a long since I¡¯ve heard from you so I thought it¡¯d be polite to greet you¡± She smiled and hugged Miguel¡¯s hands to hers.


    Regina only smiled.


    ¡°You¡¯re trying to show us you finally have a boyfriend? That¡¯s great news, for a while I thought you were a lesbian¡± Regina forced a smile as she looked at Zach who didn¡¯t say anything but he didn¡¯t have a pleased look on his face.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing Edna, let me go¡± Miguel whispered to her but she acted as if she didn¡¯t hear him.


    ¡°So, you are capable of having a boyfriend¡± Zach forced a smile at her as he finally said something.


    ¡°Yes and his name is Miguel Torres, a house nner, he has worked with many businesses men¡± Edna replied and Miguel¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Words can¡¯t describe how happy I am for you, right Zach?¡± Regina faced him with a smile.


    ¡°Right,¡± Zach replied and left then Regina followed him.


    When they were out of sight, Edna released Miguel¡¯s hands but Miguel had an angry look on his face.


    ¡°You are a bloody narcissist, you should have informed me before using me like that but what do I expect from someone like you¡± he said angrily before turning around and leaving.


    Edna only rolled her eyes. Howe Zach didn¡¯t look too jealous or did she not pull the act very well? She rolled her eyes and went to meet her other friends.


    ¡°Ladies and Gentlemen, what you have been waiting for is finally here!! The sales party!!!

 75. The boss hand is hanging

    75 ( The boss hand is hanging )


    ¡°Ladies and Gentlemen, what you have been waiting for is finally here!! The sales party!!!


    People were already on their seats as a man in expensive suits and sses took the stage.


    ¡°Just like everywhere, this would be like a fashion week except we are having apetition to buy the next cloth in LA and we will be weing various CEOs of fashion designing owners to the front desk¡± the man announced, and pping was heard.


    ¡°First, we will be weing the CEO of Latin wears, Mr Marcus Maecenas¡± he called and a tall slim, and Handsome young man stood up and went to one of the front tables.


    ¡°Next is the CEO of GLAMEROUS  Austin morous¡± he called and the ex-boss of Skyler stood up and went to take the front roll.


    ¡°The CEO of D?S styles¡± It was Mason¡¯s turn and as if he carried a lot of power, the ce shook for him alone.


    Everyone was pping, grandpa Mario and Skyler had a proud look on their face as he carried his perfect physique to the stage to sit on his chair.


    ¡°Our boss is the most handsome in this role,¡± Cynthia said from the backroom, they were getting ready with their models and also peeping at what was going on.


    Jasper scoffed.


    ¡°Oh please, he is the only one putting on a nose mask, you don¡¯t even know what he looks like under the mask, maybe half of his lips are burnt¡± Jasper rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Or maybe he looks more handsome, quit being jealous!¡± Cynthia scoffed and Jasper rolled his eyes again.


    The backdoor opened and Felix stepped in, Lilian stood up from her chair and went to jump in his arms.


    ¡°Felix, you came,¡± she said with a smile and she hugged him tightly to herself.


    Cynthia stared at them in confusion before taking her gaze to Skyler.


    ¡°Why is she with him? He¡¯s from morous designs, we shouldn¡¯t be with anyone from any other fashionpany¡± she said and Skyler only shrugged her shoulders.


    Felix held Lilian by the shoulder and slowly pushed her back.


    ¡°Yes I came but it wasn¡¯t for you¡± he paused and looked forward. Lilian¡¯s eyes followed him and she noticed he was looking at the people from morous designs.


    ¡°I came for them¡± he added and Lilian staggered a bit but she didn¡¯t fall.


    ¡°You¡¯re from morous and you never told me?¡± She said with widened eyes but he only smirked.


    ¡°You mother f?cker!¡± She pushed him in the chest with anger but there was no time to fight because the representative from DS was already called on stage.


    ¡°Lilian let¡¯s go¡± Skyler called but Lilian didn¡¯t want to leave, she wanted to stay and deal with Felix.


    ¡°Lilian¡± Cynthia moved forward grabbed her hands and pulled her out of the back room.


    They went to stage and waved at everyone,  Skyler was already hearing Ashley and Wendy scream her name and she wasn¡¯t looking but Mason couldn¡¯t keep his eyes off her, There were more than four women but she was the only one that was glowing in his eyes.


    ¡°We¡¯ll be calling up the next contestant from merous Designs,¡± the host said and people from merous came up.


    When Mason saw Felix, his eyes darkened a bit but he tried not to make it obvious and others were called out.


    ¡°We will be calling their models to do a little run away with their dresses before the sales start,¡± the man said and everyone turned silent, next was music that came to y.


    The first set of models was from Latin wear, then from morous and DS, and some others before the runaway section was over.


    ¡°Wow that was one great show, I¡¯m sure you guys loved what you saw so it¡¯s fine to get some of those clothes for yourself,¡± the host said and a male manikin was brought.


    ¡°This is from Latin wears, it¡¯s made by Ruben Smith and it¡¯s going with $150, 000,¡± he said and someone from the audience raised their hands.


    ¡°Okay, do we have a $250, 000?¡± The man asked again and someone raised their hand.


    $300, 000, going, gone, and sold!¡±


    People pped as Latin wear sold their first clothes.


    ¡°We are going with another one from merous¡± A female manikin was brought and Lilian was surprised to see it was simr to her dress.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that your dress Lilian¡± Jasper looked confused.


    ¡°This is made by Felix Newman from morous designs and it¡¯s starting with $250, 000,¡± he said and someone from the audience raised their hands.


    ¡°Can we get a $350, 000?¡± The host asked.


    ¡°$400, 000,¡± someone said from the audience.


    ¡°$450, 000¡å


    $500, 000!¡±


    Lilian felt like crying with the way everyone was pricing her dress but thought it was another person who made it.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°$500, 000, going.. gone.. sold!¡± The host said and the people from morous designs began pping and hailing Felix but Lilian was looking at him with so much anger in her.


    ¡°So we are going with another one from DS¡± the man announced and ps increased.


    Another female manikin and it was wearing a long silver gown that was made of diamonds.


    ¡°Okay so this one is made by Skyler Wang and it¡¯s just $500, 000 dors, anyone?¡±


    Edna smirked, she was about to open her mouth but Regina was quick enough to raise her hands and priced it.


    ¡°$700, 000!¡± Everyone gasped at what she said.


    ¡°$800, 000!!¡± Edna said afterward and the host gasped.


    ¡°$1M¡± Regina crossed her legs and gave Edna a daring look.


    ¡°Oh oh!¡± Hudson gasped and shook his head.


    ¡°Skyler is so lucky, everyone is fighting for her dress¡± Ivy gushed but Maya only rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I wanna help Skyler, $2M!!¡± Rosa raised her hands.


    ¡°Mom!!¡± Jacob said softly.


    Mason was looking at the surprised look on Skyler¡¯s face and trying not to smile.


    $4M!!¡± Maya smirked.


    ¡°$8M!!¡± Regina continued.


    $10M!!¡± Edna said and Miguel almost fell from where he was sitting. They were battling for the money he had never seen in his entire life.


    $15M!¡± Regina red at Edna and Zach had to rub her thighs to calm her down, Edna saw this tiny gesture from them and her blood boiled instantly.


    $20M!!¡± She shouted and everywhere turned quiet, even the host was too dazzled to speak.


    ¡°Aunt Kiara, they love Skyler¡¯s work!¡± Ashely and Wendy whispered to Kiara who was also amused with what she was saying.


    ¡°Edna calm down¡± Miguel whispered to her.


    ¡°I will never lose to Regina!!¡± Edna muttered hatefully.


    $20M going, gone and¡­


    $40M!!¡± Regina stood up and the gasp increased.


    ¡°Woah 40M dors, going, gone..¡±


    Edna wanted to talk but Miguel suddenly blocked her mouth with his palm.


    ¡°And the gown is sold to Miss Regina Wilson!!¡± The host said and everyone began pping.


    Skyler¡¯s teammate began hugging her, Mason badly wanted to stand up and hug her so tight in his arms to make him proud but he pressed his arms together, controlling himself.


    ¡°Okay, we will take a thirty-minute break before we start selling other dresses¡± the host announced and people began leaving.


    ???????


    Grandpa Mario stood up and walked to Skyler, he didn¡¯t want to act in front of everyone that he knew so he decided to be more formal.


    ¡°Skyler Wang right?¡± He asked and the other students were too excited to speak, Lillian had a jealous expression on her face.


    ¡°Yes sir¡± Skyler nodded.


    ¡°You did great, thepany is proud¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°Thank you, sir!¡± Skyler said with a bow and Grandpa Mario just nodded at her before walking away.


    ¡°Thank you, sir!!!!¡± Cynthia shouted after him before squealing to herself.


    Next thing Mason walked towards them with Alvin standing behind him.


    ¡°Skyler?¡± He called and some female students almost fainted when he stretched his hands to hers, his eyes never left hers.


    Skyler looked at him too, why was he looking at her with so much affection in public, she was trying not to blush or stare back.


    ¡°Skyler, the boss hand is hanging!!¡± Cynthia whispered and Skyler came back to her senses.

 76. Passed out

    76    ( ?????? ??? )


    She epted his hands and he squeezed tight.


    ¡°You did good,¡± he said softly, looking at her intensely while Skyler blinked when she felt him put something in her palms, like a tiny piece of paper.


    ¡°Keep the good work¡± he added before pulling away and leaving with Alvin following him again.


    Skyler was curious to see what he had, she folded her hands tight before rushing to meet her mother and friends.


    ¡°Skyler is so lucky!!!¡± Cynthia jumped happily.


    ¡°She just had one of old man Mario Delgado¡¯s grandsons is nothing new, just like I can shake you right now¡± Hudson walked towards him and stretched his hands in front of Cynthia.


    She only looked at him from head to toe before pushing past him.


    ¡°Get out, you¡¯re not even important!¡±


    Hudson gasped but Jasper shook his hands.


    ¡°I got you, bro,¡± he said.


    ¡°And correction, you¡¯re not my bro!¡± Hudson rolled his eyes and walked away.


    ????


    ¡°Hey, what do you think you¡¯re doing? Let me go!!¡± Ednained as Zach pulled her to a space.


    ¡°I thought you¡¯re with Regina now, why are you bringing me here alone!!¡± She shouted and Zach finally released her hands when he saw there was no one there.


    ¡°What happened earlier?¡± He asked.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± She crossed her arms under her breast.


    ¡°I know all that you¡¯re doing Edna, you¡¯re doing all this to toy with me because of my feelings for you! That¡¯s why you had to bring that guy and rub it on my face huh!?¡± He said painfully.


    ¡°Feelings? Aren¡¯t you with Regina now, I mean you two had sex, didn¡¯t you? I saw it Zach!! I saw that picture! You had to rub it in my face that you¡¯ve moved on because I didn¡¯t even you an answer when you said you liked me didn¡¯t you!!¡± Edna yelled back in tears.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°Oh please, Zach! Don¡¯t y f?cking dumb, you slept with Regina I know!!¡± She yelled again.


    ¡°Well yes I did but..


    ¡°That¡¯s all I need to hear, fuck off traitor!!¡± Edna scoffed and began leaving but Zach held her back by the forearm and pulled her back.


    ¡°Okay fine, I slept with her but I was thinking of you throughout! I couldn¡¯t get you off my mind no matter how I tried too, I know I tried to move on but I really couldn¡¯t¡± Zach shook his head as he exined himself.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, you¡¯re with her now, enjoy!!¡± Edna tried pushing him off but he pulled her back and pinned her to the wall with her hands above her head.


    ¡°I said I couldn¡¯t get you off my mind, I don¡¯t care about Regina!! Tell me you want things to end with her and I swear I would end it!¡± He said, looking into her eyes.


    Edna stared at him, there was some mixed look of anger and pain.


    ¡°Tell me Edna, should I end things with her? I just need to hear from you¡± He asked again.


    Edna wanted to talk but Miguel suddenly walked in.


    ¡°Edna!!¡± He called and rushed over, pulling Zach away.


    ¡°Who do you think you are!!¡± Zach punched his face and he immediately returned his punch.


    The two fell on the floor and began hitting each other.


    ¡°Stop!! Zach!!¡± Edna pulled Zach away and raised Miguel.


    ¡°You should leave now before you get into trouble!!¡± She added, Zach red at Miguel before leaving.


    Once he left, Edna pushed Miguel off and gave him a dirty look.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t bring you here so you can fight him!¡± She red at him.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t? You didn¡¯t even ask my permission before trying to use me to do anything!!¡± He rolled his eyes.


    ¡°You¡¯re forgetting your ce here, Miguel, I¡¯m your boss and I pay you, I call the shots Miguel and you have no damn right to do nothing!!¡± She angrily pushed him off before storming out.


    Miguel only looked at her retreating figure before angrily kicking a small object on the floor beside him.


    ¡°She keeps hurting me but I keep sticking my nose all up in her business, I¡¯m so stupid!¡± He shook his head as he thought to himself.


    ???????


    After greeting her mom and best friends, she finally opened the paper Mason gave her. He said he was waiting for her in one of the manikin¡¯s rooms. She smiled to herself before sneaking out.


    There were so many manikin rooms so she wasn¡¯t sure of where Mason was but someone suddenly grabbed her and pulled her to a wall.


    Before she could make any sound, she was pinned to the wall and a lips were on hers, the lips tasted familiar and she didn¡¯t waste a second to return the.


    After what seemed to be a long while, Mason pulled away from the kiss and cupped her cheeks then took a good look at her face.


    ¡°I¡¯m not being cheesy when I do call you beautiful, I mean look at this,¡± he said with a wide smile.


    Skyler only smiled.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°I hope I made you so proud¡± she muttered.


    ¡°More than proud my love¡± he cupped her cheeks and parted her lips with his thumb.


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t take my eyes off you, I think you should be arrested for being too pretty, maybe I should personally jail you so you wouldn¡¯t drive someone else crazy as much as you¡¯ve driven me,¡± he said and Skyler only bit her lips hard.


    Mason¡¯s wristwatch suddenly ticked indicating that thirty minutes had passed already.


    ¡°Oops¡± he muttered and Skyler chuckled.


    ¡°We should leave because someone enters and watch some free porn¡± He winked and gave her a kiss on the forehead before covering his face with that nose mask and leaving.


    Skyler tapped her cheeks repeatedly to hide her blush before leaving too.


    ????


    ¡°And we are finally back for more sales, the first one left most of us breathless but let¡¯s wait for that second one¡± the host announced.


    The sales continued and some other fashionpany sold more clothes before they got to the final stage.


    ¡°So in here, we will be calling each designers with that highest selling clothes to receive their very first award. We are starting withtin wears, Emilio White¡± he called and people pped as he came forward to take his award.


    ¡°In merous design we have Felix Newman?¡±


    Felix walked up to the stage to take the award he don¡¯t deserve.


    ¡°Then in D?S styles, we have Skyler Wang with that highest sales of clothes!!¡± The man announced and Skyler came to the stage.


    Everyone were pping for her as she stretched her hands to take her award when a sharp pain suddenly hit her stomach. She tried to ignore it but it came again with full force.


    Mason squeezed his face when he noticed her expression.


    ¡°Skyler are you fine?¡± The host asked and she nodded but was suddenly feeling dizzy, her kneels were wobbling and before she knew it, she passed out.

 77. Skyler husband is handsome

    77. Skyler husband is handsome


    Skyler suddenly passing out brought lots of shock to everyone especially Mason and her mother. Mason didn¡¯t mind that people were looking at him, he was the first to stand from the high table before the others stood with him.


    ¡°Skyler¡± her teammates caught her before she could fall to the ground.


    ¡°What happened to her?¡± Mason asked and began moving forward.


    He was mad and worried about her but he was trying his best not to reveal too much.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, she suddenly passed out¡± Cynthia replied when Mason walked up to them.


    ¡°Let me¡± he muttered and took Skyler from them, he carried her in a bridal style and began heading out of the stage, trying his best to act neutral when he was really worried inwardly.


    ¡°Oh no, I¡¯m so worried that Mason might act rash and everyone would know Skyler is his wife¡± Ivy whispered to ke because he was the only person apart from Alvin that just got to find out about him.


    ¡°I think we should go over and stop him before he loses himself¡± ke whispered and stood up, he helped Ivy up and they both went after Mason.


    ¡°Brother, what¡¯s happening? Who¡¯s she?¡± Ivy gave Mason a kind of look when she saw him.


    ¡°I¡¯m taking her to the¡± Mason replied.


    ¡°The paparazzi are watching you, hand her over to her mother¡± Ivy whispered to him but he didn¡¯t answer her.


    ¡°Mason she¡¯s right, hand her over to her mother the paparazzi are here, you don¡¯t want to put Skyler in trouble do you?¡± Grandpa Mario walked in and Mason stopped moving.


    ¡°Give her to her mother Mason¡± he added and Mason shut his eyes tight before turning around.


    His eyes caught Kiara who was standing behind him and he tried to maintain a goodposure before walking over to her.


    ¡°Here or do you need me to help her to the car?¡± He asked.


    ¡°No need, I¡¯ll take her from here¡± Kiara took him from Mason before Ashely and Wendy escorted her to the car they came out from and they drove off.


    ¡°Follow them and know where they took Skyler too¡± Grandpa Mario whispered to Alvin who just nodded before rushing to do what he was told.


    Mason stood alone, clenching his fist tight, society was blocking him from being with his loved one. He can easily ignore and reveal that he is Skyler¡¯s husband but the spotlight is brutal and Skyler won¡¯t be able to handle it.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, Alvin has followed them, you¡¯ll get a text of where Skyler is soon¡± Grandpa Mario whispered to Mason but Mason didn¡¯t want to move, he just grabbed Mason¡¯s hands and forced him away from that scene.


    ???????


    HOSPITAL¡ï


    Ashely, Wendy, and Kiara were standing outside, pacing back and forth as they waited for the Doctor to attend to Skyler.


    ¡°Aunt Kiara, why did Skyler faint? I thought her husband was treating her well or had she been lying to us?¡± Wendy broke the silence.


    ¡°Chill Wendy, let¡¯s wait for what the doctor has to say first, let¡¯s not start pointing fingers at anyone¡± Ashely scoffed and the emergency room door opened.


    The doctor stepped out and took off his nose mask.


    ¡°How¡¯s my daughter? What happened to her?¡± Kiara asked immediately.


    ¡°I will tell you but I have to know where her husband is first, I think he should be the first person to hear this news¡± the doctor replied.


    ¡°But her husband is not around just tell us!¡± The moment that word left Wendy¡¯s lips, a male figure stepped in.


    ¡°I am here, what happened to my wife?¡±This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Turning their head toward the direction of where that deep voice sounded, Ashely, Wendy, and Kiara were startled to see one of the most handsome men alive.


    It was Mason without his nose mask but no one could recognize him.


    ¡°Oh my God¡± Wendy drooled with her mouth wide open, Ashely had to cover up her lips with her palm.


    ¡°I know, Skyler¡¯s husband is handsome but don¡¯t drool¡± she whispered to Wendy.


    The doctor smiled when he was Mason.


    ¡°I guess you must be Mr Wang,¡± he said.


    Mason just nodded, making Wendy and Ashely confused. How can he be Mr Wang? Was he married to Skyler or was he bearing Skyler¡¯sst name instead of her bearing his?


    ¡°Well, first of all, congrattions because your wife is some weeks pregnant, I don¡¯t know if you are aware of this¡± the doctor started and Mason¡¯s eyes widened in shock.


    ¡°Skyler is pregnant!?¡± Both Ashely and Wendy said at the same time with the same shocked expression on their face.


    Kiara started by looking at Mason, the shocked look on his face, she guessed that he didn¡¯t know anything about this news he just heard.


    ¡°But I noticed she has been working herself up too much and not eating or sleeping well which is like a great risk to the baby. You should thank goodness that she came here on time because any small mistake after this, she might have lost the baby¡± the doctor said.


    ¡°Can I see her?¡± Mason slowly asked.


    ¡°At this point, I can only allow one person toe in, the rest cane tomorrow when she is awake and strengthened¡± the doctor replied.


    Mason stared at Kiara, she wanted to go in but he also wanted to go in.


    ¡°You should go in, I¡¯ll wait outside and I¡¯ll see her tomorrow¡± Kiara muttered.


    Mason nodded and stepped in.


    ¡°Aunt so what are we going to do now?¡± Ashely asked.


    ¡°You two should get going and if youe tomorrow, make some vegetable soup for Skyler¡± Kiara replied.


    ¡°And what about you aunt?¡± Wendy gave her a look.


    ¡°You should leave, I¡¯ll be fine here¡± she muttered.


    ¡°But it¡¯s cold here aunt, you¡¯re not putting on any sweater or long sleeve, Skyler won¡¯t be happy to find out you slept on the bench when she wakes up¡± Wendy still looked worried.


    ¡°I can¡¯t leave my daughter alone, you should go¡± Kiara muttered and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°Aunt..¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, Wendy, you can¡¯t change Aunt Kiara¡¯s mind! We¡¯ll just get her a thick nket and a hot cup of coffee tomorrow¡± Ashely began pulling Wendy out.


    ¡°Good night aunt, sleep tight,¡± she said before leaving with Wendy.

 78. Skyler is pregnant

    78  ( Skyler is pregnant  )


    Mason sat on the bed next to Skyler, he held her hand and stared at her sleeping face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry beautiful, I neglected you because I was so busy with work, I should have known,¡± he said painfully and kissed her knuckles tenderly just to ease the tightness of his chest.


    Mason spent the rest of the night, watching over Skyler that he didn¡¯t know when he dozed off.


    The next morning, Skyler slowly opened her eyes and the first thing her gaze caught was the unfamiliar ceiling then someone holding her hands.


    She slowly turned to her side and she saw Mason dozing off.


    ¡°Mason¡± she called softly and he immediately opened his eyes in an alert way.


    His eyes softly when he saw Skyler was awake.


    ¡°Good morning beautiful¡± he raised her knuckles and kissed them.


    ¡°Why am I here? What happened?¡± She asked with a confused look.


    ¡°You passed outst night¡± he replied.


    ¡°Huh? What about the show? Oh no? I¡¯m so sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡± she began apologizing but Mason caught her off by nting a kiss on her lips.


    He pulled away after a few seconds.


    ¡°You did well, don¡¯t worry, you did great,¡± he said with a soft smile.


    Skyler smiled but suddenly paused when she remembered something. She immediately put her hand around her stomach and felt it.


    ¡°My baby? What about my baby?¡± She asked in a trembling voice and Mason gave her a kind of look.


    ¡°What do you mean? You know about the baby?¡± He looked at her like he couldn¡¯t believe his eyes.


    It was now Skyler who realized what she had done. She didn¡¯t know what to say anymore.


    ¡°I.. I¡­ I was gonna tell you¡± she stuttered with a nervous look.


    Mason slowly removed his hands from hers and stood up.


    ¡°You knew? Are you trying to tell me that you¡¯ve been with me for up to was it even a month or weeks and you¡¯ve been pregnant for my child and you didn¡¯t bother telling me anything?¡± He gave her a surprised look.


    ¡°What do I even mean to you, for you to keep such from me?¡± The disappointment was written in Mason¡¯s voice.


    Skyler gulped, she was about to talk when the door opened and Kiara stepped in.


    ¡°Skyler¡± she immediately ran in and hugged Skyler tight.


    Skyler bit her lips and hugged her mom back but when she turned back, she saw Mason leaving.


    Kiara pulled away and looked back.


    ¡°Why did he leave?¡± She asked slowly.


    ¡°Mom I think Mason is angry with me because I had my pregnancy from him for weeks¡± Skyler stared at Kiara with teary eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry now,e here¡± Kiara hugged Skyler to herself.


    ¡°I was gonna tell him I swear, I just wanted to wrap up with that sales party at first. Mason loves holding grudges against people that hurt him, he¡¯s never gonna speak to me again and it¡¯s all my fault¡± Skyler resumed crying again.


    The door opened, and Ashely and Wendy stepped in.


    ¡°Aunt, Skyler!!¡± Wendy was the one who shouted, she was holding a thick nket while Ashley was holding all the food they prepared.


    Skyler pulled away from Kiara and wiped her tears.


    ¡°Here you go Aunt¡± Wendy passed the thick nket to Kiara before looking around.


    ¡°Where is your husband Skyler?¡± She asked.


    ¡°He had to rush over for some work¡± Skyler replied and Ashely squeezed her face in a type of way.


    ¡°He still thinks of work when you¡¯re in this condition? Hello, doesn¡¯t he know you¡¯re pregnant?¡± Ashely frowned her face and before the talk about Mason could start, Kiara sneezed.


    ¡°Oh my, here¡¯s your coffee aunt, please drink it while it¡¯s hot¡± Ashely immediately opened the basket she was holding and passed a cup of coffee to Kiara.


    ¡°Thank you dear¡± Kiara smiled and epted it.


    ¡°What happened, Mom? Did you sleep outside?¡± Skyler asked worriedly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me, Ashely let Skyler have her soup¡± Kiara faced Ashely and Ashely nodded.


    She brought out a bowl of hot vegetable soup and came to sit beside Skyler.


    ¡°Say ahh, eat healthy because you have a little bit you growing¡± Ashely pointed the spoon in Skyler¡¯s mouth.


    Skyler opened her mouth to receive the soup while Wendy came to sit beside her with a type of smile.


    ¡°Hey Skyler you¡¯re so lucky, do you know Mason the hidden billionaire carried you in his arms yesterday?¡± She easily wiggled her brows.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tease her, she already has a husband?¡± Ashely rolled her eyes.


    Skyler only smiled inwardly but the inward smile was short-lived when she remembered Mason was still mad at her.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION ¡ï


    ¡°I¡¯m so worried about Skyler, where have her family taken her too¡± Ivy couldn¡¯t stop moving back and forth.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Are you sure we shouldn¡¯t go see her somehow and not even care that people might recognize us from the Delgado family¡± Carson muttered.


    ¡°Yeah that¡¯s not a smart thing to do, our family is one of the most looked up families by the media especially when ites to Mason, if they figure out that Skyler is married to the hidden billionaire then the spotlight won¡¯t go easy on her and unlike us who¡¯s has been brought up in the spotlight for years, Skyler won¡¯t be able to take the pressure,¡± Jacob said and everyone turned to look at him.


    ¡°What?¡± He asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s surprising¡± Edna replied and Jacob gave her a confused look.


    ¡°What¡¯s surprising?¡±


    ¡°That you can talk this smart¡± Shepleted her words and Jacob rolled his eyes.


    The family was in the living room, worried except for Maya.


    ¡°I just got a news about Skyler, she¡¯s pregnant!¡± Grandpa Mario suddenly announced.

 79. The Delgados’ are here

    79. ( The Delgados¡¯ are here )


    ¡°What!?¡±


    The family was in shock at what they just heard expect from Emily but she tried not to make it too obvious.


    ¡°I just got news from Alvin, Skyler is pregnant¡± Grandma Mario repeated, he couldn¡¯t hide how happy he was.


    ¡°Do you think Mason knows?¡± Hudson asked.


    ¡°Look at your dumb question, Mason is there with Skyler, how do you expect him not to know?¡± Edna rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Come on Edna, don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re still angry about that dress? You know it¡¯s good as Regina bought it so I wouldn¡¯t look like we are the ones patronizing our sister-inw¡± Ivy said and Edna only scoffed.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have time for any of these, I¡¯ll tell Alvin to take Skyler and her family members to our private hospital,¡± the old man said happily.


    ¡°But they would see us¡± Carson narrowed his brows.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter, we should trust Skyler¡¯s family. Ivy and Edna, take some of Skyler¡¯s belongings, we are going to meet her¡± Grandpa Mario happily announced and began going upstairs in haste but he paused and looked back.


    ¡°Rosa, Emily, you two go make Skyler some chicken soup¡± he announced before going upstairs in a rush.


    ¡°Well..¡± Ivy looked at Edna.


    ¡°What?¡± Edna gave her a confused look.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go get Skyler things,e on¡± Ivy replied begging heading upstairs to Mason and Skyler¡¯s room Edna had no choice but to roll her eyes.


    ¡°Since we don¡¯t have anything to do, let¡¯s get the car ready¡± Hudson wrapped his arms around Carson¡¯s shoulder and began leaving.


    Jacob rolled his eyes and followed them from behind. Rosa and Emily already entered the kitchen and Maya was left alone.


    She angry sat on the couch and folded her legs together.


    ¡°They didn¡¯t give me anything to do¡± she mumbled painfully and looked elsewhere then it ured to her again.


    Skyler was pregnant which meant there was no more chance for Hailey to get into the family and Agnes might expose her long-time secret.


    ¡°No, I have to do something¡± she muttered to herself.


    ???????


    HOSPITAL ¡ï


    Kiara, Ashley Wendy, and Skyler were watching some videos together when the nurse stepped in with Mason.


    Skyler smiled at him but he didn¡¯t return the smile to her.


    ¡°Your husband requested to transfer you to another hospital so I brought your discharge papers,¡± the nurse said.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this hospital?¡± Kiara faced Mason.


    ¡°Grandpa wants to see her that¡¯s why we are transferring to the hospital, can you walk?¡± He replied to Kiara and asked Skyler without making eye contact with her.


    Skyler bit her lips and nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, I¡¯ll meet you outside then¡± he replied and walked out.


    After he had left, Wendy faced Skyler.


    ¡°Are you two fighting?¡± She asked.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Come on Wendy, learn how to stop poking your nose in people¡¯s business¡± Kiara sighed.


    ¡°But it¡¯s just that¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t argue Wendy, let¡¯s help Skyler up¡± Ashely rolled her eyes and walked to Skyler¡¯s bed.


    After going through the discharge process, they went out and met a Lamborghini waiting for them in the parking lot.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me it¡¯s yours¡± Wendy gasped.


    ¡°It¡¯s for my husband¡± Skyler smiled and moved forward with her mom and Ashley, Wendy was still admiring but the car horn made her catch up with them.


    ?????


    DELGADOS¡¯ PRIVATE HOSPITAL¡ï


    The ce was reallyrge, Ashely, Wendy, and Kiara were surprised with the sight they were seeing.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in¡± Mason began moving forward, it was Ashely and Wendy that was helping Skyler walk but she excused herself from them.


    ¡°I can walk on my own¡± she muttered and Mason paused on walking, he used his side eye to look at her and stopped walking so she would move forward.


    Skyler walked passed him, she was about to fall but he caught her immediately.


    ¡°I remembered asking you if you can walk¡± he frowned at her.


    ¡°I can¡¯t walk, carry me¡± Skyler pouted and he gave her a hard look before lifting her in a bridal style.


    Ashely and Wendy were already pinching themselves with huge smiles on their faces as they walked behind them.


    They got to the hospital and the receptionist passed a card to Mason, she didn¡¯t bother saying anything because she already knew who they were.


    Alvin exined to her that some people wereing in.


    They got to the ward where Skyler would be staying and Mason gently dropped her on the bed, he was still not smiling at her.


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler called when he was about to walk away and he turned back to look at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I mean it,¡± she said with pleading eyes but he looked forward and left the ward.


    Skyler sighed to herself and looked at the ceiling. ¡®This is going to take time¡¯ she muttered.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    The soup was done, and Rosa was the one who packed it herself with a smile.


    ¡°How are you so happy with helping someone?¡± Emily asked in surprise. Throughout the process of cooking, Rosa has been doing everything with a happy smile, something she had never done before.


    ¡°I owe Skyler, she settled the dispute between me and my son, now Jacob is undergoing a therapist about his fear of blood¡± Rosa replied with a smile.


    ¡°Really? That¡¯s an awesome thing for him to do, I¡¯ll get changed, and you can deliver the soup personally to Skyler¡± Emily smiled and left.


    Rosa poured the soup into a sk and left the kitchen to change so they could all visit Skyler in the hospital. When she came back, she didn¡¯t find the soup in the kitchen, it was with that old man.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, Skyler is waiting for us¡± he didn¡¯t look at them as he worriedly left, making it the second time he was doing this to them.


    Rosa looked shocked as she stared at the old man, she didn¡¯t even know what to say.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you can pay your gratitude to Skyler without holding anything¡± Emily said with a smile as she stood beside Rosa.


    They entered the car that would drive them to the hospital without having any paparazzi to disturb them.


    When they got in, the workers or security didn¡¯t bother questioning them as they knew who they were, they even greeted them.


    The old man knocked on Skyler¡¯s ward before slowly opening it and entertaining. Wendy was dozing on the chair while Ashely on busy on her phone since Skyler was asleep and Kiara was watching her.


    ¡°Sky!¡±


    Ashely looked up at the voice she heard and her phone fell from her hand, the door opened even more and the Delgados¡¯ family stepped in.


    ¡°Wendy, Wendy, am I imagining things again? I¡¯m seeing the Delgados¡¯ family here¡± Ashely began waking Wendy up.


    ¡°No you¡¯re not imagining things¡± Ivy walked in with a smile.

 80. Disappointment

    Wendy slowly opened her eyes, she looked at Ashely in anger and Ashely pointed ahead of her, Wendy looked forward, and the people standing there waved at her and she fell from her chair.


    ¡°Grandpa, you guys are here, let¡¯s not fill that ward, can someone people step out?¡± Mason suddenly walked in.


    ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll wait outside¡± Carson rolled his eyes and walked out.


    The others followed him, Mason gave Ashely and Wendy a look before they immediately stood up and ran out.


    Mason then stepped out.


    ¡°Sky¡± Grandpa Mario came to sit on the edge of her bed, he dropped the soup on the table beside her.


    ¡°I was so worried to see you passed out on stage but I¡¯m very happy to hear that you¡¯re pregnant. How are you feeling now? I made you some soup¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°Thank you, Grandpa¡± Skyler bit her lips as she thought of something. She thought it would be best to tell Grandpa of everything now before he finds out in a bad way.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Grandpa,¡± she said with a bit of teary eyes.


    ¡°Why are you apologizing?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t tell anyone I was pregnant because I didn¡¯t want you guys to stop me from being a part of the sales party. I was selfish Grandpa¡± she burst out in tears.


    Kiara who was beside her only rubbed her shoulders.


    Grandpa Mario sighed.


    ¡°You were being selfish but at least you came clean,¡± he said softly.


    ¡°But what if something had happened to the baby¡± she stared at him with red eyes.


    ¡°At least nothing happened to the baby, don¡¯t worry Sky, I can never get mad at you¡± Grandpa Mario smiled at her.


    Skyler raised herself so she could hug him. How could she or anyone not love this old man?


    She pulled away and fumbled with her fingers a little.


    ¡°Mason is angry with me¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him, give him a little time and he wille around¡± he replied and she nodded her head.


    Grandpa Mario then stood up and faced Kiara.


    ¡°You are her mother, if this had not happened to Skyler today then we would have invited you over for dinner yesterday,¡± he said to her.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay¡± Kiara only smiled at him.


    Outside the ward, Ashely and Wendy kept looking around like they were seeing ghosts. They were sitting among famous people and most importantly, they were in the same room with the hidden billionaire.


    He was sitting alone, lost in his thoughts.


    ¡°So are you guys like Skyler¡¯s sister?¡± Ivy decided to start a conversation.


    ¡°We are her close friends¡± Ashely replied.


    ¡°And I¡¯m a huge fan of you and Edna, I didn¡¯t know you guys would be here if not I could have gotten a pen¡± Wendy suddenly said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind going out to get a pen right now,¡± Ashely said and Ivy chuckled.


    ¡°At least I can get a picture¡± Wendy brought her phone.


    ¡°Sure¡± Ivy smiled and took pictures with them while Edna didn¡¯t bother standing to meet anyone.


    ¡°Edna, take pictures with your fans¡± Emily whispered to her.


    ¡°But I¡¯m ugly, I didn¡¯t do any makeup¡± Edna replied.


    ¡°You will never look ugly to me¡± Ashely smiled at her.


    ¡°Sweet but still no pictures until I¡¯m in my rich Versace¡± Edna insisted and no one said anything again.


    Everywhere was quiet until Wendy decided to talk again.


    ¡°Sorry but is that guy over there Mason Delgado?¡± She suddenly asked and everyone turned to look at her including Mason himself.


    She pressed her lips together before looking elsewhere. Everyone greeted Skyler and she spent some more time in the hospital before she finally got better and went back to the mansion.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION ¡ï


    The family just finished having their dinner before everyone went to bed. The running tap of the shower was heard as Mason was in the bathroom.


    Skyler just finished dressing up in her nighties, she made sure it was going to reveal too much. She wanted to settle things with Mason today, they hadn¡¯t talked for two days and she felt like dying.


    When she was done, she sat on the bed and crossed her legs with a kind of pose as she waited for him toe out.


    Mason stepped out and she cleared her throat but Mason walked passed her like he didn¡¯t see her. He went to his wardrobe and grabbed his joggers then pulled his towel down to put on the joggers.


