《His Cure》 Chapter 1 Hey, I鈥檝e got an exclusive offer for you. The church bell sounds at a far distant.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Gregory reached out for his drug and battled with the bottle as he struggled to open it. He poured some tablets on his palm and chugged it down his throat and released a grunt. The sun that prated through the curtains glinted at his shirtless back and side face, makinghim look more ethereal. Gregory is a handsome man and you could never imagine such a man to be a loner. Someone that is bit down by his dark pasts. He stared up at the ceiling and sighed. Part of his hair fell down and covered his right eye. The ray of the sun on his lips make them too pink to be real. He made a turn around and went to stand by the window. He nced at the wall clock. Its almost time. In five minutes time, he would get his cure. He breathed out heavily. His phone vibrated on the bed and he went to grab it. He looks at the caller before swiping to the right then cing it on his right ear. Good morning, sir Gregory. Hope you had a great night?his secretary, Harrys voice sounded. It has always been the same. Why did you call?he replied, hoarsely. Mr Buckley said he would like a dinner date with you. I do think this is a great opportunity as you both would discuss well about business. A scoff escape from Gregorys perfect lips. He went back to the window and look out into the gentle morning. Im not going. We can always discuss on the phone. If he wishes for a visual discussion, then we can always have one on Zoom.he replied. Gre Youve been by my side for a long time, Harry. You, of all people, should know that fact.he breathed out and scuttles to the table. He said if he doesnt see you then he cannot invest. Gregory, just this once, huh? He grabs the bottled water and paused. Is he investing in my face?. Its his loss for not investing, not ours. Why would he care about my face, tho?. Shouldnt his main concern be on the business?. Besides, youre there.. so..he opened the lid of the bottle and raised it up to his lips. Ugh; Trying to convince you is like trying to turn a big rock over. Im hanging up.Harry hissed before disconnecting the call. He drank a reasonable amount of water before cing it down. He saunters to the perctor in the room and grab a cup then ce it under the machine after turning it on. When the cup was half filled, he turned off the device. He added some sugar and cream inside it then brew it together with a spoon. He took a sip and breathed out in some kind of relief. He walks back to the bed and his phone buzzed indicating a new notification. His eyes brightened up and he rushed towards it. *My cheating boyfriend from your favorite author has been updated.* A smile appears on his lips. Ten 0 clock. She never misses. Every Ten 0 clock of each passing day, he tends to forget about the thorns of his life. Although, that onlysted for some hours but it still makes him feel better. He clicked on the notification, unlocked the chapter with coins then started reading. The story revolves around a certain young woman whose name is Eva. She is an ambitiousdy that runs a painting shop. She is deeply in love with her boyfriend, Rex. Apparently, the man is jobless and is only leeching off her. He doesnt love her, but he harbours lust for her instead. He sleeps around with otherdies while faking an innocent boy in front of Eva. All this goes on for a long time and finally, Eva proposes to him, still unaware of tge fact that hed always been cheating on her. Eva went ahead and suggested they join their resources together and this piqued his interest. After getting married to her, he would take over her littlepany then make it hispletely and divorce her. A week to their wedding, Eva caught him walking another woman inside a hotel and she went after them. It was toote of a discovery but, it was better than be deceived forever. She ended things with him right there and went back home with a sorrowful heartThen,ter, she met with a rich man who expresses his sincere love for her but she was a bit scared. After many demonstration and show of affection towards her, she finally epted him. She found outter that he is also married with a kid. She felt that her entire life was messed up. She moved to another country with the help of her aunty and went to work under a big painting shop. She fell in love with her boss but he seem totally out of a thing like that. But sheter managed to tame him. She fell first, but he fell harder So far, its been an amazing read for Gregory. And now he is currently reading the semi C finale chapter. Its where Eva is getting married to her boss. He sipped out of his coffee quietly as she scrolled through the contents. After an hour and some minutes, he was done reading the chapter and another message pops up immediately. It says the author has released the final chapter and the epilogue. Nice.he whispers. He tapped on it, unlocked with coins, gifted the author out of excitement and started reading. After he was done, his eyes caught the authors note. His face instantly holds a frown when he saw what she wrote. *To my dear all, thanks for reading and supporting. However, Im sorry that I have to stop writing for now, due to some reasons. Its not permanent. I will see you next time!* Gregorys lips shivers and he gritted his teeth. How the hell is he supposed to live without her write C up? Anger burnt inside his stomach and he drank his coffee in a Go. And idea pops inside his head and his eyes beams. He went to her personal page on Instagram and sent her a private message. *Hey?. Ive got an exclusive offer. Wanna be my personal writer?. I will pay you.*he sent. Chapter 2 Hi, IntrovertBoy. .. Beatrice scoops some hot noodles into her mouth and sniffs and started munching on it rapidly. The phone on the table before her kept buzzing with unending messages. She carried a mug of juice and decanted some in the ss up. She grabbed the cup and gulped the juice down. She lets out a sigh before nabbing her phone from the table. She was in her one room apartment.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Her abode is quite unfortunate and even more for a top author on a writing tform. The tform she works with is just too ridiculous. But, shes got no choice since she couldnt find any other job and the money she gets paid is still worthwhile, bearable, at least. But, she gotta quit now and put more effort in finding a job. Her mother is suffering from a deadly disease and she has to stockpile as much fund as she could for her surgery. She logged in into her authors ount and saw the incredible number of coins that her readers has used to unlock her recent chapters. By the end of it when this coins would be exchanged in money, the price is rather preposterous. She licked down the sweet vor in her mouth. Her eyes shone when she saw the number of coins a fan gifted her. Woah? Is it the same person? She checks the profile. IntrovertBoy, as always. He is the one that always gifts her coins the most. Her phone dings and a message from Instagram appears at the top screen of her phone. *Hey?. Ive got an exclusive offer. Wanna be my personal writer?. I will pay you.* Huh? She tapped on it and it took her to the chat box with IntrovertBoy. Her eyes bulged out. His offer is mouthwatering. How much are you going to pay?she reads out as she typed and send her reply. Name your price.he sent back almost immediately. She ate her lips anxiously. He is quite rich, huh? She gave a nasty smirk before typing in a huge amount that sounds almost insane. For a week,$2000. She scoffs and ced her phone down on the table. She grabs her chopsticks and rolled some noodles on it then shove it in her mouth. She peeks at her phone and saw that he is yet to reply. Hes probably ran off. She chuckled. What a joke ass. As she made to look away, his message came in. *$10, 000/month.* Her eyes widened in shock. OMG!!! She jumps up in shock and mistakenly ps her te away with her hand. Her noddles ended up on the floor but she cared less. *For real?. When should I start?. Right now?. I will start sending it to you tonight.* *You have to sign a contract first. And, no, you will have toe over to my house.* Her happiness died down. Come over to his house? She flicks her hair back. *I can easily send to you from here.*she replied. *If youre feeling insecure, you could ask the cops toe with you.*he texted back. She cogitated for a while before sending him an okay. Okay.the message reads. Gregory tilts his head to the side. Just okay?. She is not going to ask about his address? He does not know why he wants her to live with him while writing him stories though. She could easily send them over. He decided to go all in and texted her the address and the time she should arrive the next day. He threw his phone down on the bed and breathed out a sigh. He glimpsed at his cup and seeing it empty, he huffs. Yes. She has to be here. Maybe having both her and the stories so close would help him heal from his wounds faster. The church bell was rung again and he groaned and grabs a pillow and pressed it down to his ears. Heaven knows how he dreads that sound so much. Only God knows where the church is. Who the hell build up a church on the ind, anyway? He tapped down on his speaker and a music boomed to life. He removed the pillow from his ears and took hisptop, turning it on. Its time for work. Next Day. ~Morning. The sound of the birds chirps woke Gregory up. He groaned and turned to the other side of the bed while covering his face with the nket. A particr bird came to release a loud sound near his window and he yanked the duvet off his face and sat up. What the hell?! You wanna die?! Im still sleeping, you fvcking little sh! t.he yelled out. He slept back on the bed and when he was close to getting a wink of sleep, a call came in on his phone. Fuck..he muffled against the pillow. He tapped the space beside him but couldnt find the phone. He sent his hand to the table and itnds on it. He took it and picked the call up without looking. Its so early in the morning, Harry. I wanna get some sleep. Bye.he said sleepily into the phone. Oh, wait!a female voice eximed. Huh? Gregory removed the phone from his ear to stare at the screen in dibobtion. Sh! t its an unknown number. He normally do not answer calls from an unsaved number. This. is..the person at the other end hesitated for a while. I suggest you go make a cup of coffee instead, since you seem to have much time to dilly C dally.he frowned. Ah, oh right. I brought some fries with ketchup. Do you wanna have some?.the person chuckles. Gregory scoffed and ps his forehead. Did Harry puts you up to this?. Whoever you are, just get the hell out of the phone with me. Its a beautiful morning. Dont spoil this for me with your bad charms. What?. I am in front of your house, IntrovertBoy. Oh, Jesus!!! A.. author Beatrice?he called slowly. Can you pleasee open the door, IntrovertBoy?she snorted. His eyes grew wide. He tossed the nket away and sat up. He slips his legs into his Crocs and moved out of his room. He rushed downstairs and went to the entrance door. He took in a deep breath and twisted the doorknob and the door creaks opened. Oh, hi there. IntrovertBoy.Beatrice scoffed while standing akimbo. Chapter 3 How did you get here? ** Ho.. how did you get here?. Ah,he paused and touched his forehead. I mean, its quite early and..he puffed out. I heard getting murdered by dawn is quite nice.she grinned. What? She rolled her eyes with a sigh. At least, let me in.she pushed him aside and sashayed inside, dragging her boxes along. Gregory shuts the door with a confused look retained on his pretty face. In case if youre going to murder me, wouldnt it be nice to lose my existence in this cold but beautiful morning?she smirks. Gregory itched the back of his neck and lets out a nervous smile. I see. But,his eyes went down to her luggage boxes. All this?he pointed at them. Of course. Im practically going to be living here.she sucks a breath in. First things first. Lets sign the contract before I start writing you your stories.she mped her hands together. Oh, yeah. I will send it to you.he tapped on his phone. Your house is nice.shemented as she roamed her eyes around. I think so too.he replies, while operating his phone. She nced at him and release a scoff. *He could have just said Thank you.*she thoughts. She nips at her bottom lip and sighed. She opened one of her box and brought out a bowl full of potato fries and a small cup of ketchup. Your kitchen is that way, right?that doesnt seem to be a question as she walked towards it without getting his reply. When she got to the kitchen, she screamed. Holy moly! This is three times bigger than my room. Then, she pops her head out of the door. Do you even cook here?. Its so clean. And sent. Check your phone. I just sent the contract. Read and see if there is anything that doesnt sits well with you. Also, I do not appreciate you touching my personal things. Thats rule number one. Beatrice scoffed and flicked her hair back proudly.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. *What an arrogant son of a b! tch.*she cursed. Dont cross the line too. Thats rule two. And rule three,he stopped talking. Once there is another one, I will let you know. Also, speak with honorifics. We are not a long C time buddy, you know.he frowns. Beatrice sneered at him before smiling. May I ask you what this is about also, sir?. You suddenly wants me as your personal writer, I.. I will go straight to the point. Im suffering, but your stories does find a way to calm me down. I suffer every hour, and so, you have to write me stories every hour. The contract term is three months, if you fail to heal me by that time, I will..he took a gulp down and looks away. You would leave me no choice but to kill you.he dropped the bombshell. Beatrice eyes almost fell out from their sockets. She jerks back in fear and she felt an rm shrilled in her head. What the hell? He is gonna kil.. kill her if if She suddenly finds it hard to breathe. He gazed at her. His face was impassionate. There was a big different between the guy who opened the door for her and the one standing here before her. Sweats forms up on her forehead. .. because nobody knows my secret and goes scot free. Its the habit of you humans to betray.his eyes grew darker. You.. youre not human?..she stutters. Her hand slides up to her mouth. His veins shoots out and she held her ears and screamed out. Help!!!! A werewolf is in here!!! Help!! Were wolf? Oh, God. He is about to shift. Help!! This is an ind. No one is around toe to your rescue. Oh, no!! Im stuck with a wolf on the Ind!!tears streamed down her face. Gregory looks at her as if shes lost it. His lips vibrated in smallughter. He kinda of find her amusing but that onlysted for a short period of time. I am a human! Is that okay now?he shouts. She stopped screaming and looked at him nkly. You.. you are sure youre not a wolf?she stutters. Of course C I am not. Do I have to pluck out my eyes before you believe me?he rolled his eyes ball to the side. Really?, youre sure?. You you are not gonna let out your fangs, yes?, no growls too?she gibbers. I will give you ten minutes to go through the contract. Report to my room once youre done. Your work start now. What?, now?! Ten minutes to read the contract?she blurts out. He ignored her and started heading towards the stairs, with his left hand kept in his pocket. And why do I have to report to your room?. I will write the stories here and send to your phone. He stopped dead in his tracks and spun around. Imaybe seeing you as you write could be a perfect drug also.he pressed his lips together. Ahshe mouthed and scoffed. Just to let you know that I will always check out of this ind every weekend till the contract ends. He gave a shrug. You will have topensate me for that.he smirks. Huhhh?she gawped at him. Ten chapters for taking a day off. And, you have to get back before dusk.he took his lips in. Woah, this guy is awesomely nuts.Beatrice folded her arms under her chest. I dont think you have much time for this. You just wasted five minutes.. now youre only left with five minutes to go through the contract. Hey!she barked. Even if I do finish reading the contract within that time, do you think I could produce a chapter immediately?. Whats up with you all readers thinking writers are machines???she lost it. Ah, really?he turned to her fully. Im the boss here. I pay you and everything I say must be respected by you. How dare you raise your voice at me, hun?he snickers. And, I am a reader, not readers. Whatever and however I said I want my story, so be it.with one hard look, he left. Beatrice released a breath and brushed her back in fury. She nipped at her lower lip and scoffs. This guy is a totally nutcase! She brought out her phone from her bag which she hung around her neck. She switched on her data and a message from Instagram pops in. She clicked on it and downloaded the file he sent then opened it. She scrolled down to the contents and scoffed when she saw a use that stated she has to obey his every words. What the fuck?! She moved towards the stairs and raced it up. *Where is his room though?*she thoughts when she stood, faced with various rooms. She heard soundsing from a particr one and she stomped to it and kicked it open. Obey his every words?. Can you exin what you meant by that, IntrovertBoy?she questioned as she walks in. She eximed in shock when she spotted him in front of the restroom door with a blue towel wrapped around his waist. Her mouth opened helplessly she hugs her phone to her chest. It felt like a deva ju! Oh, of course. Shes written about this scene before in her novel and experiencing this now is.. Her jaw drops in shock as she helplessly drools on.. Mr IntrovertBoy, you are so hot.the words slipped out of her mouth, unconsciously. His brows creased up in a frown. What?he scoffs. That question seems to be have brought her back to her senses as she turned around, away from you. ICi wille backter.she took a hard gulp in and left. As soon as she was out of the room, she lets out a deep breath. Ugh, why was she like that, hun? She shouldnt have gone inside his room in the first ce. She puffed out some air and ran her hand inside her hair. She started walking away and just as she was about to take the stairs down, she paused. I should wait.she mumbled and turned back. She scuttled back to his room and stood in front of his door. She checks the time on her phone. 7:49am. She gave a nod and started humming. She tapped her fingers on her body slowly. Which story should he write for him though? He said he is suffering, so wouldnt a sweet romance oredy novel wear his suffering away? Nah, no. If someone is suffering, what they need best is a story about someone that also suffers like they do. Perfect.she snaps her fingers. She would make the male lead a total psychopath who enjoys killing. He is wounded deeply in his heart. He lost his parents in a tragic ident that seems almost arranged and then he met the FL and was ready to throw his dark past away and start a new life with her, but she was not really in love in with him but his money. Uhm.. this is going to be so good..she smiled out. She nced at the time on her phone before yelling out, IntrovertBoy, you done?!he should be. Its almost thirty minutes now. Youve been standing out there?his faint voice came from the inside. She took that as a Im done and barged into the room. Fuck!!she cursed loudly and turned back immediately. You really have no patience, huh?he said Ina pant as he pulled up his trouser. You should have told me youre still dressing, gosh. All done? He grabs a shirt from his wardrobe and wore it. Why are you here?he asked hoarsely while moving to the perctor device to make himself a coffee. She spun around and snorts. Care to exin your *must obey every words* in the contract. Look here, IntrovertBoy, I get youre.. oh, what am I even saying. To look at this in the more brighter light, you are the one that needs me the most. Also, Im a writer not a Right her! You have no rights o.. Money speaks a lot.he responded. I do guess Im not the one that needs this. Your mother is sick, right?. And, you need money to pay for her surgery? What? Beatrice stood there, transfixed. She sneered at him and scattered her hair. You.. you ran a background check on me? He puts some cream and sugar in his coffee and took a quick sip. As your boss, its only natural. Screw this! What if I say Im not interested in this rubbish anymore? You think I.. The choice isnt yours to make.he cuts in then moved towards his bed. Im sorry about that.he chuckled and sat down. What do you mean? You walked in here with your legs, but you wont be able to do that on your way out. You are the one that controls your entrance. I will be the one to decide when you leave.he chortled and took a gulp of his coffee. Youre right, youre stuck on the ind, not with a werewolf, but with me. I will leave you to find out who I really am, Author.he grinned. Chapter 4 Mister, don鈥檛 just take me,marry me! .. Beatrice legs wobbled down on the spot she was standing. What has she gotten herself into? How could she just trust someone she met on the and travel over to his house which is located nowhere but on the ind where only few people are. He stifles augh while twirling the cup around in his hand. Write me a blurb.he looks up at her. But she was too shocked and lost in her regrets thoughts. He tilts his head to the side. Are you rebelling right now? She snapped out of her reverie.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. ICi.. B. l. u. r. b.he repeated. Huh?, oh, yeah. Blurb. I willshe panted and went to note app on her phone and quickly wrote something down. She proffered the phone to him and he stared at it nkly. Read aloud.hemanded. She withdraw her shaky hands and sighed. E.. than was.. he has a dark past and.. he is a killer. When AmeliaCcame into his life, he was ready to throw his past behind him. But, he got betrayed by Amelia who doesnt loves him and E.. Ethan.. he.. he killed her. He.. Stop!he raised his hand in the air. She watched as he took the vase on the table beside him and inhaled the scent of the flowers. He threw it at her direction and the vase zed through her left cheek beforending on the floor. He wasnt really targeting her whole face. Beatrice jerks back and held on to her cheeks. That was horrendous! Her heart started ying a party drum and she felt her vision getting blurry. Oh, God, what has she gotten herself into? He exhaled loudly before piercing his angry stare right through her. Telling me a story about me?. My past is worthy of a sad story and thats enough. Give me something else.he uttered, dryly. I will give you time. Go think of something spicy and sweet. I want to get away from this unfair life. Y.. yes. O.. okay.she stuttered and slowly spun around to leave. Where do you think youre going?his words made her to stop dead in her track. She shut her eyes tightly and fidgeted with her phone. She nced at him and shed her teeth to him. I.. I was going to go.. write a new one downstairs. Is that not eptable? It is not. Go sit at the seat over there and, oh, you could make yourself a cup of coffee when youre at it. She looked at the ce he was staring at and itnded at the seat before a desk. Her eyes caught with the perctor and she gulped down nervously. I.. coffee?.. its totally not necessary.sheughed. Make yourself a cup of coffee..he drawled out. She itched the nape of her neck and gave her nose a little but sudden scrunch. She counted her steps to the perctor and snagged a cup from the opened box beside it before tapping the device open after cing the cup under it. There is a jug of milk in the cupboard. You like sugar?, its in there also.Gregory crossed his arms on his chest and leaned his back against the wall. No, no milk.Beatrice replied. She closed the device and pulled back the drawer and brought out a carton of sugar. She took a spoon and used it to scoop some into her coffee. Why dont you like milk?he questioned. Beatrice stopped stirring the coffee and scoffed lowly. Whats he getting at? He just threw a flower vase at her not long ago and now he is being considerate? I it kind of retch me up.. so I dont like it. Now, it was his turn to scoff. But you like semen? Her mouth twitched and she stared back at him. Dont worry, Im not going to have you write me an erotic story. I just want one that will make meugh or probably a sweet but pure romance. Im not a bad guy, you know. Im Jesus baby.he grinned. She turned back with a gentle nod. She carried her coffee and went to sit down. She drank from it before cing it down on the desk. She erased what she wrote in her notepad and started writing a new one. She got a little ufortable as she felt his eyes stung her back. Geez. She cant even look back and oh.. no. *Lets just get this done with.*she muttered. After some minutes, she was done. She emptied her cup of coffee and stood up. As she moved to where he was, he watched her every steps. You ready? Better than ever.he responded. Amelias wish was just a simple one C To get married, and not just to any person but a rich guy. Her wish is quite unbelievably si.. Why is it unbelievable?. Shes got her life to live.a frown crawled up to his face. She smiled as she could see a tone of curiosity in there, in his statement. Just wait for it.Beatrice clicked her tongue. So,she clears her throat. Her wish is quite unbelievably since she is just eighteen years old. Why would a teenage be praying to get married soon? When all what teenagers wishes for is just to attend their dream college, travel around and be sessful?. But, you know, everyone is not Amelia. Then, came a day she mistakenly bumped into an Italian Mafia Lord, And, he is rich?Gregory gazed up at her, inquisitively. His face now held a beautiful and flustered look. So different from the gloomy and dark one. And, she felt herself bing free with him that moment. You bet it.she grinned. perch cos goffo! (why so clumsy?)he wore a discontented look. Amelia looked him up to his face and down to his toes then her lips widened out in a smile. The Mafia Lord, Raphael was lost with words. *How dare her look him like that?* Then, he turned back to his entourage and ordered,take this American girl!. Amelias face shown in excitement. Mr rich, dont just take me. Marry me! She panted heavily, never wearing off and not ready to remove the huge smile on her face. Now, the question is, why does Amelia badly wants to get married.she tapped her phone close and looked up at him. Thats it?he said almost in a pout. Yeah.she nodded. I want more. *Is that his way to say he like it?*she said inwardly. Sure. I will go prepare the chapter. Should I read it to you chapter by chapter or chapters? Chapter by chapter will leave me dying in suspense. I will go with chapters. Beatrice nodded and walked to the desk. If you will feel morefortable downstairs, Im not holding you back.he informed. She chuckled. Who exactly is this guy? Is he naturally nice?, or is he trying to be? Is he dangerous, or is he trying so hard to be? His life sure worth the story. Thank you.she moved towards the door and pulled it back by his handle. She threw her head back and found him staring at her. Make it spicy.he clears his throat. Chapter 5 Fire her! . Make it spicy.he mouthed. Beatrice nodded before moving out of his sight. She took the stairs down and went to grab a tray in the kitchen and poured the fries in it. She sat on the couch, took the remote control and switch on the television. She took a fry and dipped it inside the ketchup before dropping it in her mouth. She closed her eyes in ecstasy as she munched on it.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Yummy! She opened her eyes and took her phone then started typing. Her eyes moved so fast on her keyboard. The Tv made a sound when it was fully on and she stole a nce at it through her right eye. She took the remote and switched to a music channel with her left hand thumb still gliding on her keyboard. She drops the remote and heaved a sigh at the sound of Taylor Swifts music. His face pops into her head and that seems like an energy drink. She might really burst out due to the great amount of joy she felt in C between. Besides, her Fl is giving her so much joy. Getting married to a Mafia? What is she thinking? She would make her experience a bittersweet one. Haha I deserve some choctes.she whoops. Amelia, dont hate me too much.. you called the shot. Im only trying to make it alive for you. She packed some fries inside her mouth and crunched on it rapidly. She drank from her cup of milk and breathed out. This is it. Fun.she exhaled and giggled as the ideas just keeps flowing in. The doorbell rang and she huffs. What the hell? Not now, please. She took her eyes off the direction, deciding to ignore the bell. It rang again and she cursed out loudly and threw the pillow on her thigh down to the couch in fury. IntrovertBoy, you expecting a visitor?!she yelled out to him hoping to receive a response but none came. Ugh. Why was she even asking when she already knows he is an arrogant freak. She stomped towards the door and whacked the door opened before leaning on the wall next to it. She met a tall handsome man with three kids, no, triplets. Out of them, there is only a girl. They look so much alike tho. Stop staring at us like that?the girl rolled her beautiful eyes to the left with an angry pout. Beatrice looked on to the next one and he gave her a hard re. Have you no manners,dy?he passed off a rude remark. Beatrice scoffed and took her lips in. You you weasel. Manners?she brushed her hair back, while trying to curb her anger. Come on, youre both the mannerless ones here. She is old enough to be our mother.thest one uttered. But as much as that sounds good, it sounds pretty much like an insult too. A humorous one. Are..she trailed off. Who are you tho?. Im here to see Gregory.the man finally spoke up, interpting her speech. She stared up at him and all the anger she was feeling and has felt all died down. He.. he is damn handsome. His full eyebrows and pink lips are worth dying for. His nose looks so small and her hand itches her to poke it. Checking me out?heughs. Oh, hisughter is so beautiful. Was he brought out of a book? If that is so, he is definitely the Mateo in her ro novel,Love me again. Cmon, Im a married man, with kids.he grins. Her mouth opened slightly. Then, stop smiling like that to otherdies when you know youre married. You are just being a flirt in disguise.the words rolled out of her mouth. When she realized what she just said, it was toote. Excuse me?he scoffed, straightening his brows in a hard frown. Thisdy must be really out of her mind.the girl tsked. You bet it. And, did she just drool?the brother added. Hey, guys. Be nice to thedy.the nice one defended. The man stepped closer and her eyes widened as she watched his lips just about a two inches away from her. Never. Not in this life. Youre not my type, by the way.he brushed her aside and went inside. Beatrice blinked hershes fastly and gave a nervous chuckle. Me?, hahaha. Who said you were my type of man also?she said and felt silly instantly as the kids eyes all snapped up at her. Dont tell me dad is trying to cheat on mom with this no C gooddy.the girl said to the other and also walks in. The rude boy followed her after giving Beatrice a dirty look. The third one sighed. Dont be bothered by them. They are seriously a pain in the ass.he offered her a gummy smile and feeling a little but awkward, she almost bow to him as he walked past her. Gosh! Those rich spoilt brats! She stepped inside and shuts the door. Their father already went to meet Gregory up in his room, it seems. The triplets are heading that way too. Who are they tho? And, can she just allow them in? What if they have a bomb with them? Oh my God!she eximed but instead of running upstairs to inform Gregory or whatnots, she ran to her phone instead. Great idea!her eyes beamed with smiles. She resumed her typing, feeling more energized. Oh, well. The spoilt kids just inspired her too. She is going to include them in her story. They should be the nephews and niece of Raphael. She gobbled down her drink and shoved some potato fries in her mouth. Some minutester, she heard footsteps and she looked up to see all of them descending the stairs. Oh, I almost forgot. Who is she?the man threw a quizzical look to Gregory who in return widen his eyes in anxiety? Shock? *Which of the two.