    Skyler pped her eyes closed immediately but she shook her head. She wanted to seduce him but she was too shy to look at his own body.


    She slowly opened her eyes and Mason was done dressing. He didn¡¯t look at her as he went to lie down, facing the other side.


    Skyler pressed her lips together and rolled over to his side, she hugged him from behind and rested her head on his back.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you wanna talk to me, it¡¯s been two days are we gonna stay like this?¡± She said softly but no reply from Mason.


    ¡°I admit I was selfish, I wanted to take part in that salespetition, I was gonna tell you after, I knew I shouldn¡¯t have can¡¯t such a big thing to you but I am sorry please¡± she snuggled closer to him.


    Mason still didn¡¯t say anything and Skyler angrily turned him over. His eyes were open and his face was nk.


    ¡°You can¡¯t be serious now Mason, I already feel bad, why are you making me feel worse!!¡± She stared at them with teary eyes but he didn¡¯t reply.


    ¡°Mason!!¡± She called.


    ¡°Can you stop Skyler!! Give me a break would you!!¡± He finally spoke in a hard tone


    This would be the first time Mason would be raising his voice at her even though it was just a little. She looked at him blinking repeatedly not knowing what to say.


    He sighed.


    ¡°I¡¯m not angry at you, I¡¯m just angry at myself. I mean I should have noticed something was up with you but I didn¡¯t,e to think of it, I¡¯m not even a good husband¡± his voice held a lot of disappointment as he muttered.

 81. Make James jealous

    81. Make James jealous


    ¡°Mason¡± Skyler came to straddle him and hugged him, resting her head on his chest.


    ¡°Don¡¯t me yourself it wasn¡¯t your fault, you don¡¯t know what a pregnant woman looks or feels like because it¡¯s your first time and I was hiding it well, please don¡¯t be hard on yourself¡± she pouted.


    Mason wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her closer to himself.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t talk to you for two days, I felt so guilty and mad at myself if I looked at you. I couldn¡¯t do anything for you when we are alone and even in front of those people, I couldn¡¯t even im you as my wife. I think I should stop putting on this nose mask, the media are so cruel, I don¡¯t want anyone bothering me when I want to be regr and imagining seeing me with you, what would they do?¡± He reasoned with her.


    ¡°I understand Mason, stop feeling bad already, I don¡¯t even like the spotlight. Remember that time we went to Ivy¡¯s premiere party? I felt like my eyes were gonna go blind with that amount of sh light¡± She shook her head.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry beautiful¡± Mason kisses her head.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry too handsome¡± She smiled and Mason suddenly turned her over, there was a yful smirk on his face.


    ¡°So let¡¯s talk about what you¡¯re putting on, how do you want me to take it off? Do you want me to rip it apart or slowly take it off?¡± His question made Skyler blink more than twice.


    ¡°You can¡¯t be serious right now,¡± she said.


    ¡°But that¡¯s why you came to me. The doctor said you¡¯re stronger so one night wouldn¡¯t hurt, let me rip them apart¡± Mason smiled and caught the hem of her gown, before Skyler couldin, she was already hearing a ripping sound.


    Soon the noise that could be heard was the sounds of two lovers passionately moaning.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING¡ï


    ¡°Good morning ma¡¯am¡± Trent greeted with a smile when he saw Skylering out of the mansion.


    Skyler gave him a knowing smile. ¡°How many times will I beg you to stop calling me ma¡¯am, I¡¯m not that old, just call me Skyler already¡± Skyler rolled her eyes as she stepped inside the car, off to school after two good days.


    ¡°I dare not call you by your name, your husband will kill me¡± Trent replied as he entered the car.


    Skyler only rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Mrs Delgado, how does that sound?¡± Trent asked as he stared at the car.


    ¡°Sounds cool, I love that one¡± Skyler smiled widely and there was silence as Trent focused on the road.


    Skyler decided to scroll through her phone, she hadn¡¯t opened it since after that sales party. The moment she switched it on and turned off her data, her phone almost crashed with millions of notifications.


    ¡°What the fuck..¡± she muttered and went to Instagram, her eyes almost popped out of its socket.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Suddenly her followers grew from fourteen thousand to a million and she didn¡¯t know how. What happened in the two days of her life to cause this?


    She clicked one of her posts, the likes were close to a million and she only used to have three thousand likes per post.


    She clicked on thement and her eyes widened with what she was seeing.


    ¡®Are you the wife of the hidden billionaire?¡¯


    ¡®What is your rtionship with Mason Delgado?¡¯


    ¡®I think you two look good together ¡®


    Skyler exited thement and went to the trending news, it was about her and Mason. The picture of when Mason carried her in his arms after she passed out at that party was everywhere.


    ¡®Is Skyler Wang the wife of Mason Delgado, the hidden billionaire?¡¯


    Comments were already fighting over the question.


    ¡®Nonsense, Mason is from the Delgados family. He is the grandson of the first Grandson of Mr Mario Delgado. They are billionaires, going to trailers and you think he would just marry a woman whose worth isn¡¯t even up to one million?¡¯


    ¡®Love doesn¡¯t care about money, if you zoom closer into Mason¡¯s eyes, he had a lot of emotions as he stared down at her¡¯


    ¡®Look at Skyler¡¯s middle finger, she has a ring on it, it looks simr to the ring Mason is wearing¡¯


    ¡®Bruh anyone can wear a diamond ring¡¯


    ¡®That¡¯s if her worth can even afford it¡¯


    ¡®Mason can never marry her, she¡¯s not even pretty¡¯


    ¡®Bruh her smile is prettier than your future and entire generations¡¯


    Skyler blinked repeatedly.


    ¡°If this has been happening online then why didn¡¯t no one say anything about this¡± she muttered to herself.


    ¡®If Mason doesn¡¯t check his phone then Ivy and Edna are supposed to me¡¯ she thought before Trent pulled over at D?S.


    Many reporters were waiting in front of thepany. Skyler wasn¡¯t that surprised because they were always there waiting for Mason toe in and step out but today, they were extra.


    ¡°I hope they are not here because of me¡± she muttered to herself as Trent opened the door for her toe down.


    ¡± It¡¯s Skyler Wang!


    ¡°Skyler have you seen what is happening online?


    ¡°Are you the wife of the hidden billionaire?


    ¡°Can you tell us what Mason Delgado looks like?


    ¡°Skyler!!


    Skyler looked left and right feeling shocked, the shes of light were getting to her eyes and she had to cover her face.


    ?????


    Mason was in the board room, listening to a client exining something from the projector in front of the boards when Alvin walked in.


    He moved to Mason and whispered something in his ears. He narrowed his eyes angrily and without waiting, he stood up and left the meeting room, shocking almost all the clients especially the person presenting.


    ¡°Boss, you can¡¯t go out there, you¡¯d only worsen Skyler¡¯s situation, I¡¯ve asked some security to help her go in¡± Alvin held Mason¡¯s hands as he tried leaving the room.


    ¡°And is she inside already?¡± Mason asked hardly.


    ¡°Yes boss¡±


    ¡°Good, I want the reporters that came to harass her, arrested¡± Mason angrily arranges his jacket before going back to his office.


    ????


    Skyler got in with the help of the security, the ss hadn¡¯t started yet and the students were happy to see her.


    ¡°Skyler!!¡± Cynthia was the first person to hug her.


    ¡°I was so worried about you, you passed out all of that sudden, why didn¡¯t you tell us that you weren¡¯t feeling well¡± she pouted and batted hershes as she looked up at Skyler.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine now, I was just extremely stressed is nothing¡± Skyler replied with a soft smile.


    ¡°You did a really good job at the sales partyst night, we are proud of you¡± Jasper walked over to her.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Skyler smiled.


    Miss Elizabeth walked in and everyone returned to their seat.


    ¡°Skyler, I called your number but you didn¡¯t pick up, I wanted to check up on you but I¡¯m d you¡¯re fine now¡± she smiled.


    ¡°Thank you Miss Elizabeth¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Yeah,ter you should go to that photographer and take some pictures, your award is with Sunny. All thanks to you, we won first ce and highest best sale¡± Miss Elizabeth said proudly.


    ¡°I know right? Forty million isn¡¯t a small number. It¡¯s more than all our worth¡± Cynthia smirked and everyone nodded, agreeing with her.


    The only person squeezing her face was Lilian. She was fed up with all thepliments and attention Skyler had been receiving, she rolled her eyes and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°So everyone let¡¯s go back to more work, we hope for everyone to win more awards in the future,¡± Miss Elizabeth said before facing the board.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    Carson sighed when he came down from his car. Another day he came to school to see James¡¯s face. It¡¯s really hard for him to have to see his face every day, he couldn¡¯t take it.


    ¡°Thank you¡± he mumbled to his driver before going in.


    The first person he caught was James with a guy, the both of them looked simr. James has always been a pro and the guy looked like he was too.


    ¡°Really? I¡¯m starting to think nothing ever affects this guy! What¡¯s he doing with a guy like that?¡± He mumbled to himself as he stylishly stared at them.


    ¡°Hey¡± someone tapped him from behind and he turned back to see a girl, she looked like she was new to his school.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for calling you like this, I¡¯m new and I need directions to the principal¡¯s office,¡± she asked with a type of unsure look on his face.


    Carson stared at her from head to toe when a thought entered his mind. James would be really upset if he tried to get close to this girl.

 82. Is she married to the hidden billionaire?

    ¡°Are you gonna tell me or do I have to meet somebody else?¡± She crossed her arms under her breast as she gave him a type of look.


    ¡°Oh my bad, I¡¯m also on my way to the principal office,e with me?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Okay,¡± she nodded.


    ¡°Come on then¡± Carson began leaving with them, he purposely padded where James would see them, he could feel James¡¯s eyes on them and he couldn¡¯t help but smile.


    They finally got to the principal office.


    ¡°You can go in, I¡¯ve forgotten what I came here for¡± Carson replied with a type of smile.


    She only gave him a kind of look before going in. After a few minutes, she came out with her locker key and was surprised to see Carson waiting for her.


    ¡°I know my way to my locker room,¡± she told him.


    ¡°I know, it¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t get your name. I¡¯m Carson by the way, what about you?¡± He stared at her with a type of smile.


    ¡°Elsa¡± she gave him a weird look but nodded.


    ¡°Well, Elsa, really nice name, what ss are you in?¡± He asked and followed her as she began walking.


    ¡°I¡¯m a senior, you?¡± She replied.


    ¡°Same, art or science?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Art¡± she replied.


    ¡°We are destined to be ssmates, maybe I should give you a tour around the school soon?¡± He looked at her and she shrugged.


    ¡°If you wish¡± she gave him a simple smile before leaving.


    Carson couldn¡¯t stop smiling, James would hear it from him by following other guys after they ended things.


    ¡°Look at you smiling¡± Someone came to wrap his arms around Carson¡¯s shoulder and he looked sideways to see Fred.


    ¡°First time seeing you smiling at a girl that¡¯s not Gracie, are you into this one now?¡± Fred wiggled his brows at him.


    Carson only pushed Fred off before leaving.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    Edna was sitting alone in her office, typing someone on herptop but suddenly paused on her fingers as she remembered something.


    It was the night of that sales party, she remembered what Zach told her. If she wanted to be with him then she should tell him and he would stop seeing Regina.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going to stop pacing out are Eddy,¡± Zita said the moment he stepped in.


    Edna only stared at him with a sigh and he dragged a chair to sit beside her.


    ¡°Tell me what¡¯s it you¡¯re thinking about Eddy, I know what this look stands for, are you missing someone?¡± Zita asked with a smile.


    Edna stared at him and he smiled even more.


    ¡°Fine¡± Edna sighed before speaking up.


    ¡°I talked to Zach at the sales party, he said he still loves me and doesn¡¯t care about Regina and if I feel the same way I should tell him and he would stop seeing her¡± she finally spoke.


    ¡°Hmm, I see, and do you perhaps love Zach or do you want to do it to disgrace Regina?¡± Zita asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know Zita, Zach and I have been close friends since high school because he was the only one who never judged me for my flows and I didn¡¯t expect it to pain me this much when he decided to walk away and be with her and trust me, it¡¯s not because I lost to Regina, it¡¯s just because..¡± she muttered and beat her chest painfully.


    ¡°Getting interesting, so how did you feel when he told you he still loves you and is waiting for you?¡± Zita asked.


    Outside the office, Miguel wanted to knock on the door to inform Edna of something but he paused when he heard their conversation.


    ¡°I felt really happy, like half of that tightness left my chest but I don¡¯t know what to do. I¡¯ve never had a boyfriend before, I¡¯ve never loved someone, I don¡¯t even know if it¡¯s real or not, what if I mess things up? I don¡¯t even know what to do!!¡± Edna sighed and rested her face on her table.


    ¡°Chix girl, there¡¯s always a first time for everything. Zach is a really good guy and he would treat you right, you just have to ept it and see how things go¡± Zita rubbed her shoulders.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°So I should say yes to him?¡± Edna asked.


    ¡°Do you want to? Or do you prefer to stay on your own and watch him be with Regina? It¡¯s all your choice, Edna. Don¡¯t keep a guy waiting for too long¡± Zita winked at her before standing up and walking towards the door.


    Hearing his footsteps, Miguel immediately left the door. He went back to his department and didn¡¯t answer anybody till he got to his chair.


    He couldn¡¯t work or think because his mind kept going back to what he heard.


    ¡®What¡¯s all these sudden feelings¡¯ he muttered and held his chest.


    It felt like pain and bitterness. Why was he notfortable in hearing what Edna just said? Does she like that Zach guy? He hated that his mind had to prove to him that Edna would never end up with someone like him.


    ¡°Okay Miguel it¡¯s fine, you don¡¯t even like that selfish woman anyways. It¡¯s Zach¡¯s loss if he chose to be with someone like her¡± he said to himself before nodding.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Miss Elizabeth left the ss and the students resumed talking. One of the people in the ss suddenly brought up Skyler and Mason¡¯s news.


    ¡°There¡¯s a news going on that Skyler might be the hidden billionaire¡¯s wife, Skyler is that true?¡± A girl asked and Skyler¡¯s heart skipped a beat.


    Before she could deny anything, almost all the ss began questioning her.


    ¡°I wanted to ask that too, you¡¯re married aren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Howe we have never seen your husband is he hiding too?¡±


    ¡°Who is your husband Skyler!!¡±


    Skyler looked around in confusion not knowing where to start, she brought her phone to text Mason when that craziest thing suddenly happened.


    ¡°I¡¯m the one you guys have been looking for, I¡¯m Skyler¡¯s husband, not Mason!!¡± Jasper suddenly stood up and announced.

 83. Don’t mix business with friendship

    83. Don¡¯t mix business with friendship


    The whole ss looked at Jasper in shock, especially Skyler.


    ¡°What? You don¡¯t believe me?¡± He asked and looked around with a kind of look.


    ¡°You¡¯re not even putting on a ring¡± Cynthia crossed her arms under her breast as she twitched her lips at her.


    ¡°Well I might have just taken it off, why is no one thinking of that¡± he shrugged.


    ¡°Okay, you are not my husband, you don¡¯t have to do that¡± Skyler rolled her eyes at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m not doesn¡¯t mean I can¡¯t be, I mean what¡¯s up with that dude you call a husband anyways? You¡¯re been harassed online and publicly and all he does is hide, he¡¯s such an idiot¡± Jasper rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Hey.. watch your words¡± Hudson pointed at him. He has been keeping quiet now this guy was starting to insult his brother, even his boss.


    ¡°What concerns you if Jasper is talking about Skyler¡¯s husband or are you suddenly Skyler¡¯s husband?¡± A student asked Hudson and the argument started again.


    Lilian was trying to keep calm and listen to music but the noise wasn¡¯t helping. Her voice showed that she was losing patience with everyone in that ssroom and she did.


    ¡°Can everyone just shut up!!!!¡± She stood up and yelled. She was already fed up with everyone in the ss, she couldn¡¯t take it anymore.


    The ss kept quiet and all eyes were on her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you guys have something better to do with your lives? Why are you arguing over who is Skyler¡¯s husband if she tries to keep him a secret, who f?cking cares? Can we stop making everything all about her please!¡± She yelled and ran out of the ssroom.


    Skyler went after her.


    ¡°Lilian!!¡± She shouted her name as she followed her.


    ¡°Leave me alone!!¡± Lilian yelled back and kept running.


    ¡°Please can you stop!! I¡¯m not feeling well I still can¡¯t run!!¡± Skyler stopped running, she was painting slowly.


    Lilian stopped and turned back in anger.


    ¡°What is it, Skyler? Haven¡¯t you gotten enough? When you first entered you¡¯ve sessfully made the school all about you, even the sales party you made it all about you! Aren¡¯t you even tired of being talked about or mentioned everywhere?¡± Lilian gave her a type of bittered look.


    ¡°Everything is not about me Lilian, I just have good friends, a good family, and the best husband that makes me happy all the time. I¡¯m not in for yourpetition that¡¯s why I don¡¯t have a problem with anything¡± She replied.


    Lilian scoffed.


    ¡°Everyone must have seen me as stupid now. That your friend Felix, wait a go¡± She shook her head before turning around and leaving.


    Skyler sighed and faced forward. She didn¡¯t even know what to say concerning Felix¡¯s case, the boy was always like that and she wondered why.


    There was no time to think of anything, she just shook her head and went back to ss.


    ???????


    LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯m seeing a new student in this ss, can you stand up and introduce yourself to us please¡± a male teacher said the moment he walked in.


    Elsa looked around but she stood up and did as told.


    ¡°My name is Elsa Locks¡± she introduced to the Mr Brown who was just writing on the board before turning to face her.


    ¡°Wee to the lighthouse, Carson give her a tour around the schoolter today. You can sit¡± Mr Brown said and Elsa sat down.


    James was at the back, he didn¡¯t look too happy with what he was hearing.


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    ¡°Andstly this is the field, it¡¯s where we all y sports. What¡¯s your favorite sport?¡± Carson asked her with a smile.


    ¡°Volleyball¡± she replied.


    ¡°Lucky for you, we have that here, so that¡¯s the end of the tour, can I get your phone number?¡± He then asked.


    ¡°You¡¯re so weird, what¡¯s with trying to be close to me?¡± She gave him a look.


    ¡°What? I thought we were friends already, I mean I¡¯m the first person to talk to you, aren¡¯t I? People here can be so rude¡± he scoffed.


    Elsa sighed and stretched her hands to him.


    ¡°What?¡± He asked with his eyes narrowed.


    ¡°Your phone, don¡¯t you need my number anymore?¡± She twitched her lips at him.


    ¡°Oh I do, thanks¡± Carson smiled and gave her his phone. She typed her number there and gave it back to him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t call mete at night¡± she told him before leaving.


    Carson stared at her number on his phone before saving it with her name.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy for you, you¡¯ve finally gotten what you¡¯ve always wanted,¡± someone said behind him and he turned back to see James walking in.


    ¡°And you too, you¡¯ve got what you¡¯ve always wanted. You can finally start dating boys in public, it¡¯s good news¡± Carson smiled at him.


    ¡°And you can start dating girls in public. I give you a week and you would introduce her to your family especially your Grandpa, the one you¡¯ve been ashamed to show me off to. Thank you, Carson, for wasting my time¡± James shed him a fake smile and walked past him.


    Carson stared at his retreating figure before looking at Elsa¡¯s number on his phone.


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    The ss door rolled open and Maya stepped in. She was putting on a long coat, sunsses, and nose mask. Her eyes scanned the whole tables till she caught Agnes who was waving at her.


    She sighed and walked towards her, took her seat, and got rid of the stuff in her face.


    ¡°Did you call me here to tell me that my daughter finally stands a chance in your family¡¯s house?¡± Agnes asked after Maya settled down.


    ¡°Skyler is pregnant¡± Maya replied.


    ¡°So?¡± Agnes stared at her.


    ¡°What do you mean by that? I said Skyler is pregnant so I can¡¯t do anything¡± Maya looked pissed.


    ¡°You can look for a way to get rid of the baby so my daughter can still get a chance maybe you can even drug your son and let him get Hailey pregnant¡± Agnes shrugged.


    ¡°Jesus Agnes! How could you say such things without flinching¡± Maya stared at her with an unbelievable look.


    ¡°Why are you surprised Maya? You also did the things you did without flinching so finish what you started or else your days in the Delgado mansion are over!¡± Agnes replied her.


    ¡°Are you still my best friend?¡± Maya¡¯s eyes were misty as she asked.


    Agnes faked a hurt expression as she brought her hands to caress Maya¡¯s cheeks.


    ¡°Oh Hunny, you are still my best friend of course but we are not in that bestie era for now, we are in the business era and I don¡¯t miss business with friendship¡± Agnes smirked and wiped off the tears that escaped Maya¡¯s eyes.


    After some minutes, Maya stepped out of the restaurant and went to her car. A pair of male legs also stepped out behind her.


    His lips formed a smirk.


    ¡°Interesting¡± he muttered.

 84. Fake it till you make it

    84 ( Fake It Till You Make It)


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Fashion ss was over as it was already past 5 pm. Skyler couldn¡¯t leave with all that was happening, she wanted to see Mason and let him know all that was happening.


    ¡°Hey Miss Sunny¡± she went to Sunny¡¯s office.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am Skyler, what can I do for you?¡± Sunny asked politely and Skyler rolled her eyes. They just find it here to hear English, don¡¯t they?


    Howe she keeps begging everyone to stop calling her ma¡¯am and call her by her normal name but they don¡¯t listen?


    ¡°Is Mason inside¡± she whispered to her.


    ¡°He left thepany for some work but he will be back soon, do you want to wait in his office? It¡¯s open¡± Sunny asked.


    ¡°Okay I¡¯ll wait for him there¡± Skyler turned around and began leaving but Sunny stopped her.


    ¡°Are you hungry? What do you wanna eat? I can go get it for you¡± she asked.


    Skyler stared at her, she wasn¡¯t even sure if she wanted to eat now. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll just wait for Mason¡± she replied before going to his office.


    She got on the couch, she was even scared to open her phone because of what happened so she decided to just take a short nap on the couch.


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    Mason just came back with Alvin.


    ¡°Gather all the pieces of information you got today and send it to my email this evening,¡± he said before opening his door but seeing Skyler lying on his office couch and sleeping made him a little speechless.


    He moved closer to her and arranged some strands of hair from her face.


    ¡°Beautiful, if you want to sleep I have a room at the back of my office, you don¡¯t have to sleep on this cold couch,¡± he said softly and Skyler opened her eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, I was waiting for you¡± she yawned.


    ¡°Come¡± he made her stand before taking her on his chair so she could adjust on his lips.


    ¡°I heard what happened this morning, don¡¯t worry it won¡¯t happen anymore¡± he kissed her neck as he muttered.


    ¡°But what are we going to do now, people on the inte think I¡¯m your wife because you weren¡¯t me at that party,¡± she told him.


    ¡°Well, aren¡¯t you?¡± Mason smiled.


    ¡°Mason I¡¯m serious, even my ssmates were questioning me. I feel like I can¡¯t move freely and I don¡¯t know what to do¡± sheined.


    ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll just have to look for news that would pass this one. I would tell Grandpa about it¡± he sighed.


    ¡°But what other news that¡¯s not about you can make the headline?¡± Skyler creased her brows.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION; GRANDPA MARIO¡¯S STUDY¡ï


    ¡°If you¡¯re looking for news of what other news can be bigger than the one you¡¯re facing online Sky then I only have one in mind,¡± Grandpa Mario said.


    Mason and Skyler looked at themselves, wondering what the old man was up to.


    ¡°What Grandpa?¡± Mason asked.


    ¡°If I tell the world that Mason¡¯s hidden wife is pregnant and she¡¯s not Skyler¡± the old man replied with a smile.


    Unknown to them Maya was eavesdropping from the door, she ran back to her room to tell Agnes of her new n.


    Maya began dialing Agnes¡¯s number, waiting for her to pick and Agnes finally picked up the call.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got an idea for you, tomorrow Grandpa will be making news about Skyler¡¯s pregnancy without mentioning Skyler. You should know what to do¡± she said and hung up then released a breath.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Mason I¡¯m sorry I had to do this, I¡¯m doing all these for us¡± she muttered.


    The next day,


    Grandpa Mario tweeted; that my grandson Mason has always been nice to all his workers and that my family doesn¡¯t support harassing others. Anyways, start your countdown to 9 months and wee our newest Delgado!


    Agnes post: Finally be a grandma today ( A because of a positive pregnancy kit )


    ¡®Didn¡¯t see thising¡¯


    ¡®No wonder Hailey and Ivy are best friends, she had always been Mason¡¯s wife¡¯


    ¡®Hailey is the wife of the hidden billionaire¡¯


    ¡®I knew Mason couldn¡¯t scoop so low to marry his worker when he came from a powerful family¡¯


    ¡®They look so good together¡¯


    ¡®Let¡¯s not be in too much rush, it might be a coincidence¡¯


    Breaking news: Hailey Champlocks is rumored to be the wife of the hidden billionaire, Mason Delgado. Watch the video or read the article to see why¡­


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    D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°Boss, there¡¯s a disaster, I don¡¯t know if I should call it a huge one or not,¡± Alvin said the moment Mason stepped down from the car.


    A new set of reporters were waiting for him, they were taking pictures and bbering pictures of him.


    ¡°Is it true your wife is pregnant?


    ¡°Is Hailey, the daughter of Agnes Champlocks your wife?


    ¡°Are you married to Hailey?


    ¡°Answer us, please!


    They were brutally taking pictures of him and asking him questions like they would die if they didn¡¯t get an answer.


    The bodyguards kept blocking Mason, making sure the reporters wouldn¡¯t see a chance to touch him but one of them managed to slip their hands in between and tried pulling Mason¡¯s nose mask but was quick enough to catch the hand.


    Alvin immediately took a picture of the man¡¯s face before Mason released him and they both stepped inside thepany.


    ¡°Concerning that bastard, I want him to be locked up in jail for trespassing¡± Mason ordered.


    ¡°Then I will take immediate action sir¡± Alvin nodded his head.


    ¡°Call Sunny and tell her to report to my office¡± Mason added before walking past Alvin.


    ¡°Yes.. sir¡± Alvin pressed his lips together.


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    In the fashion designers ss, the students were already talking about the news while Skyler was trying her best to focus on the dress she was drawing but couldn¡¯t.


    ¡°Where are all the people using Skyler of being Mason¡¯s wife? You all owe Skyler an apology¡± a student announced.


    ¡°Yes we are sorry Skyler, you¡¯re pretty but Hailey is a smoke, really suitable for Mason,¡± another student said and Hudson scoffed.


    ¡°What are you guys talking about? To me Hailey is not hot, she¡¯s just a stic viper¡± Jasper rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re only jealous because you can¡¯t afford to be with someone like Hailey, she¡¯s for Mason, they fit¡± the student smirked.


    ¡°They are a thousand plus fan group of them. What do you think Hailey and Mason would name their baby?¡±


    Skyler¡¯s pencil broke on that statement. What they were saying was annoying her to the core, Hailey was the reason why she and Mason lost their first baby and once again, the woman was in their middle again.


    ¡°Can the ss be quiet in the next five seconds?¡± Miss Elizabeth walked in as she spoke and everyone stopped talking and settled down.


    ¡°Thank you, now where did we stop yesterday?¡± She faced the ss with a smile.


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    AGNES¡¯ PLACE ¡ï


    ¡°How could you do that Mom!!¡± Hailey shouted directly at her mother.


    ¡°Calm down Hailey, I only did you a favor!!¡± Agnes rolled her eyes.


    ¡°But Mason warned us to stay away from his family. You know what I did to Skyler¡¯s mom, why did you get me involved?¡± Haileyined.


    She looked really scared.


    ¡°Mason can not do anything to you, exposing you means exposing Skyler and Skyler is not ready to be exposed to the spotlight yet so steal her moment. If Mason is not ready to show Skyler or his face off in public then you should do it¡± Agnes smirked.


    ¡°Are you trying to say, I should expose Mason¡¯s identity?¡± Hailey¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Yes but do it wisely, put the public in suspense and further questions, fake to be Mrs Delgado until you make it,¡± Agnes said in an indecisive voice and a smile slowly formed on Hailey¡¯s face.

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    ¡°Boss, you called for me?¡± Sunny slowly opened the door as she stepped in. Mason was not in his nose mask as he was angrily scrolling through his iPad and looking at what was happening online.


    ¡°Does my Grandpa know what is going on?¡± He looked at Sunny.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know sir, I haven¡¯t reached out to him yet sir¡± Sunny replied and Mason tiredly rubbed his forehead.


    ¡°What now Sunny? Do I have to beg you to do simple things like this!! Rich out to the old man and let him know what is happening online¡± He said angrily and Sunny immediately rushed out.


    ¡°And get back to me!!¡± He added before turning off his iPad and facing it upside down. The news was just a waste of his time, he should probably leave it to his grandpa to handle things while he focused on work.


    Someone knocked on his door and Alvin stepped in with an envelope.


    ¡°Boss, this arrived for you¡± he ced the envelope on the table.


    Mason waved his hands off for Alvin to leave before opening the envelope. His eyes widened with what he saw, the envelope contained about six pictures of Skyler in different outfits including the one she wore today.


    At the back of the envelope, there was a phone number. He dialed the number and called it immediately.


    After serval rings, the person finally picked up the call.


    ¡°Why do you have a picture of my wife? What is it you want from me that would make you leave me and my family alone?¡± Mason angrily asked.


    The person on the phone didn¡¯t reply.


    ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of you bastard, why don¡¯t youe out and face me if you are a man, why do you enjoy trying to threaten me from afar? Listen I will take whatever you try to do to me but don¡¯t you daree for my wife, do that and you¡¯ve summoned a war¡± Mason added.


    The person on the other end beganughing, the voice sounded deep and a little cracked then the person hung up which confused Mason.


    Mason stared at the phone, he went to Skyler¡¯s number which he saved as beautiful, and went to call it.


    Skyler was in ss when her phone began ringing.


    ¡°One minute please¡± She excused herself and went out then picked it up.


    ¡°Beautiful!!¡± Mason called the moment she picked.


    ¡°Huh? Is there any problem? I¡¯m in ss now?¡± She whispered and looked left and right.


    Mason exhaled and closed his eyes, he just wanted to hear her voice to make sure she was safe.


    ¡°Don¡¯t rush home after ss,e to my office okay?¡± He said softly and she nodded.


    ¡°I love you¡± he muttered.


    ¡°I love you too, gotta go now¡± Skyler hung up and went back to ss.


    Mason put his phone down and Alvin came in with a book.


    ¡°Boss you¡¯re having a meeting with Mr¡­


    ¡°Cancel it, we have somewhere else to be¡± Mason cut him off and stood up.


    ¡°Really? Where are we going, boss?¡± Alvin asked but Mason didn¡¯t reply, he only walked past him after putting on his face mask.


    Alvin rolled his eyes and followed from behind.


    ¡°Mr Mason, I¡¯ve reached out to your grandpa concerning the news and he said that you should¡± Sunny was talking but Mason only walked past her with Alvin running after him.


    Sunny sighed and sat down in her seat.


    Mason got to the car and Alvin sat beside him in the driving seat.


    ¡°That device for tracking phones with their numbers, tell me it¡¯s still avable,¡± Mason asked.


    ¡°Yes, boss it is¡± Alvin replied.


    ¡°Good, ¡¯cause we have somewhere to be¡± Mason passed his phone to Alvin.


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    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    Edna just stepped in herpany with a smile on her face. She was dressed in a sexy gown with makeup.


    ¡°Miss Edna you look so good¡±


    ¡°Miss Edna I love your dress¡±


    Her employees began giving her somepliments. She only smiled as she walked past them.


    ¡°Miss Edna is dressing like she finally has a boyfriend¡± one of Miguel¡¯s workmates whispered and Miguel just rolled his eyes.


    ¡°The guy is so lucky, ma¡¯am Edna is hot!¡± Another person said.


    Edna got to her office, and Zita was already waiting for her with a smile on his face.


    ¡°So are up gonna tell me what this look is all about? Have you finally decided to give Zach a chance?¡± Zita wiggled his brows as he asked.


    ¡°Well, we spoke on the phone yesterday and I told him I have something to say to him but I will only say it to his face¡± she replied.


    ¡°So that stuff you have to say is about you agreeing to go out with him?¡± Zita asked and Edna bit her lips as she nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you girl!!! This is really good news, finally, Eddy has a boyfriend!!¡± Zita began jubting.


    ¡°Okay enough, we¡¯ll be meeting for lunch so I have to wrap things up. Call Miguel and tell him toe over¡± She rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Yes boss¡± Zita winked and left.


    Edna began pressing her phone when the door opened and Miguel stepped in.


    ¡°Why did you call me?¡± He was frowning his face at her.


    Edna gave him a type of look before standing up.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know how to knock on your boss¡¯s office or even greet you? You don¡¯t know that?¡± She crossed her arms under her breast and gave him a type of look.


    Miguel only scoffed and rolled his eyes.


    ¡°You¡¯re even rolling your eyes at me, are you nning to get fired? You¡¯re not happy that I get to feed your st¨´pid poor ass? You¡¯re not appreciated?¡± She gave him an angry look.


    Miguel only stared at her face, he made sure he looked deep into her eyes. When Edna met his gaze, she didn¡¯t know where else to look before she couldn¡¯t look away.


    Then he stepped forward and she took a step back too.


    ¡°Why did you do that?¡± He asked, his gaze not leaving hers.


    ¡°Do what?¡± She replied.


    He moved closer again and she stepped back.


    ¡°You¡¯re doing it again,¡± he said.


    ¡°What am I doing? I think you¡¯re out of your senses, you barged in without greeting or talking with respect and now you¡¯re asking me stupid questions!¡± She scoffed.


    Miguel stepped forward again and she stepped back.


    ¡°What is wrong with you!!¡± She yelled at him.


    She didn¡¯t know why she kept moving backwards with each step he was taking but there was something about his gaze that she couldn¡¯t stand.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with me? Shouldn¡¯t I ask you that? You¡¯re the boss aren¡¯t you?¡± He smirked and moved forward again.


    Edna wanted to step back but her desk was there so she ended up sitting on top of it. Miguel took the remaining space and caged her tightly with his strong arms on the desk.


    Edna stared at his arms, they were muscr and she wondered why a poor guy would have this much muscle. Her gaze moved to his face and her heart skipped a little beat, he was too close.


    ¡°You¡¯re crossing the line, Miguel, I¡¯m your boss and I will fire you!¡± Edna gritted her teeth.


    ¡°Then go ahead and do that, fire me!¡± He smirked before leaning closer and bringing his lips to her ears.


    ¡°I dare you¡± he whispered and Edna¡¯s heart skipped another beat, she blinked repeatedly to calm herself down.


    ¡°Why do you n on going out with Zach?¡± He moved back when he asked and she looked at him.


    He smirked and answered his question. ¡°Is it to just make Regina feel like a loser or is it because you want to?¡±


    Edna shook her head, she didn¡¯t know how to reply to him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll say this again Miguel, I¡¯m your boss, and the next time you try to mess with me, I will fire you, I swear!!¡± She red at him before stepping down from the desk and leaving the office.


    Miguel sighed when she left.


    ¡°What is wrong with me? Just stay out of that woman¡¯s business, stop trying to hurt yourself¡± he muttered to himself.


    ¡°But I felt it, I felt some sexual tension between us earlier. Am I going crazy or something?¡± He thought again.


    ?


    THE RED LIGHT in the tracking system of the car stopped bleeping when Mason and Alvin arrived in a building that looked like it was upleted.


    ¡°I think this is where the person is,¡± Alvin said and Mason wanted to open his door and go over but Alvin stopped him.

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    86  ( Don¡¯t try to spoil my nap)


    ¡°This ce doesn¡¯t look safe boss, are you sure you don¡¯t want to call your grandpa and tell him this you¡¯ve been going through ever since you left Paris?¡± Alvin said worriedly.


    ¡°Grandpa is old now, he will clock eight soon and I don¡¯t want to stress him with things like this. I will handle it myself¡± Mason replied.


    ¡°What about your dad?¡± Alvin asked.


    ¡°I said I will handle it myself¡± Mason replied before stepping down.


    Alvin sighed and stepped down with him. They both went inside the building, it was empty, and no one was there.


    ¡°Anyone here?¡± Alvin asked but no one replied.


    Mason brought his phone and called that number. It began ringing, the sound wasing from ahead of them.


    ¡°I think the person might be over there. Boss, we are not holding any weapons, are you sure we can do this?¡± Alvin asked but Mason didn¡¯t reply, he was moving forward,  following the sound of the ringing phone.


    Alvin rolled his eyes and followed behind. If his boss wasn¡¯t scared of death then he was but he had to still follow Mason to make sure he was okay.