*Beatrice wondered. She?he snickered. She.. she is just a she. Someone not so important. Lets just say she is a cook.. my cleaner. Pay little attention to her.he lets out. Beatrices face fell in disappoinment? Someone not so important? Come on! I make him excited, so why Im i not important? He said he cannot live without reading stories and as the one who writes one for him, she is inferior? Life. Why do people always regard the writers as unimportant when they are the ones that makes them forgets their sorrows by creating a different world of sweetness or magic? *I shouldnt get myself fazed with that. This is a contract anyways. I get my money, and I walk away.*she pacified herself. Can she be trusted with my kids? Her eyes shoots up at him as he took down thest step. Kids?! Care?! Will they be staying here? Just take your kids with you, Harry, if you feel ufortable.Gregory sighed. Im hurt, uncle. You dont want us around?the little girl moue her mouth in mncholy. You bet a thousand dors with it. You all will definitely frustrate the hell out of me, especially you, Kiara. With you around, its a goodbye to peace. No peace at all.he chuckled. Now, Im sad. Make it up to me.she folded her arms on her chest and came to sit on the couch opposite mine. How?he tickled her and sheughs hysterically. He carried her up in his arms and Beatrice wondered why she is just seeing the flowery tattoo that went from his wrist up to his arm. It looks unique tho. Fire thatdy!I heard. Jesus! What? Fuck! Chapter 6 That鈥檚 my mom. . Fire thatdy.she pointed at her. Jesus! What?! Fuck! Her eyes popped out of their sockets. Is that your wish?he tugged her cheek gently. Yeah, uncle! Eisshh.. whats up with these rich kids? They just met a little while ago without many conversations but she already took a dislike for her? Gregorys eyes went down to Beatrice and he pressed his lips together before staring back at Kiara. Beatrice heart thumped rapidly and she felt a lump in her throat. Oh, Jesus. Is he gonna fire her?* I did said she was not important but I cant just fire her like that.he responded. Beatrice ced her hand on her chest and exhaled in relief. Bless Jesus. She really needs this job. Just doing what she loves in this cozy house and getting paid is a dreame true! Kiaras face wrinkled up in a discontented look and she wriggled herself out of his grip. She stood before him, cing both of her hands on her hips. You have never reject my wish, uncle. Didnt you said she is not important?. Then, why the hell are you choosing her over me?!she ranted. Gregory dropped on a crouch before her and rubbed her hair soothingly. She is not important, but I kind of need her for my peace of mind. She is important then, you dummy!she hit his head. Kiara! He is your uncle! Ive told you to stop being disrespectful and irritating when angry.Her father, Harry, scolded. Kiara hissed loudly. Birds of the same feather flocks together. Then, she really is important to you.she said before racing up the stairs. Kiara!!Harry hollered. Gregory stood up. Just leave her. She just need a little space and she would be back on track.Gregory said. All this because of that uglydy?the boy gave a contemptuous look before going after his sister. *Huh? Im I ugly?*Beatrice looks at herself on the screen of her phone and touched her nose. I look perfectly fine tho.she uttered. She drops her phone and nced up just to see six peering eyes on her. What?!she eximed, suddenly being paranoid. Sorry,dy.the boy said and went up also. Why is he sorry? Why were they all looking at her? Is there a smudge on her face? She touched her left cheek. Im Harry, you are?he smiled and she rolled her eyes. Someone you dont wanna know. Ah,he chortles. All well and good then.he nodded and turned to Gregory. Please, take the kids to the mall for their dress shoppingter. Not again please..Gregory sighed. He suddenly stares at her and gave a small smile. She will take them. What?, me?, those spoilt brats??, hell no!she blurts out. Why didnt you bring their stuffs with them whileing?. I really cannot handle your kids, monsieur.she pointed usingly at him. Their clothes are all old so,he shrugged. But, Im counting on you, mademoiselle.he winked and started moving towards the door. What?! Hey!!she sprang up from the chair. He turned to me with a smile. I will consider you if you help me just that little.he grins. Co.. consider?, consider what?she jeered. You like me, dont you?. I will take you out on a date if you help me. That wouldnt hurt, right? Beatriceughed sarcastically. Date?, who the hell said I want that?. Now, Im hurt. Im not a cheap thing!I shouted. Good bye.he waved before going out. She yelled at the shut door in rage. She fumed in exasperation and nced at IntrovertBoy. This isnt part of the contract!She seethed. But you did agree to obey my every words.he scoffs and went up. Aarggggggshe screamed and scattered her hair. Now, she has lost all those beautiful ideas that was in her head before. She sat down and kicked the table away, making the ketchup to stir up, leaving drops of it on the table. She took her phone and closed the notepad. I am just going to watch a movie.she said to herself. She yed a Korean movie and stared around. Watching a korean movie is iplete without a bowl of popcorn. Lady!!she heard Kiaras call and she looked up to see her standing on the stairs. Im hungry.she made a bubble out of the gum she was chewing. How old are you?Beatrice asked instead. Old enough to boss you around. Ugh! I dont really have appetite so prepare something light for me. I want noodles, a ss of milkshake and oh, pasta. Thank you.she said and spun around. I am not your cook. I suggest you ce an order if you are really hungry.Beatrice replied. Kiara paused then look at her. As long as youre in this house, youre but a servant who will do everything her master asked her to do.she eyed her with disdain. You dont even know me so how can you speak so rudely to me?. I might be the presidents only daughter and yet, someone so low to someone like me is speaking this way? Kiara stifled augh. Presidents daughter?. Oh, well, to burst your bubble, I know the president daughter, Elena, very well.she smiled. Im.. Im the prime ministers daughter.Beatrice frowns. Miss Page and I are very close. We still spoke this morning. She loves me a lot. I might as well charge you for impersonation if you keep this on. Beatrice scoffed and turns away. Im Gomezs sister then.she folded her arms. You really wish. What augh. Gomez is my mother. Her eyes shot up at Kiara. Gomez is her mother? Whaaaaaaaaat?!!!!she ced her palm on her lips. Kiara smirks before tapping on her phone. She turned the phone to Beatrice. This exins it better?she said proudly, waving the phone at her. Beatrices eyes bulged out when she saw a picture of her and Gomez holding each other so dearly as her wallpaper. Can you link me up with your mother?. I like her so much. She is my role model. I like her movies. Kiara tsked. The food first. I will do whatever you want after that.she rolled her eyeballs and disappeared out of sight. Beatrice mouth went open in the air. Woah. Having the bliss of life, isnt she? She chuckled. But still, she is going to teach her a lesson for disrespecting her so much. She moved inside the kitchen and pressed her lips together whilst looking around. She walked to the cooker and grab a pot, put some water in it and ced it on the cooker after turning it on. She sauntered to the fridge and snagged two packets of raw noodles from it then close it back. She tore the nylons and ced the noddles in the pot. What else? Oh! She snapped her fingers. Where could it be?she hummed as she slides to the cupboard. She drew it back and grabbed the stic that contains pepper.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. She added much of it in the noddles and grinned. Her eyes caught with the seasonings and she gasped. Noodles have to he delicious but I almost forgot about this..she added it in the pot and closed it. This should be fun. Chapter 7 It鈥檚 time for story. . This should be fun.she clicked her tongue and walked out of the kitchen. She went back to the couch and sat down. Not too long, the annoying boy C Mirabel came down and went to the kitchen. Miss, you the one cooking?he stood between the door. Yeah. Got any problem?Beatrice responded without looking at him. Mirabel wore a smirk and went fully in. He went to grab the salt jar and went on a toe to open the lid of the pot. He poured a great amount of salt inside and shut it gently and giggled to himself. He went to snatch a box of pineapple juice from the fridge and returned back to their room upstairs with a smug smile. Youve got something on your sleeve?Kiara asked when she saw the smile on his face. Nah.he shook his head. Telling them now would spoil the fun. Especially Kiara with the big mouth. She would blurt it out in no moment. He stabbed the straw on the box and sipped from the juice in delight. Oh, he cant wait. * ~Ten Minutes Later~ Beatrice stood up and went inside the kitchen. She opened the pot and stirred the contents. Oh, its almost done. She grabbed a te and a fork and waited for a minute before turning the cooker off. She dished the noodles inside the te and went to ce it on the table. Kiara!! Kiara baby!!she called with a tone of mock. After a while, she came out. Ugh, youre so loud.she climbed the stairs down and moved to the table. What about my pasta and milkshake? I will make thatter. Just have this first, okay? Why is it so red. Oh, I added some tomato. Dont tell me you dont like your food red?. Woah, you acted so much like an adult but youre scared of.. Oh, shut it. Who said Im scared?Kiara red at her. Trying to hurt her ego sure works. She sat down on the chair and grabbed the fork. She rolled some noddles on it and thrusted it in her mouth. Ahhh!her eyes reddened instantly. My mouth pepper.. ahh salt. pepper. so hot..she gibbered and stood up while running around. Beatrice gave a satisfactory smile. Baby Kiarashe drawled out. Water.. wa tershe rushed to her. Oh, yeah! Water! Wait here a little bit.she went inside the kitchen and locked the door. I aming, okay?she shouted and sat on the counter,ughing so hard. ** That must be her! Lets go.Mirabel jumped off the bed when he heard a sound from downstairs. What have you done this time, Mira?Jared, the nice one, frowned. I added some salt in thedys food. Come on, lets go. It would be a funny watch.he giggled ad dashed out of the room. Mirabel!!Jared called with a frown while running after him. They both got downstairs and met Kiara perambting around the living room. My lips are on fire help.. water.. its so hot.. salt ahh What?. The food was meant for you?Mirabel questioned, shocked. Tears brimmed out of her eyes. Its.. its so hot. Its burning my tongue. Help..she sobbed. Jared rushed towards the kitchen and tried to open the door only to realized it has been shut from the inside. He banged on the door. Miss, are you there?. Help, Kiara is in trouble.he said. Beatrice turned to the door and got down from the counter. She took a bottle water with her and went out. Oh my! Kiara, I brought you some water.she moved to where she was. O.. open.. open..she stuttered. Okay, Kiara.she opened the lid and gave it to her. Kiara snatched the water from her and gulped it down in a Go. More!she dered. Beatrice chuckled softly.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Go get her more, kid.she turned to Mirabel. He nodded and rushed inside the kitchen. He came back with a bottled water and proferred it to Kiara who emptied it all. Her stomach bulged out like that of a pregnant woman. That must be because she has had a lot to drink. Beatrice felt a pang of guilt. Of course, Kiara was rude but she shouldnt have dealt with her that way. She acted immaturely. She brushed it off before standing on her feet. You good now?she questioned her. This is your doing, isnt it?Kiara attacked. You dare to add a great amount of salt and pepper in my food?she fumed. Her ears turned red, likewise her cheeks. No, Kiara.Mirabel interfered. Kiara turned her face to him. She.. she did nothing wrong. I.. I thought the food was hers so I added a little salt. ICi didnt know it was you. Besides, I never imagined you will have her prepare your food for you. I.. Cut your crap, Mirabel. A little salt?. That was a lot. And the pepper, you added it inside too?Kiara yelled. I did.Beatrice announced and pressed her lips together. I was only trying to make the noodles spicy, my hand must have slipped while pouring it I am in your debts list.Kiara threw daggers at her with her eyes and stomped away. D debt?. Is she.. Yes, that exactly what she meant. We dont forgive easily.Mirabel scowled at Beatrice then left. Beatrice sneered at their attitudes then shrugged. You did that on purpose, didnt you?Jared enquired behind her. She nced back at him with raised brows. Did what on purpose?she feigned innocent. That was your n initially. Putting a lot of pepper in her food.he strode to where she was. He has been observing things quietly from the back all these while. He sure is a precocious kid! I mean, I kind of understand. Kiara is a pain in the neck.he smiled. Hey, what are you getting at exactly. Are you trying to praise or provoke me? Im doing neither of that. Why?. Just because I like you doesnt mean I shouldnt correct you when youre wrong.he spoke, gently. Beatrice stared at him in awe. Is.. is he really a kid? He walked away and she tucked the lose strand of her hair behind her ear. What the fuck?! What are you doing?his voice pierced into her ears and she looked up at him. Huhhh?she heaved a sigh. Its time for stories,e on. An rm shrilled in her head. But she has got only a chapter down. Holy cow! You.. you sad you want it chapters by.. uhm.. chapters. I only have one chapter down at the moment, I dont What have you been doing?. ying with the kids?, forgetting your work already?he said brusquely. No, no, not that. Kiara was.. Is Kiara the one that hired you?. The one chapter had better be good. Meet me in my room.he uttered coldly and turned his back to her. Chapter 8 Stealing my looks? Beatrices heart starts to palpitate in terror. Geez. She ran to nab her phone from the couch and took the stairs up to his room hurriedly. Just when things seems to be getting better, geez. She just have to ruin it. It was around 4:00pm and the atmosphere is a little cool. He stood before the window, his hands buried in his pockets. The sun enveloped his face in its beauty. Gregory himself is a man of beauty, so, you could imagine how more beautiful he is when the beautiful sun shone on his face. As much as he looks handsome and cool, he emits a kind of dangerous aura. One that Beatrice wished she would never witness. But right now, her nightmare is about toe into reality. How.. funny this is. It deserves to beugh over, yeah?, but nah. She got there in the morning and within hours, shed already discovered him and so much has happened also. A day like this is something she would never pray for, ever again. Gregory clenched his jaw and turned the left side of his face to her. Beatrice breathed out a sigh, holding on to her chest that keeps racing so hard like its the moment of her death and misery. Her fear soon turned into anger but she knows better never to vent those out. Here she is, with a man she barely knows, a man that told her she is stuck with him here until he said otherwise! What was she to do than keep shut and swallow her anger in, in order not to get herself in trouble? This man though! Whats his deal with her? Take the kids to get their clothes.he stated and took his face back to the outside world. That was a shock to her. Didnt he?- She took a gulp in and nodded. Whatever this is, its the better for her. O-kay.she clears her throat and walked to the door, feeling the ground below her feet was about to tear up and swallow her in. How could he instil so much fear in her just in hours? She shuts the door behind her and moved to the next room where the childrens chatters wereing from. She ced a little knock on the door before cing her hand on the doorknob and twisting it. The door creaked opened and she puts her head in. Lets go get your shoppings done.she drawled out in a snort. She came here as a writer, but here she is, almost babysitting some rude kids. Etiquette!!Kiara scoffed. Its not much of a surprise to me tho, since you poor peopleck good manners.she added with an eyes roll. Beatrice snickered. Bitch.she mumbled under her breath before moving her face back and closing the door. She went down to the living room. She decided to change into a new top since the one she has on is reeking of sweats. And, that was when it struck her! Her belongings has been in the living room all these while. Isnt she going to get at least a room to stay in? She huffed and walked to her luggage box that was resting against the wall. Sheid it t on the floor and opened it. She brought out the first top she saw. Its a crop top tho and that would be perfect for her high C waist jean trouser, right? She locked the box with 5033 and stood up. She doffed out of the previous one and wore the new one. She turned on the camera on her phone so as to see if she looks presentable enough. She chuckled. She like this even more because her trouser is baggy. She looks beautiful. She turned off the camera and ced her phone down on the table. She repacked her hair into a bun and grabbed her side bag. Hmph! C Stealing my looks?Kiara voice sounded. She stared up and found hering down from the stairs exactly in the same Oh, dang it! She was putting on a white crop top and Jean trouser as her. Whatever. I will let it pass since Im too swamped up to bicker right now and oh, well, I would never change my uniquebination because of you here. You said you didnt want to bicker.Beatrice rolled her eyes up to the ceiling. Such a pain in the ass! I have just three hours for shopping. I have to get back in time so as to FaceTime with my friends. Those beings will tear me out if I should be a littlete. No one asked you!Beatrice felt irritated. She is so young and yet so showy? What the heck?! They all moved out of the house. How will they get there tho? This is ake and finding a.. oh, what is she even saying?N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material. They would have to do a lot of walks before they get to a road where they would find a cab, or isnt that the way it is? There is atest car parked in front of the house but she felt just too embarrassed to tell these kids shes got no driver license. More of the fact, she cannot drive. She stood at akimbo, trying to cook up a lie. The cab I ordered should be here in five minutes time,Kiara uttered with a sigh. But, that seems to be a lot.she massaged her neck. How old are you, Kiara?Beatrice blurts out and hated herself immediately. Im five and half, why?she looked up at her. Nothing.Beatrice shed a smile. This small girl already know to order a cab online but she? Oh, God. She is so much of an embarrassment. After about three minutes, they heard the sound of a car and turned to see that the cab is there already. It pulled off in front of them and they all got in. ~ Back in his room, Gregory kept huffing. No, he should be able to cope. He would definitely manage. His hand balled in a fist and he shuts his eyes. He shouldnt have let her off. That story, he needs it now. But Beatrice is out, and thats another story. *Ugh!*he punched the wall. His breathing got back to normal and he stared at his bloddy hand. He grinded his teeth in anger. Mother!!!He growls and gave the ssy window a blow and it shattered into pieces. His hand drips of blood and seeing that, a smirk rose up to his lips. Chapter 9 Baby mama The cab screeched to an halt in front of a big mall. Well, she is not the one that directed him here, but Kiara. That little girl seems to know a lot. Mirabel brought out his phone and requested for the cab mans ount details. Beatrice only stared out in awe. He punched the mans details on his phone and dere after some minutes,sent. Oh. Beatrices upper lip rose up in disbelief. Seen.the man replied after confirming. Really?! She widened out her pupils(eyes). They all got down from the cab and walked inside. *Damn! This ce is spacious.*Beatrice scoured her beautiful eyes around. Wee, maam.an attendant greeted her with a bow. Her hands were mped together in front of her, in a way of courtesy.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. *Maam?*Beatrice scoffed inwardly. But, why does that feels good though? Having someone referred to her as maam! Goggle said you are quite updated withtest clothes. We will see to that.Kiara said. Wait? She goggled it all? Woah;these kids are a lot. And.., something struck her mind. She is sure a lot in embarrassment too. She forgot to collect money from him so how are they going to pay?! Sure, miss.The attendant smiled. Here,she started walking away, leading them to the clothes section. Beatrice tugged at Kiaras top. She turned to her. What? How are we going to pay?, I forgot to.. Oh,Kiara jeered on her. Ive got us covered, dont worry.she brought out her credit card from her waist bag. Beatrice gave an embarrassed smile and released Kiaras cloth in shame. *Well, they are quite rich.*she gave a nod. Tonight, I would be your Romeo, while you, my Juliet. Should we start with our little miss first?The attendant remarked with a grin when we got to a section. I alwayse first.Kiara said, proudly. The attendant smiled before going around anding back with a beautiful pink gown. Too babyish.Kiara frowned, while strolling around and checking the clothes. Both girls and boys apparel are avable in there in the section. You should go pick out some clothes for yourself too. I will foot the bills.she nced back at Beatrice who pops her eyes out at her in a *really?* way. Kiara gave a chuckle and turned back to the front. *Oh, she is not that bad.*she thoughts. She is not going to buy any clothes though. They all moved out of the mall, each of them holding shopping bags. Beatriceter got some dresses for herself after Jared has convinced her. They gged down a cab and went inside. They gave him the address and he got the engine revved to life and started driving away. Shakiras song,Try Everything started ying and Kiara huffed and brought out her phone. Geezzshe scowled after peeking into the caller. Ugh, can you please be a little patient?. I went for shopping. We still have thirty minutes left. Pictures?, I didnt take any pictures.she said into the phone. Beatrice pressed her lips together and rested her head against the ss gently. And, we are here.the cab man stopped the car in front of the house. Jared was the one that settled the bills this time around. They went to get their bags in the car boot and went inside the house. They heard a loud thud immediately they stepped in. Huh? Whats that? They all exchanged perplexed looks. Then, another sound of a ss being thrown on the floor sounded and the kids gasp. They dropped the bags in their hands on the couch and ran up, towards Gregorys room. The door was slightly opened so they could see the view of his back. He stood there, with bloody hands, breathing profusely. His room has been turned upside down. Beatrice set the door ajar, stealthily. Gregory, not aware of their presence, cleared all the stuff on the table to the ground in anger. Oh, no. He is back to this side of him again.Mirabel muttered sadly. The mattress on his bed has been torn into two and there are pieces of sses on the floor. Drops of his blood were on the floor also. He spun around and they jerked back in fear. What the hell? All his veins are shooting out and his front hair were gummed to his forehead with his sweats. He.. he looks really scary right now. He balled his hands and scoffed. What are you all looking at?. Is this a theater or what?his eyes were bloodshot. Uncle..Kiara called lowly. He stared at her and shook his head. She took a step in. Go away..he barked. She took another step forward. He grabs hisptop and threw it on the floor. Away!he yelled. Beatrice tried to reach out for Kiara so she could pull her back before she get hurt but it was toote as she ran towards him and hugged his legs. He staggered back and stared nkly at the wall. Uncle..Kiara muffled a cry. His eyes returned back to normal and he seems to calm down. So, thats all he needs?, a hug? The kids all sat on the seats behind the counter with solemn looks, watching as Beatrice is preparing dinner for them. I thought he is not doing that again.Mirabel said with a pout. Me too. I thought he has recovered from that.Jared sighed. Kiara huffs and threw her phone down on the counter. What are you preparing?She inquired. Spaghetti with a meatballs.Beatrice responded without turning back. I love meats..Kiara said in a snort. Jared scoffed. Youve never liked that. Is it because Davids favourite food is meat?. Kiara gazed at him with a re. You act so cool, but you can be so annoying sometimes. Oh, yeah, I love meats because of him. What you gonna do?, rat me out to dad? David doesnt like you. Besides, you are only five, Kiara.Mirabel said with an eyes roll. .. and half. Five and half, Im almost six, you dummy. Duhh. Anyways, since youre going to like whatever he likes, why not start reading too?, you know he enjoys that quite a lot.Mirabel stated in a snarky manner. Jared stifled augh. She would rather spend all her time on her phone than read. Youre the least brilliant among us.Jared chuckled. Whatever. Rant all you want. Im still gonna like my David.she rolled her eyes. Beatrice closed the pot after spreading the spaghetti inside and adding all the ingredients. Shouldnt we at least inform your dad about..she turned to them. Oh, what is dad going to do about that.Kiara sighed. Isnt he his friend?Beatrice questioned. Ugh, Uncle doesnt sees him like that but just as a close Secretary.Kiara puffed out some air through her mouth. What?!Beatrice eximed. Secretary?? If his secretary is this rich then how more will he be? Dad handle almost everything about work tho, while uncle the so C called CEO is a shadow behind him. See, Dad even went on a business trip in his ce. He always stays in C door. Gosh! He is probably a yboy.she scoffs. Kiara!Both Mirabel and Jared called. What?, its no lie that men that tends to stay indoor are all yboys. Thats why Da.. Oh, I know its always about David!Mirabel sighed loudly. Goggle recorded that 80% of yboys are all extrovert.Jared stated. Youve been searching about that?Kiara pierced her stare at him. He gave a shrug and a smile. You look like a future yboy yourself.she attacked. Beatrice gave a smallugh. By the way, this is not the first time you would being here to spend some time with him, right? So obvious.Kiara rolled her eyes to the side. Then, who always do the cooking, him? Never. We always order our food. You dont even know how long Ive been craving for an homemade food.Mirabel answered, fanning his neck with his hand. I dont get?, your mother always cooks for you, doesnt she?. And, talking about your mother, since you said your dad dropped you here because he is going on a business trip, what about her?, cant she?