    Mason kept walking till he saw a door. This was the first door he was seeing in this upleted building.


    He brought his hands to the door knob but paused for a while. Alvin was holding his breath from behind, he was hoping Mason would let the knob go and leave but  Mason suddenly pushed it open and Alvin ducked.


    Everywhere suddenly turned silent before Alvin opened his eyes. Mason was in the room but there was no one there, no one but the phone.


    Mason picked the phone up and it had his picture without a nose mask as the wallpaper.


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    STARLIGHT RESTAURANT¡ï


    Edna came down from her car, she was dressed in a long coat, sunsses, and nose masks so some people wouldn¡¯t recognize her and take pictures.


    When she entered the restaurant, she met Zach sitting on an empty table and she smiled before walking over.


    She took off her nose mask and sses and the long coat too. Zach immediately stood up.


    ¡°Edna you¡¯re here, you look gorgeous¡± he smiled and helped her draw her chair.


    ¡°Thank you¡± she smiled back and sat down.


    A waitress walked to their table with a polite smile on her face. ¡°I see your date is finally here, what would you love to eat or drink?¡± She asked politely as she passed the menu to them.


    ¡°What would you like to drink?¡± Zach asked Edna.


    ¡°Pineapple juice would be fine¡± Edna replied.


    ¡°Then I will have what she¡¯s having¡± Zach replied and the waitress nodded before leaving.


    ¡°So, why did you invite me today?¡± Zach faced Edna and she bit her lips.


    ¡°Are you still seeing Regina?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°Why are you asking me?¡± When Zach replied, the juice arrived and he thanked the waitress.


    ¡°That night when you told me you would end things with her if I agreed to go out with you. Have you ended things with her?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Have you agreed to go out with me?¡± He replied to her question with his question.


    Edna took her juice and sipped from it. Why were things harder thanThis belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    she had practice, she was supposed to say yes wasn¡¯t she?


    ¡°You haven¡¯t decided?¡± Zach¡¯s look slowly changed to that of disappointment.


    ¡°I¡­ I have actually, I want to go out with you and I want you to be my boyfriend¡± she said immediately and Zach smiled.


    ¡°Are you sure? You want to go out with me?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Edna nodded.


    ¡°Like you really, really wanna go out with me?¡± He asked again.


    ¡°Yes, I do¡± Edna nodded again and Zach stood up from his chair.


    ¡°Do you wanna take a short walk outside? Somewhere where we could be alone?¡± He asked and she stood up he stretched his hands out to her then she epted them.


    They both stepped out of the restaurant and Zach turned her to face him and pressed his lips on hers to kiss her.


    Edna wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back for a short while before pulling away.


    ¡°I am ready to give myself to you but you have to end things with Regina first, when you¡¯re no longer seeing her and you¡¯re one hundred percent sure that there¡¯s nothing between you two again then call me¡± she replied before picking up her sunsses and walking away with a proud smile on her face.


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    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Mason tiredly rubbed his eyes as he kept working on his monitor. He checked the time, it was almost five which meant he should expect Skyler any minute from now.


    Soon someone knocked on his office, he locked up as Skyler walked in with a sad expression on her face.


    He understood why she was sad with everything that was happening to her in the media.


    He stood up and moved to her then pulled her closer for a tight hug. She wrapped her hands around his waist and hugged him back.


    ¡°It will be fine, that¡¯s how stupid the media is,¡± he said softly and kissed her forehead.


    Skyler nodded and he pulled away.


    ¡°Are you hungry? Maybe you want to eat and take a short nap in thefortable room at the back of my office?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry but I want to sleep, if I¡¯m hungry I¡¯ll call you¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Okay then,e¡± he took her hands and took her to the back of the office then used his password to open the door.


    When Skyler wanted to go in, he pulled her back.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°You won¡¯t guess what my password is?¡± He asked and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, what is it?¡±


    ¡°Beautiful¡± he smiled.


    ¡°Same with your phone password, what else did you use on your device?¡± She twitched her lips.


    ¡°Myptop, my iPad, myputers, my heart¡± he winked and Skyler only chuckled before tapping his cheeks twice.


    ¡°Go to work handsome, don¡¯t try to spoil my nap¡± she muttered and entered the room.


    It looked like Mason hadn¡¯t made use of it yet but she didn¡¯t care. All she wants is to fall asleep on thisfortable bed. She yawned and took her shoes off before lying down.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°Who among one of you told Agnes and Hailey that Skyler is pregnant?¡± Grandpa Mario asked in the dining when everyone was all settling for dinner.


    ¡°I¡¯m not longer friends with Hailey, I just get to find out she¡¯s a b¨C I mean she¡¯s a fake friend¡± Ivy replied, she didn¡¯t use the curse word because the old man forbade it.


    ¡°I¡¯m also not friends with Agnes, I¡¯ve been trying to reach out to her for some time now but she¡¯s not responding¡± Maya shrugged but her hands were shaking as she tried using her cutleries.


    Dn stared at her hands but he didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°So are you trying to say a ghost suddenly snitched!! She¡¯s your best friend, Maya, someone told her!!¡± Rosa said.


    ¡°And I said it wasn¡¯t me!!¡± Maya yelled.


    ¡°Enough! Since no one is willing to admit then apart from Mason and Skyler, no one is going to be visiting any friends or lovers¡± Grandpa Mario said angrily.


    ¡°Grandpa it wasn¡¯t me, I swear I¡¯m no longer friends with Hailey!!¡±


    ¡°And I¡¯m just about to get my first boyfriend tomorrow! Who¡¯s the damn snitch!!¡± Edna added an argument argued.


    ¡°Skyler what is so hard to announce to everyone that you¡¯re my son¡¯s wife¡± Maya rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t drag Skyler mom, it¡¯s not easy to face the toxic spotlight while you¡¯re pregnant¡± Ivy defended Skyler.


    ¡°Actually..¡± Skyler muttered and everyone looked at her.


    ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind to face the spotlight after I give birth and reveal to everyone about my identity so let Hailey and her mom have all the fun now,¡± she said.

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    ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind to face the spotlight after I give birth and reveal to everyone about my identity so let Hailey and her mom have all the fun now¡± Skyler concluded.


    ¡°Okay, and that¡¯s what we will all do! Let this be thest time I¡¯d hear anyone question my wife about this¡± Mason added before taking his table napkin and wiping his lips.


    ¡°Come sweetheart¡± he stretched his hands to her and she epted before the both of them climbed the staircase.


    Grandpa Mario also dropped his cutleries before standing up too. ¡°I¡¯d second what Mason said, make sure everyone minds their business from now on,¡± he said and left too.


    Soon everyone began clearing from the dining table till they all went to bed.


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    DYLAN¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    p!!


    Dn just threw a sounding p on Maya¡¯s face the moment she stepped out of the bathroom.


    Maya held her face in shock as she stared at him. Dn has always been cold to her and never showed any sign of love but she didn¡¯t expect him to hit her.


    ¡°It was you wasn¡¯t it!!¡± He raised his voice as he pointed at her. Luckily the room was soundproof so no one could hear anything.


    ¡°What did I do?¡± Maya slowly dropped her hands from her cheeks.


    ¡°You are still seeing Agnes behind everyone¡¯s back and you told her about Mason¡¯s wife¡¯s pregnancy. Why are you so obsessed with forcing Agnes¡¯s daughter to marry Mason? You want them to be like us?¡± He gave her a cold and disgusting look before taking his pillow and nket and stepping out.


    Maya jerked at the mming of the door, she slowly turned back to look at the invisible trait Dn as tears rolled down her eyes.


    ¡°I wish I had gotten what you have now, Skyler¡± she muttered with so much resentment.


    ???????


    The room was decorated with red lights and the door suddenly pushed open with the sounds of two people, kissing, moaning, and touching.


    Zach pushed Edna onto the bed and took off her shirt before crawling on top of her and capturing her lips. He took off her shirt and threw it to one side then gave her cleavage a long click.


    ¡°Ahh.. yes Zach¡± Edna moaned softly as she gripped on the duvet tight.


    Suddenly Miguel walked in shirtless, he grabbed Zach and pulled him away from her then gave him a huge punch that made him cked out before taking over.


    Edna bit her lips as Miguel sexily crawled to her level. He romanced her legs softly and slowly, moving his hands upwards to her thigh made her breathing hitched and got her biting her lips even more.


    When his hands were about to go all in, he threw them back to her legs and Edna groaned.


    ¡°You want me?¡± He asked in a slow and seductive voice.


    Edna nodded.


    ¡°Use your words, Edna, you want me?¡± He repeated.


    ¡°Yes¡­ Yes Miguel I do¡± she replied before pushing herself up to capture his lips on hers and they began kissing dangerously.


    Miguel unhooked her bra and gave her breast some squeeze.


    ¡°Ahh.. ¡± she moaned softly.


    He smirked and took one of her boobs on his mouth then began sucking while his other hand massaged the other.


    ¡°Gosh.. yes.. just like that.. so good¡± Another moan escaped her lips.


    Miguel licked her boobs and drew his tongue upwards to lick her long slender neck. His hand went to her thighs again and began moving upwards till it got to her panties.


    His hands suddenly slipped in and Edna woke up from her wet dreams. She was sweating and breathing heavily. Everything felt so real, she could still feel the wetness.


    ¡°You were dreaming about sex,¡± someone said which made her jerk immediately. She immediately turned herntern only to see Ivy standing by the door.


    ¡°What are you talking about and what are you doing here?¡± She looked confused.


    ¡°Well, I came to steal your beauty mask when I saw you moaning, biting your lips, tossing here and there, and squeezing your duvet. You were having sex with two guys but you loved that second one more¡± Ivy winked.


    ¡°Please leave¡± Edna pointed to her door.


    ¡°I will, after I get the beauty mask which you don¡¯t deserve because you¡¯re so ugly¡± Ivy replied before running to the table to take the carton of mask.


    Edna only rolled her eyes.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    Ivy got to the door and faced Edna again.


    ¡°Whoever those two guys are? I feel sorry for them¡± she whispered and immediately rushed out as Edna took a pillow and aimed at her.


    She was lucky because the pillow hit the door instead.


    ¡°Dreams are weird, I was having sex with Miguel but in reality, I know I can¡¯t stoop so low to his poor level right besides I¡¯ll be going out with the perfect Zach, rich and handsome, and every girl¡¯s dream,¡± she said to herself before smiling.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING; LIGHTHOUSE HIGH¡ï


    ¡°So for the economy project work, I am gonna be grouping everyone, a boy and girl,¡± the female teacher in sses said in front of the ss.


    The door opened and Carson ran in.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I¡¯mte Miss Emily¡± he apologized.


    ¡°Yes Mr Delgado, sorry you¡¯rete because youe from a powerful family and have to get in an expensive car every morning toe to school¡± She gave him a type of look.


    Carson didn¡¯t know what to say, he just scratched the back of his neck nervously.


    ¡°Just go take your sit¡± she sighed and he immediately ran to take the space beside Elsa.


    ¡°Hey,¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°Hi,¡± it took a short while before she forced her smile back to him.


    Miss Emily began calling the names of the students for the projects.


    ¡°Scott and J¡±


    ¡°Fred and Ruby¡±


    ¡°James and Danica¡±


    ¡°Carson and Elsa¡±


    James who was sitting at the back of the ss rolled his eyes when he heard Carson and Elsa.


    ¡°Predictable¡± he mumbled.


    ????


    ¡°I¡¯m so d I got paired up with James, I¡¯ve always wanted to fuck his huge dick¡± Danica applied her red lips gloss on her lips as she spoke.


    ¡°What are you saying, Danica? James is not into girls, he¡¯s only into guys¡± her friend told her.


    Danica scoffed.


    ¡°I have fucked plenty of guys who im to be gay and all they do is toe back and ask for. James is a piece of cake¡± She smiled and closed her pocket mirror.


    They both walked past Scoffed who was searching for something in his locker but overheard what she was saying.


    He slowly closed his locker thinking of what would happen if Danica sessfully had sex with James.


    ¡°They can have thousands of sex, you don¡¯t care because the both of you aren¡¯t together anymore!!¡± He shook his head and said to himself.


    ¡°Hey Carson¡± Elsa walked towards him.


    ¡°Hi, Elsa¡± he smiled.


    ¡°We were paired up as project partners, I can¡¯te to your house so I¡¯m inviting you to mine tomorrow, after school¡± She took his hands and ced a paper in before walking off.


    Carson stared at her retreating figure before staring at the paper she gave him. It was her home address, he smiled and folded it then put it in his pocket.

 88. No turning back

    Edna took her sixth cup of coffee and rubbed her eyes while working in her office. She couldn¡¯t sleepst night after that dream she had plus everything was heard this morning.


    When Miguel came to talk to her about work, she could hear her heart beating and all she could think of was Miguel.


    ¡°But Zach would being here any minute from now. I want to be with Zach, he¡¯s my dream guy not some poor thing with a rusty bike¡± sheined before taking her makeup and applying it to her face again.


    Zita knocked on the door and stepped in, he shook his head when he saw Edna applying makeup on her face again.


    ¡°I get that Zach ising to ask you about anything from now but do you need me to tell up a thousand times that you look perfect?¡± He rolled his eyes.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to tell me, because I know¡± Edna faced him and replied.


    ¡°And I bet you don¡¯t know that he is outside already¡± Zita smirked and Edna¡¯s eyes widened.


    She grabbed her bag and rushed out of her office then began punching the elevator to go downstairs. When the elevator was about to close, a hand slicked in from the middle before Miguel entered.


    Edna rolled her eyes and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°I¡¯m going downstairs to print these pictures,¡± he said.


    ¡°And I don¡¯t remember asking¡± she rolled, still looking elsewhere.


    ¡°Oh.. so you¡¯re going out to sign him now or you want to see him?¡± He asked and immediately looked elsewhere when she turned to face him.


    ¡°How many times do I beg you to mind your business? I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking about but it will never happen!!¡± After saying that, that elevator shook and she fell on him.


    Miguel was resting on the wall, he caught her by the waist while her hands were on his chest. Edna stared at his face and she couldn¡¯t help but remember her dreamst night.


    Her gaze moved to his lips and her heart skipped a beat and another when she saw Miguel looked at her lips too. The sudden tension to kiss him began drawing stronger.


    ¡°I know that look¡± Miguel¡¯s voice sounded above a whisper.


    ¡°What look?¡± Edna blinked.


    ¡°You want to kiss me,¡± he said.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t¡± Edna replied but she kept looking at his lips.


    ¡°Liar¡± Miguel smirked before pulling her closer to himself and crashing his lips on her.


    Edna didn¡¯t wait a second, she wrapped her arms around his neck and began kissing him back. They were both feeding on each other¡¯s lips that they had been starving for months.


    Miguel¡¯s hands left her waist and went to her booty then he gripped on it tight. Edna moaned and pressed herself against him before the blink sound was heard and the elevator opened.


    She came back to her senses and pushed him off before running out immediately.


    ¡°Why did do that? What is wrong with me¡± she began cursing herself as she went to the nearest female restroom.


    She fixed her makeup again and arranged her hair before stepping out.


    ????


    Zach smiled and immediately pulled Edna closer when she got to him. He pulled her closer and kissed her, after a few seconds Edna kissed him back.


    ¡°It¡¯s done, I¡¯m no longer seeing Regina,¡± he told her.


    ¡°Really?¡± Edna pressed her lips together.


    ¡°Hmm, I ended things with herst night¡±


    After giving her onest thrust, Zach pulled away and began putting on his trousers. ¡°Why are you getting dressed, I got we could cuddle¡± Regina gave him a confused look.


    ¡°Let¡¯s end things¡± Zach suddenly said and her eyes widened.


    ¡°What?¡± Regina replied.


    ¡°I want us to stop seeing each other¡± he mumbled.


    ¡°Why? Because you want to be with Edna?¡± She asked and Zach gave her a type of surprise look.


    ¡°Yes Zach, I was reading your text. You have been seeing her behind my back and I feel bad for you, Edna would rip your heart off I promise you¡± she smirked painfully.


    ¡°Can you just get dressed and leave¡± he pointed at the door.


    ¡°I¡¯m getting dumped by my second boyfriend for the Delgados¡¯ granddaughter again. You guys have no idea what ising for you, I pity you Zach¡± She red at him before getting dressed again and leaving.


    ??


    ¡°So now, will you be my girlfriend?¡± Zach asked with a smile and Edna suddenly remembered making out with Miguel in the elevator.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    She began blinking.


    ¡°Edna, I said will you be my girlfriend?¡± Zach asked again with a bit of a terrified look in his eyes.


    Edna forced a smile and nodded.


    ¡°Good then no taking back¡± Zach smiled and pulled her closer before mming his lips on hers.


    She cupped his cheeks and kissed him back.


    ???????


    NEXT DAY¡ï


    Carson¡¯s driver stopped in front of what seemed to be Elsa¡¯s house. He smiled and came down before going to knock on the door.


    It opened and a middle-aged woman showed up.


    ¡°You must be Elsa¡¯s project partner,e in¡± She smiled and opened the door for him to enter.


    Carson smiled a little before stepping in.


    ¡°You must be her mom, good afternoon ma¡¯am. You look like her, now I see where your daughter gets her beauty from¡± he said and Elsa¡¯s momughed in a ttery way.


    ¡°Stop trying to tter my mom,e up here, let¡¯s go to my room before mom starts telling you things¡± Elsa came out of a staircase and told him.


    Elsa¡¯s mom nodded at Carson before he went with her. Elsa¡¯s room was just like he imagined, small butfortable unlike his, and looked twice the size of hers.


    ¡°I printed out the project papers. It¡¯s in my closet¡± she told him before going to her window to get something.


    Her eyes suddenly widened and she turned back immediately.


    ¡°Wait, wait don¡¯t open it.. ¡±


    She was trying to stop him from opening it but she waste and the moment Carson opened the closet, some set of papered pictures flew and scattered on his face.


    Carson bent to pick them off, it was many pictures of a particr girl some had pictures with Elsa.


    ¡°Give me that¡± Elsa packed the pictures from him.


    ¡°That¡¯s like a hundred pictures. Is that your sister or best friend if you don¡¯t mind me asking?¡± He muttered.


    Elsa put all the pictures inside a carton and licked her lips before turning to face him.


    ¡°That was my ex¡± she replied.


    ¡°Ex? Are you a..¡± Carson¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m a lesbian¡± she nodded.

 89 Back together

    89 ( Back together)


    Elsa packed all the pictures and put them in a box then padlocked them before burying it deep in her closet.


    ¡°Do.. you wanna talk about it?¡± Carson slowly asked when Elsa remained silent.


    She sighed and sat on the floor and Carson came to sit with her.


    ¡°Her name was La, she was really pretty,  kind, smart, and she made me happy,¡± she said with a short smile.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been taking in the past tense, is she dead?¡± Carson narrowed his brows when he asked and Elsa slowly nodded.


    ¡°Geez, I¡¯m sorry about that,¡± he said softly.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, you know I hate myself each time I think of her, if I could turn back time then I would have done the right thing before it got toote¡± she bit her lips.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Carson asked slowly.


    ¡°Well, La and I always keep things a secret because of me. All my life I¡¯ve always wanted to date this handsome boy, with tall, muscles but as I kept growing I found out I was attracted to girls instead, I didn¡¯t want to dig deep until La came in. All the sparks, I couldn¡¯t resist so I had to give in but I kept hiding, we do things in secret and I never show her off to my parents because I was very scared¡± Elsa sighed and looked at Carson.


    ¡°La and I eventually ended things because she couldn¡¯t keep up and she was right because if she was gonna wait for me that time, she might have to wait forever. I loved her and I still did, I learned my lesson when she died in a fatal car ident. La was gone, the only person they sprinkle magic to my world died and I still didn¡¯t get to show her off to my parents and you know that worst part of it. My parents were fine with me dating girls, all these while they knew and I had been hiding. I can¡¯t walk up to La¡¯s grave and beg her toe back can I?¡± She wiped the tears off her eyes.


    Carson kept thinking this whole while she talked. All he could grab here was this girl had a simr experience with him and it was all his fault that James broke up. Instead of him finding a way to fix them, he was going through unnecessary means to make him jealous.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back soon¡± Carson stood up and rushed out of the room, leaving Elsa in a confused state.


    He came back eventually and hugged her tight.


    ¡°What was that for?¡± Elsa asked when he pulled away.


    ¡°It¡¯s a thank you for opening my eyes with your story¡± he replied before running out again for the second time.


    ¡°Weirdo¡± Elsa shook her head as she muttered to herself.


    ???????


    JAMES¡¯ PLACE¡ï


    The doorbell sounded and James rolled his eyes as he walked from the kitchen to go get it. It was Danica, she was putting on a long coat and smiling at him.


    ¡°Can Ie in?¡± She asked and he rolled his eyes before stepping back for her toe in.


    ¡°Can I use your bathroom?¡± She asked when she entered.


    ¡°Climb the stairs, turn right, and go to the first room¡± he replied and went back to the kitchen.


    After twenty minutes, Danica came back differently from how she left. She took off her coat and was left with only her bra and panties.


    James gave her a weird look as she smiled at him.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± He asked.


    ¡°What do you think I¡¯m doing?¡± She smiled and moved closer to him.


    ¡°You know I¡¯m into boys right?¡± He raised his brows and Danica rolled her eyes.


    ¡°You still can¡¯t tell me that you aren¡¯t turned on by all that you¡¯re seeing?¡± She turned around to give him a view of her big ass.


    James rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Well if you¡¯re not turned on then I¡¯m turned on by the size of your d¨¬ck,e here!!¡± She tried jumping on him but he didn¡¯t dodge her and she ended up falling on the floor.


    ¡°Ouch!!¡± She rubbed on the knee that hit the floor.


    ¡°FYI I¡¯m never turned on by girls, I will never be turned on by girls but I can get turned on by your older brother, why don¡¯t you bring him over next time¡± he smirked.


    Danica angrily stood up and gave him a sounding p on his face.


    ¡°That¡¯s for turning down someone as hot and sexy as me so good luck doing this project all by yourself¡± She gave him a f?ck you sign before leaving.


    James rolled his eyes and helped himself with a ss of water. The doorbell sounded again and he angrily hit his ss on the table before going to get the door.


    He thought it was Danica but he was wrong. It was Carson, he had this nervous smile on his face.


    ¡°Can Ie in?¡± He asked and James twitched his lips as he made way for Carson to step in.


    ¡°What are you..¡± he couldn¡¯tplete what he was about to say when Carson sealed his lips with his.


    James was started, but he didn¡¯t kiss him back and Carson pulled away. He began exining himself immediately.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m so sorry James, it¡¯s all my fault, whatever happened to us was all my fault please give me a second chance James, I swear I¡¯d love you right¡± Carson pleaded, looking at James with a bit of watery eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand, why are you suddenly thinking of this? What about that girl you always cling to?¡± James gave him a confused look.


    ¡°James, she opened my eyes to a lot of things. I don¡¯t want to regret not ever telling the world and my family that you are the one I love. James I did you wrong that¡¯s why I came here, let¡¯s start all over no more hiding in the male restroom I promise¡± Carson said with a pleading look and James just smiled.


    Before Carson knew it, he was suddenly lifted from the ground and thrown on top of the couch with Jake hovering over him.


    ¡°I¡¯ve missed you so much Carson, I can¡¯t count the number of times I¡¯ve daydreamed of this day,¡± he said with an affectionate look.


    ¡°What? But what of those guys I saw you with?¡± Carson muttered and looked elsewhere.


    ¡°They meant nothing¡± James smiled and made him face him then leaned closer to capture his lips in a soft kiss.


    ???????


    SOME MONTHS LATER ¡ï


    A lot of things have happened since a few months ago. Edna was dating Zach, Jacob finally found a job, Carson and James were back together and Skyler and Mason were doing nice. Her bump was starting to showrge.


    As for Hailey and her mother, they were still having a good time in fooling the word about her being Mason¡¯s wife but the Delgado haven¡¯t said a thing about it.


    ¡°So that¡¯s the end for today, you guys we will being to the end of this program in a few months to go and I¡¯m d to see that improvement in every one of you. I see the next big designers sitting in this ss¡± Miss Elizabeth smiled at her students.


    All these while they have been going to differentpetitions and all of them were doing great. They even made lots of money too.


    They knew about Skyler¡¯s pregnancy but since they were all thinking Hailey was Mason¡¯s wife, no one troubled her about her baby.


    Skyler went to Mason¡¯s office.


    ¡°Beautiful, I was even wrapping up with work are you set to go?¡± He smiled at her as he shut hisptop.


    They were nning to go to the hospital to check on the baby. It¡¯s what they have been doing so far.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Eaten? Or are you hungry? You want me to get you something?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll eat meat pie¡± she replied and Mason picked up his phone and called Alvin asking him to bring the meat pie to his office.


    In a few minutes, Alvin came with it.


    ¡°Here you go ma¡¯am, anything else?¡± He gave her a little tired look.


    These past months, she has been craving a lot each time shees to Mason¡¯s office and since Mason can¡¯t go out to get it, he was the one suffering from it.


    ¡°Fruit soda too¡± she replied and Alvin slowly groaned before turning around.


    ¡°Well that¡¯s what you get for being the boss¡¯s assistant¡± Sunny who was sitting in her office and typing on herptop smiled when she saw Alvin tiredly leaving Mason¡¯s office as usual.

 90.

    90           ( New Delgado Twins  )


    DELGADO¡¯S HOSPITAL¡ï


    ¡°Hmm.. great..¡± the doctor wrote some things in his book before looking at Mason.


    ¡°Your baby is getting healthier each month,  I mustmend the way you treat your wife¡± the doctor smiled.


    Mason only kissed Skyler¡¯s knuckles. He doesn¡¯t have to hide his face from his family¡¯s doctor because they are not as lousy as the paparazzi.


    ¡°Doc, her scan is ready¡± A nurse came in with a printed paper and handed it to the doctor.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you¡¯ve been prolonging to see the gender of your baby, well it¡¯s seven months already and it¡¯s time to show you, take a guess,¡± the doctor said and Mason looked at Skyler.


    ¡°I want a girl, I want to have two beautiful in my life,¡± he said and Skyler couldn¡¯t help but smile.


    ¡°I want a boy, I want to have a handsome mason,¡± she said.


    ¡°Girl!¡±


    ¡°Boy!¡±


    ¡°Girl!¡±


    Mason and Skyler almost started an argument but the doctor was quick enough to stop them.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to argue because you would be having both a boy and a girl¡± he passed the paper to Mason.


    Mason slowly collected it, the scan of two babies lying on Skyler¡¯s stomach was visible.


    ¡°Beautiful are you seeing this little us inside of you?¡± Mason asked softly and Skyler nodded with teary eyes.


    Mason kissed her big stomach.


    ¡°I love you so much beautiful, more than anything else in this world. Thank you for walking into my life, what would I be if I hadn¡¯t met you?¡± He began reasoning.


    ¡°No need to reason, I¡¯m d we found each other. I love you more, very much more than you can imagine darling¡± she said softly and Mason leaned to capture her lips lovingly.


    ???


    After spending the amount of time they needed in the hospital they came back to the car. Skyler was busy on a cup of smoothie as Mason helped her fix her seatbelt.


    ¡°Mason¡± she called.


    ¡°Yes, beautiful?¡± Mason replied as he started driving.


    ¡°Next tomorrow is Grandpa¡¯s birthday, what are you nning to get him?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know yet, I¡¯ll see what I can find when I get to the store tomorrow¡± he replied with his eyes still on the road.


    ¡°Please I want to go with you¡± she pouted.


    ¡°No beautiful, you have to be in ss, you don¡¯t have to give yourself extra stress,¡± Mason said softly.


    ¡°But it¡¯s grandpa we are talking of here, he¡¯s turning 80 and it would be nice if I find him something nice too, please Mason¡± she begged again but Mason didn¡¯t reply, he kept driving.


    ¡°Please darling, handsome, Darling, sunshine, my masked love, bunny, my man¡±


    ¡°Fine!!¡± Mason groaned.


    ¡°Yesss!!¡± Skyler pped happily, Mason only stared at her and shook his head, she had be more troublesome, when they got back to that mansion, he would calm her down.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    He gave himself a knowing smile as he kept driving.


    ???????


    DELGADO¡¯S MANSION¡ï


    ¡°So I was thinking, we throw a party,¡± Ivy said and the boys avable gave her a type of look.


    ¡°Why do we need parties when we can just get cool kinds of stuff for Grandpa?¡±  Carson asked.


    ¡°Because Grandpa isn¡¯t just celebrating any birthday. He is turning eighty, we have to make it special¡± Ivy replied.


    ¡°And I¡¯m sure Skyler would be in support of this idea¡± Edna added.


    ¡°Women¡± Hudson muttered and Jacob rolled his eyes in a way that he was agreeing with him.


    ¡°Hey what do you mean by that, we are talking of Grandpa here¡± Ivy angrily pointed at them.


    The door opened and Mason stepped in with Skyler.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯re here bro and sister inw we were just talking about grandpa¡¯s birthday. We are nning to throw an¡± Ivy stopped talking when she didn¡¯t see Mason with Skyler, instead he was already halfway in climbing the first stairs.


    ¡°Hey, sister-inw¡± Ivy rushed to hold Skyler¡¯s hands. ¡°We are nning to throw a surprise party for Grandpa to make him special, can you convince Mason to attend? He doesn¡¯t love doing things with us but now that you¡¯re here, I¡¯m sure things would be different right?¡± Ivy gave Skyler a puppy-eye look.


    Skyler sighed and took her arms.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Ivy, Mason will attend the party¡± Skyler smiled at her before walking away.


    ¡°So where do we n the party since Mason ising?¡± Edna asked.


    ¡°Hey we haven¡¯t even agreed toe yet¡± Hudson waved at the two of them.


    ¡°I see, so I¡¯ll tell ke to help us rent a cool ce¡± Ivy brought out her phone and began dialing ke¡¯s number.


    ¡°And you are free to invite your partners and your friends, trusted friends that wouldn¡¯t snitch out what they see in this family,¡± Edna said, giving Carson and Hudson a warning look.


    ¡°But why aren¡¯t you looking at me?¡± Jacob asked confusedly.


    ¡°Because you have no friends nor lovers¡± Edna replied with a smug smile.


    ¡°Oh, and Hudson does?¡± Jacob raised one of his brows.


    ¡°At least Hudson has experience,¡± Hudson said to his face.


    Jacob rolled his eyes and stood up then walked away. He couldn¡¯t stand being near the people he calls family.


    ???????


    MASON¡¯S ROOM¡ï


    ¡°I think it¡¯s nice that Ivy and Edna are nning to throw a party for Grandpa on his birthday¡± Skyler removed her earrings as she talked.


    Mason was in the shower, the running tap could testify.


    ¡°Are you gonna make it?¡± She asked and Mason stepped out while rolling his eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna be busy, I¡¯d just drop his gift and leave¡± he replied.


    Skyler shook her head and took off her clothes. Even when she had gained weight and had a bump in her stomach, she still looked really attractive to Mason.


    He was starting to get turned on.


    ¡°You know what?¡± He smirked and moved closer to stand beside her again.


    ¡°You know I¡¯m not a big fan of parties but I can make an exception because of you beautiful¡± he bit her ears as he whispered.


    Skyler rolled her eyes, here he goes again.


    ¡°The doctor said we are having too much sex!¡± Sheined.


    ¡°But don¡¯t you think that¡¯s good, it would help you when you¡¯re delivering the twins¡± he kissed her neck then her back.


    ¡°Mason..¡± Skyler dragged his name which made him sigh.


    ¡°Fine, we¡¯ll just do something else then,¡± he said and Skyler turned to look at him, he had a type of smile on his face and she knew what it meant.


    ????


    Everyone was finally sitting for dinner.


    ¡°Sky are you okay?¡± Grandpa Mario gave Skyler a worried look. He noticed her hands were shaking as she tried using her cutleries.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Grandpa, my hands are just weak¡± Skyler replied with a forced smile.


    Hudson and Jacob exchanged a kind of look to themselves.


    ¡°Why? Let me see, what happened?¡± Grandpa Mario looked even more worried.


    ¡°She will be fine Grandpa, she was massaging me..¡±


    Skyler stepped on his foot from under the table and I kept quiet. Emily shook her head and she watched the both of them.


    ¡®Can nowadays couples be not shameless?¡¯


    ¡°Mason since your wife isn¡¯t feeling well and can¡¯t use her hands, why don¡¯t you just feed her¡± she suggested.


    Mason looked at Skyler and she opened her mouth. He couldn¡¯t help but roll his eyes.


    After eating and chatting, they were still in the dining when Mason and Skyler decided to announce the gender of the table.


    ¡°Grandpa, Skyler, and I have something to tell you¡± Mason held Skyler¡¯s hands as he faced the old man.


    ¡°We have something to tell everyone. We will be weing two little Delgados to the family soon¡± Skyler said with a smile and everyone¡¯s eyes widened especially Grandpa Mario¡¯s.


    ¡°It¡¯s not what we are thinking, you two are giving us twins?¡± Rosa said and Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Twins?¡± Maya muttered to herself.

 91. Kill her baby

    91. Kill Her Baby


    ¡°We have something to tell everyone. We will be weing two little Delgados to the family soon¡± Skyler said with a smile and everyone¡¯s eyes widened especially Grandpa Mario¡¯s.


    ¡°It¡¯s not what we are thinking, you two are giving us twins?¡± Rosa said and Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Twins?¡± Maya muttered to herself, her eyeballs moving left and right.


    Skyler looked at Mason and he nodded at her, she then brought out that scan she had in her pocket and showed it to the old man.


    Grandpa Mario couldn¡¯t contain his happiness as he stared at the paper. ¡°You mean, these are yours? Like these children, I¡¯m seeing here are actually for you and Mason?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yes Grandpa¡± Skyler smiled and nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy, I don¡¯t even know what to say. Is there anything you want? You can tell me and I¡¯ll get it for you¡± Grandpa Mario asked happily.


    ¡°No Grandpa, I¡¯m fine, I don¡¯t want anything, I already have your son and the love of everything¡± Skyler gave him an assuring smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m so happy, I¡¯m finally having two great-grandchildren, a boy and a girl¡± heughed happily.


    ¡°And I¡¯m gonna because a godmother, I¡¯m happy too¡± Ivy added with a wide smile.


    Everyone present in the dining all had smiles on their face, they were happy with the news they heard except for Maya, she was frowning but she had to force a smile on her face asionally.


    After dinner, everyone went to bed, Dn didn¡¯t sleep in the same room as Maya so she felt free as she sat on the bed and made her phone call to Agnes.


    ¡°I was shocked when I heard the news, she¡¯s not even pregnant with one baby but twins. Are you sure you wanna keep doing this with your daughter? There are a lot of rich guys out there, why don¡¯t you just marry your daughter off to one of them?¡± Maya asked.


    ¡°Hailey wants Mason because no man out there can bepared to him. Look for something to do, just do anything¡± Agnes replied from the other end.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t know what to do Agnes, everyone is holding Skyler tight especially Mason and Grandpa, It¡¯s not safe to try anything,¡± Maya said as she was worried about herself.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    The next thing that was heard was a sigh from Agnes.


    ¡°Okay then let¡¯s meet for breakfast tomorrow morning and I¡¯lle up with something¡± After making that statement, Agnes hung up.


    Maya sighed and dropped her phone on the bed.


    ¡°Why do you have toe into this family Skyler? You¡¯re causing a lot of problems for me¡± she muttered angrily.


    ???????


    SUPERMARKET¡ï


    Trent stopped the car in the parking lot of the big supermarket for Mason and Skyler toe down. They were not putting on their nose mask when they stepped out of the car.


    No one recognized them, seven months had passed, and no one remembered Skyler anyone so everyone was minding their business.


    ¡°It feels so good to walk out like this and feel free, no paparazzi, no cameras, I love being so quiet with the one I love,¡± Mason said softly as he escorted Skyler to the big store.


    ¡°Me too, I love that we areing out like this, we should take more walks more often¡± Skyler smiled.


    ¡°If you want that then it¡¯s anything for you beautiful¡± Mason took her knuckles and kissed it.


    They finally got to the main part of the mall and Mason looked around.


    ¡°So what should we get for Grandpa, I bought him a silver Graff Diamonds Hallucination which was worth $55 million but now I want to get him something more,¡± he said and all the while he was talking, Skyler was looking at him in shock.


    ¡°What?¡± He asked with a confused look.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t just say $55 million and you are thinking of getting him something worth more than that?¡± She blinked repeatedly.


    ¡°I have billions in my ount beautiful, what I¡¯m spending is nothingpared, and besides his grandpa, he¡¯s taken care of me even more than my father so I have to appreciate him¡± Mason shrugged.