- Cut me some ck, will you?Kiara cuts her off with a huff. She is just a baby mama and she is always busy. Chapter 10 We drag him out of his hiding. .. Baby mama? A scoff found its way out of Beatrices plump lips. Baby mama?. I thought she is your legitimate mother.she uttered. Woah;that sounds pretty hurtful. To dad, she might be not legitimate, but with us, she is. She did carried us for nine months, made us suck her breasts and more. She is legitimate to us.Jared corrected. Oh, fine, all good, Im sorry if I sounded a bit hurtful, that was not in my intention.Beatrice apologized. Its fine.Jared smiled. See?. Goggle has it that 60% of men who smiles very much, todies especially are yboy.Kiara pointed an using finger at him. Jared sneered at her. And, I am a boy, not a man. I mean,he paused and shrugged. Whats so wrong in smiling at her?he frowned. Everything.Kiara mouthed before taking her phone. Okay, kids, cool down. About him, doesnt he have any rtive?, like.. Ah. They are now enemies though, since one of them has to inherit their fathers property and even though Uncle already showed hisck of interest in that, but that Aunty?, she is super duper insecure.Kiara said. She was typing something on her phone with her two thumbs. Beatrice gave a slow nod. I think thats because their father like him more?Mirabel chipped in. That makes sense.Jared added. Who is the.. The aunty!Kiara cuts in. She looked up at Beatrice from her phone. She is the oldest.and she sent her gaze back to whatever she is doing on her phone. Beatrice spun around to check on what she is cooking. She stirred the contents with a spoon. She scooped a little amount of it up with the spoon and blow some air on it. She poured the contents on her hand and took it to her mouth. Almost done.she munched on it. By the way, when are you guys going back?she enquired. I dont even wanna think about it. Tomorrow, in the afternoon. I will miss uncle.Kiara moue her mouth. You must like him a lot.Beatrice threw a quick nce at her. Oh, well. He is my type of man-when I grow up though, before these kids tear me open with their eyes.Kiara chuckled. He is pretty nice?she closed the pot. He is, extremely. I mean, we are not even rted to him in any way but.. haha, he is generous. He would pass as a good boss.Kiara giggled. That dangerous man?Beatrice muttered to herself.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Hm?Mirabel asked. Huh?she looks at him. Nothing.she said. Food is almost ready and I suggest you guys to go settle down in the dinning area while I dish it out. Trust there is no pepper?. We good now, arent we?Kiara asked her. Hehehe, no pepper.sheughs. And, no salt?she turned to Mirabel, mockingly. Cmon, baby girl. Weve been together since she started cooking and I havent for once stood up.he frowned. Dont call me baby girl when we are of the same age.She said childishly and jumped down from the chair. Oh, well, baby girl. Im afraid I cannot give up on you yet.Mirabel stepped down from his chair and smirk. Oh my God!, you sounded just like Tyler in that Once Again movie. I will tell dad to prohibit you from watching romance movies.Jared said. Beatrice smiled and shook her head at them. Go call your uncle for breakfast.she ordered. He would be too shy toe down.Kiara taunted. * The kids all went up to their room after telling her *good night.* as soon as they were done eating. Beatrice cleared up their tes with hers inclusive and went to wash the tes. After she was done, she ascended the stairs up. She stood in front of his room and released a sigh. *Should I just go away?*she thoughts. He would probably be fine. She raised her hand, about to knock, but she suspended it in the air while shaking her head. He is an adult, he should be able to sort himself out. But, its not like he has any cooker or food in his room so why wont hee down for dinner? She shuts her eyes and moved her hand to the door but stopped again. She drops her hand beside her and turned away. Almost immediately, the door went opened. She nced back and saw him standing between the door. What do you want?he doesnt seem to be surprised to find her there. I?Beatrice pointed at herself. He tilts his head to the side. Oh, I.. I was just checking on the kids to make sure they are well tucked in to bed and.. oh, dinner?, you havent ate. Weve finished the food though, but you could always.. I mean..she stuttered while locking and unlocking her fingers nervously. So?he pass a rude scoff. You came here, just to tell me that?, to rub it in my face? Huh?, of course, no. I.. As far as I know, no use in the contract stated that you should worry over me.he cuts her off, abruptly. Beatrice sighed and made to clear herself of the wrong usations but cat suddenly seem to caught her tongue as she felt that is exactly the case. She was worried over him. You..he stopped and chuckled. You seem to forget the situation youre in. Its a win and live, lose and die. There is nothing as losing to learn here. She blinked rapidly and took her lips in. She felt a cold sensation run down her spine. She opened her mouth to talk but nothing came out. He eyed her angrily and shuts the door in her face. But, she just stood there, with regret C filled heart, with her watery hands and her watery eyes. In a big room, painted in cream and brown color, a woman is seated on a luxurious couch, twirling a ss of red wine in her right hand. She is dressed in a red lingerie, and her skin glistens under the florescent lights. A man sat across her, on the bed. Your brother doesnt seem interestedChe tried to say, but she interrupted him in a brusque manner. He doesnt seem interested?she fumed and took a quick sip from the wine. Why is everyone saying that?. Well, his silence is killing me! Who knows what that kid is nning?. Is he trying to make a fool out of me?. He is acting all ipetent and you want me to be at ease?she scoffed. LiaC Do not Lia me, Brown. Why cant you see the way I see things for once?. I am in this mess because of you. God knows that if you havent bewitched me with your good looks back then, I wouldnt have got married to a penniless man like you. You think Im doing this for me alone?. Im doing this because of you and our future son!she gritted her teeth. Oh, please, not a son but a daughter.he snorted. And, i didnt force you into this marriage, Amelia. Oh, yeah?. Im the dumb one here for falling for you and I will definitely birth a son, Incase we divorce in the future. Your good looks cannot just go down the drain. You should at least, be useful in one thing. And, me?. You think I would just sit idle by and watch you slip out of my grip without your replica? Amelia pped her forehead with a sigh. I see that you think you have a say now that Ive brought you up to a wealthy family. Remember, youre in this position because of me! I cant just seem to understand you. You really think because your name is Brown, you can like everything in brown color. No more hiding under ck and blue, Brown. Its time to get all red. Brown sighed and rxed back on the bed. What do you have in mind?he asked, staring at the ceiling. Amelia smirks and ced her mouth on the rim of the ss. She emptied the drink and smiled. We do what he hate the most. Which means? We drag him out of his hiding. Chapter 11 I am someone you shouldn鈥檛 have met. The Next Day. Beatrice felt intense pain on her joint bones and she grunted in pains and opened her eyes. Arg. She held on to her waist as she sat up. Geez. Sleeping here on the couch sure made her whole body to be in pains. Ugh! She should have slept in one of the rooms but she just have to be ady that ys along with the standards. Since Gregory acted all grumpyst night, she didnt get a chance to talk to him about that. She yawned and stretched her body in an exercise way. She stood up and rolled her scattered hair up in a messy manner. She scuttled to the kitchen and boiled some water. She made a cup of tea for herself and sat behind the counter, with her hands wrapped around the warm cup. This isnt what shed pray and hope for. This isnt how she meant to spend her life. Why does she have to be so entangled with such man? She drank a little out of her tea and shuts her eyes. Father Lord, if only you will let me off this one time, then, I will forever praise you.she took her gaze up to the ceiling and said to herself. Sadly, after hed let you off, you wont fulfill that.she heard the voice she dreads the most, the voice she never wanted to hear, especially in this cool morning, behind her. She scoffed but ignored his statement. He walks in fully and snatched up a bottled water in the fridge. Thats what you humans do the most. You promise, then you run off without fulfilling them after youve gotten what you wants.he popped the cover opened and took some gulps down. Beatrice got down from the chair, abandoning her tea and heading out of the room. She heard his scoff behind her but she cared less. She went to nab her phone from the table and logged in to her social. A beautiful morning to thedy.Kiara yawned upon getting down. And, a blissful morning to the little miss too. Hope you had a great night? Oh, dont even get me started.she stood akimbo. I had a nightmare.she sighed. You wanna talk about it? Why not. I dreamt that I wasnt unable to finish my breakfast. I mean, Im sooooo hungry right now.she pouted, touching her stomach. I think I had a good one. I dreamt that both you and Uncle got married.Jared also came down. What the?!!!Beatrice scoffed. Never!sheughed it off. Why is it never, not ever? Gregory stepped out of the kitchen and rests his back on the wall, waiting for what she was going to say. He is this up,she raised her hand up to an upper level. She raised it down to the floor and said,while I am this down.. He crossed his arms over his chest. No different though, youre both humans, arent you?Jared pressed on. No. Since he is so high, his taste would be high too. He prolly likes ssy women. Well, he doesnt go out.Jared tried to defend. Inte, little chummy. There is inte, and he could court anydy through that.Beatrice replied. That would be too cheap of thedy!Mirabel also intervened. Besides, age is just a number.he remarked. What?they scoffed. No one is talking about age here, but their levels, bruh.Kiaraughed. Oh, sorry, I went out of it a bit.Mirabel grinned. Alright, guys, lets go take our bath and order for our breakfast.Beatrice announced, feeling awkward about their talks. Ggg, I was hoping to have an homemade food as breakfast though.Kiara stomped her feet on the ground. Oh, well, on someones order, I do not have the right to worry over anyone here in this house. Now, attaboy!Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. I do think you and Uncle Gregory would make a perfect couple though.Mirabel uttered. Alright, whats up with you all?. Yesterday, you were all bitching me around but you suddenly felt it is nice of you to attack me with a marriage with an arrogant jerk this morning?. That is not at all amazing.she rants out. J.. jerk?Kiara called and turned to the direction of Gregory who had a frown on thenughed. I wont say anything.she giggled before going up. Mirabel followed after her. Remember, marriage is essential.Jared winked at her and also left. Beatrice puffed out some air and gripped her hair. What the fuck?! Marriage?!! Of course, that would be in her nightmare. And, to say her heart skipped a beat when he said that. Holyy coww. Not to that bitch guy, though! Eavesdropping doesnt seem that bad. Ive always wondered what made people do that.he said behind her. She flinched back in fear and turned her look to him. He smirks. He unfolds his arms and took short strides towards her. You agreed to obey my every word so, even if I propose a contract marriage, you sure you would want to go against my decision?he gave a lopsided smile. Beatrice scoffed and stood up. I can always terminate the contract, yo.. Oh, I forgot.he touched his brain. My apologies for having such a loose memory. You can always terminate and I believe you can always indemnify the loss that urred on my side.he picked out his words. What loss?. I.. You didnt signed the contract without reading it carefully, did you?. You agreed to pay me $10, 000 should you terminate the contract first. Woah. I didnt actually think you wont read that. You fucked man!She yelled up him. He definitely did not give her enough time to read that. So that was purposeful? She felt a loud metal was banged on her head. What the hell?!!! Ten thousand dors?! Where is she going to get that? You still dont understand, do you?.he clicked his tongue. That amount is probably worth all your life savings, but, for a man like me, its nothing. Just a measly amount I spend on my breakfast.he chortled. He adjusted the gold ring on his finger with a sigh. And, I deliberately added that use so you wont get away from me as I know you wont ever think of terminating the contract with such consequence in. Tears brimmed out of her eyes and she shook her head. Why are you doing this to me?. You.. who are you really?she sobbed, suddenly developing cold feet. Me?he pointed at himself. His mouth twitched and he ttened his lips. I just happen to be someone you shouldnt have met.the smile on his face disappeared and he stared out at her, grimly. Chapter 12 Report me. .. He slides the ring out of his finger and blew some air in it. You already have a bad luck enough to have made an encounter with someone like me.he wore the ring back and raised his gaze up at her. He declines his head to the side. But, do you know?. You just have to be someone I have to rely on and I hate it when I find myself in a situation where I have to do that. And, its no other person, but a woman?. Beatrice wiped her tears and retreated back in her steps. He whistled and shook his head. I would admit, a good bad luck youve got there, miss Beatrice.He straightened his neck.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Tears keep falling out of her eyes. I.. I will call the cops.. I will call the cops.she threatened. Hah, cops.he flicks his hair back with his finger. Be my guest then. Kindly tell them that I said Hi.he said, utmost to her surprise and detriment. What?! You seem to have forgotten what I told you back then. Even if youd asked the cops to escort you here, you would still be face with this Ill C fate.he said. I said you have a good bad luck. Youre not going to be empty C handed after all, you will be a rich woman after three months, but before then, youre just a hapless woman. Im increasing your pay to five thousand dors per day. It depends on how productive you are. Who knows, I might decide to increase that. Oops! My bad, your right is being infringed on right here, call the cops.he sauntered towards the stairs. Half C way through, she yelled at him. This is not even a business! How can you be so brutal?. Im the one here offering you my service and which loss could you possibly incur when you have nothing to offer! He halted in his track and nced at her. This.he pointed to his face. Beatrice scoffed ruefully. You might not know, but,dies out there are dying to see my face. How does it feels to keep seeing my pretty face every blessed day?. Come on, you are one lucky bitch. Not many enjoy this privilege.he tsked and left. Beatrice threw her self down on the floor and bursted into fresh tears. All she has ever wanted was to be beside her dying mother while searching for a job that pays well that will help her settle her surgery bills. What do she call the situation she is in right now? She literally got her self into this mess! Ugh!, I almost forgot.he suddenly appeared. Gregory Winslow. Thats my full name. That should help you with the report. She nced up at him and scoffed. You think I cant do it?she muttered at his back. She took her phone and started dialing the polices call line. They picked up at the fourth ring. Good morning. This is the police. How may we help you? Beatrice closed her eyes and held the phone tightly to her ear with her two hands. She suppressed a cry and breathed out. She opened her eyes gently and sniffed. Hello?the man at the other end called. Beatrice stood up and sat on the couch. Is this another prank call?. You.. I.. would like to report someone.she finally said into the phone. Okayback in his office, the cop brought out a pen and jotter. He.. his name is.. he is holding me.. I..she sighed out in frustration. How will she even report this? He.. he is dangerous man, and he is holding me in his house against my will. Please, may I have his name and the address? She hesitated a little. Miss?he called when she went silent again. Can I trust you to be fair? Of course, miss. We are the police and our primary objective is to protect the people. We are always just and fair in every case. H.. his name is. Gregory Winslow.she dropped her words. And, that was when it ured to her that he just told her his real name. She has always think of him as IntrovertBoy. What?the cop removed the telephone from his ear. He breathed out a sigh and ce it back on his ear. Did.. did you just say Gregory Winslow?there was a hint of fear in his question. Beatrice nodded as if he could see her. A. alright. we will work on it. You promised to be fair.Beatrice said in a retort before he could hang up. Of course, miss!he gnashed his teeth together in the background. O.. okay, then. Im counting on you.she blinked her eyes fastly and disconnected the call. She threw her phone down on the table and breathe in a fresh air. Did he actually thought she wont be able to do this? Hahaha. She smirks. Gregory is too nice of a name for a man like him though. Gre.. Go.. Ry.she pronounced. *Things would be gory for you soon.*she grinned. With the police behind her, what could she possibly fear now. She stood up and packed all her luggages and dragged them up the stairs. She went to the next five rooms from his and opened the door. Woah. The ce is really nice. She gave a nod as she stared around. So pretty nice.. The bed is quite big and looksfy too. But, since the police would being to get her out of his dungeon soon, she wouldnt need a room again. But still.. She convinced herself without any reason and settled her belongings in a corner of the room. She went to stand in front of the room and she looked at her reflection in contempt. Her eyes looks swollen and her face are all red. She gave a puffy sigh and went inside the bathroom. She stripped out of her clothes and stepped under the shower. As the warm water hits her skin, she felt relieved. She rubbed her face down and stared up, enjoying how the water cascades down her body. On a normal day, she would have felt inspirationing in, but on this day, she just felt she has done something so unnecessary and will get herself into trouble because of that. Should she have reported him? NoC Chapter 13 You have to atone for your sins ~|~ Beatrice came out of the bathroom with a blue bathing robe around her. She moved to the table and took the hair dryer. She lets down her hair before turning the device on. For an unknown reason, her heart kept throbbing. She returned the dryer back to its position and moved to where her box was. She ransacked through it and brought out a simple short gown. She puts it on andbed her hair down. She thought her skin was too dry but she couldnt find any body cream on the table and she forgot to bring hers too. Jeez. She went to the drawer and pulled it back. Her eyes shone at the sight of a pink colored cup. Oh, its actually a body cream! But, who kept it there though? She hmphed as she opened it and dipped her hand in. *This must be pretty expensive.*she thought to herself as she rubs it on her skin, gently. . She stepped out of her room and went downstairs. She met the kids surrounding the table. Two boxes of pizza were avable and opened on it. Ugh, I can never get enough of pizza.Kiara took a slice and shoved it in her mouth. She is dressed in one of the clothes they got the other day. Not for me. It always piss me off instead, but, Ive got no choice than to eat this. Seriously?, I feel like an homeless kid. All that about parents just seems to be for decoration. They aint really helping. Dad is always busy and mom, oh God, I dont even wanna talk about it.Mirabel sighed and dropped a piece in his mouth gently. You dont talk while eating, kids.Jared carried up a box of yoghurt and drank from it. So annoying.Kiara muttered with an eyes roll. She gazed up and saw Beatrice. Oh,she smiled. Y.. you want some?she picked up a pizza and raised it up in the air. Is thating from your heart?Beatrice chuckled and ambled to where they were. No. All these pizza is not enough for me. Im just trying to be nice.Kiara grinned. Quite stingy, huh?. Enjoy, I will find something else to eat.she sat on the couch. Oh, thats really kind of you, miss.she ate the pizza and shed her teeth at Beatrice. By the way,she cleared her throat and shifted more closer to her. What are you really in this house?she questioned. Beatrice eyes lid flipped up, quizzically. I mean, you a cook?, cleaner?, or Or what?. Im neither of the two. You heard what your uncle said yesterday.Beatrice took her eyes away. His girlfriend?her voice went on a high C pitch. Mirabel got choked on his food and Jared coughed out. HahahahahaBeatriceughed anxiously. Never.she frowned. Mirabel carried his water and gulped it down then breathed out. I.. I will just go prepare something for myself. Ow, Im quite hungry.Beatrice stood up and held onto her stomach in pretence. Kiara moved back and scoffed. Only God knows when he is going to get married. There is really no hope for him, huh?she bent her head dolefully. Hey, dont be sad! Uncle Gregory is good C looking and getting himself a wife shouldnt be a problem. Besides, I dont think he deserves someone like miss Beatrice.Jared looked up at her. She popped her eyes out at him. Oh, dont get me wrong. I simply mean you deserve the best, maybe a.. an extrovert man, not really extrovert and introvert, a bit in the middle, someone who would look at you with loving eyes. Someone who wouldnt want to be away with you and just with the thought of it, he think he is really gonna die without you. Someone like that! What the hell?! A yboy?!Kiara eximed. She deserves better than that.she added. Ugh, what do you know, little girl. Oh, well, seems you would have to excuse me. I gotta go talk with my buddy about some math problems. See ya!Jared stood up and went up. Beatrice shook her head before going into the kitchen. These kids imagination is beyond their age. Jared is a little right in the *he think he is really gonna die without you.*part though, as that exactly what is happening. But, duh, she would be the one to die and not him? Geez. What is she even thinking? She pped her head gently. She opened the refrigerator and brought out a box of cereal. She picked up a bowl and poured some in it. She decanted milk in it also and took a spoon. She packed some in her mouth and crunched on it. Shed better get him healed soon and get out of here. That man isnt ordinary. Why are the cops taking so long though? ~Afternoon. .. The kids were ying a pillow game before the door bell sounded. Beatrice stopped typing and looked up. I will go check it out.Mirabel volunteered and bounced towards the door then swing it opened. Mom!he squealed. Mom?Kiaras eyes widened out and she also ran towards the door. Mummy!she jumped up in excitement. A woman clothed in a sumptuous outfit stepped inside and carried both of them in her arms. Her sweet cologne filled the room. Huh.. Beatrice stared at her keenly. She did look a bit familiar. Momma!Jared raced towards her and she bent down to receive him too. I didnt know you would be the one toe pick us up. Gosh, Ive missed you so much.Kiara rubbed her jaw on her shoulder. Same here, mom. How good of you to leave us with no word.Jared frowned and moved out of the hug to stare at her face. She tugged at his cheek yfully. That wasnt the case, baby. I had something important to attend to.she smiled, bringing to light her perfect set of teeth. Hmph! More important than us?Mirabel scoffed and disengaged from the hug. Alright, I was wrong. What can I do to make it up to you guys?she kissed their foreheads. Spend a week with us, mom! Exclusively for us.Kiara stated. Hm, is that what you all want? Yes, mom. I want to eat food prepared by you only. Im tired of ordering out.Jared supported. But, you do know that decision doesnt lies with me only, right? Leave daddy to me, Ill take care of him.Kiara smirked. Okay then. Its a done deal.she beamed and stood up. Her eyes darted to Beatrices direction and she raised a brow. Who is this?, not Jennifer? Oh! Meet Beatrice, mom. She is a I dont know in this house.Kiara chuckled. The woman walked inside fully and that was when Beatrice got and processed her full image. Gomez?!!she sprang up from the chair. Oh, she knows me.Gomez said to Kiara. Of course, mom. Youre quite popr.Kiara replied, rolling two strands of her hair on her pinkie finger. Mirabel shuts the door. I.. my Gee.. its.. its so nice to see you.. Miss Gomez!! Ive always been your loyal fan, I love love love you..Beatrice stood in front of her, grinning from ear to ear. It felt like a dream. Seeing her favorite actress right before her all felt like a good dream. One she didnt want to wake up from. Thank you. I love you, too, darling.Gomez smiled out. Can.. can I.. hug you?she requested in a pout. Come over here, pretty.Gomez embraced her. Lets take some pictures.Gomez seemed to say what was on Beatrices mind. Her eyes brightened out in excitement as Gomez brought out her phone. They both posed for the camera as she took some pictures. Its so nice to meet you, maam. I feel so lucky. I feel quite jammy to meet you too. Ill post the picturester when I get home. Gomez?Gregory called. Oh, Mr cutie cutie..she sashayed towards him. When did you came?he asked. Oh, just some minutes ago, I think. How have you been?she hugged him. You know, this is a sore sight to behold, mom. Move away from him. He is your husbands friend.Kiara huffed. Gomez scoffed and broke the hug and nced back at her. I cant even hug people now?, my friends?. I and your dad are nothing, to be more precise, Kiara. I know you secretly like Uncle, mom. But, still, its not done, however what the case between you and dad may be. What would you do when news get out that you are dating your husbands friend? Jeez, Kiara. Everyone knows I am just aC Baby mama! Yeah, I know. Dads baby mama, lets go.She rolled her balls. Kiara, iCGregory tried to say. Oh, no, no offense, uncle. I am just being kind to you, mom. I dont want you to be just a baby mama to another man yet again. You deserve better.Kiara sighed. The room became dead silent, so much that if a needle falls down, one would hear its sound. Gomez felt a little bit disgraced and found the atmosphere unsettling. She shed a smile back at her kids and Beatrice in order to mask her shame. Go pack your bags. ** ~Back at the police station. .. The cop who Beatrice had called swirled around on his swivel chair, holding a pen to his cheek, lost in his thoughts. He breathed out a sigh and sprang up from his chair and went to the captains desk. Captain, I really do think we should.. Not again, Max. I told you nothing is going on there, lets end the discussion about that at this point. Maxwell lets out a scoff and shook his head. She sounded like she was in a grave danger, captain. Why are you trying to cover this up?, seriously?, thats not what cops do.he protested. The captain, Stone, mmed his hand on the table fiercely. My words are final, young man. There are many other cases to tend to. Why bugging me about what is probably a prank call? I insist, captain. Lets go check the situation out. ** After the kids had left, Beatrice sat across Gregory in the living room, reading to him, the chapter of the novel. It was the first chapter of the story and what she is mainly narrating is an introduction of the characters. Amelia was born out of wedlock and she is not really fancied by both parents because of that. Shed had it rough. When growing up, she thought these were her step parents as no true parents would treat their daughter like that. Amelia.. Stop.he interrupted. She paused and stared up at him. Change her name. You were going to use Amelia as the girls name in the first story, now youre using it in this one too. Change it.he stated. Uhm?, but why?. I like it though. But I dont. It seems we might not really get along, author.he gave a gentle smile. She sighed. Fine. I will use Georgina then. Use your name.he said. Huh?, why?. I prefer Georgina tho. Oh, okay. When its the end of the week, you will pay yourself.he gave a nod. Beatrice snorted and rolled her eyes. Geez, fine. After all thoughts, Beatrice concluded that only by getting married will she get out of her parents evil grasp. She.. *Ding dong.