    ¡°Mason if you love Grandpa this much, instead of spending a lot of money to tell him in code, why don¡¯t you just say it to him, I¡¯m sure Grandpa will appreciate that more than all the money you want to spend,¡± she told him.


    ¡°You know I¡¯m not good at talking beautiful¡± he pouted as he faced her.


    ¡°Really? But you¡¯ve told me that you love me a thousand times¡± Skyler gave him a skeptical look.


    ¡°Well you know I¡¯m not good at talking to anyone who¡¯s not you¡± he repeated and Skyler shook her head.


    ¡°That¡¯s not an excuse hun,e here¡± She took his hands and began pulling him to another section of the mall.


    ¡°Your grandpa is turning eighty tomorrow, you will give him a memorable gift but you won¡¯t be spending millions of dors,¡± she said to him.


    ¡°So what would I give him?¡± Mason looked confused.


    Skyler smiled and faced him.


    ¡°I want you to give him your heart, you don¡¯t know how many people have been dying to see you treat them with affection, your sister, your mom, and your grandpa. You¡¯re a really sweet man, I want them to experience that side of you too¡± she said.


    Mason still looked unsure before giving her a look.


    ¡°What are you nning to get Grandpa?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Grandpa loves calligraphy, I know my worth is not up to a million but I¡¯m getting him the best I see¡± she replied and began looking around.


    ¡°Let me just pay¡­


    ¡°Shh,¡± she brought her fingers to his lips.


    ¡°I will do it myself, that¡¯s the whole point of giving him a gift, a proud one,¡± she said with a smile.


    Mason began frowning. ¡°I¡¯m beginning to think that you love Grandpa more than me, will you do all these if it were my birthday?¡± He muttered.


    ¡°I will bring down the heaven and the earth for you¡± she replied and tapped his cheeks twice before going to select a fine calligraphy.


    Mason smiled and followed her from behind.


    ???????


    BREAKFAST CAFE ¡ï


    Maya took off her nose mask and sunsses when she got to the cafe, she sighted Agnes and sat opposite her.


    ¡°Good morning bestie, I¡¯m d you made it! What kind of beverage do you want? Coffee or milk tea or maybe Americano or  cappino?¡± Agnes asked with a smile that was not a smile.


    ¡°I already had breakfast so no thank you¡± Maya replied with a straight face.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯ll just have my iced tea then¡± Agnes shrugged and sipped from her tea before taking another look at Maya who wasn¡¯t smiling.


    ¡°So when is the old man¡¯s birthday again?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Tomorrow¡± Maya muttered.


    ¡°Good, that¡¯s very good¡± Agnes smiled and sipped from her iced tea again.


    ¡°What is your n?¡± Maya twitched her lips.


    ¡°It¡¯s easy, you will be getting rid of Skyler¡¯s twins tomorrow for your grandpa¡¯s birthday¡± Agnes showed off a simple shrug.


    Maya firstughed.


    ¡°How do you even expect me to do that?¡± Maya rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Through this¡± she opened her purse and brought out a small container.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± Maya¡¯s eyes widened a little.


    ¡°All you have to do is just spike her drink with this and it will slowly kill her baby, no one will suspect you,¡± Agnes said.

 92. Happy birthday Grandpa

    92     ( ????? ???????? ??????? )


    Maya shook her head.


    ¡°I can ept any other thing but I will never kill two innocent babies, I¡¯m never doing that, I¡¯m not that evil¡± Maya shook her head in disagreement.


    ¡°You¡¯re not that evil¡± Agnesughed before continuing. ¡°Do I need to remind you of what you did or maybe I should remind everyone since you¡¯ve turned out to be a saint all of a sudden!¡± Agnes said angrily.


    Maya was already crying.


    ¡°Here, take it and just bring the babies down, spoke her drink at Grandpa¡¯s birthday party and that¡¯s all. Trust me, Maya, you¡¯ll be fine¡± Agnes leaned closer to caress her cheeks with her fingers.


    Maya didn¡¯t say anything but she only gave Agnes a bad look as tears came out of her eyes.


    ???????


    AFTER SCHOOL; JAMES PLACE¡ï


    ¡°You said your grandpa is a fan of sports even at his old age, so I got him some cool trainer I hope he likes it¡± James dropped the Carton on the table.


    He was talking to Carson but Carson seemed to be thinking of something else.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± He came to sit beside him.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine it¡¯s just that I¡¯m a little nervous¡± Carson muttered and gave James a type of look.


    ¡°Give me your hands,¡± he said and Carson gave him his hands.


    ¡°Now just free your heart and let out a deep breath,¡± he said and Carson nodded and did as told.


    ¡°Do you feel rxed?¡± James asked abs Carson negatively shook his head.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know another method¡± James smiled and leaned closer then captured his lips on his.


    After a short while of kissing, James pulled away.


    ¡°Do you feel a bit rxed now?¡± He was panting a little when he asked.


    Carson only replied by leaning closer to kiss him again.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    Sorry the number you¡¯re trying to call is not avable at the moment, please check the number and try againter. Thank you!


    Edna angrily removed her phone from her ear. She had been trying to get to Zach since in the afternoon but she couldn¡¯t.


    ¡°You know a real gentleman will never keep ady waiting,¡± someone said beside her and she twitched her lips.


    It was Miguel.


    ¡°It¡¯s closing hour, you should go home and let me be¡± she mumbled.


    ¡°I would but I¡¯ve got to ask, are you not going to get your grandpa anything or are you still waiting for Zach? It¡¯s 8 pm already¡± Miguel narrowed his brows at her.


    ¡°I will go myself¡± she muttered.


    ¡°But it¡¯s not safe out there, it¡¯s cold out, let me just go with you,¡± he told her.


    ¡°As what, have you forgotten Miguel? I am-¡±


    ¡°Your boss, do you want to get fired¡± Miguelpleted what he predicted he was going to say and Edna only shook her head.


    ¡°Fine, let¡¯s go then, let me call my driver¡±


    ¡°No!!¡± Miguel replied.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± She gave him a kind of look.


    ¡°I just said no, we won¡¯t be getting in your expensive car, no way!!¡± He shook his head.


    ¡°Then what are we to do?¡± Edna crossed her arms under her breast and twitched her lips.


    ¡°We¡¯ll use my bike¡± he pointed to his speed bike.


    ¡°You want me to get on that thing? Are you forgetting that I am Mr. Mario Delgado¡¯s first granddaughter, you want me to enter that cheap thing that¡¯s not even up to a million?¡± She gave him a disgusted look.


    ¡°But you knew how to kiss my lips which wasn¡¯t up to a million¡± Miguel smirked at her.


    Edna¡¯s cheeks turned red in embarrassment instantly. She looked left and right before facing Miguel again.


    ¡°I told you we agreed not to ever talk about that,¡± she told him.


    ¡°And if you don¡¯t get in my speed bike then I would say more¡± he smirked again.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Edna gave him an unbelievable look before going to sit on the bike.


    ¡°Now let¡¯s go but keep it in mind that you will pay for whatever happens to me in the future¡± that¡¯s what she added.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid¡± Miguel smiled and sat on the bike.


    ¡°Hold tight,¡± he said.


    Edna hesitated a bit before wrapping her arms around his t stomach.


    ¡°Tighter,¡± he said and she bit her lips before hugging him a little tighter, she could feel his packs but she immediately shook her head, not wanting herself to start daydreaming of foolish things on the highway.


    ????


    After about an hour, Edna and Miguel stepped out of the mall.


    ¡°I will call my driver to take me home, you should go¡± she muttered.


    ¡°Fine I will go but only after I see your driver¡± he replied and Edna didn¡¯t know if she should scoff or huff.


    ¡°Why are you doing all this, do you know I have a boyfriend? If you don¡¯t then let me remind you¡± she told him.


    As she said that, Miguel began looking left and right like he was looking for someone.


    ¡°What?¡± Edna squeezed her face.


    ¡°Where?¡± Miguel asked with a confused look.


    ¡°Where¡¯s who?¡± Edna asked back.


    ¡°Where¡¯s your boyfriend Edna? I don¡¯t see him here and I don¡¯t see him picking your call. A real gentleman will never keep a girl waiting so where is he?¡± Miguel looked at her.


    Edna didn¡¯t say anything, she only wrapped her arms around herself cause she was feeling cold.


    ¡°Here¡± Miguel took off his jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders. She wanted to talk but no words coulde out.


    ¡°Call your driver, until he arrives then I will leave¡± he leaned against his bike and crossed his arms.


    Edna nodded and brought out her phone, she called her driver toe get her and after a few minutes, her car arrived.


    She began walking towards it but stopped and looked back at Miguel who was still waiting for her to get in.


    ¡°Get yourself a nice cloth and nicely style your hair with this¡± She threw her credit card for him and he caught it with a confused look.


    ¡°You¡¯d be going out with me tomorrow evening, I¡¯ll send a ride toe get you¡± she added before entering the car.


    Before Miguel could say anything, the car drove off. He looked at the card again and the next thing, his phone bleeped. Edna just sent him the card password.


    He shook his head and deep his hands into his pocket before sitting on the speed bike and riding off.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING; DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Grandpa Mario woke up this morning feeling healthy. It was his birthday and he was expecting his grandchildren to knock on his door, ready to shower him with gifts but nothing.


    ¡°Maybe they are nning to surprise me if I go outside,¡± he thought to himself as he went to the bathroom to wash his face.


    He was already very old, the wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased a bit. He could remember when he would look at himself in the mirror and was once young like his grandson and now he¡¯s eighty.


    ¡°I have stayed too much on this earth¡± he muttered with a slow smile. His wife died when she was 74 years old, it¡¯s a privilege that he would still live to experience 80.


    He shook his head and went out of his room, everyone was already having breakfast without him, which confused him a lot.


    ¡°Why did no one call me for breakfast?¡± He asked and everyone looked at him.


    ¡°Good morning Grandpa, our bad¡± Ivy smiled and continued eating.


    Grandpa Mario rolled his eyes and sat with them. He kept looking at everyone and they were acting like they didn¡¯t see him. He had to take his phone and check his calendar if today was his birthday or if he was getting old and had forgotten how to count dates.


    Throughout the breakfast, no one talked to him and now the day was almost over, he was sitting on the couch and watching some evening news when Hudson rushed in.


    ¡°Grandpa!!! Sky¡­ Skyler!!¡± He was panting heavily with a really scared look.


    ¡°What happened to Skyler!¡± The old man stood up.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know Grandpa,e see for yourself,¡± Hudson said and Grandpa Mario followed him outside.


    They entered a car that stopped them in front of a dark house.


    ¡°Okay Hudson, what the hell is going on?¡± The old man asked but no reply.


    He looked around, Hudson wasn¡¯t with him anyone.


    ¡°Hud¨C


    The light suddenly went on and before he could even blink.


    ¡°Happy birthday Grandpa!!!!!¡±

 93. Birthday Speech

    93. Birthday Speech


    Grandpa Mario was stunned by what happened. The house was decorated with some warm lights, balloons, and cool paintings of him.


    ¡°Happy birthday Grandpa!!¡± Ivy rushed to hug him.


    ¡°When did you guys n all these?¡± Grandpa Mario looked surprised as he stared at the whole venue.


    ¡°Some days back¡± Edna replied and moved forward to wear a birthday cap on his head.


    Grandpa Mario looked around and he was surprised to see Mason there.


    ¡°Mason you were a part of this?¡± He asked in surprise but Mason kept looking at him with no reaction until Skyler hit him, he immediately forced a smile that didn¡¯tst for a second.


    ¡°Happy birthday Grandpa¡± Skyler came to hug him, Mason was standing beside her but her didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Thank you Sky¡± Grandpa Mario smiled and her.


    ¡°Oh and this is for you¡± Skyler gave him the wrapped gift she was holding.


    ¡°Thank you again Sky¡± he smiled.


    Skyler turned back to hit Mason and Mason immediately formed a smile at his grandpa, the one that looked so ugly since he wasn¡¯t used to smiling at anyone who was not Skyler yet.


    ¡°This is from our unborn twins¡± he passed Grandpa Mario a well-packaged flower.


    ¡°Wow, they even got me something and this is my favorite, thank you guys so much¡± the old couldn¡¯t contain the way he was smiling.


    ¡°Grandpa¡± Hudson came with his gift and Mason and Skyler had to excuse themselves.


    ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s a good idea to take the mic in front of all these people and Grandpa that I love him?¡± Mason sounded a little unsure.


    Skyler rolled her eyes as they both found a seat to rx.


    ¡°So you¡¯re telling me that, you can stand in front of thousands of people to talk about work and these people here aren¡¯t even up to forty and you¡¯re nervous?¡± She gave him an unbelievable look.


    ¡°I¡¯m not nervous¡± Mason shook his head in denial.


    He didn¡¯t have his nose mask on because the people here were mostly family-trusted friends who wouldn¡¯t be that bothered after seeing his face.


    ¡°Yes you are, you¡¯re sounding nervous, you want a drink?¡± She looked at him and he nodded.


    Skyler looked around for a waiter, and when she saw him, she called him over.


    ¡°Give one to my husband please,¡± she said when the waitress arrived.


    He gave one to Mason and wanted to give Skyler but Mason held his hands.


    ¡°She can¡¯t take wine, she¡¯s pregnant so you can get an apple or orange drink,¡± he said before releasing the hands of the waitress.


    ¡°Okay sir¡± the waiter gave a respectful bow before leaving.


    Somewhere in the bar room where the drinks were being served, Maya could be seen pouring orange juice into a cup, she looked really scared, and her hands were shaky as she brought out the small substance that was given to her by Agnes.


    She opened it and poured it on the drink then shook it well before going out, luckily she bumped into the waiter.


    ¡°I saw you carry wine to serve a pregnant woman, don¡¯t you know wine isn¡¯t good for their health?¡± Maya began scolding him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry ma¡¯am, I didn¡¯t know it was not okay¡± The waiter bowed his head in apology.


    ¡°Even a five-year-old would know that, here, she would drink this¡± She stretched the juice to him and he bowed respectfully before taking it from her.


    The waiter walked back to Mason and Skyler while Maya watched from afar. ¡°I got the orange juice ma¡¯am¡± he stretched it to Skyler who collected it.


    ¡°Thank you¡± She smiled at him and he left but the moment he left, Ivy came in.


    ¡°Bro!!! I¡¯m d you came thank you thank you¡± She hugged Mason and pecked his cheek but he only frowned at her in reply.


    ¡°You should thank Skyler ¡¯cause I wouldn¡¯t be here if she hadn¡¯t forced me toe¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Come on Mason, don¡¯t act like you are not happy at your grandpa¡¯s birthday party¡± Skyler rolled her eyes at him.


    ¡°Anyways, I hope you two have fun and sister-inw¡­ I¡¯m taking your drink¡± As fast as a sh, Ivy grabbed the juice from Skyler¡¯s hand and ran away.


    Maya¡¯s eyes widened and she immediately went after her daughter. Ivy was about to put the cup in her mouth to drink when Maya yelled her name but that didn¡¯t stop Ivy from drinking it.


    ¡°Ivy don¡¯t!!¡± Maya ran towards her but Ivy was done drinking before giving her mother a confused look.


    ¡°I.. I..¡± Maya began stuttering.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Babe, I got the gifts from the car,¡± someone said from behind and Ivy turned back to see ke holding some wrapped presents.


    ¡°Babe¡± she walked towards him and kissed his lips then they both went to Grandpa.


    Maya was still lost in her thoughts, she felt like she would fall if she didn¡¯t hold that pole beside her, and her hands were shaking as she brought out her phone to call Agnes.


    After some rings Agnes picked.


    ¡°Did you do it?¡± Agnes asked.


    ¡°I wanted to ask you something different, if a woman who¡¯s not pregnant drinks that substance, what will happen to her?¡± Maya asked, from her tone, Agnes could already guess something happened.


    ¡°What did you do? You didn¡¯t mess up with the n did you?¡± Agnes was frowning from the other end.


    ¡°Just answer my question! What would happen if someone who¡¯s not pregnant took that medicine?¡± Maya almost yelled but she had to keep herself calm.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know okay, the poison was designed for pregnant women only so I don¡¯t know¡± Agnes rolled her eyes.


    Maya didn¡¯t have any time to continue chatting with Agnes, she hung up and put her hands on her head with a worried look on her face.


    What would happen now that her daughter has taken the medicine?


    ??


    ¡°Grandpa, happy birthday¡± Carson came with his gift along with James who was holding a gift too.


    ¡°You brought your maths tutor¡± Grandpa smiled when they came.


    ¡°I¡¯m more than a math tutor to him sir¡± James replied.


    ¡°Oh, d you two are close friends now¡± Grandpa Mario nodded his head.


    ¡°Still more than that,¡± James said and looked at Carson.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t want to do this on your birthday Grandpa but..¡± Carson slowly took James¡¯ hands and interlocked their fingers together.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been hiding this from you because I don¡¯t want you to get disappointed, I used to think I was straight but growing up, I found out that I was attracted to guys only and I¡¯m really happy this way, I¡¯m so sorry grandpa¡± he finally confessed.


    Grandpa Mario only stared at him, feeling speechless for a while before turning back to look for someone.


    ¡°Emily,e here¡± he called and Emily left the woman she was talking with to walk over to them.


    ¡°Your son just told me that he¡¯s just finding out he¡¯s gay, I thought you¡¯ve told him this since?¡± He faked a scold at her.


    Carson¡¯s eyes widened a little.


    ¡°You knew all these while?¡± He muttered like he couldn¡¯t believe it.


    ¡°You¡¯re my grandson, I knew right from when you were a kid¡± Grandpa Mario rolled his eyes and Emily only smiled.


    ¡°Mom stop smiling! You allowed me to carry all these burdens by myself, you didn¡¯t tell me that Grandpa knows¡± Carson frowned.


    ¡°We even broke up¡± James added and Carson nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I just wanted you to figure out how you need to handle things,¡± Emily said with a slow smile.


    ¡°Whatever, thank you Grandpa¡± Carson went to hug the old man before leaving with James.


    Edna was sitting alone and drinking, she dialed Zach¡¯s number but she couldn¡¯t reach him.


    ¡°Edna¡± Miguel appeared behind her.


    ¡°Sorry I¡¯mte, I had to look for the best gift for your Grandpa,¡± he said and Edna put her ss of drink down.


    ¡°What did you get him? Let me see¡± She stretched her hands and he put a bracelet there.


    Edna looked at the bracelet and looked left and right before throwing it away.


    ¡°Hey, why did you do that?¡± Miguel gasped.


    ¡°I¡¯m saving you from a lifetime embarrassment, you were going to give that bracelet to my grandpa, it¡¯s not even up to half a thousand dors¡± she replied.


    ¡°But it¡¯s the best I could afford,¡± he said angrily.


    ¡°Well your best isn¡¯t enough¡± Edna replied and he shook his head before going to look for the ne.


    Edna only cleared her throat and gulped down another ss of drink. Meanwhile, Miguel was searching for the bracelet, he finally out it and was able to go pick it up when a hand picked it up for him.


    ¡°You dropped this earlier¡± Mason threw the bracelet back to him and Miguel wasn¡¯t able to say a thank you because Mason already walked past him.


    ¡®Who¡¯s that? He smells really good¡¯ he thought.


    Mason walked to the stage and turned off the music so everyone could put their attention on him.

 94. Highway

    94        ( ??????? )


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry to cut this party halfway but if you can give me just five minutes to tell.. to wish¡± he slowly took his eyes to Skyler, she was smiling and nodding at him.


    ¡°We all know it¡¯s old man Mario Delgado¡¯s birthday today and I didn¡¯t get him any physical gift. Yesterday when shopping for a gift, my wife asked me why I prefer to express my feelings by spending millions just to tell my Grandpa how much he matters to me and how much I appreciate him being alive every day to live this life with us¡±


    ¡°Grandpa is now eighty years old and I¡¯m making a change today. When I was a kid, I remember spending time with my Grandpa more than my parent and I wouldn¡¯t be who I am today if not because of him, all the encouragement, the education, and the time we spent together really helped me, it made me who I am today, all the pestering found me a loving wife¡±


    When he said that people were already pping, Grandpa Mario just kept smiling.


    ¡°Come to think of it, you¡¯ve brought nothing but good news in my life and I¡¯m standing here to tell you how grateful I am for your existence every day. Happy birthday Grandpa, I.. I love you Grandpa¡± It was really hard for him to say thatst part but he did.


    People were pping, Grandpa picked up his walking stick and found his way to the stage.


    ¡°That¡¯s the most sincere speech I¡¯ve ever heard from you my baby Grandson¡± he smiled.


    ¡°Stop calling me that Grandpa¡± Mason frowned and the old man only chuckled.


    ¡°Forcing you to get married wasn¡¯t a bad idea after all,e here¡± the old man hugged him but he didn¡¯t bother returning the hug.


    ¡°Hey I haven¡¯t seen you before, you are you?¡± Rosa asked when she saw Miguel looking at the stage where Mason and his Grandpa were standing.


    He was shocked to see the hidden billionaire¡¯s face, turns out the years of wearing a nose mask weren¡¯t a waste, he was so handsome.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m a friend of Edna, she invented me¡± he faced Rosa and replied.


    Rosa only nodded while looking at him from head to toe.


    ¡°Never knew Edna keeps people like you as friends¡± she muttered.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Miguel said slowly.


    ¡°I mean, Edna only hangs out with ssy people, people with high ss but I¡¯m surprised you¡¯re her friend¡± Rosa repeated before walking away to meet some of her friends.


    Miguel looked left and right before starting at the bracelet. He suddenly remembered what Edna said, she was trying to save him from a lifetime embarrassment, this bracelet was too cheap for the old man.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    He began thinking, the old man has close to a trillion dors in his ount and he was bringing something that¡¯s not half a hundred thousand dors as a birthday gift, what was he even doing here? Is he trying to embarrass himself in front of all these people?


    He looked at Edna who was still trying to get someone on the phone. He shook his head before turning around and leaving.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    The party was finally over and everyone was back home, throughout the ride back, Ivy didn¡¯t look too good.


    ¡°Are you okay, you¡¯ve been squeezing your face since we wereing back?¡± Skyler asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, my tummy just hurt bad¡± Ivy replied and Maya immediately rushed to her.


    ¡°Is it that bad? Do you want me to take you to the hospital?¡± She asked and Ivy negatively shook her head.


    ¡°It can¡¯t be that serious, maybe I just ate and drank too much, I¡¯m going to bed¡± he muttered and began climbing the stairs.


    ¡°And what about you, you haven¡¯t been smiling throughout the party but you and Ivy nned the whole thing?¡± Skyler asked Edna who was busy on her phone.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, I¡¯m also going to bed¡± Edna walked away.


    ¡°I¡¯ll walk you upstairs¡± Mason stretched his hands out to Skyler.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry I can walk myself, my bump can¡¯t stop me¡± Skyler rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Just shut up and take my hands beautiful, don¡¯t make me give you punishment for what you made me do today¡± he gave her a knowing look.


    Skyler pouted and epted his hands.


    ¡°You¡¯re so really mean¡± she scoffed as she left with him.


    Maya was left alone looking worried.


    ¡°Why does your face look like that? It¡¯s making you look older than usual?¡± Rosa walked towards her with a kind of smile.


    Maya didn¡¯t know how to reply so she only made faces at her before turning around and walking away.


    Rosa only smiled before going her way too.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING; CAMBRIDGE COMPANY¡ï


    Edna¡¯s car stopped in front of Zach¡¯spany. She didn¡¯t wait for her driver to open the door for her before she came down and went in herself.


    ¡°Is Zach in his office?¡± She asked the receptionist the moment she got in.


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am, should I call him and tell him you¡¯re outside¡± the receptionist replied with a smile but Edna shook her head.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do all that, I¡¯ll just go in myself¡± she began leaving.


    The receptionist looked like she wanted to tell her something but she only pressed her lips and decided to wait for her to go find out herself.


    Edna barged inside Zach¡¯s office without knocking, she was surprised to see a girl her age sitting there, even Zach looked surprised to see her.


    ¡°Edna, what are you doing here?¡± He asked.


    ¡°What am I doing here? Do I need permission to visit my boyfriend Zach?¡± She crossed her arms before looking at the girl with him who looked rather innocent.


    ¡°Who¡¯s she?¡± She asked in a controlled voice.


    ¡°She..¡±


    ¡°Is she the reason why you aren¡¯t picking up my calls or text, is she the reason why you didn¡¯t even escort me to get gifts for my grandpa? Or why you didn¡¯t show up at my grandpa¡¯s birthday party?¡± Edna didn¡¯t wait for him to reply before she started talking.


    ¡°I thought you told me you¡¯ve ended things with her?¡± The girl sitting with Zach whispered to him and Edna¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°Oh, you were even nning to end things with me, how long have you been seeing her Zach?¡± She gave him an angry look.


    ¡°Edna..


    ¡°Answer me!!!¡± She screamed.


    ¡°Fine it¡¯s two months back, I¡¯m sorry Edna, you¡¯re really beautiful, you¡¯re hot, smart and sessful but I can¡¯t stand you, you still have a lot of things you need to fix about your personality, it was driving me crazy, I couldn¡¯t so I fell in love with her, she¡¯s simple but she¡¯s everything I want¡±


    The moment Zach said that Edna burst out intoughter before her eyes moved to the girl.


    ¡°You look Innocent but deep down you¡¯re a b?tch for stealing my boyfriend from me. You were even dating him while we were together, you¡¯re a b?tch!!!¡± Edna yelled at her


    ¡°I understand you¡¯re mad but face me and not her, I was the one who dumped you!!¡± Zach said and she took her gaze back to him.


    ¡°I know what you want Zach, you want a girl you can control and when you can¡¯t control them, you dump them and look for someone else like her, then when she¡¯s expired, you dump her again and look for another, it¡¯s such a pity, your new girl isn¡¯t even worth half my-worth¡± Edna smirked and arranged her hair backward.


    ¡°You still don¡¯t get it, do you? No one is impressed by your money. We are done Edna, being with you wasn¡¯t what I thought it would be, can you ept it and leave now¡± Zach pointed to his door.


    Edna smirked and crossed her arms under her breasts.


    ¡°You¡¯re not even all that Zach, you¡¯re not even that hot or handsome, if I had known I would have picked Miguel instead of you, he doesn¡¯t have money but he¡¯s more of a man you are not,¡± she said.


    Zach was still pointing at his door for her to leave.


    ¡°Fine! I¡¯d leave and thanks for wasting seven months of my time, I¡¯ll just dust you off like I dust my old shoes, hope you enjoy some quality time with your brand new girl and also when you¡¯re sleeping with her, you can give her my favorite s¨¨x position¡± she added before heading for the door and leaving.


    When she got out, she stormed to her car.


    ¡°Leave!!¡± She ordered the driver.


    ¡°But ma¡¯am¡±


    ¡°I said get out!!!¡± She yelled and the driver obeyed and came down.


    She got in and started the car at a high speed. She didn¡¯t want to cry in front of Zach or show any emotions that she was raging so she decided to do it on the highway.


    ¡°Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!¡± She screamed and hit her horn hard before pulling over and bursting out into a heavy round of tears.


    ¡°Zach you bastard!!!!!¡±

 95. Take off her womb

    95 Take off her womb


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Mason was busy with hisptop when his phone began ringing. He sighed and checked the caller, it was from his grandpa.


    He picked up the call.


    ¡°Mason, did you hear your sister has been admitted to the hospital, why aren¡¯t you here yet?¡± The old man asked from the other end.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know that¡± Mason simply replied.


    ¡°Then you should get over here now and you should bring Skyler along¡± After instructing him, that old man hung up.


    ¡°Sunny¡± Mason called and Sunny came over.


    ¡°Tell Skyler that Ivy is in the hospital and we are going to see her now. I¡¯m waiting for her in the car¡± he instructed before standing up and taking his suit jacket.


    Sunny nodded and went to do as told.


    Mason got to the car and in no time, Skyler arrived, she opened the door and entered.


    ¡°Sonny told me you asked me to meet you here, is it that urgent?¡± She asked with a worried look on her face.


    ¡°Grandpa called me, he said Ivy has been admitted to the hospital and we shoulde see her,¡± he said dryly.


    ¡°It must be her stomach pain of yesterday, I didn¡¯t know it was this serious, I hope she would be fine¡± she muttered before taking Mason¡¯s hands on hers.


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    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    Edna was already closing all the files in her office when someone knocked on the door.


    ¡°Come in¡± she replied and Miguel stepped in while holding some files.


    ¡°Zita asked me to drop it on your desk,¡± he said as he walked over to drop it.


    He nned to ignore her and start minding his business from now on but seeing that dull look on her face, he knew this wasn¡¯t her usual self.


    ¡®Don¡¯t get involved, don¡¯t get involved¡¯ Miguel told himself as he turned around to leave but he just couldn¡¯t ignore.


    ¡®Screw you Miguel¡¯ he cursed himself before turning back to her.


    ¡°Hey, are you okay? You don¡¯t look so good today?¡± He asked softly.


    Edna released a loud sigh before raising her head to face him.


    ¡°What kind of person do you think I am Miguel? Am I that bad? Is that why you left without saying goodbye yesterday night?¡± She twitched her lips when she asked.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Miguel looked confused. ¡°You¡¯re bothered about me leaving without telling you, you invented me, you threw away my gift and you didn¡¯t talk to me because you were busy trying to reach out to someone who doesn¡¯t even want to stay close to you!¡± Miguel said hardly and Edna stared at him in silence for a while before she burst out in tears.


    Miguel blinked in confusion.


    ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ I don¡¯t know what else to do, I don¡¯t know how to behave, maybe I was just born this way as a girl with an ugly personality. I tried my best to be perfect but I just need someone to understand that this is how I am and just like me for it¡± She covered her face with her palms and continued to cry.


    Miguel moved closer to her and took her hands from her face.


    ¡°Look at me Edna,¡± he said softly but Edna looked away.


    ¡°I can¡¯t, I look really ugly when I cry¡± she replied.


    ¡°Edna, look at me for real, stop trying to look perfect all the time because no one is. Sometimes you just have to let loose and yourself¡± he said and she slowly looked at him.


    Although she had mascara over her face, Miguel still thought she looked so cute.


    ¡°And who said you look ugly when you cry? You see Edna, I understand you, you grew up rich and your life is full ofpetition, oh I wanna be better, I wanna be prettier, I want people to like me more. You let society build you up and tell you what to do and not do, who to date, what to eat, how to keep your body, and how to live. Trust me, Edna, you hold your own life, things you weren¡¯t able to do now, you¡¯d regret because you wouldn¡¯t be able to do it again, yesterday can never repeat itself so live today and enjoy it till the fullest¡± he advised her.


    Edna only bit her lips.


    ¡°And by the way, you don¡¯t suck in personality, I¡¯ve been able to see the real you right now and a few other times and you¡¯re really cute, sweet, and adorable but you¡¯re too focused on building what you think people want you to be¡± he added.


    Edna threw herself in his arms and hugged him tightly.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you keep being nice to me when all I do is hurt and push you away. You know you opened my eyes to things, it¡¯s not about being rich, I used to think all poor people wanted was money but you¡¯ve proved me wrong, your intentions are pure¡± she sniffed.


    ¡°Well you should stop judging a book by its cover¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± she chuckled and pulled away.


    ¡°I have to go to the hospital to see my cousin Ivy and I should make it up to you, how about dinner with my family sometimes?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°What? Me? Have dinner with your family?¡± Miguel looked a little surprised and nervous.


    ¡°Yes, they don¡¯t bite and I¡¯m sure you¡¯ve already seen Mason and his wife Skylerst night and I bet you don¡¯t know Skyler is from a poor background but Mason and Grandpa adore her so much¡± Edna rolled her eyes as she spoke.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Miguel nodded.


    ¡°And I wouldn¡¯t dress you up this time I promise so wear whatever you want and whatever you¡¯refortable with¡± she added.


    ¡°Wow, alright¡± Miguel chuckled.


    Edna moved closer to his and pecked his cheeks and his eyes widened in surprise. She pulled away and smiled at him before leaving.


    Miguel slowly brought his hands to his cheeks and smiled.


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    DELGADOS¡¯ PRIVATE HOSPITAL¡ï


    Everyone was waiting outside for the doctor to finish his test on Ivy and in no time the doctor came out and everyone stood straight especially Maya.


    ¡°How¡¯s my granddaughter, what exactly is wrong with her?¡± Grandpa Mario was the first to ask.


    Maya looked eager to hear and she was getting nervous when the doctor kept a bad look on his face.


    ¡°Can you just tell us already!! What¡¯s wrong with my daughter!!¡± Maya yelled.


    ¡°From that test, we ran through her system, it¡¯s like she drank something bad that damaged her womb so the only way we can save her is by taking off her womb¡± the doctor replied and Maya stumbled and fell on the floor.

 96. No hope for him

    96 ( No hope for him )


    ¡°You¡¯re lying, right? Ivy is still a young woman, she¡¯s not married yet and she doesn¡¯t have any children, are you saying she won¡¯t have any children at all, please it sucks, I don¡¯t want her to have to go through the same thing I did where no one wants to marry a woman who can¡¯t even give birth to her child¡± Emily faced the doctor.


    ¡°I wish not to tell you the news but that¡¯s her faith now, I don¡¯t know what she drank¡± the doctor released a sad sigh.


    ¡°Then can we see her now?¡± Grandpa Mario asked and the doctor gave space for them to go in.


    Ivy was lying and looking at the ceiling with tears flickering from the side of her eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you guys have heard the new news about me. You can all go back now, I don¡¯t want anyone¡¯s sympathy¡± She didn¡¯t look at anyone¡¯s face as she muttered those dry words.


    ¡°Ivy¡± Maya tried getting close.


    ¡°I said leave!!!!¡± Ivy yelled this time.


    ¡°I think it¡¯s best if we step back for a while, this news must be really hard to take so let¡¯s give her some time before wee to see her¡± Skyler muttered and they were all about to leave when Rosa stopped them.


    ¡°Stop everyone! It¡¯s a prank, Ivy isn¡¯t losing her womb, she just had food poisoning¡± Rosa announced and everyone looked at her including Maya.


    ¡°Rosa this is my daughter we are talking about here and no one has time for your stupid drama so if you don¡¯t know what you¡¯re saying then back off!!¡± Maya spatted Rosa¡¯s face but Rosa only smirked as she crossed her arms under her breast.


    ¡°She¡¯s right, your daughter just has food poisoning¡± the doctor walked in.


    Everyone looked like they were shocked.


    ¡°But.. why? Why all these dramas?¡± Edna looked confused when she asked.


    ¡°All these dramas are to expose a rat who wouldn¡¯t just go away¡± Rosa gave Maya a ck look before facing everyone.


    She dipped her hand in her pocket and brought out a familiar bottle to Maya.


    ¡°I stole this from Maya, she was going to poison Skyler with doc please tell them what this substance can do to pregnant women¡± Rosa stretched the container to the doctor.


    ¡°It kills their baby slowly¡± the doctor replied.


    ¡°You see? Maya was going to kill Skyler¡¯s twins because Maya here has been working with Agnes and Hailey¡± Rosa added and Skyler gasped, feeling stunned.


    Maya was already crying.


    ¡°Wait so you were going to kill my grandchildren? Is this really how evil you¡¯ve gotten?¡± Grandpa Mario stared at her in shock.


    ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m sorry¡± Maya began crying.


    ¡°Sorry is not enough, I¡¯ll get you arrested Maya and after that, you¡¯re going home¡± Mason was fuming with anger while Skyler was too speechless to say something.


    ¡°Son.. please-


    ¡°You¡¯re not my mother¡± Mason shook his head. ¡°And for trying to harm our unborn twins, I¡¯m denying your ess as their Grandma, you¡¯re no longer a part of the family¡± Masonpleted.


    Maya fell on her knees.


    ¡°Security, escort this witch out of our lives¡± Grandpa Mario yelled and some security men came in, Maya was still crying when they dragged her out.


    Mason hugged Skyler to himself, she hadn¡¯t said anything since and he understood that she must have been in a short trauma.


    What would have happened if Rosa hadn¡¯t interfered with Maya, was that how the twins she has been carrying for seven months would have died just like that?


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, at least we are safe now¡± Mason muttered and kissed her forehead.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t know what I¡¯ve done that she hates me like that¡± Skyler muttered and Mason rubbed her shoulders even more.


    ¡°She won¡¯t bother you anymore and I won¡¯t let anyone bother you, never again¡± he promised her and kissed her forehead again.


    ???????


    TWO MONTHS LATER ¡ï


    And just like that two months was gone by but it didn¡¯t just go with nothing happening. These past months, Carson was done with high school and his graduation was a month ago and Maya was still in jail.


    With that whole family, everything was going normal, Mason¡¯s work was going well while Skyler was getting prepared for her finals in the designer school. There would also be a bigunch at D?S where Mason ns to show himself to the world and his wife too because at least by then, Skyler would have given birth.