* You expecting any visitor?she inquired. Probably yours.he stood up and went to get the door. He stood there and interacted with whoever is at the door for like five minutes. He turned to her and she continued to read, She dream of bing awyer but her biggest dream is getting married. She wants to get her freedom. In.. There she is.she heard. She looked up and her eyesnded on two cops. What? Why are there cops there? Miss, you the one that made the call?Maxwell asked in a scoff. Which call? I told you its a prank call.Stone patted his shoulder and turned to leave. Beatrices eyes went over to Gregory. He smirked and shrugged. Didnt you said you were in danger?Max frowned. Oh, yes, I.. I .. I mean..she stammered. You look quite fine. We are sorry for the trouble, sir. We will take our leave.he said and they left. WTF?!! She stood up and made to go after them. Gregory mmed the door closed and stared back at her.N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material. No going out, author.he spoke. You have to atone for your sins. Chapter 14 Warm my bed. ~ The sound of heels clinking down to the floor echoed before the magnificent door was opened and Tisha stepped in. Henry sniffs and carried his steaming cup of tea, puff out some air in it before taking a sip out of it. Drinking tea in the afternoon?she scoffed. You all are the cause of it. Why cant you let me breathe and give me the peace I need?. Its not yet my time but I felt yall would kill me with your troubles before that moment. Tisha chuckled and pulled a chair back and sat down, cing her bag on the seat next to the one she is sitting on. What have you done this time, Tisha?. Do you know the..he coughed out. Old age is really here, brother. Why not leave the properties to me and go rest? Henry scoffed loudly. Rest?, where? Come on, brother. After leaving your properties in my custody, you might chose to travel around or settle down in another country to rest or you could just make that grand by going to do that in the sky, you know, heaven.she pointed to the ceiling. Henry instantly wore a re. I am your brother, Tisha. How can you wish for my death! Not anymore. The moment you announced that your descendant is Gregory, our rtionship came to an end. Brother, I.. Henry raised a hand in the air and shook his head. Ive made my decision. Im a careful man, Tisha. How would I ever think of handing over my properties to you who never ceases in causing mayhems around?. This time around, I would leave you to clear your mess. What were you really thinking when you pped one of our board members?. If this incident were to get out to the public, you know how much loss we would suffer?. Ugh, he vexed me. Throwing me lustful stares?, what was he thinking?. Brother, you caused this!she seethed. If only you had made me your descendant, then I wouldnt be among the board members, talk less of being looked down upon. Henry stifled augh. Your beauty is not even measured up to my wifes.. Lets not talk about the dead. We are alive, lets talk about us.she cuts him off, abruptly. Our fathers property was passed on to you and you invested that in your business, so, rightfully, brother, not only your children are entitled to your property, I am too. He took the napkin and cleaned his mouth with it. Youre not worthy, Tisha. Im afraid you would ruin things. Go home and manage your business. Besides, I made you a member of the board so you wont feel ousted out.he picked up his cutleries. He cuts a piece out of the steak with his knife and stabbed his fork on it then dropped it in his mouth. Tisha flicked her hair back angrily and squirmed her lips, menacingly. ## Gregorys eyes were fixated on her as he took short steps towards her. Beatrice blinked rapidly and began to move back. She knew nothing good was in for her when she reported him. Wh.. what..she trailed off. Her back finally hits the wall and she huped.Ccontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org. He got to where she was and smirks. So, you did reported me?he asked in hush tone. Her heart moved up and down, and she opened her mouth slightly, suddenly finding it hard to breathe. His cologne clouded her nostrils, and that seems to make it hard for her to say anything as it fazes her. She stared away from him and exhaled, cing her hand on her chest, telling and hoping it would be steady. Why?. We.. were you scared?she cursed herself internally for having to stutter. Seriously?! She bit her bottom lip in fear of what he was going to do to her. Gregory closed the space between them and ced his right hand on the wall, just above her head, camping her in. I didnt actually think you would be that brave. Why not teach you a lesson then?, so this wont happen again.he whispered and brought his face nearer to hers. She moved her hair back and closed her eyes. You know, I hate it when copse down here. No, this is the first time that would happen and, no one but you is the cause. Do you think this is a story where you can do as you please and expect to be save by the cops?. Face reality, author.he clipped her hair behind her ear. Beatrice shivered under his cold touch and opened her eyes. He scoffs and stepped away from her. What shall I do to you?he stared deep in her eyes. I.. I am so.. sorry. I.. He clicked his tongue and shook his head. No need to apologize. What you have done cannot be undone. Lets do it this way, fair and even.he gripped her arm tightly. No, no, please, Im sorry.. I.. I was wrong! Yes, I.. I was, please.. let me.. go. please.he dragged her up to his room and threw her roughly on his bed. Beatrices eyes widened out in horror, and she hurriedly sat up, with tears blocking her view. She could only see his distorted face. His lips spreaded out in a silly smile. Warm my bed for me, author. What do you say?. Youve always wanted to try out those things you write in your novels, havent you?. Or, have you tried out the bed part already?, without me? She swallowed hard and mped her hands together, pleading with him. Oh, God. She knew she shouldnt have reported him. God! *Save me just this once, huh?*she prayed. He took hold of her shoulders and made her to lie down on the bed, propping a pillow beneath her head. Warm it up.he said. Please.. please, dont do this. Ive sworn to God that whoever is going to take my pride away will be my wedded husband, please..she found it hard to stand up. In this time and age?he scoffed. I didnt know you would still be a virgin, author. That make it more fun though. Youre a writer,e on, make me your husband. You just have to imagine things, isnt that right?. Create a world in your mind. Now, youre in your wedding dress and I, your husband whom youve vowed to be with forever is making you lie down on his bed, which is soon to be our matrimonial bed. Tonight is the night, author. Warm my bed. Chapter 15 You cheating on me? .. Tears streamed down her face and fell on the bed. Please, I plead with you. I am sorry.. please.. I beg of you. You also have a sister, dont you?. Would you like her to be raped?, like a man she doesnt love to copte with her?. I beg you..she sobbed loudly. Gregory sighed and shook his head. Too much dirty thoughts.he left her side and went to sit on the chair behind the desk. I.. I will do anything, I will do anything else, I will ept any other punishment you would give me, but not this. Please in my whole twenty four years of existence, I havent for once thought about losing this. I am not ready for this.. I beg you in Christs name, the one who died for you on the cross of Calvary. Please. IfCifCif you do this to me, that wouldnt make you a gentleman. You are going to sin, go against Gods will if..Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Can you just stop?!he fired. She wiped her tears away and sniffed the catarrh that is dripping out of her nose in. Such rude remark. All I ask of you is to warm my bed! Make it warm, thats all. Beatrice opened her mouth again in a wail. Gregory got infuriated by her cries and flipped the table over. It fell to the floor with a loud thud. She coughed out and looked at him. I am not asking for a fucking s*x with you! I just want you to warm the bed for me, nothing much! What the heck?! You think I would stoop so low to a mere human like you just to satisfy my burning desire?. I can go out thereCNo, a call, I just have to make one call, and dozen of women would be here. You think I am ignoble?. What are you?, and, who are you? For me to want to get youid down. If that was what I had in mind, you think I would still..he paused with an angry scoff and shook his head. What?! So, he was just asking her to warm his bed?, not the other. Oh, God. Her cheeks instantly turned red in embarrassment. Get the hell out.he ordered. Beatrice bowed her head and slowly sat up then stood up. Geez Ishe wanted to say. Out!he yelled, pointing to the door. She scooted out of his room and as soon as she was out, she smacked her head. She literally just disgraced herself. She went to her room and shuts the door gently behind her before sliding to the ground. She clutched her head and shuts her eyes. Ugh! How will she face him now? Can she ever look at him again?. But.. geez. He was too much himself. He could have just made his words clearer. Besides, he did yed along at a point C What the hell? And, calling her a mere human? *You deserve it?*her inner mind said to her. She banged her head on the door. She regretted it simultaneously as she winced out in pains. *Alright.. nothing ever happened.*she reassured herself. *I just have to pretend as if nothing ever happened.* She stood up and moved to the bed. She stretched herself down on it and breathed out. Later, she went downstairs to take her phone. She bumped into, oh no! Just the person she has been trying to avoid. What are you up to?he questioned. Huh?, no.. nothing. Just want to have a three hour sleep before.. I didnt brought you here to sleep. IC Yeah, I know. I will prepare the next chapter. Sleeping would help me a lot too. I.. would be in for like two hours?. I wille read your story to youter.she rushed her words. You only get seven hours break in a day, author.he said before advancing on. She nodded and pressed her lips together before going back to her room. Phew! That was close.she breathed out and went to sit down on the bed. She saw a notification of some missed calls on her phone. She tapped on it and saw that it was a call from her ex boyfriend. Well, why hasnt she block his number tho? She rolled her eyes and ignored it. Why did he call her? They already broke up a week ago. Her love life is a mess, you could say. She went to check out celebrities news. That often inspires her to write too. She scrolled down the page of the news. An headline caught her attention and she clicked on it. *Jennifer Lopez having the bliss in China town.*it reads. She read the contents and got captivated by her story. Howe she has nevere across this woman before? She is sure pretty and she has got a nice body. Woah. She is the daughter of a business man that runs a conglomeratepany. The man is rted to the owner of Henry. co. Who is that? Henry. co? Oops! She went out of the page. A grin appeared on her face when she saw news about Gomez. She clicked on it and she screamed her life out when she saw a picture which they took together. *Gomez posted new pictures of her and a woman who she said is a fan of hers on her Instagram ount. They look quite close in the picture.* She logged in to her Instagram ount and went to Gomezs page. Oh my God!she squeaked in excitement. Everywhere was buzzing. She went to thement section to check thements. She is so lucky. Oh, my. Gomez, when are youing to Man?. I would like to meet and take a picture with you too. Gosh, I feel so jealous. They look both pretty in the picture. Awnnn.. Im literally crushing on the girl beside her. She is a beaut. I love you, Gomez. When is your next fan C meeting?, I would like to be there. Gomez is so magnanimous. I love her. She jumped up in excitement and bounced her hair. Yaay! Her phone vibrated in her hand and she looked at the screen to see it was a call from Daniel. Why is he calling her?! Not this moment. She declined his call. She is not going to allow him ruin the moment for her. He called again and she picked up immediately tosh out her mind at him, but when she heard his voice, she became stilled. She is an idiot that is still crazily in love, she knows. She shouldnt have pick up. His voice is her weakness. It always soften her heart and she hate that! Beatrice, I know Ive fucked things up big time, but, can we meet?. Ive got something to say. Please.. She felt a lump in her throat. I.. Daniel, we.. we broke up. Why do..her voice cracked up. I still love you, Beatrice. I swear with my all that it was never in my intention to cheat on you.. I.. I am sorry for that. I already went over to your apartment but you were not around. Where are you?, I coulde over if you cant. She took in a deep breath before asking,where are you?stupidly. I will wait for you at our favourite spot. You wille? I will.. try.she looked at the time on her phone. 5:58pm Ill be there by seven. Okay, thank you. I love you? Cut your crap.she fought back her smile and quickly hung up. How is she going to go out tho? Oh, yeah. She told him she was going to take a two hours sleep.. so.. She dialed Daniels number. I aming, now. She rushed inside the restroom to wash her face. She look at herself in the mirror and sighed. Are you doing the right thing, Beatrice? She took some tissue paper and wiped her face down with it. She dumped it in the dust bin and walked back to the room. She get herself donned in one of the clothes she got at the shopping mall and creamed her face and.. She scuttled to her bag and brought out a bottle of perfume. She made some squirts on her body. She grabbed her phone and exit out of her room. She stopped walking when she got to his room and moved stealthily to his door. She ced her ear on his door and heard him huff then smiled. She snuck out of the house and.. Oh, fuck! She totally forgot about transport. She called Daniel again. Can you send your driver over? Well, he is that rich. ** It was already forty C nine minutes past six when his driver dropped her off at the park. Daniel looked up and on seeing her, he smiled. Beatrice.he called, happily. Make whatever youre going to say fast.she said, trying so hard not to drool over him. He looks so hot right now. Well, he has always been hot but, tonight, his hotness is on another level? Or, is it because she is just seeing him after a week? They have never been so apart for a long time before. Theyve always had their misunderstandings and always speak and threaten themselves with a break C up, but they would soon reconcile after a day or two. She went to sit down on the swing chair while he stood in front of her. Ive missed you, so much. Can iC No, Daniel. You said you have something to say, start speaking.she cuts him off. He nodded, reluctantly. Why were you atC Dont ask anything, Daniel. I will decide what I want to do with my life. If you have nothing to say, then, I would like to take my leave now. Oh-oh. Cmon, babe. Why so impatient?. I.. are you quitting because of your mom?. Your writing job, I mean.he asked, carefully. Oh, well. He was her reader too and was quite supportive in the journey. Yeah.she responded. Why?, you know I could help you with that. I.. we are lovers and.. Not anymore, Daniel. Youve hurt me beyond the love you gave me. I know you probably see me as one of your ything too.she rolled back the tears that threatens to fall. What?. Beatrice, I have never for once thought of you as one. Youre my heart, for real. Youre the ice that always kill the burning fire in my.. Oh, please, Daniel. Dont make any stupid love C phrase here. Did you just say I am your heart?, and you keep driving a knife into.. into..she closed her eyes and balled her right fist. I dont even know why Im here, Daniel. But I do guess I came here to make it official. Lets break up, Daniel. I am not telling you this over the phone now, lets go our separate way. Bea..he tried to touch her but she pped his hand off. I mean it. Im tired of you.she took a gulp down. Daniel scoffed and ruffled his hair. But you know I love you, right?. When I saw your text message, I thought.. Ah, I think Im a total nutcase. Ive sent you the message sincest week and youre justing to make amends now?. I am indeed your heart. I thought you were joking! Who the hell jokes with that!she fired back and stood up. A tear rolled out of her eye. He pulled her in a hug and sniffed. Look, Beatrice, Im sorry. I promise to be better. I will fix things up. Just give me another chance. Please.. She sniffed in his scent for thest time and broke the hug. Yeah, right?. But, Im sorry, Daniel. Ive run out of chance so I cant lend you any, anymore. Good bye.she tried to walk past him but he gripped her hand. He gazed at her with pleading eyes, while shaking his head. Dont do this to me, please.he sobbed lowly. She shed him a quick smile and slipped her hand out of his grip. As she turned her back to him, she busted into fresh tears. She would miss him. She wanted to turn back and go hug him, sniff his scent that has always send her crazy in again, but she knew she would be walking towards her destruction if she do that. He doesnt love her. Maybe he did, but just dont care about her feelings. Get in, maam. I willhis driver offered. She raised her palm at him to stop. Ill find my way.she replied. She will find her way to her peace of mind herself too. In the cab that drove her back to theke, she cried river. The cab man seemed to make matter worse when he turned on a slow mncholic song. The cab stopped in front of the house and she got down, feeling as light as a feather. She felt all her energy has been drained out. She walked into the house, and slowly shuts the door then spun around. Where are youing from, author?. You cheating on me? Chapter 16 Fill it with love. . She walked into the house, and slowly shuts the door then spun around. She was faced with Gregory who was standing on the staircase and watching her silently. Where are youing from, author?. You cheating on me?he finally spoke up. Beatrice rubbed her neck, feeling uneasy. I.. I was out.. was out in the open for for inspiration. I..she batted hershes. It doesnt look like he is buying her lie though. She shed her teeth at him and tried to take a step forward. Unknowingly, the strap of her bag has been let down and she stumped upon it and fell to the ground on her butt. She wrinkled her face up in a displeased look and muffled out a groan. She shuts her eyes and took in a sharp breath. Gregory, can you help me with a ss of alcohol?she opened her eyes and looked at him. He stared back at her, stumped. Alcohol? I.. know you are an introvert. But, still, you should have alcohol, right?. No one can.. do without that. We will always need it at some point in our lives. It should be among the things you have.she smiled. Heaven knows how much she is masking her pains right now. It appears you went out for another purpose.he said. Oh,e on. I just had a break C up with boyfriend, can you be more nice today?sheughed. He folded his arms and exhaled. So, you did cheated on me. Cheat?, the hell you mean by that?. We.. I already bought your time, miss. And, I thought I said there should be no going out. Do you really wanna go against my rule?. Really? Is that the third rule?, no going out?she scoffed, nabbed her bag from the floor and got up on her feet. What about my mom?, I told you I.. I dont fvcking give a damn about that! You went to spend the time youre supposed to use for me for another man?. Isnt that cheating, author?he rasped. Beatrice took a gulp down and shook her head. If youre not generous enough to offer me a ss of alcohol, get the hell out of my sight. You irk me. Seriously?, because youre fucking rolling in the dough doesnt make you a god! Tell me your shit tomorrow morning. I really need to go mourn my broken rtionship.she dragged her feet towards the staircase. She brushed shoulders with him and smirk at him. Youre a nobody just as I am. Youve got money?, why not buy your peace with it then?. Youre just like me C miserable.she cocked aughter. No! Maybe Im a little better than you. I am poor but Ive got some peace to myself. I can walk freely, eat freely but you?, paparazzi is your hometown.she scoffed sarcastically. Gregorys eyes heated up and changed color. His hand rounded up in a punch and he lets out a sigh. You know what?he grasped her arm. Maybe a drink would really help.he thrusted her in his room. He moved to the bookshelf and slides it to the right side. A door appeared with a passcode tab. He tapped on some numbers and the door whirred open, revealing a small bar.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Different drinks were stored up in it. A scoff slides out of Beatrices lips. Hes got something like this in here? Woah. The sight is.. Oh, well, this is what she needs right now. He stepped inside and throw his head back at her. You just going to stay there?he asked, grumpily. Huh?, of course, not. You dont know how bad I wanna get wasted tonight. Something might happen tonight. Just pretend that thing never happened, okay?.she sprinted inside. He gave her a befuddled look and she chuckled. Nothing naughty, I promise. Drinking must have been quite boring for you, IntrovertBoy. Well, youve got a partner for yourself tonight.she tapped his shoulder and went to sit down on the high stool. That surely didnt go down well with him. Dont get this wrong. Its just for tonight. Hm, tonightttshe drawled as she snagged a bottle of brandy from the shelf and raised up the ss that was ced head C down up. She popped the bottle opened and decanted the drink in the ss. She breathed out a sigh and wrapped her hand around the ss, raised it up to her lips and gulped it down in a Go. Gregory came to sit down on the stool next to hers and also poured himself a drink. He dropped some ice cubes in it and shakes the drink. Beatrice mmed the empty ss down on the table and breathed out. She likes the way it burns her throat. She nced at him and took her lips in. You can say whatever it is that has been disturbing you too. It is advisable you release such grudge in a night like this. Thanks, but Im not a reckless drinker. Mind your business.he replied coldly and took a sip out of his drink. She shrugged. If you say so.she clicked her tongue. She poured herself the second ss, then the third, fourth. tenth! Now, she was fully intoxicated. I love Daniel a lot. But,she hits her chest and pouts her mouth then turned to Gregory, who has been taking only sips of his drink. This should be his third one. I dont think he feels the way towards me. I like him too much.she hups. I even melt away in his scent.. but, he is always cheating on me.. I was going to turn a blind eyes to it but his recent one was thest straw. I couldnt take it anymore. I feel like Im being yed.. do you think its because he is rich?she grabbed the cor of his shirt, bringing her face so close to his. Gregory cleared his throat and tried to get her hand off him. She belched loudly and he gritted his teeth in burning anger. Look, author, slowly get your hand off me..he gnashed his teeth. She let go of him, moved her head back and gave a hystericalugh before imitating his statement. Dont call me that tho.she smacked his head. My name is Beatrice. Say it.. Beatrice. Call me that.she burps. Gregory sighed in frustration. What has he gotten himself into? Come on, tell me why he doesnt love me!she poked his forehead, menacingly. She turned away from him and battled with her booze bottle. She looked inside the ss and huffed. Its empty..she batted hershes cutely at him. He took his eyes away from her and cleared his throat. Mister, fill it up.she tapped him on his shoulder. He rolled his eyes before carrying the bottle. As he attempted to pour some drink in her cup, she hits his hand. Not with that, dummy! With love. Fill it with love. Fill it so I can feel it.she winked at him. What the?.. Gregorys lips parted in disgust, surprise as he gawped at her. She sighed and cupped her cheeks then ced her head on the table. If only.. if only you would fill it up.. I badly wanna feel you, Daniel..she gibbered as she shuts her eyes. He ced the bottle down and stared at her. Her cheeks has turned to tomato red. Looking down from her milky skin eyes flesh, to her reddened cheeks and her plump red lips, she looks so breath-taking. He got so lost in her beauty when staring at her. He tried to take his eyes off, but he couldnt. So, he decided to give in to the temptation. This would be only for a moment. He should enjoy the nice view now that he can. His mind drifted back to what she said a while ago. Sound a little simr to herst novel before she signed out as a writer. Or, did she actually got the muse for that novel from her own life? Her hair was scattered all over the table. He sighed and finally looked away from her. He stood up and poked her rib. Your time is up. You have to go back to your room now. Ugh, oh, no, mister. Dont drive me away from Daniel.. I still like him. Let me sleep on..she muttered in her sleep. And, s, the tears she has been holding back in started to fall out. I still love you, love him.. still love him.she sang slowly. Go and continue your mourning session in your room. You really have to leave now. I refuse! He pped his forehead. I will drive you out the hard way then.he pulled her down from the stool. Ouch, I want to sleep more..she drawled out, her eyes were still closed. She staggered back and forth. He dragged her out of his room and to the next one. He just have to get rid of her so he didnt mind if that was her room or not. He turned back to leave but she gripped him back. Mister! Let me stay with you tonight.she pleaded. Her crystal blue eyes ying tricks with him. Just then, she covered her mouth, getting retched up. Her palm went off her mouth and she released the contents in her mouth on him then her head drops gently on his chest. Chapter 17 Get out. ~N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. . #Morning C Next Day. .. The bright sunshine prates through the window, passes through the curtains and reflects on Beatrices face. She tightened her closed eyes when the hotness of the sunnded on her face then ced her palm over it in a defensive way. Still not awake?she heard a grumble. Huh? Why does that sounds like.. Gregorys voice? No, probably her ears are ying tricks with her. What would Gregory be doing in her room? Well, I cant keep up with amodating you anymore. This is my room.she heard his voice again. Alright thats definitely him. But?? She removed the nket away from her body vehemently and sat up. Her mouth went out in arge spread when her gaze met with his. He was standing few feet away from the bed. The hell I am doing here?!!!she freaked out. The hell you didst night and decided to bring hell on me too. Are you that loose, author?. Having more than you could control?he scoffed. Her brain vibrated in cogitation of his words. C.. co.. control?she stuttered. She gasps and looked down at her body. Ugh, thinking dirty again?Gregory snides and rolled his eyes to the side. She looked up at him. You.. what did you do to..she stopped in her words when she felt an excruciating pain in her head. It was like a huge blow, no, a heavy metal was crushing it down. She groaned out and whimpered. Fuck. What happened?she winced out. You dont remember? She directed her look at him. I.. I dont. What.. arg!she held on to her head. Well, you had few drinks yesterday and got drunk, then.. Then, you thought keeping me in your room was the best thing to do?she interrupted rudely. Gregory pressed his lips together and snorts. Then, I took you to another room but you begged me to bring you here, and..he exined. And, you brought me here?. You should have left..she cut him short again but he was not ready to let her have her way. And, you decorated my whole body by releasing several hurls on me as if I was some kind of a bucket, I mean.. a fine boy like me?, getting vomited on?his face hardened in exasperation. Oh. Beatrice lowered her gaze to the floor, feeling guilty. She did remember getting drunk and.. I.. I.. did that?she asked slowly. You did and youre going to pay. What?,e on, broo.. we agreed to let things that happenedst night go down the drain.. we agreed to live a carefree life even if its just for the night.she pouted. I dont remember making such agreement with you?, madam. Hey! I am a young girl, still fresh and youthful. Why.. wait, speaking of which did I.. like, did we kissed?she touched her lips gently. Oh, lord, thats a tant no! A holy never!he retorted back, pointing his finger at her. Well, I had to ask since I tend to kiss people when Im drunk. I was just hoping you didnt fall victim of thatst night.she shrugged. Thats preposterous!he gave a lightughter that onlysted for some seconds. Now, would you please leave my room? But still.. you shouldnt have brought me here. Shall I help you recall things?. I was really gonna let it slide but you seem to badly wanna get punished. ##shback Her palm went off her mouth and she released the contents in her mouth on him then her head drops gently on his chest. Gregorys eyes lightened up in surprise. For a moment, he was bewildered and lost. He lifted her head from his chest with shaky breaths. Ugh, take me to your room.. is that too much of a request?her speech were slurred. He turned to leave again but she pulled him back. You.. jerk!she yanked his hair in a way like she was going to uproot it. His eyes widened and he pushed her away roughly. He released a breath and lets out a grunt. That hurts so badly. Bozo!she clung to him then stab her teeth on his neck, deep into his flesh. Oww! What do you think youre doing?. Please, stay away..he tried to pull her away from him. Godddd..he grunted in pains. He ced his hand on her shoulder and jerked her back. The shape of her teeths were finely imprinted on his neck. He grinded his teeth in fury and charged towards her. He wanted to grip her neck and squeeze the life out of her but he had a rethink. Take me back..she moved to him and release her dder on him yet again. Gregory closed his palm and dug his fingers into his flesh. He got even more furious as the foul smell hits his nose. Oh, sorry..she pped his cheeks and giggles. She hups and tug at his ear. She blinked hershes rapidly and staggered back, only toe back again to hurl on his body. Author!!!!!! Take me to your room.. I will sleep soundly after that..some contents bursts out of her mouth, sshing on his face. I swear, youre dead tomorrow morning!! Really?she takes his ear. I will see you try, IntrovertBoy.she flicks it with her pinkie finger. ** ##Present time. I.. I did that?Beatrice covered her mouth. Just get the hell out of my room. I ask for nothing but that. I am sorry, Mr Gregory Winslow, I am not usually reckless like that but.. I understand, so get out. The break up just took a big toll on me so.. Geez.. can you shut up and just go out?. I do not care about your personal business. Do you have something bad to do here?, why do you want me out of here so bad? He frowns at her and she raised her hands up in the air. Okay, okay. I will go out.she stood up. Remove the mattress. What? Wash the mattress.he repeated. Why would I do that?. Its not part of the contract. Clean the mattress.his words were filled with venom. I.. i.. okay, fine!she dragged the cloth from the bed and ruffled it up in her arms. She moved towards the door and as she made to open it, her eyes caught with his clothes in the trash can. Isnt that?she turned to him. Are you throwing it out because I threw up on it?. You could easily wash it off. You will mind your business. Well, thats exactly what Im.. Youre an author here. Just frigging write and ignore all other things. Your job is to write not to care. Get the hell out before I change my mind. Chapter 18 You smoke? .. Does he have to be so cruel? She gave a pouty sigh and left. *Whatever.