    It was midnight, everyone was asleep when Skyler¡¯s stomach began painting her, it started with a little pain, she was sweating and ufortable that she had to turn to the other side of the bed.


    ¡°Are you okay beautiful?¡± Mason slowly opened his eyes, she was cuddling with him but left him all of that sudden.


    When he heard her groaning a bit, he sat on the bed and turned on the tablemp.


    ¡°Beautiful..¡± he called softly.


    ¡°My tummy hurts Mason?¡± Skyler groaned.


    ¡°Where? Do you need me to give you a message?¡± He moved closer to her and ced his hands on her stomach.


    Skyler¡¯s pain calms down a little.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine now¡± she muttered.


    ¡°So what happened earlier, do you need me to take you to the hospital tomorrow?¡± He asked softly and she shook her head.


    ¡°I guess it¡¯s just a sign that the baby would soone out¡± she replied.


    ¡°Really? How do you know that?¡± Mason narrowed his eyes at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m a woman, I know¡± She rolled her eyes before lying on the bed properly.


    Masony close to her and wrapped his hands around her stomach.


    ¡°Sleep tight and don¡¯t go anywhere tomorrow, if anything happens you should call me okay?¡± He said softly and she nodded.


    He then kissed her forehead before they both went to sleep again.


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    D?S STYLES ¡ï


    It was afternoon, Mason was busy in the board room listening to one of his clients talk when Alvin entered.


    ¡°Boss your grandpa has been calling nonstop and I know it was disrespectful to pick up your calls but you need to go to the hospital¡± Alvin whispered to him.


    ¡°Why what happened?¡± Mason looked at him.


    ¡°Skyler is there and she¡¯s inbor,¡± Alvin told him.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    Mason¡¯s eyes widened, he stood up and rushed out of the board room without informing anyone.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry but the boss¡¯s wife is in the hospital, we all know she¡¯s pregnant and she¡¯s giving birth today so this meeting will be shifted to further notice¡± Alvin exined to the people.


    ¡°Oh, tell Mason we are wishing his wife a safe delivery,¡± one of the clients said and the others nodded with him.


    ???


    Mason was driving his way to the hospital at full speed, there was a mixture of excitement and worry in his eyes.


    He was excited that Skyler was giving birth to the twins, he couldn¡¯t wait to see his children and he was worried because she would be in so much pain and he wanted to be there for her.


    There was this trucking opposite him like it wanted to hit him on purpose, Mason narrowed his eyes and tried turning his truck to the other side but it wouldn¡¯t move.


    He narrowed his eyes and tried again but it still didn¡¯t move and that was when he saw a note on his car.


    *Seems like you¡¯re gonna have to die without seeing your twins then I¡¯d take what¡¯s rightfully mine*


    He looked forward again and the truck was already very close to hitting him.


    Seems like there was no hope left for him.

 97 Accident and labour

    97. ident and Labour


    DELGADOS¡¯ PRIVATE HOSPITAL¡ï


    ¡°She keeps asking for Mason¡± A nurse came out of thebour room and reported the old man.


    Grandpa Mario had his phone on his ears, he had been trying to reach out to Mason but he couldn¡¯t get him. He looked at Hudson and Jacob and they couldn¡¯t get it him either.


    ¡°Grandpa I still can¡¯t reach Mason, doesn¡¯t he know Skyler is inbor now, she doesn¡¯t want to push for some weird reason because who she wants to see is Mason¡± Ivyined.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call Alvin¡± Hudson dialed Alvin¡¯s number and Alvin picked up the call.


    ¡°Alvin, where is Mason? I thought you told him Skyler is inbor, if he is still working, please tell him to abandon them all ande see his wife¡± Hudsonined to Alvin on the phone.


    ¡°I did tell him Skyler is inbor and he rushed out of D?S some minutes back, why isn¡¯t he there yet?¡± Alvin replied from the other end and Hudson looked confused as he hung up.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Emily asked.


    ¡°He said Mason left some minute back¡± Hudson replied.


    ¡°Then why isn¡¯t he here?¡± Grandpa asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡± Hudson shook his head.


    All of a sudden the channel of the small television that was hung on the wall suddenly switched to news.


    New update, an ident just happened at Spotlight Bridge, there a truck and a car collided but this news is spreading rapidly because the car looks simr to Mason Delgado, the hidden billionaire¡¯s car.


    Ivy¡¯s phone fell from her hands.


    ¡°It can¡¯t be his car, someone please find the remote and zoom the car. It can¡¯t be Mason¡¯s car¡± Ivy shook her head.


    ¡°Ivy¡± ke who has been there with them rubbed her shoulder when he saw she was showing signs of a panic attack.


    Jacob tried Mason¡¯s number again but it didn¡¯t go. He went to look for the video and zoomed the car that was burning, it looked like Mason¡¯s car.


    ¡°Here is what will happen Grandpa, Hudson and I will go to Spotlight Bridge to check the car. You¡¯d make Skyler believe that everything is fine and ke, take care of Ivy¡± Jacob gave ke a look and ke gave him an assuring nod.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go¡± Both Jacob and Hudson left and the old man went to Skyler¡¯sbor room, she was crying and sweating.


    ¡°Where is Mason?¡± She asked in a whisper and Grandpa Mario sat on the edge of her bed.


    ¡°Sky, listen to me¡± he held her hands and squeezed it gently.


    ¡°There was an ident¡± he started gently.


    ¡°What? Is Mason okay?¡± She started crying.


    ¡°Hey, there is a lot of hold up and traffic out there and Mason called he said he would bete but he would find a way to show up soon so don¡¯t do this Sky, let¡¯s push again,¡± Grandpa Mario told her in a soft voice, he nodded at her to assure her.


    Skyler nodded and the doctor came over again.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, at the count of five, you push, stop, and breath okay?¡± The midwife said softly and Skyler nodded.


    ¡°One two three four five.. push!¡± The midwife said and Skyler pushed, after ten seconds they told her to stop and breathe.


    ¡°We¡¯ll try again, one two three four five¡­ Push!¡±


    And it kept going on.


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    SPOTLIGHT BRIDGE¡ï


    The street was filled with lots of cars, traffic, and ambnces when Jacob and Hudson arrived.


    ¡°Sorry, but you¡¯re not allowed toe close¡± The officer stopped Jacob who was about to move closer.


    ¡°My cousin¡¯s car looks like that, he was supposed to be somewhere and he was taking this road at the same time this ident happened, please allow me to inspect the car¡± Jacob showed his ID card to the corp.


    ¡°You¡¯re from the Delgado family?¡± The corp narrowed his brows at him and he nodded.


    ¡°I am also from the Delgado family, I¡¯m the popr Hudson Delgado¡± Hudson adjusted his jacket when he said that part.


    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know you so I will have to see your ID card¡± The corp stretched his hands and Hudson rolled his eyes before bringing out the ID card and giving it to the corp.


    After inspecting the cards, they were allowed to move forward and check the car. The car was burnt but there were still some features they could see beforeing to their conclusion that the car was a Bugatti La Voiture Noire.


    ¡°You know Mason got a pendant that has this huge S design that represents Skyler. Let¡¯s see if we can see it, even if it¡¯s the burnt version¡± Hudson said and Jacob checked inside the car.


    The pendant was there, it fell off and surprisingly it didn¡¯t get burnt.


    ¡°It is Mason¡¯s car¡± Jacob muttered.


    ¡°Maybe there can be someone else who has the same car with the same pendant in it,¡± Hudson said and Jacob only gave him a look and shook his head.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ PRIVATE HOSPITAL¡ï


    ¡°One two three four five.. push!! Yes hunny they areing out¡± the midwife said with a smile.


    This has been going on for about four hours. Skyler was already sweating heavily, she was really tired and hungry and in so much pain, they were unbearable.


    ¡°Again, one two three four five.. push harder!¡± The midwife said again and Skyler used all her strength to push the baby, the next thing that followed was a baby cry, which made Grandpa Mario mood lightly.


    ¡°One is out, Sky push the second one out,¡± he said with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯ll count one two three and you¡¯ll push okay? One two three!!¡± The midwife said and Skyler began pushing again.


    ¡°Almost out, one two three¡­ Push!! Harder!!¡± The midwife said the boy who was the first toe out was being cleaned up while Skyler was struggling to push the girl out.


    Thirty minutester, another cry of a bouncing baby girl was heard.

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    98 ( Secrets )


    Jacob and Hudson came back with a sad look on their face.


    ¡°What? Was it Mason¡¯s car?¡± Ivy asked but Jacob didn¡¯t reply to her, he went to sit down. Ivy stared at Jacob and he only shook his head.


    Edna was present already, she kept pacing back and forth as she tried to calm herself down.


    ¡°Well, Jacob tell us something, is the car for Mason?¡± Edna asked but Jacob didn¡¯t reply.


    ¡°Jacob!!¡±


    ¡°Yes!! It¡¯s for him okay!? Are you happy to hear that now?¡± Jacob yelled his reply and everyone turned silent and in no time, Ivy burst out in tears.


    ¡°What about the body, where you able to identify his body?¡± Grandpa Mario came out of Skyler¡¯s ward with a controlled face and emotions.


    ¡°They took his ashes to the hospital¡± Hudson replied.


    ¡°Well, if my grandson is dead then I¡¯d like us to get his ashes as early as possible tomorrow¡± the old man muttered.


    ¡°And what about Skyler, how do we tell her these? How would she feel? She just gave birth¡± Edna said slowly.


    ¡°We can¡¯t hide his death from Skyler forever, now is not the right time to tell Skyler anything, she is still weak maybe after she recovers a little¡± ke muttered.


    All of sudden bloody hands pushed the ss door open and before anyone knew it, a body fell on the floor.


    ¡°Mason?¡± Ivy stood up in shock and not just Ivy but everyone present had a shocked look on their face.


    ¡°Mason¡± they rushed to him, his face was covered in blood and he was panting heavily.


    ¡°Sky.. Skyler¡± he muttered before closing his eyes.


    The doctors were called and Mason was carried to the emergency room immediately and began giving him immediate treatment.


    ¡°I¡¯m not dreaming, right? Mason just showed up¡± Ivy looked shocked.


    ¡°No you aren¡¯t¡± ke looked equally as surprised as her.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Some hourster, it was already dark when Alvin and Sunny arrived after they had just finished closing thepany.


    ¡°I heard that Mr. Mason is here and he¡¯s in the emergency room, how is he now and what about ma¡¯am Skyler, she just gave birth, is she okay?¡± Sunny asked politely.


    ¡°Skyler is still sleeping but if you want to see the babies thene with me¡± Ivy took Alvin and Sunny to the ward where they met the old man carrying the cleaned-up baby girl and Edna was carrying the boy.


    ¡°Good evening Mr Mario¡± Sunny and Alvin greeted with respect.


    ¡°How are you my dear, if you want to take a close look at the closet twins thene closer¡± Grandpa Mario smiled at them, he was happy to get to carry his great-grandchildren.


    Sunny and Alvin moved forward, Sunny collected the girl from Edna but Alvin was too scared to carry the baby boy.


    ¡°It¡¯s just a baby it won¡¯t bite and Grandpa can I announce that Skyler has given birth tomorrow?¡± Ivy asked the moment she stepped in.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re toote, when the boss rushed out of the hospital earlier everyone already knew and Mr. Mario, I don¡¯t know how long the boss is nning to hide this from you but after what happened today, I have to tell you¡± Alvin muttered and everyone looked at him.


    ¡°This car ident wasn¡¯t an ident. Someone has been harassing the boss and sending him lots of death threats about killing him and his wife and taking hispany. It has been going on ever since he came back from Paris¡± Alvin reported.


    ¡°What did you just say?¡± A weak female voice sounded and everyone turned back to see Skyler was awake.


    ¡°Grandpa, I thought you told me Mason was fine?¡± Skyler had a horrific look on her face.


    ¡°Sister-inw Mason is fine, he had a little wound that he¡¯s stitching up and he will be fine tomorrow¡± Ivy immediately exined.


    ¡°How bad was he injured?¡± Skyler asked worriedly.


    ¡°He will be fine tomorrow Skyler, trust me,¡± Hudson said.


    Skyler still looked like she wanted to talk more but Grandpa Mario shut her up by bringing her babies to her.


    ¡°Look, a boy and a girl, the boy looks like you and the girl has Mason¡¯s eyes, look¡± he sat on the slow beside her and slowly ced the boy on her while Ivy was holding the baby girl.


    Skyler still had a lot to say but seeing the peaceful look from her babies especially when they kept sucking their tongues and moving their tiny fingers about, she couldn¡¯t help but smile and wiped the tears that almost fall from her eyes.


    ¡°So when are we giving our twins names?¡± Ivy asked as she passed the baby girl to Skyler the moment Grandpa Mario took the boy.


    ¡°Tomorrow when everyone is here, Mason and Skyler¡¯s mom¡± Grandpa Mario replied.


    Skyler kissed the baby girl¡¯s forehead dearly before releasing a deep breath.


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    NEXT MORNING¡ï


    Kiara arrived very early when she learned that her daughter had given birth. She didn¡¯te alone, she came with Skyler¡¯s best friends, Ashely and Wendy.


    ¡°Skyler¡± Wendy called slowly, she met Skyler still sleeping so she nned not to disturb her.


    ¡°Miss Kiara Wang, I¡¯m d you made it here today, your grandchildren are here,e with me¡± The old man led the way to the room the nurse arranged for the baby to sleep in.


    ¡°Aww, they are so cute¡± Ashely and Wendy began gushing, as they gently carried the baby.


    ¡°I¡¯m angry at all of you, my daughter gave birth yesterday and nobody informed me. I should have been by her side while she was pushing¡± That was an important part to Kiara and she wasn¡¯t even there to experience it.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, a lot happened yesterday, Skyler¡¯s husband got involved in an ident on his way here¡± Grandpa Mario sighed as he remembered.


    ¡°Oh God, that was bad, is he okay now?¡± She asked with worry in her face.


    ¡°He should be, stay with your grandchildren and watch over Sky, she is really tired and I¡¯m sure she must be so hungry¡±


    ¡°We brought food,¡± Kiara told the old man immediately and he nodded.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go check on my grandson before we name the baby together¡± he smiled at them before leaving.


    ???????


    MASON¡¯S WARD ¡ï


    His eyes slowly opened and he jumped from the bed instantly.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Skyler, I have to see her now¡± he muttered.


    ¡°She¡¯s still asleep and rest assured your baby is fine and healthy¡± Grandpa Mario walked inside the ward and Mason breathed a little of relief.


    ¡°I want to see my children¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Not until you tell me why you¡¯ve been keeping those secrets from me¡± The old man didn¡¯t have a happy look on his face as he stared at Mason.


    ¡°Why were you hiding the fact that you have a hidden enemy who has been threatening your life and position as a Delgado from us Mason?¡±

 99.

    99 ( M& S)


    FLASHBACKS¡ï


    Mason was on his way to the hospital when he heard Skyler was giving birth but while driving, he noticed this trucking opposite him like it wanted to hit him on purpose, Mason narrowed his eyes and tried turning his wheel to the other side but it wouldn¡¯t move.


    He narrowed his eyes and tried again but it still didn¡¯t move and that was when he saw a note on his car.


    *Seems like you¡¯re gonna have to die without seeing your twins then I¡¯d take what¡¯s rightfully mine*


    He looked forward again and the truck was already very close to hitting him.


    Seems like there was no hope left for him was what he was about to start thinking buting to think of not being able to see Skyler or his kids that were about to be born today ever again made him change his mind.


    If his brakes can¡¯t move then he would just have to get down from his car with his own hands. While the car still moving, he pushed the door open and jumped out but didn¡¯tnd on his feet.


    It wasn¡¯t up to thirty minutes when the car crashed with the truck. It began licking, Mason knew it was going to explode so he managed to raise himself from the ground and began running.


    A few secondster, the explosion happened and it still affected him but that didn¡¯t keep him from finding his way to the hospital.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ PRIVATE HOSPITAL¡ï


    A knock sounded on the door of Skyler¡¯s and Mason slowly opened it before entering.


    Everyone was sitting together, Kiara was holding the baby boy and Skyler was holding the baby girl. When she saw Mason, she froze and Edna collected the girl from her.


    ¡°Should we give them some time alone? Mason won¡¯t move from the door¡± Hudson whispered to Emily.


    ¡°No need, the babies can not leave this room for now¡± Emily whispered.


    Mason eventually moved from the door over to where Skyler was lying. Tears came out of Skyler¡¯s eyes as he got close.


    ¡°Beautiful, I¡¯m sorry I wasn¡¯t there when you were pushing. You don¡¯t know how much I hate myself for it¡± he said sadly as he took her hands and kissed it.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, I heard you had an ident let me see your injuries,¡± she said softly.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, the injuries are not that serious, just give it a week and it will disappear,¡± he said softly.


    ¡°But just let me see them,¡± Skyler said with a pleading voice and Mason sighed before rolling his sleeve up. He had a big cut on his arms.


    ¡°And I have one more at my back but it doesn¡¯t matter, they don¡¯t hurt so much¡± he assured her and immediately changed the topic before she started crying.


    ¡°Where are our kids, let me see them?¡± He asked softly.


    ¡°Behind you, here¡¯s your handsome baby boy,¡± Kiara said and Mason turned back to look at the boy. He smiled softly when he saw the little face.


    ¡°Cute¡± he muttered.


    ¡°Won¡¯t you carry your kids?¡± Edna asked because Mason looked like he had been avoiding carrying them.


    ¡°I erh¡­ I have injuries on my arms and..¡± he began looking for excuses when the truth was that he was scared to touch them because they were so title, he thought they would fall from his hands.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry they are not heavy, carry your son¡± Kiara passed the boy to Mason.


    Mason slowly looked at Skyler and she nodded at him with a smile. He carried the boy but his hands weren¡¯t strong.


    ¡°Why are your hands shaking like that, don¡¯t tell me the almighty Mason Delgado is scared to carry his child¡± Hudson beganughing while Jacob hit him.


    ¡°Rx and straighten your shoulders¡± Kiara held his shoulders and tried making them straight.


    ¡°What if he falls?¡± Mason asked with a nervous face, he looked like he was already sweating.


    ¡°He can¡¯t, will you let your son fall?¡± Kiaraughed a little.


    The boy suddenly started crying and Mason began panicking.


    ¡°What do I do, he¡¯s crying!!¡±


    Everyone in the room wasughing already, Kiara sighed collected the boy from him, and handed him to Skyler.


    ¡°He¡¯s just hungry and while his mummy is giving him food, you should carry your daughter,¡± she said and Edna came with the baby girl.


    She stretched her to him and he slowly carried the girl from Edna.


    ¡°Rx cuz, she¡¯s not going to eat your hands, just feel free¡± Edna tried her best not tough at the way Mason was carrying his daughter.


    In a few minutes, Mason was already rxed. He sat on the small stole with his daughter while looking at his son sucking his mom¡¯s breast milk.


    ¡°I believe it¡¯s time to name the kids,¡± Ivy said and Jacob, Hudson, Alvin, Sunny, and ke who were sitting behind them stood up and moved forward.


    ¡°Beautiful, do you have any name for them?¡± Mason asked.


    ¡°They are so cute, I already have names, my little boy¡¯s name will be Bun and Girl Bunny,¡± she said and Mason faced the old man.


    ¡°Grandpa do you have any name for them, I haven¡¯t for once thought of what to name my kids¡± he muttered and he wasn¡¯t approving of his kids¡¯ names being Bun and Bunny.


    Grandpa Mario stared at Kiara and was about to say something when Ivy interrupted.


    ¡°I know this isn¡¯t my business or anything but I was thinking it would be cute if you named the twins after Mason and Skyler¡¯s initials and since Skyler¡¯ste father was Chinese, we can also leave a Chinese name for them¡± Ivy shrugged when she spoke.


    ¡°As much as I hate Ivy, I agree with her,¡± Edna said and Mason turned back to see everyone nodding their head.


    ¡°Okay, how about Maxwell and Scarlett for their English names?¡± Grandpa Mario¡¯s suggestions.


    ¡°Sounds perfect¡± Mason and Skyler nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Aunt..


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me aunt, you¡¯re married to my daughter so you should call me mom¡± Kiara got him off.


    Mason first cleared his throat. He hasn¡¯t even called Maya¡¯s mom to talk more of another woman.


    ¡°Skyler¡¯s mom-


    ¡°She said Mom, is not the hard¡± Hudson rolled his eyes and everyoneughed.


    ¡°Mom, you can help give them a Chinese name,¡± Mason said in such a rush and Skyler only smiled at him.


    ¡°How about Xiaobo for the boy meaning little wrestler and Zixin for the girl meaning self-confidence¡± Kiara suggested.


    ¡°Sounds great, do you hear that little one, your Chinese name is Xiaobo, and your English name is Maxwell,ing after your papa¡¯s initial¡± Skyler said cutely to the little boy but he was too busy with his food to react.


    ¡°So when do we get to announce it publicly so I can put that little b.. that little Hailey and her mother in their ce?¡± Ivy asked with a face that showed she was ready to fight.


    ¡°Hailey and Agnes will get what they deserve soon¡± Mason muttered.


    ¡°What about mom, she¡¯s getting out of jail soon, will you not let her see her grandkids?¡± Ivy asked and everyone kept quiet.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Skyler slowly studied Mason¡¯s face, he was acting like no one spoke.


    ¡°Why should we let her see the babies she wanted to kill¡± Rosa rolled her eyes and Kiara stood up.


    ¡°What? What did I just hear?¡± She asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s a long story, she¡¯s getting what she deserves now so you shouldn¡¯t bother Mom,¡± Skyler said slowly.


    ¡°But you told me everything was fine and no one was giving you a hard time here¡± Kiara gave Skyler a look full of shock.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing aunt, Maya might not like Skyler but she didn¡¯t dare touch her in my presence, thou she did a few things she¡¯s getting what she deserves now¡± Mason added and Skyler nodded.


    The family began talking about other things while they were all chitchatting. One person among them fist clenched tightly.

 100. Out of prison

    100    ( Out of prison)


    A WEEK LATER: DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Skyler was finally out of the hospital, she could have left since but Mason kept insisting that she needed more rest and wouldn¡¯t leave till after a week.


    It was evening, Mason wasying on the bed and making some calls while Skyler was in her mom¡¯s room. Her mother and best friends were going to stay with them for a short while.


    When Skyler came back, Mason noticed she was with just Scarlett. She dropped Scarlett on the bed and went to the bathroom to take her shower.


    While Mason was on the call with his business client, he kept looking at Scarlett now and then. She was sitting on the bed, sucking her lips and looking around while stretching her tiny arms around.


    Mason smiled a little and moved closer, he stretched one of his fingers to her and she gripped it with her tiny fingers, next thing she put it in her mouth and began sucking.


    When Scarlett wasn¡¯t tasting anything, she began to cry.


    ¡°Seems like Mr. Mason is with his daughter, I won¡¯t disturb you, I¡¯ll just call backter and we can pick up from where we stopped¡± the client on the phone said and Mason nodded before hanging up.


    Skyler was out of the bathroom.


    ¡°I think she¡¯s hungry, she was sucking on my finger earlier¡± he informed when Skyler picked up Scarlett.


    ¡°They are always hungry, Maxwell is with my mom. She said she wanted him to stay over and I already put some breast milk in the feeder in case he¡¯s hungry¡± she said and sat on the bed.


    Mason sat beside her, he looked at the way Scarlett was sucking speedily.


    ¡°It must be delicious, your kids are stealing my food from me,¡± he said and Skyler only rolled her eyes at him.


    ¡°I need to work overnight and make up for the time I missed in the ss, the finals will soon be near,¡± she told him.


    ¡°That would be too stressful since you still have babies that cry in the middle of the night when they are hungry. You haven¡¯t gotten any real rest¡± Mason looked worried.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine Mason¡± Skyler sighed.


    ¡°Okay, but do you have any more milk in the feeder so I can feed Scarlett when she¡¯s hungry and you don¡¯t have to run from working to feeding her so you can sleep well when you¡¯re done?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Really? You¡¯re willing to help me out?¡± Skyler blinked.


    ¡°Is that something you should be surprised about? All of you are my priority. I wanna get a tattoo the moment my scars disappear, I¡¯ll name it M&S standing for Maxwell and Scarlett¡± he said and Skyler smiled at him.


    ¡°Thank you so much hunny, I gave two feeders to Mom but I don¡¯t think Maxwell can drink two bottles overnight,¡± she said and Mason got up from bed.


    ¡°I will go to your mom¡¯s room then¡± he kissed her forehead before leaving.


    When Mason came back, he dropped the feeder on the table next to the bed and brought out his phone to take a picture of the side view of Skyler¡¯s face.


    ¡°Huh?¡± She narrowed her brows.


    ¡°I actually wanna open an Instagram ount today, so I¡¯ll be using it as my profile,¡± he said and Skyler nodded.


    Mason opened the ount and posted the pic, he also made his first post, posting the legs of the twins, he took the pic earlier and he was thanking Skyler for the safe delivery.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING¡ï


    Mason didn¡¯t notice but he had already hit ten million followers on Instagram, everyone was talking about his profile picture since he used the side view of Skyler¡¯s face and they were allparing it with Hailey to see if she was fake.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡®Look closely at these two pictures, Hailey is such a big fake, the side view of Mason¡¯s wife looks nothing like her¡¯


    ¡®What if it¡¯s that girl from the fashion show¡¯


    ¡®It can¡¯t be her, Mason Delgado doesn¡¯t deserve to get involved with a nobody¡¯


    ¡®Guys let¡¯s stop bringing that girl up, Mason will never show us who his wife is. He keeps hiding his face from us, he would hide his wife too¡¯


    ¡®Can we talk about how cute the babies¡¯ legs are? I¡¯m d Mason finally opened an Instagram ount, I hope he won¡¯t make that post hisst post, I wanna see more of Mason¡¯


    ???


    In the Delgados¡¯ mansion, Skyler climbed down from the staircase with Mason carrying Scarlett.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be going to fashion ss today, Mom, Aunt Rosa, and Aunt Emily, I¡¯m dropping four bottles of breast milk and I¡¯m dropping Scarlett and Maxwell with you since they aren¡¯t old enough to follow me to work¡± Skyler informed as she came down.


    Maxwell was with the old man and he kept sucking on his tiny fingers.


    ¡°Here, she deprived me of sleepst night¡± Mason gave Scarlett to Emily before going to meet Grandpa great Maxwell.


    ¡°Good morning Grandpa, can I have my son now¡± he stretched his arms and Grandpa gave Maxwell to Mason.


    Saliva was already rolling down Maxwell¡¯s little mouth as he stared at Mason¡¯s face.


    ¡°Why are you looking at me, do you miss Daddy? Daddy missed you too¡± he smiled but next thing, Maxwell brought his mouth to Mason¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Woah, you and your sister love eating my face¡± Mason pulled him back and Maxwell began to cry.


    ¡°Give me my son¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and took Maxwell from Mason.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell mummy you¡¯re hungry now, mummy needs to get to work now¡± Skyler looked at him with pleading eyes but his cry increased even more.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think he wants to eat¡± Rosa muttered.


    ¡°Then what does he want and what¡¯s that bad smell?¡± Mason scrunched his nose up and Rosa gave him a knowing.


    ¡°Oh boy,¡± Skyler muttered.


    ¡°But don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll help you out, just go to your fashion sleep and Mason go to work¡± Rosa collected Maxwell from Skyler.


    ¡°Thank you Aunt¡± Skyler smiled.


    Mason didn¡¯t even say a thank you before he left with Skyler.


    ¡°He will always be Mason if it¡¯s not about Skyler and the kids, Matilda get some diapers please¡± Rosa also scrunched her nose upwards as she climbed the staircase.


    ???????


    POLICE STATION ¡ï


    An officer walked to a cell and opened the bar.


    ¡°Maya Delgado?¡± He called and Maya who resting on the wall immediately opened yet eyes.


    ¡°Your days here have expired, your papers are ready so you¡¯re free to leave now¡± the officer passed her news to her.

 101. How dare you carry my grandchild

    101 How dare you carry my grandchild


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Skyler arrived at the fashion designing ss but she went to Miss Elizabeth¡¯s office to submit some of the work she couldn¡¯t do as she was in the hospital, delivering two babies.


    ¡°Good morning Miss Elizabeth¡± Skyler greeted with a smile.


    ¡°Skyler, it¡¯s good to see you again¡± Miss Elizabeth also smiled and her eyes went to Skyler¡¯s stomach.


    ¡°I see you¡¯ve given birth, was it a boy or a girl?¡± She asked.


    ¡°A boy¡± Skyler replied.


    Everyone knows that Mason¡¯s wife gave birth to twins and she doesn¡¯t want to be a suspect again until she is finally ready to step out as Mason¡¯s wife.


    ¡°That¡¯s great, your husband and his family must be extremely happy. I¡¯m really happy but if it is possible, you don¡¯t always have toe to work every day, you can just work online since we are almost done with the ss¡± Miss Elizabeth said.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t want my baby to be the reason I didn¡¯t meet fashion ss¡± Skyler replied.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Skyler, I¡¯m permitting you to work at home, I will keep updating you on things left to do. Your baby boy needs you at this point, you shouldn¡¯t leave him at home¡± Miss Elizabeth gave Skyler an understanding smile.


    ¡°I appreciate your kindness, Miss Elizabeth, thank you so much¡± Skyler appreciated her so she thanked her.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay dear, you can submit what you came for and go back home. I will talk to Sunny to exin to the boss about your behavior and I¡¯m sure he would understand because his wife recently gave birth to twins¡± Miss Elizabeth told her, not knowing that Skyler was Mason¡¯s wife.


    ¡°Is that so? Congrattions to him and his wife then, he is finally a father and I¡¯m happy for him¡± Skyler smiled and submitted the work she did before going to say hi to her ssmates.


    After greeting all of them, Cynthia chose to see her out.


    ¡°Skyler, what type of friend do you see me as?¡± Cynthia suddenly asked, making Skyler give her a weird look.


    ¡°Why are you asking that, you¡¯re a close friend of mine, the closest in this school¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°So is there anything you would like to tell me? Anything?¡± Cynthia gave her a desperate look.


    ¡°What do you want me to talk about Cynthia, what¡¯s going on?¡± Skyler narrowed her brows with a confused look.


    ¡°Did you know Mason opened an Instagram ount and he used his wife¡¯s side profile as his disy profile?¡± Cynthia told her.


    ¡°So?¡± Skyler scoffed silently.


    In her mind, she was hoping that it wouldn¡¯t lead to what it left like it was going to lead to.


    ¡°Skyler, you¡¯re Mason¡¯s wife,¡± Cynthia said with a straight face.


    ¡°Come on Cynthia, it¡¯s too early for you to make meugh, I¡¯m going back home, I have to be with my son¡± Skyler turned around and began leaving immediately.


    ¡°Skyler! Whether you like it or not, I¡¯m your best friend in this ce. We sit together, we eat together and we work together. Skyler, I will recognize you even if it¡¯s from a far distance¡± Cynthia wasn¡¯t going to give up and Skyler released a sigh.


    ¡°Fine, you¡¯re not wrong, I¡¯m Mason¡¯s wife and Mason is the most talked about billionaire worldwide. Everyone is interested to see his face and everything going on around him. I¡¯m just a simple girl who doesn¡¯t wanna be dragged into toxicity that¡¯s why I¡¯m keeping it on the low plus I don¡¯t need any special treatment from anyone¡± Skyler exined to her.


    ¡°Skyler¡± Cynthia held her hands. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t stop seeing you as my friend irrespective of who you are. I¡¯ve always known that you and Mr Mason have some chemistry with the little time you¡¯ve spent together¡± Cynthia teased her with a smile.


    ¡°Stop¡± Skyler chuckled and Cynthia hugged her again.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy for your twins, I hope I get to carry those cute little buns one day¡± Cynthia gushed and Skyler onlyughed.


    ¡°I will see youter then, I¡¯m permitted to go work from home and please Cynthia, I¡¯d like to trust you to keep quiet in what you just figured out, I don¡¯t want cameras all over my face¡± Skyler gave her a pleading look.


    ¡°You can trust me bestie, but I will get to carry your little buns one day¡± Cynthia replied and Skyler could only smile as she gave her a nod.


    ¡°Alright, take care bestie, and if you need any help or assistance or if you have any questions. I¡¯m only just one call away okay?¡± Cynthia gave her an assuring nod that she could run to her if she needed anything.


    ¡°There is no problem, Cynthia, I will run to you if I need anything, I promise¡± Skyler smiled and the both of them shared a hug before Skyler left.


    Cynthia smiled to herself, she checked Mason¡¯s Instagram and from ten million followers, he was already having fifty million followers.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Maya breathed twice before she found her way in. Before she could enter the main door that leads to the family living room, the security guards blocked her way.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing? Get out of my way you pageant fowls!!¡± She retorted and tried going in again.


    ¡°We are sorry ma¡¯am but old man Mario said you aren¡¯t allowed to step foot here anymore¡± one of the guards spoke.


    ¡°You¡¯re talking nonsense, you will not stop me from entering my husband¡¯s family¡¯s house!¡± Maya tried forcing herself in but the guard still didn¡¯t let her pass.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on over there?¡± The voice belonged to Rosa, she was climbing the stairs with baby Scarlett in her arms.


    When she saw Maya, she smirked.


    ¡°Maya, long time no see, I heard you were in jail, how was the ce? Do you love it? Do you wanna go back there?¡± She asked with a smile that showed nothing but mockery.


    Maya clenched her fist when she saw the little girl on Rosa¡¯s arm. She already knew it was Skyler¡¯s daughter and looking at her face, she hated to admit but the girl was cute.


    ¡°How dare you carry my grandchild?¡± Maya gritted her teeth and the moment those words escaped from her mouth, Rosa burst out intoughter.


    Sheughed like she had just heard the funniest joke in her entire life, herughter startled little Scarlet and the baby girl began to cry.


    ¡°Aww, Scar, please don¡¯t cry, grandma is sorry¡± Rosa began to pet the girl but the cry kept increasing and Rosa couldn¡¯t help but re at Maya.


    ¡°Look what you¡¯ve caused! This little child doesn¡¯t even know what you did but she hates you already, if you leave she might stop crying so can you do us a favor and leave¡± Rosa rolled her eyes and tried petting Scarlett.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Maya turned back when she heard a familiar voice, it was Skyler, she had a worried look as she scrolled past Maya and entered the living room.


    Maya squeezed her face, she was not happy that a girl from nowhere even had more privilege in her own house than her.


    ¡°Why is she crying?¡± Skyler stared at Rosa with widened eyes before taking the little girl.


    ¡°Shh.. don¡¯t cry anymore, mummy is here¡± As Skyler was petting her, she raised her head to see Maya.


    ¡°What do you want now? Wasn¡¯t trying to kill these babies enough? Why are you back here or do you need me to call Grandpa?¡± Skyler didn¡¯t look happy as she talked to Maya Rosa couldn¡¯t stop being happy.


    Maya shook her head, her face was red out of anger. No matter the bad things that kept happening to her, she doesn¡¯t like to me herself for it, instead she would me it all on Skyler.


    Saying Skyler was jinxed and hade into their lives to separate everyone. She clenched her fist before storming out.

 102. Pulling out the mask

    102     ( pulling of mask)


    ¡°Has she eaten?¡± Skyler asked Rosa when Scarlett¡¯s cries had died down a little.


    ¡°Yes I just finished giving her the second bottle, Maxwell is with his great-grandfather in his study¡± Rosa replied.


    ¡°Thank you very much aunt, I¡¯ll just go check up on them,¡± Skyler said and Rosa gave her a nod before going away.


    When Skyler got to the old man¡¯s study, she met Maxwell lying on the table and holding one of the papers Grandpa Mario was using for his calligraphy.


    ¡°Sky¡± Grandpa Mario dropped his paintbrush as he looked up at Skyler. His face brightened up to see her back early.


    ¡°You left the office so early, hope all is well over there?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I was permitted to leave and work from home for the sake of the babies¡± She smiled and immediately rushed over to Maxwell who was putting the paper in his mouth.


    ¡°No baby, that¡¯s bad, you shouldn¡¯t eat grandpa¡¯s calligraphy,¡± she said to him in a cute voice but instead of paying her any attention, he began to suck on his fingers.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t he so cute?¡± Grandpa Mario stared at him with a smile.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Skyler nodded, she didn¡¯t want to drop Scarlett down because she was already dozing off to sleep but she felt like carrying Maxwell who looked energetic.


    Turns out twins were not easy to deal with.


    ¡°You should drop Scarlett off to sleep ande back for your son or I will send Carson to bring him to you. That boy has been home since he is moving out next month¡± the old man said.


    Skyler nodded, she thought of her mom and friends before she asked.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen Mom, did she step out?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Yes she did with your friends, they still have to go to work¡± he replied.