*she rolled her eyes inwardly. Since he is not going to take anything dirty, then he should also throw this mattress away. She smirk and turned back to the direction of his room. She opened the door and saw him leaning on the wall, with a cup of coffee in his hand. His head was lowered to the ground. Should I throw this out, too?she raised the mattress up. He looked up at her and his brows furrowed up in confusion. I mean, you definitely sounded like you wont have anything to do with dirty stuff, so why not just dump this too, instead of making me stress myself in washing it. Besides, its not that dirty so..she paused and shrugged. You should be able to make do with it.she smiled. He turned to the window and pulled the curtains apart. He drank from his coffee and said,if youre done talking, you can leave. Beatrice tilts her head to the side with a jeer. You are not going to say anything? Hm.he hummed. It turns out that the silent is the best answer for a fool statement isnt a waste.he chortles. Beatrice took a hard and angry gulp down and balled her fists in a punch. If she could, she wouldnd several punches on his face right now. What does he have to be so rude? Or,he started as she made to leave. Maybe youre a bit right. Throw it away. I would not want to have anything to do with that bed cloth youve vomited on.he nced at her quickly. Now, who is the fool.she snickered and quickly ran out before he could give a response. ** ##Henrys Penthouse ** The sounds of cutleries hitting the te was quite audible. Outside the room, Tisha sashayed towards the door that has the shape of a lion inscribed on it. Is he in?she questioned one of the men that took guard in front of the room. Yes, maam. Wee. They all bowed. She shook her head with a scoff.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. This man is really getting old, huh?she clicked her tongue. The door was sprawled open and she steps in. Youre eating again?. I thought you would be in your study room.she attacked as she walked towards the table. Thats the best I can do.Henry moots. She chuckled. Ive got something for you, brother.she sat down and brought out some files from her bag. Does it involves money?Henry sighed as he grabbed the butter andvished it on the three slices of bread in his hand. Its so crazy how you still love money despite being the top 2 most richest man. Money, it all starts and ends with that. But, let me tell you, if this is about the property stuff, then Im out.he took a hefty bite out of the bread. Hear me out first.she slides the files to his front. Ive got something exciting on my sleeve. Im going to start an agencypany and recruit uing celebrities while trying to keep in touch with the current ones. Sounds good, doesnt it?. This is going to be so.. big that What exactly are you getting at?he snorts. She grinned and pointed at him. Youre a real business man, bro. You have never for once disappointed me.she grabbed an apple from the bowl on the table and rxed back. She gnawed her teeth into the apple and smirks. Hearing about this wonderful n, dont you wanna hand over your.. He mmed his cup of tea on the table and gave her a dirty frown. I knew that was what youre getting at. Why do you need my properties tho?, youve had enough of both wealth and fame. What else do you seek for? Oh, except one.she uttered. I want the number one position, only then would I.. Tisha!! I understand youre still not willing to give me your properties, but you cannot stop my ambition. Tisha, why are you being so desperate?. You grew up with a silver spoon, why are you so.. Oh.. all I just need right now is the respect. No more words, brother.she drops the half C eaten apple on the table. If you keeping here, iC Yeah, yeah, I know. I wonte here ever again. If you need anything, just call my manager.. There would be no need for that.she interrupted him then stood up. I will take my leave now. Do enjoy your tea.she uttered coldly, nabbed her bag from the table and went out of the room. ** ~Afternoon. .. After reading him story for three hours, she was allowed to take an hour break which is so not that as she would have to write the next chapter within that duration too. She grabbed a packet of cigarette from her bag and went out of the house. She went to sit down on the huge rock before picking out a cigarette and lighted it up. She shoved the cigar into her mouth and bent down to pack some pebbles. She threw some in the sea ahead and tuck out the cigar from her mouth. She releases the smoke and sighed. She basked in the warmth atmosphere. The day was sunny but being close to the sea did send a kind of cold sensation into her body too. She flickered the ashes on the ground and threw another pebble inside the water. *Tuum!* As she made to take another drag of the cigarette, a voice stopped her. You smoke?the voice was hoarse and rough. She stared back and saw him standing between the door, with a calm look. Just when I feel an avnche of burden, I often do this to release my stress. You want one?she offered. No.and he shuts the door. She chuckled before returning her gaze back to the sea. What a scared baby boy.sheughed as she thrusted the stick inside her mouth. She picked up her phone and did a little typing. She is probably going to tell him some parts of the story off head as she is toozy to write much. After an hour had passed, she stood up and went up to his room. She sat on the chair, few miles away from him. It looks like he was not ying rapt attention as he look lost and not corrective when she made a mistake in the FLs name. She stopped reading and snapped her fingers. A penny for your thoughts? He blinked and looked up at her. About thathe gestured smoking a cigarette. Is your offer still up? Chapter 19 Truth or Dare? ~ Is the offer still up?he spreads his lips and gulped down, nervously. She shed her eyes at him before bursting intoughter. Nah, fine boy. Just continue being an innocent boy that you are.she chuckles. He wore a discontented look and directs his gaze to the floor. Boy, how old are you?she taunted. He snaps his head up at her and wrinkled his face up in wrath. That definitely hurts his ego. Wait.. are you.. feeling?.. whats this feeling, you feeling hurt?she uttered in sarcasm. He sighed and looked sideways. Id better repeat that then since its the only way to make you feel inferior, hahaha.sheughs. He targets his angry eyeballs at her. Repeat that and I would continuously repeat not paying you your dues and you wont get an entrance to ever leave.he threatened within gnashed teeth. Herughter closed up and she massaged her neck. Probably she took it too far. Well, that was just a petty joke.she tried to soften the poisonous atmosphere. What I just said was petty too.he smirks. If I were you, I wouldnt joke about too much.his words gave her this heebie-jeebies feeling. He was right. She shouldnt joke around, forgetting the danger that lurks around her, forgetting he is a man whose mask she is yet to remove. She doesnt know him, and so she has to be careful. However, he is indeed chameleonic himself. He pulls her in and pulls her out. For a moment, he made her thought she shouldnt be scared around him, that they were both humans. And, another moment, he made her thought they are different. Maybe she is a human, and he is someone not near that? Or, he is rich?, and she is just a low C life b! tch? What if this man sitting before her is actually who she didnt think him to be? What if he is really a werewolf?, a vampire? Unfortunately, she sleeps quite soundly and digging his fangs or elongated teeth into her skin while asleep wouldnt be so hard. Just the thought of it is scaring her to the bones. She swallowed a lump down out of fear. She really needs to be careful around him. Besides, she seems to be forgetting that she is stuck here with him. You want coffee?he asks. Huh? She prinked up at him and saw his gaze peering keenly at her. This man, whose identity she is yet to identify, is something else. N_no.she stuttered. Why?. Dont reject me.his voice was sweet. He stifled augh and stood up. I will make you one then. Youve been working so hard and you deserve a pat on the shoulder.he circled round her and she shifted her neck to look at his moves so as not to experience any unexpected attack. She studied him as he made a cup of coffee for her and came to drop it before her then went back to his previous sitting position. She looks down at the steaming coffee and blinked. Why exactly is he doing this? Is he tryna keep her out, or in? Or.. she stole a nce at him. Is he tryna kill her and suck her blood? What if hed actually put something inside this coffee? A million thoughts ran around in her mind. You not drinking? She sighed. I.. I dont like coffee.. really..she pinched herself on her waist for having to falter. You said you didnt like milk, I didnt put it there.he smiled. She shed him a nervous smile and nodded. I did said that, but maybe I forgot to tell you that I dont fancy drinking coffee in the morning. Morning?, really?.he nced at the wall clock. Its past twelve now, so we are now in the afternoon, author. She sucked her lips in as goosebumps rose up on her skin. Is he truly trying to get her killed? Why is he so persistent about her drinking the coffee? I.. Ill pass. I dont seem to be in a mood for coffee right now. Maybeter.she pushed the cup to the side. I didnt know coffee requires mood, my bad. Ah, its fine. I.. will continue reading the story now.she said. No, no need.he shook his head. Pardon?a slow scoff passed out of her mouth. Im totally healed now,.. So, I can leave.her face brightened up in excitement. Maybe you got me wrong. Healed for the moment..he corrected. The bright colors in her eyes all died down. She thought he is fully healed and she could go home. Geez. How about we y a game?he suggested, folding his arms on his chest. Game? That doesnt sounds good. Is he trying to y a game of life and death with her? She sprang up immediately. Since youre fine for the moment, I think its a great idea that I go out to stockpile some chapters. Sit.that doesnt sound like a request, but an order. And since it was an order from her dangerous boss who could kill her with just a snap of his fingers, sheplied and sat down gently. There is really no way out for her, hun? Wont you ask me what the game is about? She rubbed her watery palms together and tried to stabilize the unstable beatings of her heart. What.. whats the game about?she swallowed hard. Truth or Dare.he chuckled. Her eyes popped out of its sockets. Truth or Dare? What if he dares her to strip before him? NoCWhat if he dares her to slit up her own throat? Oh.. no. He definitely wouldnt be that crazy. *But you dont know him!*her inner mind yelled. Oh, yeah, yeah. She doesnt. Ugh! Why is he doing this to her? Pick one. Is it Truth, or Dare? Shed better pick Truth. Uhm.. tru..she stopped. He raised a brow at her house, quizzically. Bottle.. you have to spin a bottle so..she demonstrated. Oh, yeah, totally forgot about that.he grabbed a bottled water which was half filled with water from the table beside him and gulped all of the water down. He stood up and walked leisurely towards her. She shifted back on the chair, making it give a screeching sound. He sat opposite her and ced the bottle down on the desk. You ready? Why does he scent like Daniel? I will spin it now.he spinned the bottle and it rotated around and finally stopped in front of him.N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material. Hm? Oh..he chuckled and look up at her. So Truth or Dare? Truth.he responded. Maybe this is a good way to ask about his identity. She sat up properly, carried the cup of coffee and took a quick sip in order to help rx her mind. The determination she made minutes ago that she wasnt going to drink that has eludes her memory. Who are you really?, IntrovertBoy. Chapter 20 Do you have to know me? .. Who are you really, IntrovertBoy?She mustered all the ounce of courage in her to say those words. She watched as his facial expression turned sour. He casted his look on her coldly and she could see the bottom of his eyeballs get redenned. Okay.. now she regrets asking that. He struggled to conceal his true feelings and lets out a sigh. This supposed to be just a game.he uttered. I.. I am sorry about that but.. its.. you picked truth by.. Do you really have to know me?his eyes bored into hers. Alright.. whats that? She batted her eyshes fastly then shook her head vigorously. Of.. course not. I.. dont have to know.she replied. But, you surely wanna know something, dont you?he said in a whisper. Now, that felt like a sudden attack at her guts. No, no, no..she waved her hands in the air. I dont wanna know anything.her voice shook in fear. Regardless,he heaved a sigh. Dont ever get close to me.he supplied. She wanted to ask him why. She wanted to ask him why he keeps telling her to get away from him but still keeps keeping her in here and still keepsing close to her but she couldnt bring herself to ask him that. Your turn, Truth or Dare?he questioned. Huh?her eyes went down to the unspin bottle. I.. thought.. you would have to spin that first before.. asking me..??she stammered. He huffs and stood up. That would be the end of our game.he stalks to his bed. Beatrice mped her hands together and stood up. Should she be happy or sad about this? She felt like she just dampen his spirit. But.. whatever. Everyone in the world cannot be happy. One person has to be sad for the other to be happy, isnt that themon clich of life? She went on her ten toes and moved out of the room. Phew! That was close. She held onto her chest and took the stairs down. She walked inside the kitchen and snag a box of pineapple juice from the fridge. She unlid it and moved it up to her mouth, drinking a reasonable amount of it. Gosh! If care is not taken, this guy would be the death of her. Why does he have to be so mysterious? She went up to her room and in the bid of creating a new chapter, she started nodding off. She didnt know when she drop her phone and drifted into the realm of darkness. In her dream, she saw herself standing on a high podium with different lights shing at her face. The lights were almost blinding. Stop! What are you doing?she asked innocently. But, what she got in return was jeers as they allughed at her. She covered her face. Why are they doing this to her? She moved her hands off her face and stared beside her but all she got was a blurry vision of a man. Huh? Who is he? Beatrice!she heard and jerked back. She turned back and saw a man grinning at her. Why are you smiling?, stop smiling..she sobbed. Beatrice.he called again. Stop smiling!!she yelled. Beatrice?!!another voice sounded. She went down to the ground, hurling her body and sobbing. Beatrice?the voice sounded familiar. She stared up and.. Daniel!!she smiled. A ray of hope shined in her eyes. Beatrice, I will take you home.he stretched out his hand at her. She beamed with smiles and she moved her palm towards his but.. Gbam!!a heavy sound echoed the whole room. Huh? Her eyes instantly fluttered open and she stared around then sat up. When did she slept off? Geez.. She checked the time on her phone and gasps. An hour has passed.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Oh, no. And, what was that about the dream she had? She rubbed her eyes and yawned. She heard the sound of something being smashed to the ground and she frowned. Is this still in her dream? Or is she hearing wrongly? Definitely not gonna sleep C walk, is she? Uhh.. probably she needs more sleep. Sheid down on the bed again, about to drift into sleep when another thud came yet again! No. no.. i need more sleep.she pulled the duvet over her head. *More sleep!!!*the words echoed in her ears and she saw the image of a man dressed in a ck outfits, holding a staff with him. His head was covered with the hood of the raincoat he was putting on. He raised his head up at her and she screamed then she quickly sat up. Whats happening? Why is she having weird dreams? Isnt.. that man, isnt.. isnt he the grim reaper? Is someone haunting her down? Could it be Gregory? He is a witch?!!! Is he haunting her down because of what shed asked him earlier? Daniel?! Is he haunting her down because she broke up with him? She ran to the wardrobe and rested her back on it. What the hell is going on? *Thud!* Oh. She should be d of death at this point. Where is all those soundsing from? All she wanted was a good sleep. Ugh! She brushed down her face and tip C toed to the door. She has no idea why she did that herself. Could it be possible that she is losing her mind? She walked five rooms down and stopped in front of Gregorys door. Is this all a nightmare? Then, it is one she would like to wake up from real quick. I hate you.she heard him say. What? Well, I hate you too.she muttered with a frown. Is he stylishly insulting her? Haha, the feeling is mutual. I hate you in tenfold.she mumbled under her breath. I hate you all..he breathed out. She nced back to see if there were any other person or people present there with her but there was none. So, who is he hating exactly? Wait Is someone in there with him? Are they trying to kill him? OMG! Her eyes widened. Then, shed better act fast. She looked sideways, looking for what to use as a defense C a weapon. She ran back to her room, grabbed the hair dryer and ran outside. She kicked the door open and rushed in. I am hCthe words got stuck in her throat when she saw no one in there, except him, who she is yet to see. And, yeah, he just got destructive again. The floor was blood stained and literally all the things in his room has been smashed down to the floor. This guy has got some evil spirit in him, oi?she muttered, subconsciously, with her weapon still brandished up in the air. I hate you.she heard. But, where is he? She scoured her eyes around and finally found him behind her, sitting on the ground with his body pressed to the wall. Slowly, he sprang up and gazed at her. What..he stopped and stared around. Why are you here?he questioned. Oh, right. Why was she there in his room again?. Oh! To protect him! I heard sounds from outside and I thought you were in here with some dangerous people. So, I am here to..she paused. To protect him?, wouldnt that sound silly? To what?he demanded surly, moving closer to her. I..the dryer slips out of her grip. She suddenly found it hard to breathe. She looked back but there was no where to run to. The wall is right behind her. She turned back and screamed out her lungs when she saw him so close to her. I told you to stay away.his breaths were unsteady. He seems ready to hit her. Oh, no. What is she to do? He scoffed and raised his hand up to p her but she quickly resorted to thest option CA hug. Chapter 21 Be my girlfriend. .. He scoffed and raised his hand up to p her but she quickly resorted to thest option CA hug. Her heart beats were unsteady. A questioning frown asking herself why she did that appeared on her face. Gregorys hand was suspended in the air. He stared at the wall before him in shock and dibobtion. His eyes slowly looked down at the body that is gummed to his. He peered his gaze at her and slowly, his hand slops down to his side. His head cleared up and he felt relieved. They both stood transfixed on the spot in tranquility. A heavy wind blew the curtain away and the cloud rumbled. Beatrice wanted to pull out of the hug but she hesitated. She didnt know if he was fine as he isnt saying anything but since he didnt hit her, he should be fine, isnt that right? But, she still held on, for no reason. The rain starts to drizzle down. They could hear the plips of it on the roof. Gregory looked out before bringing his stare back on her. Oh, well.. Ihis eyes flickers. Have you simmer down, already?she asks gently. I.. yes. I have.he gave a nervous sigh. She nodded and unlocked her arms around him. I, I was.. I was not in my right state of mind when I.. you know, you could say I was a bit bbergasted so I just did the first thing that came to my mind. I.. I had no time to think..she uttered gibberish, anxiously. She didnt want him to have the wrong idea. I wont ask you why you did that.he shed a short but worthwhile smile at her before going to sit down on the bed. If.. I didnt know you were.. I mean,she paused and suck a breath in. I thought you were in here with.. Beatrice?he cooed. Her whole system freezed up when she heard him call her by her name, for the first time. She stared at him. You dont have to exin. You can leave.he uttered. I just dont want you to.. I know what youre worried about and I know you did that to escape being hit by me, without any ulterior motive. I am..he paused and heaved a sigh. I regret trying to hit you also, so, Im thankful you did that.he added. Beatrice raised her brow up. She thought he was going to apologize, or could that words be assumed to be one?. If it is, she was not expecting him to say it in that way but in,I am sorry.way. Uhm yeah.. haha.. I.. will go out now.she said without moving, just staring at the door. Gregory darts his gaze at her. You.. will.. go out now.he felt surprise seeing her still standing there. She turned to him. Oh, yeah. I will. Do you want me to clean this mess up?she chuckled in a jumpy way while scratching the back of her neck and pointing to the floor with her other hand. This?he stared down at the mess he made then looked up at her. Never mind. Thats not your job. Uhh C yes, I, of course. I will.. step out now.she masked her embarrassment and went out. Okay, that was hell in there. She scuttled down to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea since the weather was freezing. While brewing the tea with a spoon, she wondered if hed ever drink anything else aside from coffee and alcohol. She decided to make him one too. She took it to the front of his room on a tray. Shed picked up a loaf of bread and puts it on the tray also. She knocked on his door gently. What?came his immediate response. The weather is quite cold, so, I brought tea and bread to help thin your pains away.she gulped down. Thank you. Drop it. Huh?. I should drop it here?her brows furrowed up. He didnt reply her again. She scoffed before setting the tray down on the floor. This is what she get for being nice. Asshole.she cursed him under her breath before she left. The rain was still pouring down outside. She went to grab her tea and made her way to her room. She took a weary sip out of the drink but spit it out immediately. Its hot.tears welled up in her eyes. Geez. Her life is such a mess. How she even forget to blow some air on this tea?. Its all because of that jerk! Who?. Daniel. No C Gregory. Youre hopeless.she said to herself before taking the cup to her lips again, drawing in a sip. Ahhh.. its so hot!! Two Days Later(Weekend) .. The tolling sound of the church bell being rung pervaded the environment. The pping sound of the the birds limbs as they fly up around in the beautiful sky was quite ear C piercing too. All these affected Beatrices peaceful sleep. She groaned and buried her face in the pillow. It is not the sun today?, but the bell and birds?sheined, sorrowfully. She heard the sound of fireworks being released into the sky and she lifted her head up from the pillow. Whats the asion? She stood up and went to part the curtain. She opened the window and peeked out of the room. Why is everywhere looking so vivacious even when there is no one around? She looked up at the sky and beamed at the sight of the fireworks. Another one sets off. Its color C Yellow, red and blue reflected in her eyes ball. She closed the window, but left the curtains pulled apart. The surrounding was wet and cool given that there has been a consecutive downpour of rain for three days. She really hoped it wouldnt rain today as she would be going to see her sick mother. She ambled out of the room, going to the kitchen downstairs. Since he has been a kind man to have granted her a day off for her to go see her mum, she should prepare a delicious breakfast for him, no?. That guy is a sucker. He probably wouldnt appreciate that.she blurts her thoughts out. Or, should I escape after getting out of here?he ced her hand on her chin, contemting on the idea. She chuckled and shook her head. Nope. Hes got a pretty good connection, I would be caught in no time if I do that.she rinsed the pot. Or.. should I have a doctor feign my death?. Oh, heaven no!she shook her head vigorously with a loudugh. The entrance door to the kitchen flinged open and Gregory stepped in with a worried look. She turned to him. Goo.. Weve got a problem.he cuts in. His face was pale. What?she didnt understand what he was saying. Dont tell me youre going to stop me from.. No, no, not that.he replied, gruffly. She could hear his heavy breaths from where she stood.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Im sorry, but you will have to y the role of my girlfriend from now on. Get married? .. Beatrices face wrinkled up in confusion. What is he spewing? She chuckles. Well, I was just about to make some pasta before you came in, so if you would excuse me.. Be my girlfriend.he repeated, abruptly. Whats wrong with him today? Is it because the weather is too cold?, thats why you.. Just for today. No, this month. My sister is currently heading down here and she is on live session. I dont know, but somehow she found out youre here.he breathed out. So?she arched her brows. What has that got to do with me?she scoffed. He pressed his lips together and rubbed his eyes. I and my sister are not so siblings like, we are not on talking terms and she would do anything to see my downfall. She is trying to get the people attention on me. Im sure she knows youre probably just a worker here but she is trying to use that against me. She is telling her followers I..he paused and pped his head. I am a yboy and I am just putting on an act. This could affect my career greatly. Beatrice raised her upper lip up in jeer. Then, what happens to me?. Youre only thinking for yourself, not me? I.. you will be fine. We could just put on an act for a few weeks then tell them weve broken up. This is so easy for you. I am not in for your dirty game, IntrovertBoy. Go find someone else for the post of your girlfriend. He frowned and clicked his tongue. You talk as if youve got a choice.he smirks. Think of this properly. You would probably be the one at great loss. I could easily make something up, but you?. Youre as good as dead. They will drag you on the inte and, oh, I think this blends so well. An Author being a personal s*x ve to a rich business man, a gold C digger. That sounds good, doesnt it?. Im done ying nice and hepless when you would clearly be the one to get affected by this. Good, so, youre threatening me now, right?. What the heck?. Ive never met someone so narcissistic and brutal as you are. I curse the day I met you!she pointed at his chest as tears welled up in her eyes. Its the opposite for both of us. You curse, but I bless that day.he chortled, surly. Why are you doing this to me?. Is it to run?, then I will, but please, I dont want to get involved in your game. I am in a dangerous situation before and.. The bell jingled bringing her to a stop in her utterance. She is here. Now, make a decision. I will give you ast chance since youre a special person to me.he grinned. Water brimmed out of her eyes and she balled her hand in a fist. The doorbell sounds again and Gregory looked out of the kitchen door. Ive made up my mind.she spoke and he turned his stare to her. I wont let her make a step in here so just go upstairs and keep to yourself and pretend nothing is ever happening just like youve been doing. That idea definitely do not go down fine with him. I gave you a chance.he said to her before stepping out of the door. She hurried after him and stopped him when he attempted to open the door. This wont be any good for the both of us. We can just ignore them and.. Gregory shoved his phone out of his pocket and went to his Instagram ount then showed her Amelias live session. *Well, I am here at my brothers house and Ive sounded the bell twice but he is yet to open up. Do you think maybe he is shy?*she flipped her hair back. *Or, he doesnt want me to see his woman?. Hahaha, my brother is a cunning guy so you can never tell, but he might be up here, doing something I wouldnt wanna say with thatdy.*she chuckled, naughtily. Beatrices breathing became staled. Doing..?.. Heck! She does not even wanna think about it. *Why Im i at my brothers house?*she read out ament and frowned. *What do you mean?, I cante visit my brother anymore?, even when Ive missed him?* *Thats totally unlike you. I heard there is great tension between you both as one of you has to inherit your fatherspanies.*she read out anotherment. She puffed out some air and fanned her mouth. *This is so unfair. You think I would fight my brother?, the blood of my blood, because of mere materialistic wealth?. Come on! We are as good as close. Nothing can ever separate us. By the way, why isnt he opening up?. I think I will have to head back then. Oh, well, seems yall crush and role model isnt a saint after all like youve always painted him to be.. oh, my.. the entertainment reporters are here. Damn! What to do, Gregory, I think Ive puts you in a tight spot.*she quipped ad covered her mouth. Both Gregory and Beatrice exchanged nces. They stared at each other for a moment before Gregory closed the page and inserts his phone inside his pocket. Ive had enough patience, Author. Its time to go out. This girl is killing me..his voice was dry. She gripped his wrist again. No. They will strangle us out if we go like this. The paparazzi are here too so we have to be careful. How about you make another n?she whispered. Never.he scowled. No matter how infuriated you are, I think it is right that you strategize first before going out there.she advised. Staying in here while avoiding them is more scary. That means Im admitting to Amelias presumptions. B-but..N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. No but, Author. Just follow my steps. Dont say anything, I will be the one to do the talks. Just stay mute.he instructed before pulling the door opened and interlocking their hands together. Okayy, that caught her off C guard. Why are they locking hands? Is it to make their pretence believable? *They are out!* *He is truly with a woman!* *Woah, what is this?* Amelia brows creased up in a frown. Why did hee out? She was hoping he wouldnt and that would give her the upper hand. Fuck this darn boy. They walked out fully and the reporters all rushed towards them. What are you doing with a woman, Mr Gregory?. You said you wont ever have anything to do with a woman again, talkless of love, what do you have to say? You also said loving is for the weak, all these were all mere words? Who is she really, is she your girlfriend or just a tool you use in satisfying your burning desires? They bombarded them with questions while shing different camera lights in their way and stretching their phones and other recording essories at them. Some were doing a live report too. Beatrice got ufortable with all these; the people, their questions, the lights that keeps reflecting on her face, the stares, all. But what made her really ufortable the most is her warm hand in his cold grasp. She definitely wanna slide her hand out, but with so many eyes? She would only attract their suspectful gazes. Wait she has seen this before. Where was it? Oh, it was in her dream.. She blinked her eyes rapidly and bit her tongue. Are you people prying into my private life now?. When ites to love, unexpected things are bound to happen.Gregory responded simply. What the Beatrice turned to him with an amused facial expression. Are you saying youre going against your words? Do you mean she is your girlfriend? The reporters asked on again. Amelia shook her head. What a joke. Well, things are starting to get interesting. I do not own the key to my heart C Certainly, I cannot open my heart by myself. Another person will and that person is her. She is now the controller of my heart.the words rolled out of his mouth sweetly. Beatrice was fazed by his speech too. That felt like a fry dipped inside a ketchup and dropped in her mouth. She swallowed hard, finding it hard to get over the sweet taste of the potato fry which is in form of his speech in her mouth. He is so gooddd with words.. All her intestines are literally screaming out in joy right now.. She blushed and took her face away. I hope this would be thest time you guys would be so concerned about my private matter. Its my life and my heart. Leave it to me alone to handle it. All the shutters of the camera could be heard as the people all went silent. *Time to interfere.*Amelia smirks and pped her hands. My little brother is all grown up.she scuttled towards them in her grace outfits. I assume youre willing to take the big step with her also, no? *This is where I will get you.*she thoughts to herself. That seems like a catalyst for inquiries as the dead C mouth reporters all sprang back into questioning exercise. Big step? What do you mean, Mrs Amelia Brown? Big step as in get married? She snapped her fingers at the reporter that said that. Exactly. Gregory, since youve found your better half, why not make it official then? Beatrices balls popped out of their sockets. Marriage?. Thats really preposterous. What do you mean?an annoyed look was stered on his face. You love her?, get married to her then.she winked and gave a smug smile. He is definitely not gonna do that. She has got him totally. She outyed him! She knew he would reject that as he can never be in love with thisdy here. Besides, hes got a betrothal fiancee. Ady their father picked out for him personally to get married to so, he would never dare go against his wish. Their father would not even approve a marriage with this nameless woman. Okay then.he said, a vague smirk ying on his lips. Amelia jaw dropped while Beatrice shifts her neck to him violently. What?! Brown Brown Okay, then.he answered with a hardened look at Amelia. We have decided to do that long ago.he added. Amelias jaw dropped in shock. Beatrice turned her head to him sharply. She narrowed her gaze at him. Loud noises erupted from the reporters. I believe Ive answered all your queries. Good day to you all.he bowed a little and entered the house with Beatrice. As soon as he shuts the door, she attacked him,What do you mean by what you just said out there?. You kidding??!N?velDrama.Org holds ? this. Gregory rolled his eyes and started walking, heading towards the stairs. She tailed behind him. Well, I need an answer, Mr Gregory Winslow. He halted in his steps and nced back at her. You know that was all a show. Oh, well, yeah?, tell me. A show that has consequences!she yelled at him. Careful, or they will hear you. I dont care. I thought it was only just about acting as your girlfriend but now, marriage?! We are going to break up anyway, af.. Please, shut it. You think this is a joke?. No, is it one to you?. You think it would be easy to break up after publicly announcing our marriage? He scratched the back of his neck and shrugged. Yes. Why did you think it would not be easy?. Ive seen a couple breaking up with only days left to their marriage. So..he scoffs. Youve written a simr story too, author, so why so scared?. Or, do you really wanna get married to me, for real?he teased. Ill be damned to want that.she frowned and raced the stairs up to her room. At The Beach. Jennifer stood in front of the sea, putting on a sunss and a hat. She was donned in a sunny transparent gown. Her skin glitters under the hot but scorching sun. The water swept down to her feet and she stared sideways. Some folks are behind her, taking unaware pictures of her. Her personal assistant, Nicole, was sitting down under an umbre while slurping quietly out of her cocktail drink with a yellow straw. She scrolled down the news on the #Celebnews page. She looked up at Jennifer and chuckled. By the time these pictures get uploaded on the social medias, she will im her first position in the stylish celebrity rank back. Shed just lost it to Alyssa the previous week. She nced down at her phone, continuing the news. She got to another one that was tagged #Hot. Huh? She looked down meticulously at the words. What?! She stood up and rushed to Jennifer. Cut! Cut!she shouted to the men. What now?one of them grumbled. Jennifer turned to her with an angry stare. What is it this time, Nicole.she sighed and scuttled towards the umbre. We will take a twenty minutes break.the cameraman announced. She sat down and Nicole gave her a bottled water. She collected it from her and gulped it down. This is big, Jennifer. This.. this is so.. so.. big but a shocking news.. I.. It appears you needed the water more than I did.Jennifer rolled her eyes. Oh C oh, wait.. a minute..she ced her lips on the straw in her drink and draw a sip in and sighed. Youve got a problem.she stood akimbo. Not we?Jennifer removed the hat from her head. Your your guy Gregory is getting married to someone else.she dropped the bombshell. Jennifer paused and straightened her hair with her hand. What a joke.sheughs softly, not wanting to believe that. Im serious, Je.. Thats outrageous, Nic. Ive had and Im still going to have a very stressful day so stop messing around with such expensive joke. He announced their wedding some minutes ago. Log into your Instagram ount to check it out. The news is all over the ce. Okay.. this is not funny anymore. Hand over my phone.she stretched her hand. Nicole ced her phone on her palm. She switched on her data and her phone buzzes with different news and messagesing in. She scrolled down the news page. Oh, here, see.. here it is..Nicole stopped her from scrolling further. She squinted her eyes to be sure she isnt reading wrongly. She ate her lips in anger then gnashed her teeth. Who is this bitch?!.she threw her phone down on the ground. Since its not a concrete floor but a sandy one, the phone didnt break. Book me the nearest flight to Das. ? Tisha sat on the swivel chair in her office while watching the TV in front of her. She carried her drink and drank from it, chewing the ice in exasperation. Her blood was boiling up in rage. She threw the ss across the wall and it broke and shattered to pieces. Damn these kids. That scornful girl just spoiled everything..she stood up and scattered her hair. If Gregory get married, the chances of him getting Henrys properties willfully conferred to him would be high. She chewed her lips in regret. She should have taken a step before Amelia does. She cant just sit idly by. She has to do something. She must not allow this marriage to happen at all costs. * Amelia stomped into the house and yanked her bag away. She held her head and screamed. Brown who was all dressed in a brown suit, ready for work, descended the stairs down. Well, hed also watched the whole scenario so no need to ask her what was going on. Amelia shot him an angry stare. I hate you!!! Youre just so useless!! Now youre wearing brown again!! Do well as not to vent your anger on me, Lia. You know very well before going out there so early in the morning. Youve just spoiled your great weekend and I doubt your whole new week would be any better.he uttered. Why dont you seem bothered at all, Brown?!! This is our life going.. No, your life, Amelia. I see no reason youre so hell bent on your fathers properties. Its all your greed. Wake up, Lia, and live the best of your life in good health. You might get a high blood pressure at this point.he taunted. My mistake for marrying a man called Brown Brown. Youre all shade of brown! You..she paused and scoffed. I dont have time for you today, Brown, cause obviously, as long as youve got brownies in your mouth, you have no worry anymore. I wont let our son suffer. Daughter! Son! Chase your fake wife away Beatrice beats her left leg on the floor in her room repeatedly, with her right hand on her hip, fuming in anger. She is trying to be facile with her fury but that isnt ying out well. I cant even visit my mom again.she hissed loudly. The guy is just a bunch of bad charm. He keeps attracting bad urrences to her. She strode to the door and exit the room. She went to his room and stared at his door nkly. Ugh. Shes got to give this guy an earful though. Why does he think he could just toy with her life anyhow? She snorts and turned back. Since youre here, why note in?he permitted from inside. How did he know she was there? Well, all good. She set the door ajar and walked in. He was sitting on a chair, filing a pencil. Sit, I will draw you.he nced back at her. Im afraid I.. You should feel honored, Author. So, dont decline that.his eyes were glued to the pencil. Well, I didnt know that you can draw. None of my business though. I came here to make something clear to you. Matters concerning stories could be treated in your way but matters concerning my personal life should be done in my way. I.. So, are you saying I went overboard today?he raised his cold look at her. She took a gulp down and gave a nod. First, you begging me to act as your.. I didnt begged you. You made your choice.he interpted. You didnt leave me any choice. Youre not my creator so there are limits to what you can do to me. He dropped the small knife he was using in sharpening the pencil and pushed a white drawing to his front. I will pay, basically make you rich, thats like giving you a new identity so that makes me your artificial creator.he replied. He smiled at her. Do you know why I am willing to give you a drawing?. Firstly, you did well this morning, secondly, you look so angry right now and Im all in for your expression. Your angry face could be use as a book cover for an angry FLs story. This is not cool, Gregory. I.. I wont apologize, but that doesnt mean I dont feel bad but I just wont. Now, go back. I like it quiet when I draw. ??? Henry stared down at the newspaper in his hand through his sses which was settled down on the bridge of his nose. He was sitting in the living room, with a ss cup of pineapple juice before him. His right hand man, Jade, came inside with a tab. Sir, I think you should see this.he bowed his head in courtesy as he proffered the tablet to him. Henry sighed and closed his newspaper then collected the phone from him. It was the video of Gregory and Beatrice when he said they were going to get married. Henry grunts lowly. All jokes.he red at the video. He paused it and hand the tablet over to Jade. Its all childs y.he adjusted his sses. Well, this childs y is turning into something else, sir. It has puts the inte on frenzy and this has be one of the most search news. Im..Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Henrys phone vibrated before him. He peeked at the caller and saw that it was Lopez. He signalled for Jade to stop talking. He picked up his phone then swiped to the right. Lopez.he called, enigmatically. What is all these Im seeing, Henry?. You said our children were going to get married so why did your son dered publicly, his love for another woman this morning? Have I ever go against my words?. Let him have the fun he can have now. Sit back and watch. Your daughter and my son will get married for sure, naturally. Youd better not turn away from your words. My daughter loves your son, and he is the only man she yearns for. For our partnership to continue, both must get married. I hear you, Lopez, I hear you. ??? Beatrice sat down in the living room, watching the TV and stuffing some popcorn inside her mouth. She wished all these was but a dream. She hate the life of being famous. That practically puts a restriction to your movement. She really needs to go see her mother. She had not for once missed a weekend of visiting her before. Now, this sudden urrence is serving her a lock C down. The so called Devil has been in there in his room, quiet. Someone banged at the door and she red at the entrance direction. Well, herees the Jesus that would carry all her anger away. She stood up from the couch. Before she could get to the door, the person banged it again. Have you no etiquette?. Naturally, youre supposed to ring the doorbell or knock softly so why knocking so hard?. You wanna pull the door down?sheshed out as she opened the door. She met ady putting on a sky blue skimpy short gown and carrying a designer bag. She removed her dark shade and sprawled her eyes at her. This?she quips, looking at her in disgust. Who the hell are you?, and did you just call me this?. I see youve not got some good manners at all. When you are just visiting someones house for the first time, you introduce yourself first.she lectured. Im sure that aint true. You?, a mere maid?she snickers and shook her head. Jennifer pushed her aside and scuttled in, elegantly. Her gaits were admirable. Hey! You cant just go in here as you like!Beatrice hurriedly shuts the door and ran after her as she took the stairs up. Gregory should better have a good exnation for this. She whacked the door to his room opened and stepped in. Gregory paused in his drawing and stared back at the intruder. What are you doing here?his face went white when he saw her. You dont miss me?. That aside, the sh! t did you mean by what you said to the reporter this morning?. I am your fiance, Gregory, why wouldnt you see me as that? You..Beatrice stopped when she heard her words. Fiance? Find another man, Jenna. I.. How did you expect me to leave you when you keep calling me Jenna like this?she joked. I am back, boyfriend, so, chase your fake wife away. The real one hase.she chuckled. Dinner party Well, I dont want you here.Gregory frowned. I love you too.she went to ce a peck on his forehead. Ugh, Jennifer! Can you for once actdy C like?he said grumpily and pushed her away. Pecking you is manly?, you mean it is too light?. Alright, I will go for the lips now.she chuckled and moved closer to him again. Gregory stood up and ambled towards his bed. I will be back baby. Let me go change into afortable dress thene back to you.she winked and Gregory shook his head. Five rooms apart.he said. Eish, I was hoping you would promote it to the next room. You know, I love being around you. Beatrice took a step back, retreating. Five rooms apart? Isnt that the room she is using? Oh, no. Shed better go move her things to another room. She rushed to the room. Thank God she hasnt unpack her clothes yet. She zipped up her luggage boxes and carried her hand bag. She dragged them along with her as she walked towards the door. Just then, the door opened revealing Jennifer. She scoffed and looked down at her luggages. The.. what the hell is this?, why are youing out of here?. Dont te..she stopped and shook her head. She stepped in and took a nce around the room. Isnt that my cream?. My hair dryer too?!she widened her eyes. Oh. Beatrice swallowed nervously and scratched her head. I.. I didnt know you were the owner. I just thought..she cleared her throat. Hey!she screamed. Why would Gregory allow a riffraff reside in my room?!she yelped. Alright, calm. I didnt know that.. Jennifer jabbed her chest, making Beatrice to stagger back. I should calm down?. Can your entire life buy that cream?, that dryer?. How do I get rid of your bad smell in here?. I should calm?sheined while poking her chest. Well, miss, I dont.. She pushed her back yet again and Beatrice backnd roughly on the wall. You look like a ssicdy with education, why are you acting like a barbarian?. At least you should hear me out first before doing all these. I am not a riffraff. Youre in that position because you just got lucky. Im very fine on my own so dont ever think you can look down on me or treat me like an inferior. Im way better than you are.Beatrice confronted her bravely. Shes had enough of her rude attitude. Jennifer folds her arms and jeered at her. What do I call this?. I can literally squeeze out what made you think your life is worthy out of you right now. How do I go about that?. Money! I can actually sue you to court for. So stupid.Beatrice cuts in with a chuckle. I didnt expect you to be so stupid. Sue me to court?, for what reason?. Youre the lowlife here after all.she snickered and adjusted her dress. Jennifer made to p her but a hand caught her hand in the air. She turned to her side and found Gregory. What.she scoffed then hijacked her hand away from his. Because of this poor thing?!she fumed. Just stop, Jenna. You shouldnt hit people because you dont like them.he spoke softly. I see..she heaved. So, you supporting her?, even after passing such a rude remark at me? Im sure you started it.he replied. Go puts your stuff in another room.he said to Beatrice. She huffed and left with her boxes. She went to the next two rooms and ce her things in there. She moved out and went to sit down in the living room, continuing her movie. She carried her popcorn and picked up one then drop it in her mouth. Bad people..she crunched on it. Nonsense.she hissed. -Evening. Beatrice had just woke up after a long sleep. She could hear voices outside as she sat down. She yawned and rubbed her eyes tiredly. She removed the nket from her body and stood up. She scuttled to the bathroom and washed her face. She stepped out of the room and bumped into Gregory. She furrowed her brows at him. Youre awake? No.she answered and tried to walk away. Well.. I think Ive.. went overboard again.he sighed. Theres still one mission left for us.he added. Beatrice stopped walking but didnt turn back to spare him a look. Go finish it up by yourself. But we are couples?he chuckled and came to stand before her. Go on a date with me.he smiled. Beatrice raised her brow at him and shook her head. The contract didnt permit you to fall in love with me, IntrovertBoy.she responded, icily. Well, who said Ive fallen in love with you.he stifled aughter. Beatrice blinked her eyes in embarrassment and pinched her face a little. Its part of our show. Just see this as another episode. All the celebrities are gathering together for a dinner date and, oops, we got an invitation too. Not going wouldnt do us any good, especially when the reporters areC Then go by yourself. Tell them Im sick. Nah.. that wouldnt do..he took a step closer to her. She moved her face away and moved back. Youing so close to me wouldnt be any good too. Maintaining a social distance is the ideal. What?. Youre my girlfriend so why dont you wanna get romantic with me?he teased. Well, that was just a joke to him, but it is making her heart race in a frenzy way and making her cheeks heats up. She turned sideways in order to hide her flushed face. I am not going.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Why?he was close to her again. His hit breath was literally fanning her face. Because I dont want to.she gulped down and stepped back. But I make the decision here.he said, huskily. Go get dressed.. we are leaving in twenty minutes time. I am not going.she repeated. Ill pretend I didnt hear that. I will lock myself up in my room then since youre proving so adamant. Then, I will break the door and this is my house, getting a spare key shouldnt be so hard. Beatrice frowned. Just go with your fiance. Ive not got any, author. Besides, the people now know you as my to C be wife, so, wouldnt appearing with another woman cause a greatmotion?. Above all, wont you feel jealous?. Now, off you go get ready. Im going too!Jennifer chirped from behind. Should I undress you? Jennifer was dressed in a brown mini skirt and and a white crop top. Her fresh and smooth bellybutton was exposed outside. That wouldnt be necessary.Gregory responded, staring at her. I insist though. Im pretty sure she has never been to such party before. Keeping me around would be beneficial.she stopped in front of them. She have me so dont worry. I will take care of this.he stated. Uhm?Jennifer scoffs. More reason I would like to go with you guys. Well, its totally fine. You both can go together. I wasnt feeling too well before so..Beatrice rubbed her palms together. Gregory gazed back at her with a frown. Good now, babe. You want me to dress you up? Beatrice stared out at him, bbergasted. Babe? What the fuck?! Jennifer shoved her finger into her mouth, eating her nail, trying not to burst out into exasperation. Babe? They are that close?.. he is calling her babe? Gre..before she couldplete her words, she was pushed right into her room. Jennifer tried to follow them but the door was shut on her face. Fvck! With Jennifer around, we will still have to act like couples. Should she hear anything about our pretence, she would air it on the inte in no time. You have to be careful around the people you would meet in the party too. Aint going to the party. Go..she stopped talking when she saw the dirty smirk on his face. He touched the hem of her top and she pped his hand off. The fuck you tryna do, Gregory?she cursed angrily. Undressing you, since you dont wanna listen to me.he touched the tip of her dress again. Do I have to tear this into two and get you clothed myself, or you will listen to me?he asked, naughtily. She seized a breath and p his hand off again. I.. I cant do this. This is like a suicide mission. Ive never been to such.. You have me.he whispered in her ears and grazed his lips on her earlobe. O.. okay.. move back, youre getting too sensual.she swallowed the thick saliva in her mouth, nervously. He chuckled. I will leave now. Im giving you ten minutes to get dressed.and he left. Beatrice clutched her heart tightly, breathing out. What the hell is wrong with that guy? She scuttled to her box ad sighed, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. She doesnt even have a suitable dress. She ransacked through her stuff and finally caught the sight of the long night gown dress she got when she went to the shopping mall with the triplets.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. It is a ck gown, with a slit in front. She dropped it at her side and tried to look for something else but she couldnt find any proper dress anymore. She doffed out of her previous dress then put the gown on. She stood in front of the lengthy mirror then frowned at her sight. You look like a bitch.she said to herself. She hated how part of her thighs were showing. The slit was too deep. Done?Gregory asked from the outside. Not yet. I dont like this dress.she mumbled to herself. Au.. Beatrice? Not yet!she yelled him a reply. She styled her hair into a bun and looked around for a shoe to wear. Oh, well.. now, she is busted. She has got no shoe to wear too! Seems fate doesnt really want her to go to the party. She only brought her sandal and slippers and that definitely wouldnt be okay for this type of gown. Or should she just wear a normal dress? Iming in.he announced. She rolled her eyes. Im.. He was already in before she could stop hm. He raised a brow at her and smirks. It seems youve known beforehand that you would be doing this today, Author.he took his lips in cutely. He was dded in a a red shirt with a sailor cor and a ck trouser. Well, he looks good.. as always. She brushed her eyes away from him, standing akimbo. I dont have a shoe though and I was just about to change into something else before you barged in. I will order one for you then. I could borrow her one.Jennifer stalks in. You want shoe?, I could give you one. No, thanks.Beatrice shook her head, rejecting her offer. Weve not got much time on our side though. Ordering for one would be time C consuming. So, thats why I would be a good girl tonight to borrow you one. Dont misquote my niceness, Im only doing this for Gregory. We cant afford to bete and we must go together. Thanks for your generosity, maam. You can take your leave now.Beatrice dead C panned. Just ept her offer.Gregory interfered. Go get her ahe looked Beatrice from her head down to her toe. T Strap heels.hepleted. I dont have that.Jenna retorted, anger burning in her as she watched the way he is staring at Beatrice attentively. Hmm..he rubbed his lips. Then tform heels then. You have that, no? Maybe.she rolled her eyes and left. Beatrice looked at him as he stared at her legs. She took her legs in and cleared her throat. He gazed up at but she quickly took hers away. Jennifer came in with a pair of tform shoe in her hand. She gave it to Beatrice and she wears it. Lets go.she stood up from the bed which she has sat on when she wanted to wear the shoe. No bag?Jennifer eyed her. No bag.she mped her hands together and breathed out. Can we go now?she questioned Gregory who seems to be lost in his own thoughts. He scoured his eyes around and found her bag on the top of the wardrobe. He went to snag it up and proferred it to her. I think it would be nice if you use this. Such an eyes sore.Jenifer said jealously and went out of the room. They all went out to the underground garage. Take your car.he said to Jenna. And, if I refuse? You could be our driver then.he replied and she frowned. He plips histest sports car opened with the remote in his hand. Beatrice got inside the backseat while he sat down the drivers seat. Come sit at the front. I dont want them thinking Im your driver. Besides, we are a couple, remember?. We should be sitting down so close.he looked back at her. She rolled her eyes,just for the people. Then went to attain the seat beside him. Jenna beeped her car and entered too. They drove out of the garage and soon hits the road. They arrived at a big hall and screeched to an halt. Reporters were swimming about the ce. She watched a woman posed in front of the camera on the red carpet and sighed. Remember, this is just an act. Dont get too immersed in the moment. Make sure you do not leave my side too. Let鈥檚 go party.. .. He turned off the engine and stared at her. Remember, this is just an act. Dont get too immersed in the moment. Make sure you do not leave my side too.he instructed. She just gave a nod and unbuckled her seatbelt. Dont go out yet. I will get the door for you.he told her before stepping out. She scoffed, opened the door and alighted. Lacking patience, huh?. Im doing this for the media, if not why would I care about getting your day. Thought I said not to get too lost in the moment.he said meekly into her ears before taking her hand in his. Alright.. this is the second time. Beatrice pressed her lips together. Suddenly, all the camera lights were directed on them. *The winslow couples are here!!* *Do you see her dress?, Beatrice is on fire!!* *Who is that in the car behind them?* Jennifer scoffed before nabbing her clutch bag from the seat next to her, getting down. *Its Jenna!! When did she return. Miss Jenna, a word.* *Miss Beatrice, a word..