    Skyler didn¡¯t argue, she only nodded her head before stepping out of the old man¡¯s study.


    Soon Carson came to carry Maxwell, he was finally happy that the old man finally released the boy.


    ???????


    BRITT MODELS¡ï


    It was already 5 pm when Hailey stepped out of herpany, she cat walked straight to her car and was surprised to see it scratched.


    There was writing that said; you¡¯re nothing but air, leave Mason alone!


    Ever since Mason opened Instagram and used the side view of Skyler¡¯s face as his profile. She hasn¡¯t stopped getting lots of hate, the picture of her side view and Skyler¡¯s side view was all over social media with differentparisons.


    She began receiving lots of bacsh of faking to be pregnant and also faking to have lost her baby during childbirth.


    ¡°Hailey, a minute please?¡± A reporter ran to her and she rolled her eyes before waiting.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you see all that is trending online. Are they correct? Have you been faking to be pregnant and married to the hidden billionaire all this while?¡± The reporter asked.


    ¡®They are all miserable, Mason is rightfully mine! I fit in to be with him more than that wrench of a bastard girl so even if she gives birth to all kinds of children for him, he is still mine¡¯ Hailey replied but it was all in her head, she only forced a smile.


    ¡°Well we all know how the media are, they love twisting things and making it all a big story, if you try exining then things might get worse. Yes, myte grandpa was a friend to Mr Mario Delgado and I was an ex-bestie of Ivy, and apart from that I have no business with the Delgado family¡± After saying that, she hoped inside her car and her driver drove her off.


    Hailey was pissed with all that was happening? She had a crush on Mason first so what was it with Skyler that he couldn¡¯t love her the same?


    ???????


    THREE MONTHS LATER¡ï


    Three months have passed already and it was the final celebration of the end of fashion ss and also a newunch of products to D?S.


    A different fashionpany was invited and it was happening by 11 am. Currently, it was 10 am, Skyler was getting ready in the best dress Edna and Ivy helped her to pick.


    Today wouldn¡¯t just be about theunch, Mason was finally ready to stop hiding under the mask and it would be happening today.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Hey Mason, did you see my wedding ring? I dropped it somewhere on the bed¡± Skyler was dressed in a blue gown as she searched for her wedding ring on the bed but to her surprise, she met Maxwell ying with it.


    ¡°Max, that¡¯s mummy¡¯s ring and it¡¯s really important to her so give it?¡± She stretched her arms to take it and he immediately put it in his mouth.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened and she stood akimbo.


    ¡°Mason I think it¡¯s time to start lecturing your three-month-old son about putting objects into his mouth before I start spanking him,¡± Skyler said to Mason who was done styling his hair.


    He sighed and walked towards his son.


    ¡°Give it back to me max, you shouldn¡¯t eat mummy¡¯s ring¡± He stretched his arms below Maxwell¡¯s chin and he spat it out.


    ¡°Good boy¡± Mason kissed his cheeks and the little boy only responded by smiling.


    Skyler felt jealous, seeing the father and son ying like that. She scoffed and clenched her wedding ring before putting it back on her finger and stepping out to take Scarlett from Scarlett since they were helping her get dressed.


    Finally, they were ready to go to thepany. They entered the car and drove to D?S.


    Scarlett left her children with her mother and Grandpa before going to meet up with her colleagues while Mason went to meet his Cole business partners.


    In no time the event started, the clothes made by the students of the fashion designers were shown. There were also some model runaways before the newest brand of D?S clothes design was introduced.


    Everyone was going pretty well, Grandpa Mario had nothing but a proud smile on seeing how well his Grandson made thepany he inherited from his grandpa more sessful and was even influencing Skyler.


    Kiara was also proud to see the works made by Skyler. She knew if her husband was still alive then he would be happy seeing Skyler halfway to getting a sessful career.


    The event was finallying to an end when Mason came out to make his speech. People were already pping and reporters were already taking pictures, even though he had a nose mask all the time, a lot of young girls still crush on him.


    His handsomeness was screaming from all parts of his body, his suit, shoes, hairstyles, cars, and richness.


    He stood in front of the mic not saying anything, people were eager to hear him say anything. It was really rare for him toe on stage like this. Even when inheriting D?S designs, he hasn¡¯t for once faced the crowds and talked about it.


    He suddenly put his hands from his face and pulled down his nose mask to speak but before he could even utter the word, the crowd¡¯s screams already beat him to it.


    Everyone present: Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!

 103. Your IQ is lower than my armpit hair

    103 ( Your IQ is lower than my armpit hair )


    Mason waited for the guards to get over with their screaming before he resumed what he wanted to say.


    ¡°First of all, I would love to thank every single one of you who made time to attend this event. As we all know, it¡¯s my first time hosting this event because I¡¯m new to California, and inheriting thispany has been one of the greatest things for my career so far¡±


    He wasn¡¯t done talking when the crowds, especially the females were gushing loudly over his voice. Skyler could see the tired look on Mason¡¯s face from where she sat and could only just smile.


    ¡°I would like to thank everyone who worked with me for pushing so hard to get to where I am today,¡± He said and the camera was taken to the old man who was carrying Scarlett, he only smiled.


    ¡°And what I¡¯m most grateful for is him pushing me so hard to even find the love of my life, someone I¡¯m sure I can¡¯t breathe if I¡¯m not with her in a second¡±There was a lot of passion in Mason¡¯s eyes as he talked.


    People were already screaming like they were running mad.


    ¡°I love you so much Skyler Delgado, thank you for everything, thank you for making me a better person, and thank you so much for the lowly twins. You¡¯re the best woman any man would want and I¡¯m happy I found you!!¡± He didn¡¯t mind the crowd, his eyes were on Skyler as he spoke.


    Skyler was smiling but was nervous because it felt like everyone¡¯s eyes were on her, especially her workmates. They kept looking at her like they had seen some ghost even Lilian¡¯s eyes almost popped out of their sockets.


    ¡°Which Skyler is he talking about and why is he looking at you?¡± Jasper moved to Skyler and asked.


    ¡°Come on, don¡¯t be that dumb! We all know he is talking about this Skyler here, yes we have been ssmates with the wife of the hidden billionaire¡± Cynthia said with a proud smile.


    Lilian couldn¡¯t afford to look at Skyler, she suddenly felt like she was the cheapest person there. Even though she has no issues with Skyler anymore she couldn¡¯t believe she has been making trouble with the wife of the one and only Mason Delgado.


    Mason finally left the stage and walked over to where Skyler and her members were seated. If thedies were thinking he was handsome from afar then they should wait till they saw him three feet close to them.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I have disturbed anyone but I¡¯m here to take my wife¡± he stretched his hands towards Skyler.


    Jasper was still looking shocked, all this while Skyler was iming to be married. He never for once thought it would be the hidden billionaire.


    Skyler epted Mason¡¯s hands with a smile. The both of them left and Cynthia couldn¡¯t stop smiling.


    ¡°How can you be the only one who¡¯s not surprised?¡± Hudson suddenly appeared beside her while staring at the puzzle on everyone¡¯s face.


    ¡°Because I¡¯m not as dumb as you think I am. I bet if Mason wasn¡¯t your rtive, would be looking like the rest¡± Cynthia faced him with a smirk.


    ¡°I highly doubt that instead, I would be the first to discover. You haven¡¯t seen my brain  IQ yet¡± he rolled his eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s so obvious from the way you talk, that your  IQ is lower than my armpit hair¡± Cynthia raises her arms to show off her hairless armpit before smirking and walking away, leaving Hudson wondering what she meant by that.


    ???


    Mason apanied Skyler to take their first public pictures together. In the picture Mason didn¡¯t smile, he also took a few more shots with the twins who were already crying because they didn¡¯t like the shlight.


    ¡°Grandpa, I want to introduce you to my friend, he is a big fan¡± Edna walked up to the old man when he was done taking pictures.


    She looked back and noticed Miguel wasn¡¯t with her, he was standing in a particr spot.


    ¡°Miguel! Come here, I told you my Grandpa don¡¯t bite¡± She rolled her eyes and Miguel slowly walked towards them.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Good afternoon Mr Mario, my name is Miguel Torres, an employee at Jiggy and I¡¯m really happy to meet you today sir¡± he sounded nervous but still happy.


    ¡°So how long have you been friends with my granddaughter?¡± Was the first question the old man asked with a kind of knowing look and Edna only rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Come on Grandpa, he¡¯s my first real friend and I want to know if he would be able toe home for dinner someday?¡± She asked a cute guy.


    ¡°Edna, you can bring any of your friends here as long as they are well-behaved, and judging from your friend here, he looks like he¡¯s well behaved so he is wee anytime soon¡± Grandpa Mario smiled at him.


    ¡°Really?¡± Miguel was surprised.


    ¡°He said yes, Grandpa said yes so let¡¯s not argue with him¡± Edna smiled.


    Grandpa Mario wished to spend more time and talk but his friends were calling him so he had to go see them.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go greet Mason¡± She grabbed his hands and then pulled him over to where Mason was talking to some of his business friends with Skyler by his side.


    ¡°Cuz, sister-inw meet my friend Miguel,¡± she said and Skyler turned to look but when she saw Miguel¡¯s face, she strangely squeezed her face.


    It took some seconds before she smiled and greeted him.


    ¡°Hello, it¡¯s nice to meet you¡± she waved.


    ¡°It¡¯s also an honor to meet you and your husband. I¡¯m a huge fan¡± he said, trying not to sound too excited.


    Mason didn¡¯t say a word to him, he just nodded but from the look of things. It looked like Mason wasn¡¯t in the mood to talk, he doesn¡¯t like to talk to people anyway.


    ¡°Come on, he is not always in the mood to talk so we can meet my brother Hudson and my dumb cousin Jacob¡± She rolled her eyes and took him along.

 104. Trouble Returns

    104 ( Trouble returns )


    The event was finally over and everyone had already gone home. What happened today was big enough to set the inte on fire. Everyone kept droppingments on Mason and his wife¡­


    ¡®I¡¯ve always known it! I knew there was something between that Skyler girl and Mason after he looked at her that way during the sales party


    ¡®I don¡¯t care what anyone says but they are so cute, they are the cutest¡¯


    ¡®Now I get why Skyler was the center of attention during the party. She was only getting pushed by the Delgado family when no one cared¡¯


    ¡®I knew I would findments like this, sorry you didn¡¯t get to be the one to marry Mason¡¯


    ¡®I love her, she looks sweet¡¯


    ¡®She is not even that pretty¡¯


    ¡®The twins are really cute too¡¯


    The hatements wereing from some of Mason¡¯s jealous female fans who felt like they could be entitled to do such and the lovers wereing from people who were genuinely happy and felt like they both deserved it.


    ¡®I hope I will be able to live through all these¡¯ Skyler thought after checking all the headlines andments.


    ???????


    SOME DAYS LATER; D?S STYLES¡ï


    All eyes were on Mason as he stepped in with Skyler by his side. It was different this time because he wasn¡¯t putting on his nose mask and he was even the one pushing the baby ride.


    ¡°I¡¯m finally living my dream, Mason is without his nose mask¡± one of the employees gushed as they couldn¡¯t get their eyes off him.


    ¡°Thank God I was nice to ma¡¯am Skyler when she was still in that fashion ss. I can try to be even closer to her so I can get a chance to eat at the same table with the Delgado family¡± another female employee crushed.


    ¡°Is that so?¡± A strict female voice sounded and everyone went quiet and rushed to their work position the moment they set their eyes on Sunny.


    ¡°I thought as much¡± Sunny scoffed before finding her way to her own office.


    ???


    Mason and Skyler settled in the office, and the baby rider was beside them. Scarlett was busy with binky and a little ball in her hand but Maxwell was slowly starting to cry because he wanted toe out.


    ¡°Max, why can¡¯t you be well-behaved like your sister, don¡¯t cry, daddy is working, and you don¡¯t want to distract him,¡± she said in a soft voice but Maxwell didn¡¯t stop crying until Skyler brought him out and he aimed to y with with Mason¡¯sptop while he was working.


    ¡°No Max, Daddy is working¡± Skyler looked at him with a pleading eye but he kept stretching his little hands like he wasn¡¯t hearing.


    He was a baby and couldn¡¯t hear them.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°I think I have something¡± Mason brought out an old iPad of his and pass to him.


    Maxwell started at it for a while before taking it. He began to hit it with his hands while making some muffled sounds.


    ¡°Hun, so what do I do? After the fashion ss, I nned to continue my work here but after yesterday, I¡¯ve been hearing lots of callstely asking if I¡¯m ready to join a partnership with them¡± She faced Mason with a worried look.


    ¡°Where do you wanna work, are you still interested in D?S?¡± Mason asked.


    ¡°You know I am¡± Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Then it¡¯s high time we change your phone number so people won¡¯t be able to reach you. I know it has been tough these past days but you should have it in mind that it would be fine, I promise¡± Mason said to her softly.


    ¡°Hmm, I trust you¡± Skyler smiled and Mason leaned closer to give her a quick kiss but it somehow felt like the kiss was getting too long the iPad from Maxwell¡¯s hands fell on the floor which made Mason and Skyler break the kiss.


    The little bun was looking up at them with a chubby innocent look. You would think he was sorry about disturbing his parents in the middle of their heated moment but the little boy¡¯s mind was about his iPad that fell because he squeezed his face ready to start crying again.


    ¡°I should take them for work¡± Skyler stood up and carried Maxwell. He stopped crying but resumed crying again when Skyler ced it back on his bed.


    She put his binky in his mouth and began pushing them outside.


    ¡°Come on, give daddy some space okay, let him work. If you want aptop, we will get you one when you are finally old enough to use one¡± she calmly spoke to him as she pushed him out.


    Mason only smiled as he watched them leave before his facial expression turned serious.


    He brought out his phone and ced it on his eyes.


    ¡°I hope it¡¯s finally done?¡± He said to whomever he was talking to on the phone.


    ???????


    In the parking lot of D?S Styles, a car stopped moving and the drivers came down and rushed to open the back door.


    What stepped down was a neat pair of ck high heels followed by a slim long leg. A woman was dressed in a blue mini gown and ck heels as she walked gracefully inside thepany.


    She stopped in front of the receptionist with a smile on her red lips.


    ¡°Hi, I would love it see Mason Delgado¡± She had a confident look on her face.


    ¡°Do you have an appointment with him, ma¡¯am?¡± As usual, the receptionist was always polite.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t need any appointment to see him, I don¡¯t think you know me sweetheart¡± she smirked and rested on the table with her elbows.


    ¡°Make me know you ma¡¯am, what¡¯s your name?¡± The receptionist asked.


    ¡°Linda Amarni¡±.

 105. Linda meets Skyler

    105 ( Linda meets Skyler )


    Mason was walking into the office when a knock sounded on his door and Sunny walked in.


    ¡°Boss¡± she called, looking a bit unsure and Mason was too busy to reply to her while his head was faced down so he just twitched his lips and raised his brows.


    ¡°I¡¯m hearing you¡±.


    ¡°There¡¯s ady outside, she¡¯s looking for you and she said her name is Linda Amarni¡± Sunny reported.


    Mason was still working on it his face turned even more confused.


    ¡°Who¡¯s Linda?¡± Was the next question that escaped his lips.


    Suddenly, a pair of ck high heels majestically stepped in.


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe this, you haven¡¯t forgotten about me in the space of a year¡± The voice sounded familiar and Mason looked up and it took a few seconds before he finally realized where he had seen this face from.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing here?¡± His face didn¡¯t look angry when he asked. He just looked so cold as usual.


    ¡°Is that a question, Mason the hidden billionaire AKA my boyfriend that left me to marry someone else?¡± She crossed her arms and gave him a look.


    Sunny blinked repeatedly, she knew she was meant to leave and she immediately excused herself. On her way out, she met Skyler scrolling back in with the baby rider.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am.. I don¡¯t think you should go in for now, Mr Mason is quite busy¡± Sunny looked worried and from the look of things, Skyler knew something was wrong somewhere.


    ¡°What happened in there, I just left for thirty minutes, I hope he¡¯s fine?¡± Skyler was starting to look worried too.


    ¡°He¡¯s fine but you shouldn¡¯t go in, it¡¯s for your good¡± Sunny pleaded again and that was it.


    Skyler was going to go in.


    She pushed the baby rider back to Mason¡¯s office and was surprised to see a woman there, looking at Mason, he had a disgusted look on his face.


    Linda turned to the side, she saw Skyler standing by the door with the baby rider and she smirked.


    ¡°This must be your wife, hi Skyler! I don¡¯t know if Mason has ever told you about me, my name is Linda¡± She waved and Skyler stared at Mason before staring back at her.


    ¡°Of course he has, you¡¯re his ex-girlfriend from Paris. The one he wanted to marry but never showed up¡± she replied and Linda smiled even more.


    ¡°Who said I never showed up, I agreed to marry him it was that something came up but I was going to fly-


    ¡°Whatever happens I¡¯m so d we didn¡¯t get married and we are through so I don¡¯t see a point of youing back in case you¡¯ve forgotten, let me re-introduce you to my wife¡± he moved closer to Skyler and wrapped his arms around her waist.


    ¡°This is my wife Skyler Delgado and in case you still don¡¯t know, we already have two kids and we don¡¯t ept trash bins so you can find your way out of thispany,¡± Mason said to her with a straight face but she only kept a smile like all the insults weren¡¯t getting to her.


    ¡°Skyler Delgado I only have a message for you. Mason was mine first, I¡¯ve known him more than you did and he proposed to me first so you¡¯re only a second wheel and now that I¡¯m back, I¡¯m taking him back from you¡± she didn¡¯t have any shame to say these words to Skyler in front of Mason.


    ¡°Okay, you can leave¡± Skyler replied and she smiled again before shamelessly walking away.


    The office turned silent and Mason stared at Skyler.


    ¡°Are you worried?¡± He slowly asked and she shook her head negatively.


    ¡°Why should I get worried, you¡¯re never going to get back with her anyways¡± she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°But it¡¯s still my fault, I don¡¯t know what I was thinking when I got involved with her or even asked her to marry me¡± Mason muttered tiredly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t depress yourself with those thoughts. I also dated a loser in the past and even almost got married to him. He¡¯s lost¡± She rolled her eyes again and Mason chuckled.


    He sighed and squatted down to look at his kids. They were both awake and sucking on their binky.


    ¡°How are my little angels doing? See how you both are smiling, did you enjoy your walk¡± he said softly as he yed with their face.


    Skyler just looked at them with a smile.


    ???????


    FELIX PLACE¡ï


    He couldn¡¯t believe the news. Skyler was married to Mason Delgado the hidden billionaire so that man he saw Skyler with that time was the hidden billionaire?


    ¡°Why are you still worried about Skyler? I thought you promised me that you would forget everything and focus on just us¡± Felicia¡¯s face was squeezed as sheined at him.


    ¡°Yes I did promise to forget but Skyler is a real bitch! She made it look like I wronged her meanwhile she is enjoying the money of the hidden billionaire¡± Felix was really angry.


    He hated the fact that Skyler was out there with the hidden billionaire, enjoying a good life and having a certain career.


    ¡°Felix, just let it go and besides if you haven¡¯t been using her then she wouldn¡¯t have gotten the chance to be where she is right now¡± Felicia rolled her eyes.


    Felix chuckled to himself before facing her.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to think like a fool Felicia? Skyler got married the same day our wedding failed! If she had loved me as she imed then she would have stayed back him, and spent months in bed crying her guts out about his much I hurt her but instead, she married a billionaire and even delivered two babies for him!¡± Felix was fuming.


    He wasn¡¯t going to let this go, he wanted Skyler to feel reasonable about him and not happy.


    ¡°So what are you nning to do, you can¡¯t possibly go against the Delgados¡¯ can you?¡± She asked with an angry face.


    Felicia was irritated that even when Skyler was married, she would still mess up with the peaceful one she was trying to build.


    ¡°Do you know anyone good at editing and Photoshop?¡± He asked with a smirk.


    ¡°Where is this going to? What are you nning to do? Felix, please leave Skyler alone I beg you! Don¡¯t mess with the Delgados¡± Felicia looked at him with pleading eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m not messing with anyone, I¡¯m just giving Skyler what she deserves! If she wants to stay in the spotlight then she can as well face the consequences of facing the spotlight¡± he gave Felicia who still had an unsure look on her face.


    ¡°Whatever you want you can do it but have it in mind that if troublees then you will be the only one to face it alone¡± Felicia muttered before standing up from the bed and walking away.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.

 106. Another problem

    106 ( Another Problem)


    AGNES PLACE¡ï


    Hailey had a depressed look on her face as she checked thements about her online. Ever since Mason revealed Skyler as his wife to the public, a lot of bacsh was starting toe on her side.


    Her business was performing poorly and she was trending with the number one home wrecker and she was getting tired of everything.


    ¡°Hailey I¡¯m begging you, stop looking at your phone for once¡± Agnes came to get her daughter with a pleading look but Hailey ignored it.


    ¡°Hailey please eat something, you haven¡¯t eaten for three days and you haven¡¯t left your room. I promise we will get back at Skyler one day but please stop punishing yourself¡± Agnes pleaded and as usual, Hailey ignored.


    Agnes couldn¡¯t bear it again and she stormed over and grabbed the phone from her.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°Don¡¯t kill yourself over things you can¡¯t control, that¡¯s enough!¡± She snapped and this time Hailey snapped back.


    ¡°You caused all this Mom! I warned you and I begged you! I said stay away from the Delgado but you wouldn¡¯t just listen! You brought me through hell! It¡¯s all you! You¡¯re the worst!¡± Hailey yelled and a pnded on her face.


    ¡°Everything I did was for your good but you don¡¯t even appreciate me and you call me the worst mother?¡± Agnes replied and Hailey stood up from the bed and rushed out of the room.


    ¡°Hailey!!¡¯ Agnes followed her and surprisingly when they both stepped out, they met a police car and hundreds of reporters waiting for them.


    Hailey and Agnes had a confused look on their face.


    ¡°Mrs Hailey, you¡¯re under arrest for murder,¡± the officer said and many shlights were on her face.


    ¡°What are you talking about? How dare youe here and use my daughter of murder, screw off!!¡± Agnes yelled and a car stopped, it opened and a familiar neat pair of shoes stepped down.


    Mason had his hands in his pocket with a straight and expressionless look on his face void of any emotions.


    ¡°I did warn you didn¡¯t I Hailey? But you never listened to me so I think it¡¯s time for you to go to jail for brutally murdering my first child¡± he said and Hailey looked shocked.


    Her knees gave up and she fell on the floor.


    ¡°You have no evidence! My daughter isn¡¯t leaving here till I see a piece of evidence!!¡± Agnes yelled and Mason only smirked.


    ¡°If you want evidence then you should hit the number one trending news for evidence¡± he gave her a simple reply.


    The officer held Hailey and pulled her to the car.


    ¡°No, I can¡¯t go to jail!! Mom, please! Mom!!!¡± She yelled as she was being taken to the car.


    The car started moving and Agnes tried her best to meet you with the movie police car but she couldn¡¯t.


    ¡°Hailey¡± she burst out in tears before facing Mason who was about to enter his car in annoyance.


    ¡°You will pay for what you just did today. Keep walking around with your shoulder high, I will see if you will still be able to walk this way ever again!!!¡± She yelled with red eyes but Mason ignored her and entered his car then drove off.


    ¡°Hailey!!¡± She resumed crying again.


    ???????


    The news of Hailey being arrested for killing Skyler¡¯s first child was everywhere. Even the family were shocked with the news.


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe I took someone as stupid as Hailey as my best friend. If I had known this earlier then she would have been in jail more than this!¡± Ivy was the one fuming the most on the dining table


    ¡°But you like keeping things from everyone don¡¯t you Mason? First, it was you getting threatened and now it¡¯s Skyler who even had a first baby¡± Hudson shook his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s not actually like that, we just didn¡¯t want anyone to worry¡± Skyler muttered and stylishly looked at Grandpa, he wasn¡¯t speaking because he was seriously upset.


    ¡°Now how do you think we feel? You guys need to understand that you can¡¯t handle it all by yourself. No matter what, you should let us know what is happening. We have all passed through your age, we will understand¡± Emily said.


    Grandpa Mario stood up with his walking stick and left the dining table.


    ¡°Grandpa looked disappointed, I think you guys wronged him¡± Ivy muttered.


    ???


    In the room, Skyler gently put Maxwell on his bed when he fell asleep. She yawned tiredly before going to lie down beside Mason and snuggling closer to him.


    ¡°I think we should have told Grandpa from the start when I lost my first baby¡± she muttered.


    ¡°I agree with you but it wasn¡¯t easy on our side too¡± Mason replied.


    ¡°But we should apologize to Grandpa,¡± she said softly.


    ¡°He will be fine, he will just need some time to get over it¡± Mason scoffed silently.


    ¡°Mason!!¡± Skyler yelled and he groaned.


    ¡°Fine, if that¡¯s what you want then we will both talk to Grandpa tomorrow¡± he couldn¡¯t help but roll his eyes. Howe this woman always has her way with him?


    It was silent, Skyler first Mason¡¯s hands on her booty and she twitched her lips. Here he starts now.


    ¡°You know I missed you, it¡¯s been a long we¡¯ve done it, do you think you¡¯re in good shape now?¡± He gave her ass a gentle p.


    ¡°What if one of the kids wakes up?¡± Skyler asked.


    ¡°Then I should take them to one of their aunts¡¯ rooms, give me a minute!!¡± He flew from the bed and took the baby rider out and a minute was too fast when he returned.


    Skyler smiled when he took off his shirt. She wasn¡¯t going to stop him because she missed him too.


    ???????


    NEXT MORNING ¡ï


    It was Saturday but it was a different Saturday. Skyler was just waking upte because of her long night with Mason.


    She did meet him sleeping beside her so we went to get showered before stepping down. Everyone was discussing in the dining including Mason but when they saw her they immediately kept quiet.


    Skyler could already sense that there was something wrong.


    ¡°What happened?¡±

 107

    107 ( Scandal )


    ¡°No matter what happens sister-inw, you shouldn¡¯t check the news¡± Hudson replied and Ivy gave him a light hit.


    Seeing the worried look on all their faces, especially Mason. Skyler could already tell that something was wrong and it was about her.


    She brought out her phone and checked her name. Indeed she was trending but it was negative. There were headline news like Skyler¡¯s tape revealing, that Skyler cheated on her husband.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry Skyler, we all know that it¡¯s all photoshopped so you shouldn¡¯t worry, we will fix it¡± Edna said softly.


    Skyler went to a video and searched. There were videos of her and Felix in an intimate position but she could swear she didn¡¯t do those things the video was using her of.


    ¡°We believe you Sky, this is the thing with social media and exposed life. They will do whatever they can to try to bring you down but you will just have to stay strong¡± Grandpa Mario said softly, he tried to assure her that she would be fine.


    Skyler didn¡¯t have the strength to do anything. She was not scared because she knew she didn¡¯t do anything but she was just worried about herself. She was already building up her career and this could be a fall-off for her.


    She only just nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m with you beautiful, don¡¯t worry it will be fine. I will take care of him myself and make sure all these mess will be cleared so you don¡¯t have to worry¡± Mason moved closer to her and told her softly.


    She nodded at him and he gave her a brief kiss on the forehead before stepping away.


    ¡°Just stay at home with the kids, try to distance yourself from your phone till the issue is resolved,¡± he said softly and she nodded at him as she didn¡¯t have the strength to say anything.


    ¡°I will be leaving now¡± hepleted before giving her another kiss and leaving the mansion.


    Skyler released a sigh and walked over to Emily who had Scarlett. She carried her baby and the smile from the little girl just to be in her mother¡¯s arms again.


    ¡°Do you miss mummy?¡± Skyler brought her lips to shower kisses on her daughter¡¯s face.


    ¡°Mummy misses you too okay? Mummy is going through some bad things now but mummy would be fine yeah?¡± She said softly and kissed Scarlett even more.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    When Mason was down from the car, he wasn¡¯t surprised to see many reporters waiting for him.


    ¡®Did you hear the rumors about your wife?¡¯


    ¡®Is it true your wife is cheating on you?¡¯


    ¡®Why are youing out of your car alone? Where is your wife?¡¯


    ¡®Are you admitting the whole situation? Is she cheating on you?¡¯


    The bodyguards with Mason made space for him as he found his way back to his office.


    ¡°Alvin, get someone to send those reporters from my god-damnpany¡± Mason walked past Alvin who looked like he was about to tell him something but clearly, Mason wasn¡¯t ready to listen.


    When Mason got to his office, he noticed his chair was rotated to the back and someone was sitting on it.


    ¡°Show yourself¡± A try tone escaped his lips and his swivel chair slowly rotated to his side revealing Linda crossing her against one another with her usual skimpy dress and his facial expression darkened.


    ¡°Hi Mason, I heard the news and I came to see how you were doing. Where is your wife? I see you came alone¡± There was a kind of smile that looked like it was filled with mockery.


    Her smile only made Mason detest himself more. He hated the fact that he was involved with this type of woman in the past but at the same time, he couldn¡¯t me himself because he couldn¡¯t believe that a beautiful thing such as true love existed.


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you just three seconds to stand up and get lost or you will hate the oue¡± There was only one thing present in his voice and it was called a warning.


    Linda smiled at stood up but Mason didn¡¯t waste a second before calling Sunny in.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°Come with the securities and have them give her quite a special walk out of this ce¡± he ordered and Linda smiled even more.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to bother about that Mason. I will live by myself but let me tell you that I will cause problems for you and your so-called new wife and I won¡¯t ever stop until youe back to me¡± she said shamelessly.


    ¡°Be my guest and try me¡± Mason replied and she smiled again before walking out and that was when Sunny came in.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want that bitch stepping foot in here in the future¡± he ordered and Sunny nodded.


    ¡°And how dare you bring someone over to my office¡± Mason fired out his next question.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry boss, she was stubborn¡± Sunny apologized.


    ¡°Then consider half of your sry gone and also have someone to change this chair to a new one¡± Mason shoots his next order before walking away.


    Sunny couldn¡¯tin, she just nodded her head and did what she was asked to do.

 108. A fresh news

    Agnes was finally able to track where Maya was living now. After getting killed out of the Delgado mansion, she couldn¡¯t bear the shame of going back home so she booked a hotel.


    Agnes stared at everywhere in disgust. It was embarrassing that someone with a husband in the Delgado mansion could book a ce as disgusting as this.


    After getting to find out where Maya¡¯s room was, she knocked on the door. It opened, revealing Maya with a dull look on her face.


    ¡°What do you want? And how did you even find me?¡± Maya had a dry look on her face.


    ¡°I need your help, Maya, your family locked my daughter in jail and I need you to talk to them to get them out¡± Agnes pleaded with Maya.


    She didn¡¯t have the time to threaten her because it was her daughter¡¯s well-being at stake.


    ¡°You think I will help you after all these?¡± Maya gave her a delusional look.


    ¡°What do you mean Maya? You should help me because I¡¯ve done so much for you, I kept your god-damn secret!¡± Agnes yelled and Maya burst out intoughter.


    ¡°All in the name of that secret, see where I am now so can you do me a favor and leave? I don¡¯t care whatever happens in your family, I wish your daughter rot in jail!¡± After those words escaped Maya¡¯s mouth, Agnes threw a hard p on her face.


    ¡°Seems like you¡¯re the most ungrateful person alive and I swear to you that I will make you pay for what you did to me! You will regret doing this to me today, I will tell your family everything!!¡± Agnes yelled at her.


    ¡°Then go ahead! I¡¯ve already lost everything! There¡¯s certainly no difference anyway so get out!! Out!!¡± Maya began pushing Agnes till Agnes sessfully left the hotel.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ???


    Agnes came back to the prison to visit her daughter. She was sitting in the visiting room as she watched a female officer escort herptop back in.


    ¡°Baby¡± Agnes flew from her seat and hugged her daughter for a few seconds before pulling away and sitting down.


    ¡°What are you doing to get me out of here Mom? I hate the way everyone is looking at me in this ce, I just want to go back and be more normal¡± she pleaded in tears.


    There were also tears in Agnes¡¯ eyes as she listened to her daughter speak.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry baby but you might want to stay here for a while while mummy figures out what to do okay?¡± Agnes replied and Hailey slowly took her hands off Agnes.


    ¡°Are you saying that I am going to stay here? You¡¯re gonna leave me all alone? You brought me here and you¡¯re leaving me! It¡¯s all your fault, Agnes! It¡¯s all your fault!!¡± Hailey burst out in tears and Agnes was also crying as she didn¡¯t know how to reply to her daughter.


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault!!!¡± Hailey yelled again.


    ¡°Your visitation time is over¡± the female officer who escorted Hailey, pulled her back and handcuffed her hands.


    ¡°It¡¯s all your fault!!!¡± Hailey kept yelling till her voice gradually faded off.


    Agnes felt helpless that she couldn¡¯t do anything for her daughter and she took the whole me to the Delgados. She was going to make them pay.


    ???????


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°Boss¡± Alvin stepped into the office when Mason was in his video conference. He waited for some minutes till Mason was done.


    ¡°So what did you find out so far?¡± Mason already knew why Alvin was there so he didn¡¯t wait did him to speak before he asked.


    ¡°I did some research on the video and it is editing and Photoshop but I might know who the originaldy in the video is.


    ¡°Who is she?¡± Mason looked interested already and his main deal was to deal with Skyler¡¯s ex for trying to interfere in their lives.


    ¡°Seems like it¡¯s the woman her ex cheated on her wait. They both work at D?S and I also know where she lives¡± Alvin reported.


    ¡°That¡¯s good, we will visit her this evening then. Good job Alvin, get back to work I will call you back¡± Mason waved his hands, signalling Alvin to leave.


    Alvin smiled a little before walking away. At least his boss finally appreciated him so all that he was doing wasn¡¯t in vain.


    When Alvin left, Mason was alone so he decided to do a video call to check his Skyler and his kids were doing. When Skyler picked, she was lying on the bed, Scarlett was sitting on top of her while Maxwell was on the bed ying with his toy.


    His heart filled up with warmness after setting his eyes on the scene. He suddenly felt like going home and joining.


    ¡°Beautiful, how are you doing?¡± He then asked, his voice filled with concern.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, the kids have been keeping me apanied¡± She smiled at him and Scarlett set her eyes on the phone. She brought her tiny hands towards it and Skyler let her have it.


    ¡°Seems like your daughter misses you¡± Skyler smiled.


    ¡°Aww my baby girl, Daddy missed you so¡± Mason smiled and leaned closer to kiss the screen while the little bun responded by gaggling, and next thing, she took the phone and put it in her mouth.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Skyler smiled and took the phone from her.


    ¡°Maxwell, do you want to greet Daddy?¡± She put the phone on Maxwell¡¯s face and the moment the boy set his eyes on he smiled widely and continued ying.


    Mason felt nothing other than pure joy as he watched his wife and his kids. He was going to do everything in his power to make sure this phase passed as soon as possible so he could live a peaceful life with his family.


    ¡°I¡¯m d all of you are having a great time, I miss you guys¡± he gave a soft smile.


    ¡°We miss you too, babies do you miss Daddy?¡± Skyler pointed the phone at them again and it was Maxwell¡¯s turn to take the phone.


    He looked at Mason¡¯s face on the screen and Mason smiled. He brought his hands and began tapping the screen.


    ¡°Aww, Max miss Daddy so much don¡¯t worry Daddy misses you too¡± Mason smiled and the call only disconnected when Scarlett began crying after she made a mess on her dippers.


    Mason sighed and put his phone to one side, by tomorrow he was sure the news would be put to an end only he knew a fresh one would arise.

 109. Exposed

    109 Exposed


    EVENING ¡ï


    Alvin stopped the car in Felicia¡¯s ce. He looked at Mason and nodded before they both stepped out of the car. Alvin was the one who knocked on her door.


    After some minutes, the door opened just like what Mason expected. She was going to m the door back close but he was quick enough to push it back with his hands.


    ¡°You¡¯re Felicia right?¡± He simply asked but she was already trembling. Tears were pouring out of her eyes.


    ¡°I swear, it was not my idea, Felix forced me to do it, you should meet him instead and not me¡± she began pleading but Mason wasn¡¯t showing any expression on his face, and right here, Felicia knew she was done for.


    ¡°I have two options for you and you choose wisely. I call a press conference tomorrow morning and you confess everything to them, from the beginning to the end or I will submit all my evidence to the police, make sure you rot there with that unfortunate loser for messing with my family and also make sure your names enter all ck book in allpany and you will never find a living¡± Mason hands were dipped in his pocket and all through, he had a serious look on his face.


    Either choice she makes. She would still face negative consequences but she didn¡¯t want to go to jail so she decided to go with the first option.


    ¡°I will confess but please don¡¯t send me to jail. I swear, I will stay away from your side and family, I swear¡± she was still pleading as she spoke.


    ¡°Alvin take her along and keep her under your watch so she doesn¡¯t escape and tomorrow call a conference with the public and pass whatever message that she has to say¡± Mason ordered and Alvin nodded before escorting Felicia out.


    Another car was already waiting for Mason so he just escorted Felicia back to the first car.


    ???????


    THE NEXT MORNING¡ï


    ¡®I knew it, Skyler seemed like a person who couldn¡¯t do much!¡¯


    ¡®This woman should be ashamed of herself¡¯


    ¡®Whoever Felix is, his days on earth are numbered for trying to go against Skyler¡¯


    ¡®Apologize to Skyler!¡¯


    Thesements wereing from people after watching Felicia¡¯s live pone that story about how Felix cheated on Skyler with her and was nning to bring her down again by doing the same thing again too.


    ¡°And I know you guys might hate me so much for what I did. I won¡¯t me you anymore because I admit that I¡¯m horrible so I¡¯m here to publicly apologize to Skyler and Mason and their entire family, I¡¯m sorry¡± After this, Felicia ended the live conference.


    ¡°You made the right choice for yourself but have it in mind that if you are caught causing any trouble for Mr Mason and his wife in the future. Even if it¡¯s the tiniest one, you will not be as lucky as this¡± Alvin told her.


    Felicia only gave him a simple smile that held nothing but emptiness. ¡°You guys don¡¯t have to worry about me ever,¡± she said and before Alvin could even interpret what she said, she left the ce.


    Felicia went to a corner and brought out a knife. She took it from Alvin¡¯s ce when he was bringing her over this morning. If there was one thing she couldn¡¯t take in her life then it is shame.


    She was sure everyone would look at her differently and everywhere and it would be hard to get a job since it was certain that her boss would fire both her and Felix.


    ¡°I will end the embarrassment myself¡± she muttered and slid her wrist with the wife. She was bleeding a lot till she finally passed out on the ground.


    Felicia just ended her own life.


    ???????


    FELIX PLACE¡ï


    ¡°Seriously is that bitch alright!!¡± Felix was fuming after seeing Felicia on national television, exposing what they did.


    He picked up the ss of water he was drinking and threw it on his TV with annoyance and soon a knock sounded on his door.


    He angrily matched towards it and was surprised to see a police car, two police officers together with Mason waiting for him.


    ¡°What do I owe the special visit from the Delgado?¡± He asked with a smirk even though he was terrified.


    ¡°Mr. Felix Newman, you are being sued and arrested for harassing the Delgado family so pleasee with us silently to the station,¡± the first officer said.


    ¡°You don¡¯t know the fuck you¡¯re saying, I¡¯m not going anywhere with anybody¡± Felix tried pushing and running past them but Mason was quick enough to stop him with a kick.


    Felix fell on the floor and Mason stepped on his head.


    ¡°Do you know the mistake you made? It was ever messing with Skyler when we were not together and still messing with her now that she is mine and I hate it when people mess with the ones I love. You can do whatever you want to do with me, I don¡¯t care but you shouldn¡¯t have crossed the line¡± After saying that, he took his legs from his head.


    ¡°Take him, officers,¡± he said and the officers picked Felix up and handcuffed him while he tried breaking free.


    ¡°It won¡¯t end well with you Mason, no matter what you still look like a clown¡± Felix yelled as he was being pushed to the police car.


    ????


    When Felix got to the station. He was taken to court and surprisingly Skyler was sitting there with her sunsses on. Her mother and friends were beside her along with Mason and a few others of the Delgado family that wanted toe.


    Felix was ring at Skyler even at where he was standing.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Mr Felix with all the evidence presented to us so far, you are therefore guilty of harassing the Delgado family without having to waste anyone¡¯s time. You¡¯re fine to pay them 40 million dors aspensation and you¡¯re also going to stay four months in prison¡± the judge announced and hit his hammer on his table.


    ¡°There is no way I¡¯m agreeing to this! You can¡¯t frame me for anything without allowing me to defend myself, I want mywyer!¡± He yelled.


    How was he going to pay $40m when hiswork was far from getting there while he wasining Skyler angrily took off her sunsses.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you get it, Felix? You have been burst, you¡¯re trending everywhere about your despicable behavior so just receive your punishment and get lost¡± Skyler looked annoyed but she tried not to lose it as they were still in court but Felix was not trying to hold anything back.


    He left where he was supposed to be and ran towards Skyler but luckily, the officers standing in front of the Delgado family held him back.


    Felix was still struggling to break free and jab at Skyler.


    ¡°Seems like Mr. Felix Newman doesn¡¯t know that trying toe at someone in the court is an offense. I¡¯m here by making it a year that you stay here¡± the judge announced.

 110. Getting what they deserve

    110 ( Getting what they deserve )


    Felix let out a psychoughter.


    ¡°Let me remind you that you¡¯re not important. If somehow that stupid Felicia haven¡¯t exposed that I cheated on you on our wedding day. You wouldn¡¯t be sitting here and no one will know your name! I did you a service, Skyler! I did you a service!!!¡± He yelled as he was being taken out.


    When Felix was finally out of sight, Skyler hugged Mason tight. Thinking of the first day when she first got married to Mason, all she wanted was to see Felix suffer but now it doesn¡¯t even mean a thing to her. She doesn¡¯t care how Felix is doing or not, she just wants to be happy with Mason and the kids.


    ????


    Felix was changed into his prison clothes and thrown into prison. He was still yelling until he turned back to see his fellow prisoners staring at him.


    ¡°What are you losers even looking at?¡± He eyed them and a guy walked towards him.


    ¡°You did not just call us losers did you?¡± The guy said when Felix didn¡¯t reply, a heavy punchnded on his tummy and he went down.


    ¡°In this ce, when we talk to you, you reply us do you hear me?¡± The guy that hit him asked and Felix still didn¡¯t reply because he was trying to get over the punch but unfortunately, a kick was given to him.


    ¡°Argh¡± he held his stomach in pain.


    ¡°It seems like we should give this newbie a little wee party don¡¯t you?¡± The guy smiled and massaged his knuckles but it wasn¡¯t only him, the other prisoners were looking at Felix funnily.


    Felix knew he was not safe there, he would die before he got released so he crawled towards the bar and held until it.


    ¡°Someone help me!!! Get me out of here!!!!!¡±


    ???????


    Agnes phone rang and she immediately rushed to get it.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Miss Agnes please you have to report to the station immediately,¡± the officer on the phone told her and Agnes immediately found her way to the station.


    ¡°Where is my daughter?¡± She asked the officers when she got in.


    ¡°Come with us ma¡¯am¡± The officers took her to the hospital Hailey and Agnes were shocked to see their daughter wrapped in a white cloth from head to toe.


    ¡°What is this you¡¯re showing me, I asked for my daughter!!!¡± Agnes yelled at the officer who brought her to the room.


    ¡°This is your daughter, ma¡¯am, shemitted suicide this morning. We need her hung herself on a tree¡± the officer replied and Agnes knees gave up.


    She fell to the ground and began to cry.


    ¡°She can¡¯t do that! My daughter can¡¯t leave me! I didn¡¯t raise her tomit suicide, I didn¡¯t!¡± She began crying.


    The officers didn¡¯t know what to say to her. She just stood by her side as she cried her eyes out over her dead daughter.


    ????


    Later that day, Agnes took it online. She med the Delgado family for killing her daughter and she was going to press charges against them but the people online didn¡¯t have it with her.


    They made sure to st her online to cause new troubles.


    ¡®It¡¯s not their fault you mislead your daughter into chasing after a married man¡¯


    ¡®You were nothing but a bad mother, you killed your daughter with your hands¡¯


    ¡®If you dare go near the Delgado or you even think of touching Skyler or Mason then consider yourself dead too¡¯


    ¡®Shameless bitch, you think your daughter¡¯s death is enough? You¡¯re the next in line


    ¡®By the way, your daughter was a really ugly model! We don¡¯t miss her!¡¯


    ¡®Leave the Delgado alone and if your daughteres out as your daughter in the next life then teach her well!¡¯


    Not only she was getting lots of hate, but she wasn¡¯t qualified to press charges on the Delgado so she went directly to their mansion.


    If she would live the rest of her life being horrible then she would shatter the family with the news she was about to break down to them.


    ¡°Miss I think you should leave¡± The guards had been trying to push her away but she kept yelling for the old man toe down and she wouldn¡¯t leave until he saw her today.


    ???


    ¡°Dad I don¡¯t think it¡¯s smart enough to go outside and see her. That woman just lost her daughter, she should be in so much pain so why don¡¯t we just leave her, when she¡¯s tired she will leave¡± Dn said when she saw the old man step out of his study.


    ¡°She has been there for four hours and besides I wouldn¡¯t let her touch. If seeing my face can cause her to leave and never return then don¡¯t you think I should?¡± Grandpa Mario replied to Dn.


    ¡°I think Grandpa is right, let¡¯s just go see what she has to say so she can leave. We have kids in this house and they can¡¯t sleep due to all the noises¡± Mason walked in with his hands in his jogger pocket.


    He didn¡¯t go to work since it was a Sunday.


    Dn didn¡¯t want to argue with them so he just nodded. The old man, Mason, and Dn went down and the moment Agnes saw them, she stopped screaming and burst out into hystericughter.


    ¡°Is this what you are going to tell us?¡± The old man asked with a dry face.


    ¡°You guys ruined my life and what I¡¯m about to say here together is something none of you expect one person to know about in this family and it will ruin your life. You!¡± Her eyes flew to Mason and she wasn¡¯t even done talking when a helicopter flew followed by a gunshot and before they knew it, Agnes dropped dead.


    The old man pushed Mason and Dn behind him incase if something else was going to happen but nothing.


    The three looked up in shock before looking down at Agnes, who was lying in her pool of blood.

 111

    111 ( Taking Scarlett out for shopping )


    SOME MONTHS LATER¡ï


    Months had passed already, Felix was still serving his punishment, and Agnes and Hailey were gone. Mason hadn¡¯t been getting threats from anyone so it felt like the Delgado had been out of danger.


    Also during the month that passed, Linda was canceled online for trying to mess with the Delgados again.


    She made a video saying Mason dumped her to marry Skyler. She exined that they were together in Paris and Skyler stole Mason from him but unfortunately the people online and even the gossip news weren¡¯t buying it. They chased her out and she was also given a warning to pay a certain amount of money if she tried harassing anyone from the Delgado family again.


    Linda knewing for the Delgado family after they had just won a battle wasn¡¯t the best idea so she made her decision to fly back to Paris. After all, when Mason left her, she had been having a good time fooling serval rich men.


    Currently, Skyler was getting ready to go to work with her kids, they were past seven months already and they were old enough to follow her out.


    ¡°There, the socks look good on you more than it does on Scarlett,¡± Skyler said after dressing Maxwell.


    ording to what happened earlier, it looked like Scarlett wasn¡¯t happy with her mom so she had been clinging to Mason. Earlier she wanted breast milk and Skyler refused to give her because she just finished eating which resulted in a little fight.


    Mason didn¡¯t want to get involved, he just wanted to carry his kids.


    ¡°Mason bring her over so I can give her something nice to wear¡± Skyler faced Mason while standing akimbo but the little girl refused toe down from her father¡¯s arms.


    ¡°Baby, I know you¡¯re angry because mummy did not give you any more food to eat but you should let her dress you up¡± Mason tried putting her down but she clinged on him even tighter and squeezed her face, ready to cry.


    ¡°Fine, then let Daddy dress you up! Maxwell let¡¯s go¡± Skyler rolled her eyes and took Maxwell along with him. The boy kept smiling like nothing happening between his sister and his money concerned him.


    Mason sighed and took his daughter to the bed. He looked at the diapers with no idea of how to put them on for her.


    ¡°Scarlett having daddy put on your clothes for you is a bad idea, daddy doesn¡¯t know what to do¡± he gave her a sorry look and a knock sounded on the door, and Ivy entered.


    ¡°Skyler told me about her little fight with Scarlett and she guessed that you might not be able to help the cutie get dressed so she asked me toe,¡± Ivy said with a smile, she waved at Scarlett and Scarlett began to p happily as she waited for Ivy toe.


    The little girl was fond of Ivy simply because Ivy did sneak food inside her mouth, she knew Skyler wouldn¡¯t approve but it would be harmless to give the little girl some to try.


    Mason pressed his lips together and moved back for Ivy toe forward. He wouldn¡¯t lie, he couldn¡¯t dress her up.


    Ivy wore the diapers for her and fixed up the little girl¡¯s clothes and hair before carrying her up.


    ¡°Can Scarlett apany me to work please, I promise I will drop by yourpany and bring her back by twelve¡± She gave Mason a pleading look.


    ¡°What if she is hungry?¡±  Mason asked.


    ¡°Bro, Scarlett is getting close to ten months. She is not only open to breast milk now, she can drink another type of baby milk apart from breast milk¡± Ivy replied and made Scarlett face her.


    ¡°Scar, do you wanna step out with Aunty?¡± She asked softly.


    ¡°Tes¡± Scarlett responded with her baby voice. She meant to say yes.


    ¡°Oh my, she said yes! Don¡¯t worry she is safe with me¡± Without waiting for something else, Ivy immediately left with her.


    Skyler was carrying Maxwell and waiting outside for Mason toe out and they finally met Masoning out without Scarlett.


    ¡°Taa.. bo bo bo ta ta¡± Maxwell pointed at Mason and uttered gibberish.


    ¡°Mummy didn¡¯t get that but yes, mummy sees Mason isn¡¯t with Scarlett¡± Skyler nodded.


    ¡°Ba?¡± Maxwell looked at Skyler.


    ¡°Yes Dad¡± Skyler smiled.


    Mason finally got to them and the little boy stretched his hands for Mason to carry him. Mason smiled and did as his son asked.


    ¡°Ba¡­ Ba..¡± he looked at his daddy¡¯s face, Mason couldn¡¯t quite understand but it felt like the boy was trying to call him daddy.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m Daddy and that is Mummy¡± he pointed to Skyler.


    ¡°Ba¡± Maxwell uttered again before putting his hand in his mouth to sock.


    That was the only thing the boy could say when he saw them. To them, ba means daddy in baby¡¯snguage but he doesn¡¯t know that, he refers to both his mother and father as ba ba.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go little champ,e on¡± Mason took the boy with one hand and used his other hand to hold Skyler.


    ¡°Where is Scarlett?¡± Skyler asked him on his way out.


    ¡°Ivy took her along with her, she said she would bring her back by twelve¡± Mason replied as their trait left the staircase.


    ???????


    BABY MALL¡ï


    Ivy brought Scarlett here with a friend. The little girl was sitting in the cart as Ivy drove her around the mall.


    ¡°She is really cute, you say her name is Scarlett so can I carry her for just a little second¡± Nicole, Ivy¡¯s friend tried lifting the girl but the little girl turned to the other side.


    She would not let anyone who was not a Delgado,y their hands on her.


    ¡°Awwn, she even looks so good while refusing me. Well little Scarlett, you just earned yourself a sweet¡± Nicole opened her bag and brought out a lollipop.


    She passed it to the girl but she didn¡¯t collect it.


    ¡°Come on Scar, you can take it! She¡¯s Aunty¡¯s friend¡± Ivy said softly, she collected the sweet from Nicole and had Scarlett who didn¡¯t waste time to take it.


    ¡°Anyways my boyfriend finally proposed to me after two long years of dating. I finally think I¡¯m ready to just settle down in marriage with the man, I love¡± Nicole showed Ivy her middle finger and Ivy gasped.


    ¡°When did this happen?¡± The surprised look couldn¡¯t fade from Ivy¡¯s face.


    ¡°He suddenly called me, saying he had a surprise dinner for me and I should get dressed which I did. He took me to a rooftop and asked me to marry him¡± Nicole smiled brightly, showing off her cute brace teeth.


    ¡°Aww, I¡¯m jealous! It¡¯s been almost two years since ke and I started dating. I can¡¯t wait for him to propose to me too, I¡¯m also ready to get married¡± Ivy let out a cute smile before pushing the cart to some other ces after buying a lot of toys and snacks for Scarlett.


    The little girl let out a short cry and Ivy carried her up. ¡°What do you want baby girl?¡± She asked softly.


    ¡°Ma..¡± Scarlett cutely squeezed her face. Her eyes were sparkling as she put her hands on her mouth and began sucking it.


    ¡°You finally want to see your mummy, you¡¯re not angry with her anymore?¡± Ivy smiled and Scarlett removed her hands from her mouth.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°Ma?¡± She said softly while looking intensely at Ivy.


    ¡°Yes I will take you to see your mummy let¡¯s go¡± Ivy smiled and Nicole pushed the cart to the cashier to pay.


    When they finally stepped out, Nicole waved at Scarlett but she only responded by looking elsewhere.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry cutie, you will like me soon¡± Nicole chuckled and they both entered their separate car.

 112

    112     ( It was him all along)


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Skyler was with Maxwell while Mason was out for a conference meeting. The boy kept disturbing her each time she tried sketching some designs.


    ¡°Pretty boy mummy is working, she will y with you when she¡¯s done okay¡± Skyler gave him a pleading look.


    The door opened and Ivy stepped in with Scarlett.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think she wants to fight anymore, she misses you¡± As she brought Scarlett to Skyler, the little girl was stretching her tiny arms, ready to be carried.


    Skyler smiled and carried her while the little girl hugged her mom tight.


    ¡°You miss mummy?¡± Skyler asked.


    ¡°Ma¡± the little girl replied, that was all she could say. She would refer to both Skyler and Mason as ¡®ma¡¯ meaning mom while Maxwell would refer to both of them as ¡®ba¡¯ meaning dad.


    ¡°Mummy misses you too¡± Skyler was happy that her daughter was back to her.


    In no time, Mason walked in with a tired look on his face. He had been in the board room for hours but his face brightened up when he saw Scarlett with her mother.


    ¡°She misses you, I knew her act wouldn¡¯tst¡± he chuckled and pecked Skyler¡¯s cheeks before leaning close to kiss his kids.


    ¡°Ba¡± Maxwell crawled to his father¡¯s side and Mason happily picked him up.


    ???????


    JIGGY?COM¡ï


    It was getting to evening and Edna stepped out of her office dressed in a red tight gown and makeup, she was going on a blind date Zita set up for her.


    ording to him, she wasn¡¯t getting younger anytime soon so she should go on a date maybe this could be better than Zach whose rtionship juststed for seven months.


    She bumped into Miguel on her way to her and she slowly pressed her lips together.


    ¡°You¡¯re going on your blind date?¡± He asked her and she nodded.


    ¡°Okay,¡± he shrugged.


    ¡°You¡¯re not mad?¡± She slowly asked him.


    ¡°About what? That I¡¯m not the one you¡¯re going out with? Come on don¡¯t worry about that, I¡¯m fine and besides it will be a bad thing if we be a thing¡± he rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Why?¡± She gave him a curious look.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry, just go, you will bete for your date¡± Miguel smiled at her.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow then¡± Edna smiled back before walking away. The moment she was out of sight, his face turned serious.


    ¡°You will soon find out¡± he muttered in a deadpan serious t tone before going back in.


    Edna got to the restaurant, after looking around for a few seconds. She saw a tall man, a slender figure sitting on an empty table and she guessed that must be her date.


    He wasn¡¯t that bad after all, she smiled with thought before going to sit opposite him. That evening, Edna enjoyed her date and they decided to take things slow to see how things would go for them.


    ???????


    TWO DAYS LATER ¡ï


    Ivy came out of her room looking all dressed with her face all dolled up.


    ¡°Where to?¡± Edna who was with Maxwell and helping him take some milk with his feeder asked.


    ¡°When do you start caring about where I am going or not? Anyways I¡¯m going out with ke, we are going to have a romantic lunch¡± Ivy flipped her hair backwards as she said proudly.


    ¡°I¡¯m also seeing someone new, he¡¯s handsome, rich, and sweet, his name is Duchene Milestone, from the Milestone family. They create furniture designs¡± Edna said proudly.


    ¡°Aww, a Delgado and Milestone. Fashion designers and furniture creators, perfect match¡± Ivy gave a kind of smile before she walked out.


    Edna only rolled her eyes.


    ?????


    JK HOSPITAL ¡ï


    Jacob just took off his nose mask and hand gloves as he stepped out of the theater. The moment he got to his office, he met his ringing.


    It was that doctor who never called him back after so long. He almost forgot the connection he had with them.


    He picked and the doctors said some things to him before he rushed back to the hospital.


    When Jacob returned to the Delgado mansion, he didn¡¯t talk to anyone. He just rushed into Ivy¡¯s room, confusing the people present.


    ¡°Why isn¡¯t Ivy in her room, can someone reach out to her please?¡± He asked in haste.This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    ¡°What is the matter?¡± Grandpa Mario was sitting with Antonio and they were both ying chess.


    ¡°Ivy Grandpa, Ivy is not safe out there, it¡¯s been her boyfriend all along¡± Jacob replied and they were still giving him a confused look.


    ¡°Ivy¡¯s boyfriend was responsible for Mason¡¯s ident and all other things that happened to Mason including the bomb on Ivy¡¯sunch. It was all him Grandpa¡± Jacob exined.

 113

    113 ( He lied to everyone)


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    Alvin knocked on the door to Mason¡¯s office before stepping in while holding a package box, the same package box Mason usually receives when he always gets threatened.


    ¡°Boss, it¡¯s for you again¡± Alvin dropped it on the table and the difference here was Skyler was sitting beside him. Her kids weren¡¯t with her, they were in the mansion because they wanted to stay with their great-grandfather.


    ¡°Why are the both of you looking at way? Did you order something?¡± She asked and he took a deep breath before staring at her.


    ¡°It¡¯s like a long friend of mine is back and ready to step on us again¡± he replied before slowly opening the box.


    There was a letter and a phone.


    ¡°I thought you said those threatening you haven¡¯t bothered you in a while?¡± Skyler asked when she saw it.


    ¡°I thought so too, but let¡¯s see what this person has today¡± he murmured before opening the letter.


    It says I have your sister and immediately after that, the phone beeped and a picture of Ivy tied to a chair, appeared on the phone screen.


    Skyler¡¯s eyes widened and so as Mason. The phone began ringing and Mason didn¡¯t waste a second to pick it up.


    ¡°Where is she!?¡± He stood up and asked in a loud voice.


    Instead of ke who was on the bed phone, he beganughing and Mason couldn¡¯t stand him.


    ¡°I said! Where is she? Why do you have my sister you bastard!¡± Mason repeated his question.


    ¡°You should find me if you wanna find out Mason and don¡¯t worry. I¡¯m not gonna hide this time¡± ke let out a creepy smile before ending the call.


    ¡°Alvin, get the tracking device! We have somewhere to go¡± Mason faced Alvin who nodded before leaving the office, Mason was about to go with him when Skyler held him back.


    ¡°Let me go with you¡± She looked at him with pleading eyes.


    ¡°Go beautiful, it won¡¯t be safe out there so you should go home and stay with the kids¡± he gave her a soft reply.


    Skyler wanted to argue but she reasoned what he said and pressed her lips together. Mason was right, it wouldn¡¯t be smart if she followed him. If something bad happens to both of them then the kids will be alone.


    She slowly let go of his hands and nodded.


    When Mason got into the car with Alvin, his phone began ringing and it was from the old man. He sighed and picked up the call.


    ¡°Mason, Ivy is in danger,¡± the old man said in a rush and he wasn¡¯t able to break the full news because he got interrupted.


    ¡°I know and I know who took her and I think I might know where they are¡± he replied.


    ¡°Then you should wait for me so we can go together,¡± the old man said but Mason didn¡¯t.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Grandpa, it¡¯s too dangerous and since this person has been after me then I think I should go alone. Don¡¯t worry about me Grandpa, watch over Skyler and my kids¡± After saying that, Mason hung up.


    Grandpa Mario shouted Mason¡¯s name twice from the phone but it was useless.


    ¡°Damn that stupid brat!¡± The old man couldn¡¯t help but curse.


    ????


    When Jacob got to the hospital, he met the doctor standing outside like he was waiting for him.


    ¡°Doc¡± Jacob moved forward. ¡°You called me after so long, how is the girl? Is she finally awake?¡±  He asked.


    ¡°Yes she finally woke up but she is acting strange. She keeps repeating a word over and over so I called you over maybe you might understand her¡± the doctor replied.


    Jacob sighed before going in. He met the girl sitting on the bed and curling herself like she was scared of everywhere.


    ¡°Miss¡± he moved closer and she faced him with her eyes widened.


    ¡°And move closer!¡± She pointed at him.


    Jacob stopped moving.


    ¡°Listen, miss, I¡¯m not going to hurt you, I¡¯m on your side, I¡¯m here to help you,¡± he said softly.


    After some seconds, she finally put her hands down.


    ¡°I saw you in the middle of the road and I


    wanted to know you were alone, covered in blood, what happened to you? Who hurt you?¡± He asked softly.


    The girl held her head tight as the memories suddenly came back to her.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°It was him! He had been lying to everyone! He had been lying to everyone. He¡¯s not what he seems, it¡¯s him!¡± She said.


    ¡°It¡¯s who? Who are you talking about?¡± Jacob asked.


    ¡°ke Andrews¡± she replied.


    ????


    Ivy smiled when she saw Patrick, ke¡¯s manager,ing to pick her up with his car.


    ¡°Miss, let¡¯s go ke is already waiting for you¡± Patrick smiled at her.


    Ivy nodded and stepped into the car. She couldn¡¯t wait to see the surprise that ke had for her and somehow, she hoped he was going to propose to her. She believes she is ready to get married andmitted to him.


    Patrick finally stood at an iplete building which made Ivy smile and slowly turned to a frown.


    ¡°Are you sure ke is here¡± she looked confused.


    ¡°Don¡¯t start judging a book by its cover miss. ke is waiting toe in¡± Patrick smiled at her and Ivy slowly came down.


    They began going up and Patrick slowly let out a smirk when they got to the rooftop.


    Ivy¡¯s worried face changed back to a smile when she got to the rooftop. It was decorated romantically, with lots of flowers and colored books and she could already see ke backing her.


    She smiled brightly but it slowly turned back to a frown when ke faced her. He had a gun and he was pointing it to her face.


    ¡°Hello there my love¡± he smiled at her.

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    114   ( You¡¯re so vain )


    Ivy blinked repeatedly, she slowly turned back to look at Patrick, and to get surprise, he was also pointing a gun at her face.


    ¡°What is going on here?¡± She asked with a confused look, was this part of the surprise or what?


    Suddenly some footsteps were heard. It was like a person putting on heels. Finally, a female figure stood next to ke, revealing the face of Regina with her gun pointed at Ivy too.


    ¡°Surprise,¡± she said with a smile filled with mockery.


    Ivy still didn¡¯t understand what was happening. Why was her boyfriend pointing a gun at her, why was his ex also where she noticed a male figure sitting on the swivel chair backing her?


    ¡°Are you a fool or what? What kind of you¡¯re being used don¡¯t you understand?¡± Regina rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand, ke exin what is happening?¡± Ivy gave ke a look, her eyes were already teary.


    ¡°You¡¯ve been used Ivy, you¡¯re so vain thinking I would leave a girl as hurt as Regina just to date you? My rtionship with you was scripted and it¡¯s time to put it all to an end¡± he exined and Regina gave her a loser smile.


    Ivy shook her head before bursting out intoughter. She shook her head, not believing all that ke had just said.


    ¡°You¡¯re lying, I know you¡¯re trying to fool me well I¡¯m very scared so can we just go back to being normal?¡± Ivy tried talking to herself.


    ¡°You¡¯re so vain Ivy¡± Regina smiled.


    ¡°Well, what do you want from me? You want me to cry in my room because you just broke my heart? Well, you win okay? I was a fool, you seeded but tell me ke, look into my eyes and say you never loved me and you were using me to y the damn fool!¡± She said to him, trying not to let a loud cry escape from her lips.


    ke moved closer to her and stopped just a few inches away from her, looking into her eyes.


    ¡°Everything we shared right from day one had always been scripted. No Ivy, it don¡¯t mean a thing to me¡± he made sure to look into her eyes and uttered every single word.


    Ivy couldn¡¯t hold it anymore, she burst out into a loud cry. ¡°How could you do this to me? You¡¯ve been with me for always two years and none of it is real? How could you even do all these without flinching!!¡± She began crying.


    ¡°That¡¯s because I¡¯m a great actor¡± he smiled at her.


    Ivy couldn¡¯t hold it, she raised her hands to his face and gave him a heavy p. ¡°What have I ever done to you? Why did you do this to me, what do you want from me?¡± She screamed at him at the top of her lungs.


    ¡°You think I want something from you? Oh Ivy you¡¯re so vain¡± heughed and before gripping her neck.


    ¡°The only person I need is your brother because he has something of mine that I want,¡± he said with so much hatred in his eyes and looked before using his gun to hit her on the head, making her ck out.


    ???????


    PRESENT ¡ï


    ke was sitting on the chair and ying with his gun with a bored expression on his face. Somewhere beside him, Ivy was passed out and tied to a chair.


    Patrick finally walked in, he whispered something in ke¡¯s ears and ke smiled before slowly standing up.


    ¡°Let them bring him in¡± he couldn¡¯t stop himself from smiling after saying that.


    A few secondster, Mason slowly walked in with two men pointing their guns at his head.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this the almighty Mason Delgado?¡± ke said with a smile and Mason was looking at him in nothing but anger.


    ¡°You have been harassing me right from day one, I don¡¯t know what you want from me?¡± Mason spoke so casually like he wasn¡¯t afraid meanwhile he was a bit clueless about what to do on the inside.


    He wasn¡¯t even sure if he would be able to make it out of there alive.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you might be thinking I want money but you have no idea what I want!¡± ke looked at Mason with a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you, aren¡¯t I?¡± Mason gave him a nk look.


    ¡°I want you Mason, I want your life and your ce in this earth. I don¡¯t want to be ke Andrews, I won¡¯t be Mason Delgado. I want to walk out of this ce as Mason fucking Delgado!!¡± ke yelled like a mad person.


    Mason shook his head, truly this man had lost it. How could he not suspect this man a bit?


    ¡°When I get out of here, I promise to lock you in a psychiatric hospital¡± Mason replied and ke angrily picked a remote from the table next to him.


    ¡°I bet you must be thinking your sister is tied to a normal rope. If I press this button just like this¡± he pressed the remote button and Ivy suddenly screamed awake.


    ¡°She would be electrocuted¡± hepleted his sentence with a smile.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Mason¡¯s eyes widened.


    ¡°You forgot to tell him that that is not his sister¡± The swivel chair suddenly turned and when Mason saw the man sitting there, his eyes widened.


    ¡°Dad?¡± He gave Dn a confused look.


    ¡°You¡¯re mistake, Mason. He is not your dad? He is mine¡± ke said with a smirk.


    ¡°And not just that, you aren¡¯t real, I don¡¯t even know who you are, I don¡¯t know if you are Mason Delgado or not¡± Dn added, and Mason¡¯s look turned even more confused.


    What was happening? What does Dn and this so-called Ivy brother talking about? What do they mean by he isn¡¯t real and what does ke mean by Dn is his dad and Ivy isn¡¯t his sister?

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    115 ( Explode )


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION ¡ï


    ¡°I¡¯m really scared for Mason, I think I should have just followed him when he said he wanted to go¡± Skyler couldn¡¯t stop pacing around.


    She had to feed her twins to make sure they were having their afternoon nap.


    ¡°And I¡¯m still not over the fact that ke has been the one doing all these. He came for dinner once and looks nothing but sweet so I don¡¯t get it, what if my new boyfriend is a traitor¡± Edna began wondering.


    ¡°And you see this is why I¡¯m still single, I hate having my heart broken¡± Hudson pouted.


    Jacob didn¡¯t say anything, he was just leaning by the wall as he listened to them talk. His face only moved when Grandpa Mario climbed down the stairs.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°I already tracked Mason¡± he announced.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with you¡± Jacob left the wall and walked towards him.


    ¡°And I¡¯ll stay with thedies probably because I¡¯m not scared at all¡± Hudson let out a nervous smile.


    Grandpa Mario didn¡¯t have his time. He opened the suitcase he was holding and gave a gun to Jacob.


    ¡°It¡¯s registered by the government just in case anything happens,¡± he said and Jacob stared at the gun before nodding.


    They were about to leave when Skyler stopped them.


    ¡°Grandpa why don¡¯t you just call the police, it¡¯s going to be too dangerous and if anything happens to you, it will be really sad because everyone looks up to you¡± Skyler had a nervous look on her face as she talked to him.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me, I went to the military school so it isn¡¯t my first time doing this kind of thing¡± he smiled at her.


    ¡°Then be careful¡± Skyler muttered and he nodded before stepping out with Jacob.


    Grandpa Mario didn¡¯t just take Jacob with him. He also took Trent and some other bodyguards.


    ¡°To prevent something like this in the future then everyone breaks up with your partner¡± Hudson announced but no one replied to him, instead all he got was res.


    ¡°You need to learn how to be serious, especially in times like this¡± Rosa gave him a harsh look.


    ???????


    ROOFTOP ¡ï


    Nothing butughtering from ke filled the room. He was happy because he finally got to crack that expressionless face from Mason.


    ¡°You better exin yourself because I can¡¯t understand you! What is the meaning of all you have been saying?¡± Mason¡¯s voice was hard, he refused to run mad.


    Ivy was also awake but her eyes were filled with tears with so much question running through her mind. If ke was Dn¡¯s son as he had imed and Dn was her father then all these while, she had been in a rtionship with her brother but why did he do this?


    Mason looked at Dn, he was speechless with nothing to say.


    ¡°I know you never treated me like your son and I might have cried about that when I was a kid but you know I don¡¯t give a f?ck now but I don¡¯t understand, you got to exin what is happening,¡± Mason said to him.


    ¡°What kind of I¡¯m not your father don¡¯t you understand Mason? You and I are rted in zero ways¡± Dn replied.


    ¡°Then why are you with me? What do you have for me? If he was your son all these while then why have you been hiding him?¡±  Mason didn¡¯t hold back from asking his question and Dn sighed.


    He pped his hands and a muffled scream was hearding towards them. Someone had Maya and her mouth was tied in a tape.


    ¡°You need a lot of exnation to get through this but don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t be greedy. I sure would take my time to exin¡± Dn smiled and pointed to a chair for Mason to have his sit.


    ¡°If you think I will tie you up then you¡¯re wrong but I¡¯ve got your sister. If you try anything, she¡¯s going to explode¡± Dn said and no tears came out of Ivy¡¯s eyes.


    Why was her father and boyfriend doing this to her?


    Mason slowly took his seat and ke smiled along with Dn before they both sat on the chair opposite him.


    ¡°So where do we start from, maybe I should have Maya exin her part first,¡± Dn said and a guard pulled the tape off Maya¡¯s mouth.


    The first thing Maya did was to start crying.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you to cry woman, I asked you to start exining! Tell Mason everything he doesn¡¯t know and how I wish that old man was here, he also deserves to hear this don¡¯t you think¡± Dn faced ke, and ke nodded.


    ¡°Stay away from my grandpa if I were you¡± Mason spoke from where he was sitting.


    ¡°Look at you Mason, you are helpless right now but you¡¯re still trying to threaten us. Everything you do just make me wanna be you so bad¡± ke had an amused look on his face as he spoke.


    Suddenly two guards entered with Grandpa Mario and Jacob.


    ¡°We found them outside¡± one of the guards reported and Mason¡¯s eyes widened when he saw them.


    ¡°Grandpa I thought I told you not to bother, how did you know I¡¯m here?¡± Mason gave the old man a sharp look before looking at Jacob. ¡°And you came with him? Are the both of you out of your mind!¡± Mason couldn¡¯t hide how angry he was with them.


    ¡°We just wanted to help¡± Jacob simply replied and Mason felt like standing up from the chair and hitting him.


    ¡°Old man, I was talking about you just now, I said you deserve to sit with your beloved and favorite grandson as you y story time with us¡± Dn smiled the moment that old man set his eyes on him.


    ¡°What is going on Dn?¡± Old man Mario looked confused.


    ¡°Grandpa, he¡¯s our enemy now,¡± Mason said dryly.


    ¡°Yeah and tell your grandpa and your loser of a cousin to have their seat,¡± ke said.

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    116   ( Bastard of the Delgado  )


    ¡°Grandpa you should sit down, they tied a bomb around Ivy¡± Mason muttered and the old man had no other choice than to sit down, Jacob also sat down.


    ¡°So you were a bitte dad, I just told Mason that I¡¯m not his son but ke¡± After Dn said that ke looked at the old man with a smug smirk.


    ¡°And are you surprised that I kept a secret?  Are you surprised that I¡¯m not the only one with a secret?¡± Dn faced the old man with a smirk.