*they all trooped to them. This is CEE CEE News. I am here now at the dinner party being held in Roosevelts hall where all the celebrities are present. ording to what we heard, this party is being held in celebration of Michaels new music release. As you can see, the Winslow couples are too and Jenna also came right after them. There are many things to watch so enjoy the beautiful scene. I remain your humble reporter, Page. Stay tuned to this channel, there are still many things to watch here. Many pages are yet to be opened.a reporter was recording a live video. The camera shutters at their direction from every corner. The lights shing at them were almost blinding. Jennifer was now standing with them. They began walking towards the red carpet. The reporters were almost blocking their way, but the bouncers kept them in check. Mr Winslow, a word please. Whats yourment on Michaels new music? Gregory halted and turned to them. His songs has always been one of a kind. Whether it is a hit or not, I will always be his fan. He has got all the things I want in music in his songs. And, surely, Im supporting his new song too which, although Im yet to listen to, would be pretty nerve C calming one too! Thanks. Miss Jenna, I heard you took a quick flight down here, what was the reason behind this? What do you have to say about Mr Gregory and Beatrices rtionship? She scoffed inwardly and balled her hand in a ball beside her. Avoiding the question wouldnt help her though. I would say its a good one. Its rare to find a man so truthful to his heart. I wish them roses filled journey.she replied with a fake grin before walking away. They posed before the camera and moved inside the hall. A soft cool song was being yed. That was the song Micheal recently sang. With every lyrics, all his words and lines seems to be magical. Beatrice removed her hand from Gregorys own and stared around. So many people that were dressed in sumptuous dinner gowns and expensive tuxedos were present. She looked down at her dress and sighed. She fits to the crowd a little though. Hey buddy!a guy hollered from afar with a big smile. He approached them and grabbed a ss of champagne from a waiter and drank from it before getting to them. You came, man. I love you.the guy did some brotherly hug with Gregory. Always.Gregory smiled. He turned to Beatrice and smiled. This is your woman, huh? Yes. She looks more beautiful in person. Hi, Im Micheal.he introduced and stretched his hand out for a shake. Beatrice folded her arms and stared down at his extended handshake. Beatrice.she replied without receiving his shake. Gregory poked her a little but she was determined. Michael stared at Gregory before taking his hand in. Haha, dont be vex, man. She is scared I would get jealous if she shakes another mans hand.Gregory covered up for her with a chuckle. Oh,e on, Beatrice. I and Greg are very good friends. I would never snatch his woman away. What?, Jenna. How long has it been?he turned to Jennifer. A year?, you dumb head.she smacked his head yfully. He checked her out. Youre officially single now, huh. Why not go out with me?he smirks. Do I have your go ahead, bro?he asked Gregory. Feel free, Micheal. Jenna!!ady called. Alysssaa!!!Jennifer beamed and they hugged each other. Gosh, babe. Your dress is giving..sheplimented, holding her hand and twirling her around. Oh, yea, baby. Let me kill them all with my looks.Alyssa giggled. Youre not bad too, Jenna. Ugh, girl, Ive missed you so much..she pecked her both cheeks. Well, just to warn you that Iming back for my first position soon enough so get ready.. I wont lose to you, Jenna. You should get fully prepared too. They both smiled at each other. Well, who do we have here. If its not the mighty Micheal, who would it be?. I heard you got yourself busied with some girls in a corner, not having the time to wee your guests. I gotta live, sis. Thanks for showing up. They bumped knuckles together. She turned around and found Gregory standing there, staring at her. She gasps then covered her mouth with her palm. What the heck?!! Gregory!!! Oh myshe jumped on him. Youre just seeing me?. How have you been, Lyssa?he chuckled. She stared at his face and nts soft kisses on them. Ive been good.. I miss you.. Me too.he responded.N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material. Beatrice found them amusing as she watched them. Michaels eyes traveled over to her and he pulled Alyssa away from Gregory. What.. why?..she whined in a pout. You cant do this anymore, Lyssa. You would only get his girlfriend jealous. Beatrice scoffed and looked away. What?. The news was true?.she looked over at Beatrice then back at Jennifer. Arent you guys..she tilts her head to the side. Different eyes are here.Michael covered her mouth before she could spill out anything. But still.. I am finally seeing my boyfriend after months. Ive been too busy with my tight schedule that we didnt have much time to talk.she clung to him again. Michael shook his head andughed it off. Cheer up, Beatrice. They are only friends.he told her and she nodded simply. She doesnt want to know whatever they are. She just want to get this done with and get out of there. That reminds me, Michael. Would you like me to remix your new song?. I lovvee it.Alyssa turned to him. She is also a singer too. He raised his cup up at her. I got you, sis.he approved. Well,dies.. lets go party!!she whooped and dragged Jennifer and Beatrice away. Party night .. Alyssa dragged them to a high table and thrusted a ss of drink in their arms. We will fun ourselves till we drop dead.she yelled in exhration before binging down three sses of champagne. There were otherdies at the table too, surrounding it. Well, look who we have here.ady scoffed, taking a quick sip out of her drink. Jennifer nced at her and chuckled. Doreen, have you been good? Yes, but someone just have to spoil my night with their presence tho.Doreen rolled her eyes. She looks cute in her bob hair. Her cheeks were chubby and her eyes is of an average size. Im guessing that person is me.Jennifer cocked a smile. You guessed right.Doreen snorts. What to do, though?. I would be around for a very long time. I will cope. Now, my every day would be a burial ground.she downed her drink and ced the cup on the table then refill it. They exchanged words so savagely. There might be a great conflict between them. Beatrice stared down at the drink in her hand and nipped at her bottom lips. She is very bad at controlling herself when she is inebriated and she is afraid she might spill out some secrets too. Doreen! Whats the name of the movie you and Bryan are starring in?ady stalked to where they were and stood beside Beatrice. Doreen tuts and shook her head. She emptied her champagne again and sighed. I dont even wanna talk about it. Why did he have to be the male lead?. Geez.. Then opt out.thedy, Winifred advised. Ugh, I wish I could but the casts has been officially announced so I cant go out. The audience would even get suspicious if I do.she rests her elbow on the high stool and touched her forehead.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Geez.. babe. You suck. Dont tell me you still love that guy..Alysssa chipped in. And I hate myself for that. Im so scared that I might act off the paper..Doreen gave a sad pout, cing jaw on her both palms. Damn! I heard the movie is a romance one and all you will ever do is be a diligent girlfriend to him. I feel you, Doreen.Alyssa cracked up. Well, I also heard they would share quite a lot of kisses in that movie and oh, my popcorn is ready baby. I cant wait for your sweet love.Wini rubbed Doreens hair and she cooed like an obedient cat. Who knows, he might fall for you when you guys are acting the movie. You have my support, dear..Jenna chuckled. Doreen pped her eyesshes up at her. Is that a jest? You kidding?she scoffed and stood properly. No, Doreen, darling.Jennifer ced the tip of the ss cup on her lips and giggled. Just if you havent stole his heart.Winifred rolled her eyes to the side and that was when she noticed Beatrice. Hm?, who is this pretty hamburger..she held Beatrices face while smiling in ecstasy. I wanna lick you out baby.she stuck out her tongue at her. Beatrice pushed her head back, repugnantly. Let me be your bitch..she moved her mouth to her neck and licked her neck. What the hell?Beatrice was horrified and she quickly pushed her away. Alyssa downed another shot and shook her head. That girl is off limits, Wini. She is Gregorys woman.She said. Winifred squeezed her face up then scrunched up her nose. The same Gregory?she scoffs with a smile. Oh yea..Alyssa nodded. B! tch! The feeling is mutual now, huh?. You took Doreens man, and now youve got your man taken away from you.she said into Jennifers face. Jennifer stared at her calmly. Bryan heart was somewhere else, and thats why he didnt like Doreen.she responded and looked over at Doreen. Isnt that, right?. Whatever.Doreen fluttered her eyes cutely. It seems Gregorys heart is now somewhere else too.Winifred collected her drink from her and gulped it down. Well, the case here is different. She will be only here for a moment.she stared at Beatrice. Bryan didnt find Doreen alluring enough and so he fell hard for me instead. Its the opposite here. It depends on who I ampeting with and its her. Her beauty cant be measure up to mine. Wini shook her head. Girls be killing themselves slowly all for men. Why cant you be me?. Im a proud homosexual. I like my men with bo*bs and. Oh, please, save us the story, Winifred. Youre you, and I am me. I am Doreen so I can never be Winifred. Besides, I heard you got dumped by your girlfriend. Im over it. Now, Ive got my eyes on anotherdy. Ughhh, my heart burns so hard for her..she turned to Beatrice. *Woah, this is unbelievable.*Beatrice thoughts to herself. Well, she doesnt seem that good for Gregory though. Where the hell did he find her?Doreen puffed out some hair and cupped her cheeks, scrutinizing Beatrice with her adorable eyes. You hear that?. Come to me, baby. I will treat you well. You can ask around, I always teach my girlfriends nicely. Beatrice grabbed a drink and gulped it down. There you girls go again. You have my support, Beatrice. As long as youre the one Gregory loves, I will always like you. A man should listen to his heart not the looks.Alyssa stepped in and puts a arm around Beatrices neck. Doreen left where she was standing and came to stand beside her. She took out her phone from her purse and took a picture of both of them. Who looks more beautiful between me and thisdy friends.she read out her caption as she is typing it and posted it on her Instagram. Im Doreen. Since youre Gregorys woman, we should never be enemies.she said to Beatrice before going to her previous position. Jennifer ran her hand inside her hair, crazily. Woah.. so far, they are supporting her..Doreen said, while staring at the reactions on her post. Im here guys. So, no one ever long for me, huh?A loud voice yelled and all head turned to look at her. What?. What is Olivia doing here?Doreen muttered with a dirty frown. She probably came to shove her after break C up glows down my throat.Wini folds her arms and snickers. Wait, you guys broke up?!they all chorused. Ugh, well, she was myst girlfriend. The one who just dumped me. Beatrice scoffed, frozen on the spot. Crazy things are happening here. Bitches The music stopped ying and the only sound of her stiletto heels could be heard as the room became awfully quiet. I totally forgot you guys were dating and she was your supposed ex C girlfriend you just dumped.Doreen pressed her lips together. Another person came inside and Doreens mouth instantly went into an euphoria pout. Its Bryan..she giggled then blushed. Another guy followed him in and she frowned. The hell is Zack doing here?she squeezed her face in disgusts. Alyssa sighed and slid her hand which was around Beatrice down to her side. Tonight is sure going to be a bitter C sweet party.she snorts. Guys! Mennnn.. you showed up, buddies. One love.Michael appeared and went to side hug both men. Where the hell is Gregory tho? She wished Alyssa had not dragged her there. The room seem tensed, but more tensed for her. This Oliva must be so deadly for them to be so quiet. Big womann. Olivia,e give daddy a hug.Michael moved to her. I can do better than that.she ced her left hand on his left shoulder then turned her back to him, giving him a twerk. The crowd whoops and whooed. Okay, okay, Olivia. Thats okay.. I might go all hard if this continues..he stepped back. So pathetic.she replied with an eyesroll before throwing her hair back violently. I can never feel anything tho, except..she scoured her eyes around and when itnds on Winifred, she smirks. Wini folds her arm and huffed before taking her eyes away. Except its a Her.she stalked towards her. The music resumed ying on an average sound just like before. The others stares were still on Olivia tho. They were all dying to see as things go down between them, not just Wini and Olivia, but the other girls, excluding Beatrice, at the table. They were all the daughters of the first five prosperous men that ranked just after one another on the richest men in the citys list. There was a gap in the case of Jennifer tho. Her father was followed by Gregorys father, leaving a small gap between her and Olivia, then following after Olivia is Doreen, Alyssa and Winifred. Olivia got to where Winifred was and winked at her. Winifred sighed before ring at the crowd. That seems enough to send their peering gazes away. I know we broke up, oh, yeah.. but we can still be, at least, bitches. You look so hot in this, girl..Olivia bit her lips seductively. Jenna scoffed lowly before drinking from her ss. You got me all wet, what are you going to do about that?. Let bang ourselves till daybreak..she grabbed Winis left boob with her right hand and moaned. Well, nobody dare record that, else, he or she should count herself as good as dead. Besides, only low life breeds would do that. All the people in the room all came from a reputable homes. The poorest among them would be the son or daughter of a minister. Wini bit her lips, to stop herself from making a sound before pping her hand off. We broke up, you broke us up. So, you should never expect such thing between us again. Olivia chuckled. But, you know, I could easily buy you for my personal needs, you know. I am way superior to you and also, I heard your dad is trying to team up with my dad so, sweetie, be mutual with me so I can help you put in a good word to my father.she trails her hand up from her boobs then to her tummy and just as she was about to get down to her private area, she grabs her hand. Thats dadas business. Between us, its over. Besides, Ive found someone to rece you with. The lustive grin on Olivia disappeared. Wini fred her hand and smirks. Go find yourself another man.she clicked her tongue. But, you fvck me better. Just for my cl! t, I dont mind being your maid as long as you will fvck me so madly.Olivia muttered, staring nkly at her. There are others that are better than me out there.Wini sighed. Who is that bitch, tell me..she breathed erratically. Winifred looked over at Beatrice and smiled. Beatrice red back at her with widened eyes. This?Olivia scoffed. Beatrice choked on her drink. Oh, no. Shes been praying fervently that she wouldnt get caught up in these rich womens banter. Olivia ambled to where she was and collected the ss of drink in her hand gently. Youre eating the same food as me? Beatrices hands shook and she sighed.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. I dont really know what is happening here but believe when I say Im innocent. Judging from the fact that I do not recognize you, Im sure youre probably the daughter of a minister. Beatrice felt a great lump in her throat. Well, how is she to tell her that she is not even the daughter of a minister, that even to her, the daughter of the minister is the richest woman in her eyes. Do not bully the innocent, Olivia. Youve got something to say?. Tell me.Wini frowned. Olivia scoffed. Youre sharing my man with me? Just stop, Olive. We broke UhmOlivia raised up a finger, signalling her to shut up and well, she dare not say anything after that. Jennifer smirked from where she stood, enjoying the show. Meanwhile, Doreen looks troubled. What is her ex C boyfriend and crush doing together? That doesnt sit well with her, definitely. What if Zack rant out all her ws to him? Well, she never liked Zack, all was just lust. When they got drunk together in a party like this and went into a room to copte, she had started lusting after him from that day no.. his manhood. He fvcked her better and deeper.. She grunts and shut her legs, feeling hot and finally, she released into her pant. Fuck! Just the thought of him is making her so wet. Well, she is a sx freak, thats her only w. Beatrice rolled her eyes up to the ceiling and grabbed the drink which Olivia had ced on the table then drink from it. I dont do, girls.. miss. Are you mocking me? Im being factual here. Or, am I not allowed to do that?she squinted her eyes. She made to settle her drink on the table, but the ss slipped out of her grip and the whole contents in it poured on Olivias deluxe bag before the ss fell down and broke into pieces. Doreen gasps and her hands went over her mouth. This is not good. Fuck that boy Beatrices eyes widened out in shock. Oh, damn! She is in trouble. Her heart started to palpitate and she found it almost hard to breathe. Olivia held onto an indifference expression. I.. I am sorry. I truly am, I really didnt know how.. how the ss slides out of my hold but.. I.. it was not intentional, Im so sorry.she apologized quickly. No sorrys here, Miss. We are both an elites, so why dont you just pay for this instead of rendering me an apology? Beatrices swallowed hard. I.. I could clean it up for you, if.. If you want.. but, please.. I..she stuttered, not knowing what exactly to say. The music has been brought to an abrupt stop again and all eyes were on them. What are you gonna clean it with?. Your tongue?. Then do so.she proferred her bag to her. Beatrice blinked rapidly, feeling fidgety. I dont have any cash with me.. I.. Hm?, sure thing! You can transfer me the amount. Its just $14, 000 worth only.Olivia seems to know that she wouldnt be able to pay her so she is just in to disgrace her. IBeatrice trailed off. Olivia sniggered and snatched her bag from her then brought out her phone. Your pin?she sloped her weight to her right leg, standing with one side of her bent. Its no big deal, I could.. Reimbursing for the loss of my bag is not a big deal too. Now, your password?. I will do the transfer by myself, no worries.Olivia loved the fear she was seeing in Beatrices eyes. She like it that she is instilling fear in not just only her, but all the people present in the hall. I..how is she to tell her that her ount bnce is zero? I will go get Gregory!Alyssa chimed into her ears and dashed off. Beatrice felt reassured after she heard that. At least, Gregory could afford that amount then bail her out of Olivias impeding intention of creating an embarrassing scenario. Olivia, I.. understand you are.. wait, okay, fine. Just you leave her alone and I, I would do anything, whatever you want.Winifred interfered. Olivia turned to her with a hurtful look. Youre willing to be moots with me again because of her?she scoffed. Well, Winifred had just escted the fire. But, she just felt bad. If only she hadnt told Olivia that shes got another man to herself, Beatrice wouldnt be in this deadly situation as Olivia wouldnt have walked up to her or notice her, talk less of Beatrice poring a drink on her resplendent bag. Olivia stepped a little closer to Beatrice. Your password?she repeated in a killing tone. Seeing Olivias ck eyes so close to her like this sent cold shivers down her spine as they look like that of a snake. She looked around. Why is Gregory not here, yet? Everyone watched her in pity, but sadly, no one could stand up for her. Only Jennifer and Gregory could confront Olivia, but Jennifer seems to be enjoying the show instead and seems all in for the looming show which would be so sting! She giggled to herself. Winifred poked her rib with pleading eyes. Do something, Jenna, huh? Never.Jennifer cocked an evil smile and Winifred huffed. Damn this money stuff! On a regr street, Olivia is no match for her. She would have beat her to a pulp a long while ago. She balled her hand in a fist, keeping her exasperation in check. *He will soone.*Beatrice cajoled herself. But, its better she say something before thisdy do the unthinkable.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Password is angel@24.she told her in a single breath. Olivia raised her brows up before locking a strand of her hair on her pinkie finger. You dont look angel, devil would have been better. Im Olivia, twenty three years of age. It turns out youre a year older than me.she quipped. Sweats formed up on Beatrices forehead as she watched as Olivia scrolled up and down on her apps page. Found it!she ticked, clicking on Beatrices bank app. Beatrice gulped down and looked over at the crowd again. Then, she found him there, with his arms crossed, and with Alyssa beside him, prodding him to go for her aid. The men that came in thest time were beside him too. With the three of them standing together, the view was heavenly. But she was too in a tight spot to have admire the trio more as she screamed at him with her eyes toe help her. Olivia proceeded to go check her ount bnce when a voice stopped her. They all turned to where the voice came from and Doreens eyes bulged out. How much?. Ill pay for her.Zack came to where they were. Olivia rolled her eyes before a scoff slides out of her mouth. Why would you do that? Zacks father might not be ranked after her father or any of their father, but their fathers all hold his father with dignity. His father is a sessfulwyer, popr among the rich folks. Apetentwyer who doesnt give a sh! t about these rich folks, just his business. He is on the number ten on the list but holds and emits some importance among the affluentmunity. Zack is going in his fathers steps too. Just because.he smiled. Olivia thrusted Beatrices phone in her arms and threw her bag down on the floor then walks out of the room. Jennifer shook her head in disappoinment and gave a long sigh. Seems today is not the day. Zack pressed his lips together and nced back at Olivia. Bet you were super scared?he said to Beatrice who held onto a cold look. She turned it into a warm expression and coyed up a smile at him. Thank you, sir. I appreciate. No need for appreciations.he grinned before disappearing into the night. And that was it, the party continued but Beatrice was still not at ease. The expression on Gregorys face keeps popping into her head, turning her stomach into a burning mes. Was he really gonna let Olivia disgraced her?. She scoffed. And, he thought that wouldnt affect him too? Now, she actually wished Zack didnte to help her. If Olivia had checked her ount bnce and see the big zero there, then everyone would know she is a nobody and that certainly would taint his career too. She wore a triumph smile. Fuck that Boy. What?! .. After about an hour, the people starts to disperse. Only few people were around and chattering. Beatrice left where she was standing and went out. There was no reporters around. It looks like theyve all left. Well, that seems perfect for her though.N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material. She got inside the backseat of his and rxed back on the seat. She would rather stay in here than remain in there. She closed her eyes and her mouth twitched. It was only some minutes when she heard a sound. She fluttered her eyes open and saw Gregory getting inside the drivers seat. I told you to stay beside me.he said, hoarsely, without turning back to spare her a nce. She folded her arms and shut her eyes back. She would rather remain silent than answer him. He just showed her how more of a prick he was this night. The drive back to theke was long and quiet. All through, Beatrices eyes were closed. She enjoyed the darkness better than the light where Gregory is. He drove into the garage and secondster, Jennifer also drove in before the gate could slide down. Beatrice got down from the car hurriedly, almost spraining the neck of her ankle in the process. Careful with that, miss. That is pretty expensive.Jennifer warned. Beatrice stopped walking then nced back at her. This b! tch also stood there, watching as she is being humiliated but didnt say anything. She slips her legs out of the heels and walked off. Hey!Jennifer yelled, insanely. Gregory stared at her with a frown. What?she red at him. He just left without replying her. .. Beatrice rushed into her room, bolts the door then slumped on her bed, letting out anguished sigh. Her hair scattered everywhere on the mattress. She looked at the ceiling and smiled. I am such a loser, aint I?she chuckled. How humiliating would it have been though?.she fished her phone out and logged in to her bank ount. She sat up. Now, lets pretend Im Olivia, and, you.. up there.. she looked at the wardrobe. is me. Whats your passcode? Its angel@24 Then.. I, Olivia logged in and..she clicked on the check ount bnce page. Then, you started shaking on the spot cause you know your ount bnce is zero.she said to the wardrobe as she waited for the page to finish loading. She smirks, waiting for the big zero but what she got next shocked her! She sprang up and widened her gaze at the screen. Is.. is this three zeros? Behind twenty? Oh my God!! $20, 000?!!!she screamed out loudly. She couldnt belief her eyes. $20, 000? Where is thising from? She looked up at her notification bar and saw that a little red tick was on it, indicating she has a new notification. Its probably the notification of the credit alert. Why didnt she see this before? She clicked on it and that was it, she totally lost it when she saw the name. Hey, Angel! Guess what?, you just received $20, 000 from Gregory Winslow?. Happy, arent you?.the friendly ai reported. She blinked her eyes lids, still not wanting to believe that. She went down to the message for the official message. She was credited in this afternoon. It is the same!! It is real! She throws a punch in the air and shriek in happiness. She just received Twenty thousand dors in her ount!! She bolted out of the room and ran down to Gregorys room. She opened the door without any prior warning and dashed inside his room. She found him sitting by the window quietly. Did.. did you really sent.. this amount to me?she didnt know how to start. Yes, for a job well C done. Ten thousand dors for your pay as my writer and the other half for your pay for acting as my girlfriend smoothtly.he replied without looking at her. She smiled hugely. Thank you, thank you, IntrovertBoy.she beamed. He chuckled. Be formal, please. Thank you, sir. That was the first time she would receive such amount in her ount, so she felt immeasurably happy. Ugh, just leave.he cachinnates. .. Amelia sat on the bed, scrolling through her inte page. He is making this more convincing.she mumbled. Who?Brown questioned, while taking a pause in packing some food in his mouth. Ah..she scoffed. Jenna even gave a speech?. I would say its a good one. Its rare to find a man so truthful to his heart. I wish them roses filled journey? What the hell is wrong with her?. I thought she would be my only weapon but she seems okay with their rtionship.She wore a deep frown. Brown scopped another spoonful of rice in his mouth. Rx, babe. Because she said that doesnt mean she meant it. Its probably a cover up. Besides, their supposed marriage was not known to the public except for few rtives.he stated amidst munching. Well, scratch that! Hehehe. You, Amelia, have you ever been truthful to the media?. Its all lies and lies.he said, sarcastically. Amelia face wrinkled up in rage. Well, fvck you for that, Brown!she cursed. I.. I was just trying to assure you, Lia.he shrugged. I dont need your fucking raging reassurance!she barked at him. You have always been so annoying. Id better birth a son real soon as our divorce papers seems to have been printed out already and all that remains is to find someone to bring it down here. Why do we always have to bicker about this, Melissa? Its Amelia.she red at him. I was just trying to give you a sweet nickname, Lia. Anyways, Im not in for a quarrel with you tonight, but just to make it certain, its a daughter. Only in your dreams! I own my stomach and i would decide the gender I would like to carry here. You can only carry, but not create. What will you do if its a girl then? Abort it, of course. Or, probably, I would make her a man.she gave a lopsided grin. Youre insane, babe. But, dont you think we should, at least, create something?. I mean, take a step forward towards our wants?. A child will not fall down from heaven, you know. We have to do something to see what is really in there for us.he ced his food on the table before standing up and moving to where she was. He pulled the cloth over her shoulder off a bit and touched her bare skin. She closed her eyes as he brushed his hand on her bare skin. She suddenly opened it and hit his hand off. Stupid! Im not feeling anything. It鈥檚 special to you too? ~ The next day. .. The smell of something being burnt seeped into Beatrices nostrils. She licked her mouth then giggled. Youre now rich, Beatrice. Now, you can afford paying for your mothers surgery.she uttered in her sleep. Wait.. She sat up all of a sudden. I need to check if my money is still there.she took her phone and checked her bnce. She heaved a sigh and touched her chest.