    Mason and Jacob looked confused, wondering what Dn was talking about and why he was looking at the old man.


    ¡°That¡¯s right Dad, I saw the letter, I saw the letter she kept for you before she died. I know what you are hiding from everyone¡± Dn added and the old man shut his eyes tight.


    ¡°What is he talking about Grandpa?¡± Mason slowly faced the old man.


    ¡°No now is not the time to talk about that, why did we start talking about who Mason is,¡± Dn said before facing Maya.


    ¡°Come on dear, tell them how you barged into my life when you were already pregnant and how you thought you fooled me for years that this bastard was my son!¡± Dn yelled at Maya¡¯s face, he pointed at Mason when he said ¡®this bastard¡¯


    Maya was doing nothing other than to cry.


    ¡°And you wouldn¡¯t say that after giving birth to bastard Delgado, you couldn¡¯t convince again and you stole your so-called daughter from Emily and had the poor woman fooled that she was barren, you made her husband divorce her when you were the one who spoiled her womb¡± Dn fired again.


    The shock was the only look present on the faces that were hearing the news for the first time.


    Ivy¡¯s eyes were red and widened, tears wanted to fall off but they didn¡¯t with the news she was just receiving.


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you talking Maya!! Open your mouth and talk and did you also tell them that you killed Jacob¡¯s dad when he found out about your dark secret and you arranged everything and made it look like he killed himself¡± Dn dropped another one and this time Jacob stood up from chair.


    ¡°What?¡± He was shocked.


    Mason kept listening, he couldn¡¯t say anything with all he was hearing.


    ¡°Everyone has spent their time thinking that teenager has been the bastard of the Delgado family meanwhile the real bastard has been the leader all along¡± Dn burst out intoughter after saying this.


    Maya was already crying. She couldn¡¯t stop her tears, everything she had been hiding for so long was falling free like watering out of a fountain.


    ¡°What¡¯s that look on your face Mason? Are you surprised that your whole life has been a lie? Your mother is a psycho, your sister is not your sister, your grandpa is not your grandpa, your dad is your dad and in short, your family is not your family! Is your name even real, do you think you deserved to be called Mason Delgado?¡± ke said with a look field with nothing other than mockery.


    Mason didn¡¯t know what to feel about all he had just heard. He was damn right confused as didn¡¯t even have an idea of what to do anymore.


    All that kept ying in his mind was the words; ¡°You are a loser¡±


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    ¡°Okay, I just found out where they are,¡± Duchene said from the screen.


    ¡°Really?¡± Skyler put Maxwell back in his cart as she went to join Edna in her seat to look at the screen.


    Edna said her boyfriend was good at track and he helped them track where the old man and Mason were.


    ¡°Do you think it will be a good idea to call the police?¡± Hudson had an unsure look on his face after he asked.


    ¡°They can¡¯t do it alone, I know Grandpa Mario ims to be in the military but that was years ago. He is eighty now, obviously, his bones can¡¯t be as strong as before¡± Emily said and Rosa agreed with her.


    ¡°That¡¯s right, doing this means helping Grandpa, Mason, Ivy, and Jacob. The kids will be sad if they lose either one of them¡± Edna said and Skyler nodded in agreement.


    ¡°Fine¡± Hudson sighed and brought out his phone. He dialed his police line and after some rings, they picked up.


    ¡°I¡¯m Hudson Delgado and I¡¯m calling to report a kidnap case,¡± he said to the officers.


    ¡°You can send us your location sir¡± the officers replied and Hudson nodded.


    ???????


    ROOFTOP ¡ï


    ¡°Yeah, I won¡¯t being to work today, I already told my assistant to tell you I¡¯m not feeling well¡± Regina faced a cough as she was climbing down the stairs of the rooftop.


    She decided to stroll around. She didn¡¯t want to be part of a family affair. She just wanted to be there when Ivy got a p on her face and she was finally leaving after getting what she came for.


    On her way out, she noticed a police car stopped and some officers came down. Her eyes widened and she immediately rushed back in just to warn ke that they had been ratted on.


    Regina got back in, Mason, the old man had Jacob were still sitting.


    ¡°ke, I think you should retreat! The police are here?¡± She reported.


    Everyone stood up.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    ¡°You called the corps?¡± Dn faced Mason with a fierce look.


    ¡°There is no time Dad, let¡¯s get out of here,¡± ke said but before he knew it, a kick from Masonnded on his face and the bomb remote was snatched from him.


    ¡°Jacob, take it outside!!¡± Mason threw the remote for Jacob.


    Jacob caught it without missing and he began running out.


    ¡°Don¡¯t let them get away Dad to something?¡± ke managed to speak and admit pain and Dn picked up his gun, aimed it at Jacob¡¯s back, and pulled the trigger.


    ¡°Jacob!!!¡± Mason yelled with a terrified look but it was toote, Grandpa Mario already blocked the way and took the bullet.

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    ¡°Jacob!!!¡± Mason yelled with a terrified look but it was toote, Grandpa Mario already blocked the way and took the bullet for him.


    ¡°Grandpa!!¡± Mason yelled and ran over to where his grandpa was, even Jacob had to stop running when he heard the gunshot.


    ¡°Grandpa¡± he also ran to meet the old man who was now in Mason¡¯s arms.


    The police already filed the ce with their guns. They were pointing it at ke and Dn.


    ¡°You two are under arrest for kidnapping and also women trafficking. You have the right to remain silent for everything you say would be used against you in the cut ofw¡± the leading officer said and Dn was still gripping his gun tight.


    Looking down at the bleeding old man, he wished he could just die on the spot so the Delgados could have something to grieve with.


    He slowly dropped his gun and the police came to put both him and ke in shackles and then led them to the police car. At the same time, an ambnce car also stopped to take the old man.


    ????


    When the police car stopped in front of the station, there were lots of reporters and paparazzi waiting and ke was wondering how they got updated so fast.


    Is it what we are thinking? You¡¯re traffickers with that father of Mason Delgado


    Mr Dn, why did you kidnap your daughter?


    Is the news true?


    Mr Dn Delgado, please answer us


    ke Andrews, have you been lying to your fans that you¡¯re a good person and you¡¯re lying to them?


    It was never really over between you and Regina, was it?


    Regina was also present, she was handcuffed and there were lots of shes on her face which she was trying to cover.


    The three were then escorted to the prison and it wasn¡¯t up to an hour when many headline news broke.


    ke and Dn Delgado had been arrested for women trafficking


    Is Dn Delgado truly a Delgado


    Grandpa Mario has been shot and is currently in the hospital struggling for life.


    Ivy Delgado¡¯s kidnap was nned by Regina, ke, and her father Dn.


    A lot of questions and fights were happening on the inte with everything that just happened and currently in the hospital the whole of Delgados was present because the old man was in the emergency ward.


    ¡°I begged him, I said there was no need for him to get involved but he ignored me and Jacob you had to apany a man in his 80s when you know there would be a fight!!¡± Mason faced Jacob in anger.


    ¡°Don¡¯t start by pinning the me on my son. He helped you a lot!¡± Rosa fired at Mason with an angry face.


    ¡°Guys instead of arguing can we just pray that Grandpa should get better? Will you? be happy if the doctor steps out and says he couldn¡¯t save Grandpa!!¡± Skyler yelled and everyone kept quiet.


    The babies were actually with some nurse because she couldn¡¯t leave them. Ivy and Maya were also at the hospital, they also obtained injuries while they were held captive with ke and Dn earlier.


    After about an hour and thirty minutes, the doctor stepped out of the emergency room and the Delgados almost rushed him.


    ¡°How is Grandpa doctor?¡± Hudson was the first to ask.


    ¡°Good for him, we stopped his bleeding and he didn¡¯t lose too much blood. Due to the healthy lifestyle, your old man is fifty percent strong enough to undergo surgery to take the bullet from his back¡± the doctor replied.


    ¡°So when will the surgery begin?¡± Mason asked.


    ¡°As early as tomorrow afternoon¡± the doctor replied.


    He waited for more questions and when no one asked anything, he continued.


    ¡°You can see him and tell him what you want to tell him tomorrow morning and also pray for him. We that doctors will do everything we can to help him get better¡± After saying that, the doctor left.


    Mason sighed and went to a quiet ce to sit down. After all that happened, he didn¡¯t get much time to sit and ponder about everything he just found that.


    The fact that he is not even Dn¡¯s son, grandpa isn¡¯t his grandpa, Ivy isn¡¯t his sister and his family isn¡¯t his family had him so confused about what he was even actually living for.


    If everything around him had been a lie then what if his life was a lie too? What if he wakes up one morning and suddenly finds out that Skyler isn¡¯t his wife and he didn¡¯t have kids? What if all that was a lie too?


    A soft arm appeared on his shoulders, giving it a gentle squeeze and he slowly moved his head sideways to see Skyler staring at him with a soft look on his face.


    ¡°Your grandpa and everything will be fine. The most important thing is we are free now and no one will bother us in the future¡± she said softly.


    Mason didn¡¯t reply, he kept staring at her face for God knows how long. Skyler smiled and brought her hands to caress his cheeks.


    ¡°Promise me beautiful¡± he finally said something and she looked at him, replying with a nod.


    ¡°Promise that if I open my eyes from my sleep one day. You wouldn¡¯t be gone, I wouldn¡¯t hear that you¡¯re not Skyler, we never married and we never had kids¡± he muttered, staring intensely into her eyes.


    Skyler smiled and leaned to kiss his forehead.


    ¡°Where do you want me to go if I can¡¯t be with you or our kids? I¡¯m not going to go anywhere¡± She gave him an assuring smile.


    Mason pulled her closer to his arms and hugged her tight. The others who were sitting on one side only stared at them.


    ¡°Skyler is such a supporting wife, I can¡¯t wait to get married but I haven¡¯t found a woman that would look at me the way Skyler looks at Mason¡± Hudson muttered.


    ¡°Well, you will have to look at a woman that way first,¡± Edna said and everyone managed tough except Jacob who just rolled his eyes.


    ???????


    NEXT DAY¡ï


    Everyone visited the old man till it was Mason and Skyler.


    ¡°Can I carry my great-grandkids even if it might be thest time I will be touching them?¡± the old man said with his horse voice.


    ¡°Grandpa don¡¯t talk like this¡± Skyler had teary eyes. Looking at the old man, she could see the clear sign off again on his face, by now, two years should have passed since shest arrived at the Delgados¡¯ family.


    There were signs of some aging on the old man¡¯s face. The old man had been nothing but great to them and she only wished that old people didn¡¯t have to die at all but it was impossible.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She stepped out and came back with Maxwell and Skyler. Grandpa Mario smiled, they were going to move to a year soon, and he couldn¡¯t even carry the both of them with his two hands anymore.


    ¡°Great-grandpa loves the both of you, promise that you won¡¯t cause problems to mummy and daddy in the future alright?¡± The old man said with a smile.


    ¡°Tes¡± Scarlett replied. If there was one thing she knew, if anyone tells her alright then she responds with Tes instead of yes but knowing that meaning for now.


    The old man smiled at her cute response.


    ¡°Yeat yaya¡± Maxwell muttered.


    ¡°What did my little champ say?¡± Grandpa Mario asked asked with a smile.


    ¡°Yeat yaya¡± Maxwell repeated with a smile when he noticed everyone was paying attention to him.


    He finally learned to call someone other than his mother and his father.


    ¡°Thank you, Maxwell, this means a lot¡± Grandpa Mario smiled at him.


    Soon Skyler left with the kids since the old man wanted to have an alone word with Mason.


    ¡°In case I don¡¯t make it out alive, the wall behind my bed. There¡¯s a secret safe and your grandma¡¯s name, Juliana is the password. There¡¯s a letter, I should have given it to you before you traveled to Paris but I thought there was no need since it seemed to be going well. After reading, I hope you can forgive me for not telling you earlier¡± the old man said softly.


    Mason shook his head. ¡°I can¡¯t get angry at you grandpa, you made me who I am today even though¡­ even though I¡¯m not really your grandson and I will be out there, waiting for you to walk out of this ce as a fighter, the one you¡¯ve always thought me to be¡± Mason replied with a gentle smile.


    For the first time, he was showing off a sincere smile without Skyler having to force him to.


    The old man brought his dried wrinkled arms to Mason¡¯s face. ¡°You will always be a Delgado no matter what,¡± he said softly.


    ???????


    HOURS LATER ¡ï


    Carson arrived at the hospital. He took his flight from Texas to California when he saw the news about everything that happened and the old man getting surgery.


    ¡°Has the surgery begun?¡± He asked and looked around.


    ¡°He passed a message to you¡± Emily walked over to him.


    ¡°He said he doesn¡¯t care what others think and as long as you were raised here. You are a real Delgado, he said he loves you¡± Emily smiled at him.


    Ivy and Maya were still receiving treatments so they couldn¡¯t say anything to him but Grandpa dropped some words for them in case he didn¡¯t make it out alive.


    A few more minutes the doctor stepped out of the theater. He took off his nose mask, showing off some disappointed look on his face and the members waiting already knew the meaning of that look.


    Grandpa Mario didn¡¯t make it.

 118

    118 The prank


    The members of the Delgado didn¡¯t wait for the doctor to state the obvious from the look on his face before they began mourning.


    ¡°Grandpa can¡¯t be dead yet, he¡¯s a fighter, he can¡¯t just leave us like that¡± Edna cried bitterly.


    ¡°We are sorry, we did our best to save him but his organs were failing, and like I had said earlier. It was a fifty out of fifty. I am pretty sure if he was younger then he would have survived¡± the doctor said sadly.


    ¡°Then can we go in?¡± Mason asked and the doctor nodded at him.T¨ºxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Taking a deep breath, the Delgado family slowly walked in. The monitor wasn¡¯t beeping anymore and there was a body covered in a white cloth from head to toe and they could already tell that he was the old man.


    Some of them couldn¡¯t move anymore, they slumped on the floor and began to cry. It was Mason who courageously and slowly moved forward.


    He slowly brought his shaky hands to the white cloth and pulled it down gently. Presented before him was the lifeless face of the old man.


    His eyes were closed and even though he didn¡¯t n to die now. Mason could tell the old man was at peace knowing everything was in ce and knowing he experienced his great-grandchild calling him great-grandpa.


    A tear dropped from Mason¡¯s eyes as he slowly covered the old man¡¯s corpse with the white nket.


    ¡°He¡¯s gone, grandpa is gone¡± he muttered with a sad look on his face.


    ¡°Who said I¡¯m gone?¡± The sudden voice made all of them pause for some seconds before slowly turning to where the voice came from.


    The old man who looked dead some minute ago was suddenly wide awake like nothing had happened. The Delgados were looking too stunned to speak.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand, what is happening?¡± Carson was the first to speak, nothing but shock filled his entire system.


    The doctor then walked back in with an apologetic look on his face. ¡°Your grandpa insisted we go for a little prank not me, please don¡¯t get mad at me¡± he apologized to the family that was still in shock.


    ¡°Do you have to put on this show old man!¡± Mason didn¡¯t know how to feel. He was happy and angry at the same time but happiness got the best of him.


    At least the old man wasn¡¯t dead.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do that again Grandpa¡± Skyler went to the hospital bed to hug him followed by the other Delgados.


    After a bit of tears of happiness. The old man faced Mason who was standing with Jacob.


    ¡°Are you trying to say that you wouldn¡¯t even burst out in tears if something happened to me?¡± Grandpa Mario had some sort of disappointed look on his face as he stared at Mason then his eyes moved to Jacob.


    ¡°And you¡¯re slowly following his footsteps. I think it¡¯s about time I force both you and Hudson to get married¡± he also scolded.


    ¡°So this was what it was all about?¡± Mason frowned before walking out of the ward.


    The old man sighed in a bit of regret for ying with his family¡¯s feelings like that.


    ¡°I truly apologize for the prank, it¡¯s thest time I¡¯ll do something like this, I promise¡± he gave them a pleading look.


    ¡°We forgive you grandpa¡± Edna smiled and the family turned happy once again.


    ???????


    FEW DAYS LATER; DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Grandpa Mario was forced to stay a few days in the hospital before he was released. Ivy and Maya were also out of the hospital and the moment Maya was out, she was taken to jail to serve her life punishment.


    Currently, the family is gathered in the living room. It was time to have a good discussion, the old man walked in and passed an envelope to Mason.


    ¡°Today we are letting everything out in this family. I¡¯ve been hiding something from everyone for long¡± The old man sat down.


    The family knew about what happened days back. What Dn and Maya did and they were down about it, especially Emily not knowing she had a daughter who had been in this family all these and Rosa who had been ming herself for her husband¡¯s death.


    Ivy has also been down ever since she was released. She had been down with the thought that she had been in a rtionship with her brother all this while.


    ¡°Your grandmamitted suicide¡± the old man started. ¡°But before she did that, she left a letter and she said I should give it to Dn and also Mason when he gets mature¡± Grandpa Mario urged Mason to open the letter.


    When Mason did, he found out that Dn wasn¡¯t only his father but wasn¡¯t the old man¡¯s son too. When Juliana and Mario married, their parents didn¡¯t approve and Juliana wasn¡¯t feeling well. After giving birth to her first son, the doctor said the chances of the boy surviving were low.


    Juliana exchanged her baby with a woman who imed she was not ready to have kids yet which was Dn and ever since then what she did has always haunted her. Each time she closes her eyes, she hears the cries of her son as she puts him in the arms of another woman and she isn¡¯t even sure if he is alive or dead now.


    She wrote the letter because she was so afraid to tell them to thete head of the Delgado, Sergio Delgado thete father of the old man that ruled the family with an iron fist.


    Mason folded thetter when he was done.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand what I¡¯m supposed to do with this information. It has nothing to do with me, Ivy should be given this instead¡± Mason said and Ivy looked at him.


    ¡°He¡¯s right Ivy, Dn is not your father. He¡¯s not my son and he¡¯s not a Delgado, you¡¯re not rted to him or ke in any way¡± Grandpa Mario said then continued.


    ¡°Your real father is from the Salmond family. He divorced Emily when he thought she couldn¡¯t give birth¡± the old man said before looking at Mason again.


    ¡°When Maya was put behind bars, I came to visit her and I asked about your whereabouts. She told me everything, I went there and you wouldn¡¯t believe that the man she ran from was the son Juliana abandoned¡± the old man finally let it out.


    ???????


    NEXT DAY¡ï


    Mason arrived with Skyler and the old man to an old familiar house. He looked at Grandpa and when Grandpa Mario nodded at him, he slowly knocked on the door.


    It opened revealing Miguel in a white singlet. He seemed like he was just waking up from sleep.


    He looked surprised to see the Delgados standing on his doorstep. Mason and Skyler were also surprised to see him.


    ¡°Is your father in?¡± The old man asked.


    Miguel was still stunned to reply when a hoarse male voice sounded from behind.


    ¡°Let them in Miguel¡±


    Mason, Skyler, and the old man were sitting and paying attention to all they just heard. Johnson, Miguel¡¯s father was Julian¡¯s son that she gave out. He wasn¡¯t dead and was surprisingly cured of his illness.


    He married Maya and she abandoned him, taking his baby (Mason) to the Delgado family. Mason and Miguel were brothers of the same father and Mason was a Delgado and still the Grandson of the old man.


    ¡°I knew he looked familiar when I saw him,¡± Skyler said while looking at Miguel. There was a tinge of familiarity between his face and Mason¡¯s. Turns out they were brothers all along.


    That was why Miguel stepped back from Edna when his father exined to him. The person who adopted his father from Juliana told him everything before he died.


    ¡°I don¡¯t me you, I know that if you had known I was your son all along then you would havee to find me since. It¡¯s still so weird to ept that we are a part of you guys and we would need some time to ept it¡± Johnson said to the old man.


    It would also take Mason and the other Delgados some time to get used to what they just found about themselves.

 119 Final

    119 ( Final )


    THREE MONTHS LATER¡ï


    Everything was moving on slowly by slowly. Everyone was finally gettingfortable with themselves, especially in epting that there was a new Delgado among them.


    Edna was the one who had time the most especially when she had a sort of thing with Miguel.


    Ivy just arrived at the police station after so long. She went to see Maya and spilled to her how much she hates her, when she was on her way out, she decided to pay a visit to ke.


    ¡°Ivy, I thought I¡¯d never see you again!¡± ke said the moment he got to the visitation room but all Ivy did was to look at him in disgust.


    ¡°You think I came for you ke? You¡¯re so vain¡± she let out a chuckle.


    ¡°I get you hate me now but I¡¯m sorry Ivy, I regret everything I did to you please can you forgive me¡± ke pleaded.


    Ivy stared at him, he looked like he had suffered a lot, There were a lot of bruises on his face and she felt really happy.


    ¡°I came to see if you¡¯ve suffered enough and I¡¯m sad to see not. You deserve everything and many more toe¡± she scoffed before standing up and leaving.


    Skyler also came to see Maya.


    ¡°Are you here to tell me you hate me too just like everyone did?¡± Maya couldn¡¯t look at Skyler¡¯s face out of shame.


    ¡°You indeed did lots of evil things Maya and I should hate you but I don¡¯t because I believe no one is born bad. There¡¯s still time for you to change Maya, I want you to for once close your eyes and see that you did wrong for once and promise yourself that if you get out of this mess one day you will follow the right path.  I¡¯m telling you this cause you¡¯re still Mason¡¯s mom, you¡¯re that grandmother of my kids and they wouldn¡¯t be happy to hear this story of you when they grow up, that¡¯s all¡± Skyler said before standing up to leave.


    ¡°Skyler¡± Maya called and she turned back.


    ¡°I envy you a lot. You have a good heart and you¡¯re good at making everyone love you. I¡¯m sorry Skyler for everything I did but I don¡¯t need your forgiveness. I just want to say I¡¯m grateful you came here to talk to me¡± Maya said.


    Skyler only smiled at her before leavingpletely.


    ???????


    It was the twins¡¯ one-year-old birthday. There was a party in the mansion for them, the twins were dressed in matching clothes, and had a cake each.


    The family sang the birthday song and took pictures with them. The party was a st but that was not all.


    Mason knelt in front of Skyler with a ring.


    ¡°I had thought of this long before now. I don¡¯t know what would be of me if I didn¡¯t bump into you on the street. It¡¯s like you blessed my life and I don¡¯t want our marriage to happen because I was desperate. I want it to be because I love you so I¡¯m doing it the right way.  Beautiful, will you marry me?¡± Mason¡¯s eyes were sparkling as he waited for an answer.


    Skyler was speechless and happy at the same time. When did Mason n all these? But she was excited to have her dream wedding with him.


    ¡°Oh my god, yes of course!¡± Skyler was d, she stretched her third finger and Mason slid the ring on her finger.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Everyone pped, Mason pulled Skyler up and pulled her for a kiss.


    ¡°Mama and dada?¡± Scarlett pointed at Mason and Skyler as she looked at Carson with a confused face.


    ¡°Yes they are kissing¡± Carson smiled.


    ¡°Ka bo bo ta ta?¡± She said while giving him a curious look.


    ¡°Uncle didn¡¯t get that but yes they are getting married¡± Carson replied.


    ???????


    EPILOGUE¡ï


    Jacob was dressed in a neat tuxedo as he sat on the empty table waiting for his blind date to show up. Grandpa has been forcing him to get into a rtionship and he had to do this to make everything stop.


    His chair moved and a woman sat in front of him. Looking at her face, she looked a little familiar but he didn¡¯t know where he met her.


    ¡°It¡¯s you!¡± She eximed.


    ¡°You know me?¡± He gave her a surprise.


    ¡°You saved me, hit me with your car, and took me to the hospital when I was kidnapped¡± she reminded him.


    Jacob recognized her now. She looked different in a good way, she was well-dressed with some makeup.


    ¡°I see you¡¯re getting better, I didn¡¯t catch your name,¡± he said.


    ¡°It¡¯s Ariel and I know you, you¡¯re Jacob Delgado¡± she replied with a smile.


    Jacob thought she had a nice smile. Maybe he can try to see if he could work things out with her.


    ¡°So would you like to eat anything?¡± He then asked and Ariel only smiled.


    ?????


    ¡°How does it look?¡± Skyler opened the manikin.


    She just finished designing her wedding dress and unlikest time. It was better than the one she made for Felix.


    ¡°You¡¯re so talented sis¡± Ivy couldn¡¯t help but smile.


    ¡°I¡¯m not surprised¡± Ashely rolled her eyes and they allughed.


    Kiara moved towards Skyler and held her hands.


    ¡°Mason is a good man, please make sure to treat him well as well as he treats you,¡± Kiara said to her.


    ¡°I promise ma¡± Skyler smiled and they both shared a hug.


    Mason already nned that after getting married they would move out of the Delgados¡¯ mansion. He has been having a house built to start a life with just Skyler and his kids.


    Finally, it was the wedding day. Mason stood with Miguel, Hudson, and Jacob as he watched his beautiful bride walking towards him at the altar.


    Her dress was really beautiful, he knew she did it herself and couldn¡¯t help but get even more proud of her.


    The family members were sitting with the audience. The old man was at the front with his Maxwell while Kiara carried Scarlett as they watched Skyler with a smile.


    Skyler got to Mason and they both faced each other.


    ¡°Mr Mason Delgado, are you willing to take Miss Skyler Wang as your loving wife and stay with her in times of sadness and happiness and stay true to each other at all times?¡± The priest asked Mason.


    Mason stared at Skyler with an affectionate look.


    ¡°Yes I do¡± he replied.


    ¡°Miss Skyler Wang, are you willing to take Mr Mason Delgado as your loving husband and be with him all the time, be happy when he¡¯s happy and be sad when he¡¯s sad, and stay true to each other at all times?¡± The priest asked Skyler.


    ¡°Yes, I do¡± Mason could see Skyler smiling through her veil.


    ¡°Then it is done, I now pronounce the both of you Hudson and wife. Mr Delgado, you may now kiss your bride¡± the priest said.


    Mason pulled the vein from Skyler¡¯s face and cupped her cheeks. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful¡± he whispered to her.


    ¡°I love you¡± she smiled and he caressed her cheeks even more before leaning closer to capture her lips sweetly and lovingly.


    Everyone couldn¡¯t stop pping and the rest of the day and their lives were filled with nothing but happiness.


    THE END


    I love this book so much and thanks to your support, I¡¯m dropping a bonus chapter tomorrow, stay tuned ??

 120. Bonus 1

    Bonus 1


    FEW MONTHS LATER¡ï


    Mason was busy on hisptop when his phone began ringing.


    ¡°Dada¡± Maxwell who was sitting on the table picked up the phone and stretched to him and Mason couldn¡¯t help but smile at his son¡¯s kind gesture.


    His kids were observant about things around them which makes him so proud.


    ¡°Thank you champ¡± Mason smiled as he took the phone. It was Alvin so he picked up the call.


    ¡°Yes?¡± He raises one of his brows, still focusing on hisptop.


    ¡°Boss I wanted to let you know the house is ready,¡± Alvin said from the other end and Mason nodded.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°If that¡¯s so then thank you¡± After saying that, he hung up.


    After his second wedding with Skyler, he has been secretly nning to build a house to start a new life with his family and the only person who knew about this was the old man who was in total support.


    ¡°Dada, mummy?¡± Maxwell looked up at Mason.


    ¡°She went out with Scarlett, they are at the salon¡± Mason replied to his son.


    ¡°Salon?¡± Maxwell repeated what he grabbed from his dad.


    ¡°Scarlett and mummy went to style their hair¡± Mason replied, even though his son didn¡¯t always understand what he was saying, he would never get tired of replying.


    Maxwell didn¡¯t ask any more questions again. He just pointed to the ground, signaling Mason to put him down and when Mason did, the little boy moved his tiny legs and took his heels.


    ¡°Maxwell!¡± Mason stood up, he didn¡¯t need to run, he just moved a few steps before he picked up the boy who wasughing.


    ¡°Do you think this is funny? You¡¯ve learned how to walk and now you¡¯re stressing Daddy, I¡¯ll call your great-grandpa to take you along with him¡± Mason looked tired but Maxwell keptughing like he was enjoying himself.


    Mason put the boy on the table before bringing out a portableptop. He started theptop and loaded aputer game then passed it to the boy.


    ¡°You should y with this one,¡± he said and the little boy took it and began pressing the keyboard to mimic his father.


    Mason only just smiled, he took his phone and took a picture of his son looking serious while pressing hisptop and he posted it on Instagram, making it his fourth post about his family after their one-year-old birthday and his second wedding with Skyler.


    ¡®He wouldn¡¯t let me work so I thought me might wanna work too and gave him aptop¡¯


    He captioned, that people were already reacting to the post and droppingments but Mason didn¡¯t bother reading them, he turned off his phone and pushed through with his work.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    Ivy was lying on her bed and using her pressing her phone when a knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s open¡± she shouted and Edna stepped in with aptop. She sat on the bed and ced theptop in front of Ivy where the screen had a handsome man picture on it.


    ¡°What do you think of this man?¡± Edna asked.


    ¡°A new boyfriend? You¡¯re getting tired of Duchene already?¡± Ivy raised her brows.


    ¡°What? Duchene and I are still in love please, this guy is for you¡± Edna replied and Ivy creased her brows.


    ¡°For me, why?¡± She narrowed her eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t need any man for now, I better just focus on my work¡± Ivy added with an eye roll.


    ¡°You know, you shouldn¡¯t be afraid that everyone would turn out to be that bastard ke. Look at Zach, he dumped me to be with a new girl but I¡¯m still living and guess what, with Miguel and all, I learned that not everything is about me. Just try to be happy in the right way, Duchene is treating me well, we are taking things slow to see where it will take us¡± Edna said with a smile before being serious.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care if I¡¯m not the best if I¡¯m not number one. I don¡¯t want to spend my whole life proving to be better than anybody, I just wanna be happy¡±


    ¡°And what I don¡¯t get is why you¡¯re sitting on my bed and having this conversation with me. I thought we hated each other?¡± Ivy twitched her lips.


    ¡°Oh please¡± Edna chuckled before Ivy smiled along with her.


    ¡°You¡¯re right, life does not revolve around one person and it¡¯s certainly not me either. I was a spoilt brat and if I didn¡¯t get what I wanted I¡¯d think it¡¯s not fair. I don¡¯t want to rush things, I¡¯m okay being alone for now. I want to just spend time with my original mother¡± Ivy muttered.


    ¡°Alright then, whenever you¡¯re ready to get down with a hot guy, I¡¯m only one call away¡± Edna winked before standing up and leaving.


    Ivy smiled and shook her head, she stood up and went to meet Emily who was cooking in the kitchen.


    ¡°What are you cooking mom, let me help?¡± She said from behind and Emily turned back to look at her with a huge smile.


    All these years she had been thinking she was barren meanwhile her daughter had been next to her all these while. She would never forgive Maya for this but at the same time, she wouldn¡¯t spend her life hating on Maya, she would spend it with her daughter to make up for the years of not being a mother to her.

 121. Bonus 2

    Bonus 2


    D?S STYLES¡ï


    ¡°Do you think it would work?¡± Hudson looked at the bunch of flowers around him as he was talking to Miguel.


    ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be that hard, just walk up to her and say hey Cynthia, I like you. If she says no it¡¯s no, if she says yes then it¡¯s yes¡± Miguel shrugged his shoulders.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Okay it should not be that bad, I¡¯m the Grandson of old man Mario, I shouldn¡¯t have a problem asking her a simple girl out¡± he pped himself before picking up his flowers.


    He went to the unit where Cynthia was working while Miguel followed from behind. When she saw himing over, she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± She sighed.


    ¡°I¡¯m not here to joke this time, I am here because I wanted to tell you that I like it when we spend time together and I want to push it forward. Cynthia, will you be my girlfriend?¡± He brought out the flowers behind his back and asked.


    Everyone present was already pping while Cynthia looked a little flushed.


    ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing Hudson?¡± She asked in a whisper.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you out, will you be my girlfriend?¡± He moved the flower close to her face and she sneezed.


    ¡°Huh, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Hudson looked confused and she sneezed again.


    ¡°I think she might be allergic to the flowers¡± Miguel whispered from behind.


    ¡°My bad, I didn¡¯t know, I¡¯ll just throw it away then,¡± Hudson said and identally threw the flower towards her.


    ¡°Hudson!!¡± Miguel yelled at him.


    Soon the emergency team was called to the office and Cynthia was called and ced on a stretcher. Her face and body were red and bringing out some itchy spots, she looked like she was in pain.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Cynthia I didn¡¯t mean to!!¡± Hudson shouted after her and picked the flower up. ¡°But will you still go out with me? You didn¡¯t tell me if it¡¯s a yes or no?¡± He added and Miguel hit him gently.


    Hudson sighed looking disappointed.


    ¡°I guess that¡¯s a no, way to go Hudson¡± he turned around to leave when one of Cynthia¡¯s friends rushed towards him.


    ¡°Cynthia said you¡¯re allowed to court her¡± she reported before running off.


    Hudson and Miguel looked at themselves with a smile.


    ¡°In Jacob¡¯s face, he¡¯s not the only one with a girlfriend,¡± Hudson said happily and Miguel only rolled his eyes.


    ???????


    TEXAS; COLLEGE ¡ï


    Carson stepped out of his school gate with a smile when he received James¡¯ message that he was outside.


    James was dressed as a baddie as usual, leaning on his speed bike as he watched Carson walk up to him with a smile.


    ¡°You came¡± Carson smiled.


    ¡°Is that a way to greet your boyfriend whom you haven¡¯t seen in months¡± James looked at him with a smirk.


    ¡°Then what do you want me to do?¡± Carson smiled with one of his brows raised.


    James touched his lips.


    ¡°Give Daddy a kiss¡±


    Carson smiled and moved closer. He didn¡¯t mind that he was in public. He leaned towards James and captured his lips and when he was about to step back, James pulled him back and deepened the kiss.


    Getting to ept himself in public made him realize that no one was looking at him. All that mattered was his happiness.


    James broke the kiss and passed a helmet to him.


    ¡°Hop in, let¡¯s go out,¡± he said before climbing the bike Carson smiled and put on the helmet before sitting behind him and hugging him from behind then they drove off.


    ???????


    DELGADOS¡¯ MANSION¡ï


    It was evening, and the family were in the dining as usual but the difference was Maya and Dn weren¡¯t there. They were reced with Miguel and his dad also the twins had their special sit.


    ¡°There, this is for you two¡± Matilda put a small te each on the twin¡¯s chair.


    ¡°Tank ku¡± Scarlett said and everyone turned to her.


    ¡°Who taught you how to say that Scarlett?¡± Skyler asked and the little girl only smiled.


    ¡°Yeat yaya,¡± she said not understanding what her mother was asking her.


    The family won¡¯t find it hard to believe her. Grandpa Mario makes sure he spends quality time with his great-grandkids.


    ¡°Anyways I want to make an announcement, only Grandpa knows about this,¡± Mason said and Grandpa Mario nodded at him.


    ¡°We are moving out, Skyler, I, and our kids. These past months, I was working on building us afortable house and we are moving out tomorrow to start our life¡± Mason announced.


    ¡°What? You didn¡¯t tell me all these¡± Skyler gasped a little.


    ¡°I was going to surprise you¡± Mason replied.


    ¡°What do you think Sky?¡± Grandpa Mario asked Skyler.


    ¡°I¡¯m so used to the Delgado family mansion but I also think it will be great if we move out and continue as a family¡± Skyler replied.


    ¡°Yeah, we think so too¡± the rest of the family agreed.


    ¡°But don¡¯t forget this old man when you get to your new ce. Make sure youe visit sometimes and bring my great-grandkids along¡± the old man said and Mason nodded.


    Ivy flew from her seat and came to hug Mason. She didn¡¯t care if they weren¡¯t real siblings. She had spent more than twenty years of her life, looking up to him like a senior brother and nothing would change that.


    ¡°Take care of Skyler and the twins bro¡± she pouted.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to lecture me of my duty¡± Mason replied before patting her shoulders gently.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry when you get married you will move out and no one will miss you¡± Hudson said and everyoneughed apart from Ivy who only eyed him.


    ¡°Ahh Miguel, you can take my room when I leave¡± Mason faced him.


    ¡°I thought you were gonna give me¡± Hudson pouted.


    ¡°You¡¯re not his brother, are you?¡± Edna said and when Hudson looked at her she stuck her tongue at him.


    The only quiet person as usual was Jacob.  He was taking over from the character Mason was leaving behind.


    ¡°Thank you¡­ bro¡± Miguel smiled.


    Mason was still trying to get used to the fact he had a junior brother and father. He didn¡¯t know how to respond until Skyler squeezed his thigh.


    ¡°You¡¯re wee¡± he smiled back at him.


    The next day, after packing and greeting everyone their final goodbyes. Mason, Skyler, and the twins entered the car, driving to their new home.


    ?END?


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