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. My money is still here..she smiles. She sniffed around.. what the heck is this killer smelling from? She stood up and went out of her room. She descended the stairs down and coughed. There were smoke all over the ce. She covered her nostrils with her two fingers and moved towards the kitchen where the smoke seems to being from. She found Gregory sitting on the chair in the dining area. The kitchen door was left opened and in there was Jennifer trying to stop the smoke or whatever. Beatrice coughs repeatedly. What is going on here?she asked no one in particr. But, for the first time, Gregory took the initiative to reply her. She woke me up this morning that she wanted to make breakfast for me and she would like for me to watch her as she cooks.he informed. What?!. Did you turn into a dumbass overnight?she scoffs. It was shocking for her to hear him say that. Huh?. I just didnt want to turn down her generous offer.he shrugs. Then, it hit her that he was being humorous. She shook her head before howling. Jennifer turned to her with a re. What to do, though?. I guess I would have to leave now. Thanks for the show, Jenna.he left. Beatrice blinked, while forcing herself not to burst intoughter. You also burnt down the house, oh my God!she convulsed before running away. Ahhhhh!!!Jennifer scattered her hair and streamed. As Beatrice wanted to pass by his door she heard,e, author. Huh? How do you know I was the one?she asked as she pulled the door in and went inside his room. I can smell your presence.he responded. How so?she arched her brows. You dont have to know how.he snorts. She folded her arms. Why did you summon me here? He approached her with two cups of coffee and stretched one out to her. She moved her hand forward to collect it but he suddenly withdrew his hand back. Youre going to collect it now?he snickers. Allow me to drink this for you.and he drank the whole coffee up. I love coffees.he grinned at her with an exhale. She rolled her eyes. Why are you telling me this? Nothing. I will give you two hours to get prepared. I would like to hear your story. O.. kay.she huffs before turning back then left. Two Hours Later. .. Beatrice went to drop her dirty te in the sink. She opened the water and picked up the sponge, washing the te. She return it back to the dish rack. Her phone vibrates in the back pocket of her trouser. She brought it out and looked at the caller. Daniel? Oh, well. She forgot to block him again. Probably because bits of her love for him still remains in her. But, she badly wants to forget about this guy and move on with her life. She picked it up and exhaled through her nose. Daniel.. what do you want now?she drawled and p her forehead. You ended things with me because of that?he asked instead. Her brows furrowed up in confusion. What are you insinuating?. I ended things with you because of what?she asked, befuddled. I.. for all of our three years together, I had thought you were different but you turned out to be a gold digger instead. Was it because I was not giving you much money?, you went to another mans house?. Or.. wait..he scoffed. Who knows if youve been double C dating all these while. And, you said I was the cheating one? Beatrice scrunched up her nose. What nonsense are you spewing, Dan?. If I was ever in for the money, wouldnt I be making frequent demands about that?. I dont quite recall that I have for once, requested money from you. Let this be thest time you would be saying trash like that to me. Bea.. She tapped on the red button. She felt waterworks zed her eyes but she blinked it back. How about this?. I give you an awesome money and then, you leave?Jennifer who had heard all their conversations, said behind her. Beatrice turned back to her and scoffed. Youve been eavesdropping on my conversation? Jennifer walked towards her. I wouldnt exactly say it like that.she stopped before her. This is a kitchen, and it is meant for public use. Not my fault that you were discussing what should be a private matter in a public area.she shrugged and moved past her to take a box of yoghurt from the fridge. What do you say about my proposed benefits though? Beatrice ambled out of the kitchen without giving her a response. She went up to Gregorys room. Two hours, twenty minutes.he remarked. I amte, I apologize for that. Its all fine.he chuckles. Well, if it is so. Would you at least get a.. shirt or top to wear?she looked away. She wouldnt be able to focus if he stays like that C Shirtless. Grab me one from my closet then. Why should I?she stopped. She as going to ask him why she should do that but she decided to make peace with him that morning. She walked to his closet and rummaged through his clothes. Woah, boy. Youve got some amazing wears here..she giggled happily as her eyes were blessed with different exquisite clothes. He stood up and went to stand behind her. Can I have this?she brought out a white shirt. There was a beautiful flower drawing on it. It looks matured and unique. She likes it. She turned back and she gasps when she saw him so close to her. She took a hard gulp down and stared away. Why are you so close? Goosebumps rose on her skin and she felt hot, even though the AC in the room was on. Why?he raised a brow at her. She looks at him. His immacte skin kept pulling her admirations for him in. Why would I give this to you?. Youre not my girlfriend.he stated. Uhh?.. oh, yeah.. yeah.. I went out of line, sorry.she rushed her words and hurriedly returned the shirt but another one caught her attention. Huh?. She brought it out and removed the hanger on it. My mom have a simr top to this. He snatched it from her and sighed. Hands off this.he spoke. She stares down at her empty hands then up at him. It also holds some kind of importance to you too?. Maybe, or maybe not. My mother was evasive too. But, I guess its from my dad: Maybe thest thing they shared together. We lost him when I was young. He gave a slow nod. She smiles at him before folding her arms. Or.. perhaps, youre my dad?, but you incarnated into a fine young man? The same outfits .. He gazed deeply into her eyes. Then, he said the least thing she expected. Do you like me, Author? Beatrice squinted her eyes andughed. Why do you like uttering gibberish out of the blue?she moved away from him and went to sit down on the chair. He tuts before returning the top and bringing out another one, then puts it on. When.. can I go visit my mother tho?. I mean, it was supposed to be yesterday and.. Come to think of it, I havent heard the churchs bell today.he cuts in. Maybe theyve repented?she shrugs. Ah, youre more of a sinner than I could ever think. Thats a crazy line.he chortled. Yeah, right?. But today is Sunday, so its kind of a surprise to me also. But, back to me, I can go visit my mother now, right? He sat on the edge of the bed and pressed his lips together. No. The church bell began to ring and they both stared at each other. Repent.she said to him. What the fuck you mean?he frowned. Think about it, think, think.she tapped her brain. Immediately you said no, the bell began to toll.. I think its want you to repent from your sinful ways. Gregory scoffs. We can only do it one way then.he sighed. What way? Its the only way.he breathed out. She leaned out of her chair and squinted her eyes. You mean the Jesus way?Her mouth twitched. No. The US way. Just us. She rxed back into her seat and throw him a quizzical look. What do you mean? We will have to visit your mother together. Hell! Not happening. This is a..she stopped half C way in her statement and puts a hand over her mouth. Who knows, Jennifer might be out there, eavesdropping again. That girl is sure a sly queen. She shook her head at him. He stood up and went to whisper in her ear. Its the only way. .. Beatrice stepped out of her room, dressed in a ck outfits. The door to Gregorys room opened from afar and he also got out. Oh, not the same color!she whined when she saw that he was also in an all ck dress. What to do?. I cant change it though. She huffs and ruffled her hair. If its okay by you, I suggest we go now as it looks like I would be busy from the afternoon to the evening.he headed towards the stairs. Where you going to?Jennifer got out of her room and inquired. To see my mother inw.he replied and took the stairs down. Jennifer brows creased up in a tight look. She looked back at Beatrice who only shrugs before hurrying towards the stairs. ** Zack drove inside the mansion and went to park his car inside the garage. Wee, sir.the guards greeted. He hummed and walked inside the house. Justing home?he met his father sitting on the long couch, with his right leg ced on the other. He was looking at something on his phone. Yeah.he gave a little nod. His father, Derrick, chuckled softly and puts down his phone. So, you went to a partyst night, and youre justing home?. What do you want me to make out of that?he resets his sses. Im a grown C up man, dad. Its time I start making decisions myself.he protested with an eyes roll.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Oh, grown up kid, can you move out of my house now that youre old enough?he questioned. Why?Zack questioned instead. Well, I am only staying here because of mom. If not, why would I ever want to stay by an old boring man?he blinked rapidly. Derrick sniggered at him. I see youre about to boohoo again.he mocked. What a grown up man.he taunted. Youre still very a kid that cant afford to leave his fathers house. But, as long as you want to stay here with me, you will listen and live by my rules. I have my life to live, dad, even if its for once. I dont wanna be ever strict and boring like you. I deserve to be happy, feel loved and love. Derrick exhaled heavily and removed his sses. To live in this world, to survive this world, you have to be different, son. I.. Oh, please! I dont ever want to be like you! You were just too busy back then that you didnt know mom was sick. You killed her, dad. If you had notice her sickness, just a little bit earlier, Im sure mom wouldnt have ended up dead. All she ever wanted was your love but because of money, youC Before he couldplete his statement, Derrick mauled his phone at him in rage. Zack held on to his left eye which the phone had hit beforending on the ground, with his right hand. You will never change. You would forever be a scary husband and father. I hate you.hemented bitterly and rushed up to his room. Derrick eyes twinkled, almost at the edge of breaking down. He is doing all this for him. He stood up and went after Zack. He had made the mistake once, and he wont repeat that again. He cannot afford to lose just another person of his own. Zacks door was opened so he just went in. His body was hurled up on his bed and his face was buried in his pillow. Derrick sauntered to where he was and gently sat down beside him. It was my fault, Im sorry.he spoke calmly. Zack didnt bulge but only whimper. I.. I just didnt want..he looked up at the ceiling and took a sharp breath in. He just wanted the best for him. Despite all my hard work and all, I was still ranked as the number 10. I.. just had to be set C aside so they wont trash me around. Trust me, son. You see those rich people?, theyre more scary. If I hadnt worked hard and make myself outstanding, do you think I would be the man I am today?.he lets out his heart. That doesnt seem satisfying enough for Zack. I alright, Im sorry, son. You.. can do whatever you want. And, if thinking I was the reason your mom died puts you at ease, then do that. Its all my fault. Zack looked up at him and sobbed before embracing him. Well, he is a crybaby. He is very soft at heart. Visiting her mom. Gregory drove the car inside the building. He gazed up at the hospitals name and sighed. This nameless hospital?he asked with a low scoff and went to park the car in the lots. Its the only one I could afford. And, oh,, its a general hospital.Beatrice replied with an underlying tone of anger. She unstrapped the seatbelt and clicked the door opened then hopped out. Gregory sighed before pulling the key out of the ignition hole. I didnt meant it that way.he said as he dropped down from the car also. The less crowdy, the more they would be free from the reporters. Then, in which way did you mean to say it?. Lets not argue right now, though.she started walking to the premises. He rolled his eyes before following her. Miss Beatrice?. Wee. I was surprised when you didnt show up yesterday. Im d youre here now.the nurse at the reception shed out a bug smile at her. Something came up so I had to.. you know..she have a slight shrug. Hope youve been able to resolve what came up though?. Yeah, thanks. They moved away from the reception and as they were walking down the lobby, Gregory asked. So, no one recognizes me here?. She gave him a quick nce. In what way?. Good or bad? Both. I am not looking to gather attention on myself but still, it still feels a little hurtful when those nurses at the reception didnt recognize me. I was treated like an insignificant figure. She doesnt know if he actually meant that or he was just trying to crack a joke. But, she replied him, nevertheless.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. This is a general hospital. Only few people are around today because its Sunday, and we are still in the morning, which means some might have gone to church to pray for the quick recovery of their loved ones. Also, I bet the nurses were just too busy that they didnt get time to watch TV nor get themselves involved in all.. these news about you rich people. Also, I dont think they took a good look at you.she exined. I dont care though.he raised his shoulders up in a shrug. She stopped walking and turned to him. If you didnt care, then, why ask?she wore a frown. He scratched the back of his neck and giggled. I dont know, but it just felt good to hear you talking on. He walked forward and she fasten her steps to him. And, here we are.she stopped when they got to a ward. Gregorys looked at the number tag on the door and scoffs. You mean to say that your mom will have to wait for the doctor to attend to ny peoples beforeing to check up on her? Well, not exactly. There are many doctors and nurses here so it is not a one mans job.she replied before whacking the door opened and going in. Gregory took a deep sigh and as he made to go in, his phone rang in his pocket. He paused and brought it out. It was a call from Harry. He took few miles away from the room before picking up the call. Hey? Congrattions on finding your true love, Gregory. But, I must tell you that pressure has starteding in.Harry broke the news. Gregorys eyebrows hitched up in a perplexed state. Can.. you make yourself clearer a bit? The.. so, the board of directors in both yourpany and your dads wants you to get married to show your devotion. You noting?Beatrice popped her head out of the room and asks. Be down in thirty minutes.he said to her before going back. She scoffed with an eye roll then shuts the door. What a total jerk. She moved towards where her mother was on the bed and breathed out heavily. The electronic vital sign monitor beeps, its sound echoing in the room. A mechanic venttors mask was ced on her nose down to her mouth. Beatrice crashed down on the chair before her. It looks like she was getting a good sleep and she is not ready to disrupt that. She checks the time on the wall clock before taking her moms hand in hers. She is suffering from heart diseases. She felt dejected, seeing her in that state. Mom, you will be fine.she sniffed in, deciding to be strong for her. I.. Ive got a job and I can now pay for your surgery. I will save you.she squalled up. She stood up to adjust the nylon cap on her moms head. You have to be strong too, mom. Fight and get through this disease.. for me.she ced a soft peck on her forehead. The door opened and the doctor stepped in. Miss Beatrice!he called sharply. Good morning, doc.she turned to him. Nothing is not so good in the morning. Im tired of the smell of blood and water, drugs.. ugh.. now, that was a joke. Hahaha.heughed. Sheughed alongside him even though herughter was not genuine. Thats what keeps me going, all those smell. Hahaha.heughed again. Well, this doctor is one weird man. He alwaysugh at his own jokes himself as shed never find those jokes funny at all. Youre here for your mom?. Well, I just need to check if everything is okay with her, then I would leave after that.he sauntered to the monitor and studied it for some moments before bringing out his jotter and scribbled something down on it. He moved to where her mom was and pulled up the skin on her eyes, beaming a soft light from a small torch in her pupils. So far, we good. Miss Beatrice?he called urgently without giving her a stare. Uhm?she blinked. I wish you the very best on this beautiful Sunday. Have a blissful day.he spun around. Okay.. this doctor would definitely give her an heart attack one day. I wille to see you in your office on my way out to settle the surgery bills. Thats a good one.he nodded fastly. Do you want me to remove the mask from her mouth so you both would talk better?he asked. But she is not awake yet. Oh, I thought I saw a pair of humans eyes back then. Hahahaha. I must have been hallucinating.he howled up in a heartyughter. He has always acts as someone who had inhaled too muchughing gas. Beatrice looked over at her mom and her eyes widened when she saw her eyes slowly opened. Mom!she called tearfully. You could call me a pastor. My prophecy was right.he giggled before moving to her mom and removing the mask off her nose, connecting a nasal pipe then dropped it under her nose. Mom, youre finally awake.Beatrice mped her hands over her mouth in excitement. Annabe turned to look at her and lets out a frail chuckle. Did I die?, for a moment? ** Let鈥檚 celebrate Christmas together .. Did I die, for a moment?Annabe joked. Tears flows out of Beatrices eyes, streaming down her face. She sat down on the chair and held on to Bes hands. Mom..she called, tearily. You didnt die, Mrs Buckley, but, you did die too.the doc responded and slipped out of the ward. The sound of hisughter echoes in the lobby, so, that was a joke, definitely. Beatrice took a heavy breath out. I wonder if he is part of the patients with mental disorder sometimes. Well, I heard if one get too involved with someone, one might get influenced by their behaviors. He deals mostly with people with mental problem so I guess he has been influenced. Beatrice burst out into a round ofughter. Mom!sheughed. Im quite serious though. He is an uing lunatic.she cracked up. Beatrices eyes went over to the wall clock and she gasps. Why is the time so fast???she whined and sprang up from the seat. Huhh?. Any problem??. You didnte visiting yesterday and now that youre here, youre worried about time when its only been few minutes?. This is your first. Beatrice gave a nervous chuckle. Mom.. I.. I now have a job. Annabes eyes lightened up in satisfactory. You now have a good job?. Im happy for you, dearest daughter. Now, all you need is a man. Beatrice frowned. Come on, Mom. Not now. I have to focus on you. I.. Just forget about this oldy woman here, and live your life. Leave me to go rest in peace, Beatrice. Find yourself a good man.. oh, oh, I almost forget.. you have one, Daniel. I think all that remains now is to make it official. I have only few weeks to live and the least you can do for me is to make me see you happy C Get married, have kids, thoughshe paused and gave a sadugh. I might not be able to hold my grandchild, but I can still feel him or her in your stomach. Stop all these, mom.. I am going to save you, whatever it costs me, I will do, as long as you would be fine. I cant leave you to deaths gruesome teeth. No, I wont allow it snatch you up from me. Mom, its August now.. stay with me.. lets celebrate Christmas and New Year together. Many of that.she spoke softly, her voice shaking in fear. She sniveled and wiped her nose with her hand. I already have the money for your surgery. Mom, our good days are in sight. We willugh together again, eat chicken together, dance together and..she paused and sighed. Silly girl. Dont waste your hard earned money on me. The doctor said its fifty/fifty. Whats the assurance that Im going to survive if you pour all your life money on me?. Besides, Ive lived enough years. Fifty six years is a lot too. Let me go rest. Beatrice scoffed. Ill save you.she stated with a tone of finality. I have to get back to work now. Goodbye, mom. I love you.she kissed her both cheeks before rushing out of the room. When she got out, she cried out her eyes. Only good people die. Why?! Why do the cruel ones have to live so long while the good ones, die? She cleaned her face. She wont let that theory apply to her own mom. Even if it will take greater efforts to save her, she will do that. Even if she has to have a night stand with a billionaire, she will dly do that. Sheughed her thought off. She was on her way to the doctors office. With the money Gregory gave her, or should she say, her sry?, she should be able to save her dying mom without going dirty. She opened the door and got in. Miss Beatrice! Wee to Heaven!!she heard a loud voice say. Her heart skipped and she looked up. Heaven? Did she got herself involved in an ident?. Oh, no. Did she actually left the living realm before her mom? She vowed to save her!! Hahaha, I was only joking.The doctor convulsed. Beatrice pped her face loudly. Come on, doctor! You cant keep making upmarket jokes like that! I thought I already left the living realm. Heughed so hard that he almost fall off his chair. Pa.. pardon me, miss Beatrice. I love joking around. Thats the only way to survive the brutal reality.he sat properly before grabbing a loaf of chah bread and taking a huge bite out of it. And, actually, Heaven is also a living realm, an eternal one. Do you want more information on this?. Perhaps, I can feed you more with some verses in the Bible before you.. he munched noisily on his food. Beatrice watched as his nose moved as he speak on. No, thank you. Lets talk about.. He burps and carried up a cup of cappino coffee and drank a great amount of it. Now, youre the devils baby, Miss Beatrice?he whooped up. Beatrice wrinkled her face up in disgusts before going to sit down on the seat before him. She was going to wait to get invited to do that first, but since the man here seems to be so unconventional, she decided to be that, for that moment. She settled everything concerning the surgery hurriedly as she feels quite ufortable around the too C joky doctor and for the fact that the ck and white man gave her only thirty minutes which she has long superseded. She walked back to the garage and saw him already looking out for her through the open window. She got inside the car and sighed. Youre twenty minuteste, miss.he remarked. She chose not to reply him. She buckled her seatbelt and rxed back in the seat. Gregory started the engine and drove out of the building. He is not going to ask about the condition of her mom?.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. How good. He is not even going to tell her why he suddenly left?. All good. But, all that was out of her concerns though. So, how is your mom?he suddenly asked. She turned to him. Well, better.she gave a little nod before turning back to the front. Shouldnt he at least ask how she is coping? She shook her head. This narcissistic man? And, how are you coping?he questioned to her utmost surprise. Do you read minds now?she turned to him, wide C eyed. He spared her a nce before chortling. Of course not. She scoffs before leaning back to her seat. I didnt know you could be soooo nice There are too many o behind that. Just say nice. Put it in that way. Forget about that.. youve been imagining me asking that all these while?he teased. Heck no.she barked. Well, calm down. I am acting all nice because I need your help.he said bluntly. A frown crawls his way up to her face as her brows creased up. I knew you cant be so nice.she gruffly lets out. He chuckled and turned into a right corner. He stared at her beside him and utter the most insane words ever. Marry me. Marriage. Beatrice turned her head to him sharply. What in Gods name did you just say?she scoffs. Marry me, miss Beatrice.he focused back on the road. Beatrice scoffs again before rolling her eyes outside the window. He is probably joking. But, how can he joke with that? Marry him? That would be getting herself into another hell. Well, she would just pretend she didnt hear that. I mean it, Author. Marry me, on papers.he informed. On papers? Whats the meaning of that? She suddenly gasps. You want us to fake our marriage?!she yelps. He cachinnates and nodded. Yeah, thats right. It would be a contract marriage. So, marry me, Author. I will pay you for that also. We.. we already pretended we are a couple, but now, you want us to marry?. Clearly, youve gone inane and all you care about is YOU! I am not going to ever do that. Go find another woman. Another woman?. When we just announced our dating yesterday?. That wont do, Author. The marriage is going tost for a period of a year and after that, we can depart and forget about each other. Why are you doing this exactly?. What about Jenna?. She likes you so just get married to her, goddamnit! You belittle me way too much. I am not just a tool you can use in settling the conflicts in your life! And I am not ready to be a pawn in your game. Mr Gregory Winslow, please dont marry me. Get married to your rich spouse and get.. Well, thats toote.he interrupted her with a sigh. She twinkled her eyes. What do you mean? He took his phone from the dashboard and opened it then hand it over to her. She collected it reluctantly from him. What has he done this time around? She went through the post on his phone and her eyes bulged out. Her jaw drops and she scoffed. You have yourpany announce that we will be getting married?, next week?!!!!!she growled angrily. Im sorry.. it was all.. it was very fast. They wanted me to get married so I will prove Im capable as a CEO. I.. She threw his phone at his chest, enraged. Youre asking me for my opinion when youve already made the decisions. So, if I do said yes, or no, it wouldnt change anything?. He pressed his lips together. You shouldnt have met me, Author.he said instead. Beatriceughed sarcastically before scattering her hair. You.. I need a knife. I want to kill you! You shouldnt have proposed that business with me when you knew you didnt want me around! Are you fucking insane?. I didnte to your house on my own. You called me over because you need my service. Youre one ck sheep. You act as if you dont care about everything but you are actually willing to achieve those things you pretended as if you dont need underhandedly! I didnt force you toe.he replied. Oh.. yeah.. I should have left you to die! Die! Die! Without my stories, you would be dead! He stopped the car abruptly at the side of the road and stared at her. No. I can easily find another way to survive. And, if I cant, I can easily have you abducted. That would be an easy cake for me. Also, I have never for once dere things I would like to achieve as nothing. This has to do with my business. Get married to me, get rich, and get lost, Its quite simple. From the moment you step your foots inside my house, youve stopped being the decision maker for yourself. I will use you as I please, but, I wont hurt you, never.he expounded. Tears fell out of her eyes as she blubbered up. Gregory..she took a heavy breath in. Why me?. You said you wont hurt me?. What is it youre doing now?. Arent you hurting me mentally now?she bawled out. He looked away and snorts. I can never assure you of not hurting you mentally. But physically, you have my word. What are you trying to do?. I have a sick mother to tend to. I.. I will help you take care of your mom. Everything is going to be fine, Author.he snapped. I have never seen someone as brutal as you. I hate you. You act as if you care today, tomorrow you will act as if you just dipped your head inside a boiling hot water. Youre one hell man. I wonder if the people, your people know how you really are. He snickers. Oh, please. Dont worry about me, Author. Think about yourself instead. Next week is our wedding. Although, it might be fake, but I promise to make it one in a million for you. Is there anything you would like, anything youve always wished for on the day of your wedding?, tell me. I will fulfill your wishes. **This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Henry removed his sses in shock as he go through the official post of Gregorys wedding ceremony. Its all over the inte. No.. this isnt happening. He wont stand still and watch him ruin his business. Jade.he called. Jade who has been standing outside his office, came in immediately. Sir.he bowed. Look into this girl. I want you to take care of her. She must never get married to my son.he instructed. Okay, sir.he turned to leave. Wait.he stopped him. Make sure to find out why she is in his house also. I will destroy him then rebuild him. He has been so unfilial, its time to let him know who the boss is.he added. ** Tisha bursts out intoughter. Marriage?she mocked while staring at the news. Well, I will make this marriage a good one.she squirmed her lips. On, brothershe clicked her tongue. She went to her contact list and dialed a number. Hello, reporter Sandra. ** Beatrice went up to her room as soon as they got home. Her vision has be so blurry from all the tears she has shed. Her heart is heavy. She regret things, she wished she could turn back the time and nevere there. But, it was toote. She remembered her mom who would need her beside her. She just cannot imagine herself getting married to this wrong man. Her mothers words came flooding in her head. Get married.she heard Bes voice. Get married? She sat up on the bed and rested her back against the wall. She said what she wanted was to see her get married. She sniffed and pierced her gaze into the wardrobe before her. Is this a good one then? No! Her mother is not going to die. She already paid for her surgery so she would be saved. But.. the doctor said her survival rate is fifty/fifty. What if she doesnt survive it? Tears welled up in her eyes again. Then, she would regret not giving her what she wanted. It is wiser to prevent things from happening than to find a cure for those things when theyve already happened. *Ill get married to him.* Make me your coffee .. Seconds upon seconds, minutes upon minutes, hours upon hours, that was how Sunday slips by, paving a way for Monday. Beatrice stayed in her room for the remaining hours the other day. She only went out to grab a snack to stuff her mouth with and she returned to the room after that. Quite surprising, there was no words or any of the likes from Gregory. The most shocking case is Jennifer. News of their marriage should have gotten to her by now but she chose to remain still? Being a typical writer, that shakes her off a bit. Have they been murdered? Thats the only thinking that makes sense for their muteness. Hahaha.. then I wont be here.she replied herself. She went to drew the curtains apart and she closed her eyes partly as the bright hot sun hits her face.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Coffee..she mumbled out. With plenty iced cubes.she smiles into the sun cake. I will stay under you this pretty sun and sip out of my cold coffee quietly.she chuckled. She opened her half C closed eyes and breath out a sigh. She is not at ease but she cant just figure out what is boggling her mind. She went down to make herself a cup of tea. She decanted the warm water from the kettle inside the ceramic ss cup and drop some tea bags inside. She added few spoons of sugar and finally, milk. Didnt you said you didnt like milk?. Was that a lie?Gregory scoffs whileing inside the kitchen. I didnt know you took that to heart.she retorts while stirring the tea with a stainless steel spoon. She raised the cup up to her lips and drank from it. Gregory rested his back on the fridge and crossed his arms over his broad chest. Did.. you, perhaps, did you did anything to Jennifer yesterday that made her pack out?.. I mean, she left..he scrubbed his cheek. Beatrices eyes rolled to his side. She has left?. No wonder the house was awfully quiet yesterday. Well, if you did care about her, why acting like you didnt?, and.. I dont know when she left. Ive not been out of my room since we got back from.. Have a nice day, Mr Gregory.she carried her cup and ambled out of the room. She definitely wasnt in for his talks that morning. We have a conference meeting to attend today.he said after her. She stopped dead in her track and spun around, pressing her angry stare on him. You know, you are one selfish guy. You keep making ns, and keep making me to oblige. Oh, right, fine, i do agree that youre prosperous but that doesnt mean you have to be a preposterous being! Listen, Mr Gregory. I am a legal citizen of this country and, I know my legal right. I wont.. Why do I have a feeling that you would still ept this even after your long speech?, tsk!he cuts in. Its quite a life C changer deal for you and you dont have to do much than attend meetings with me and all other pretense and then after a year, you go your way and I go my way. I dont know if you know this but these cops that youre putting so much hope on are more corrupted than you could ever think. Try going to a station to ce ain and see what happens after that.he steps out of the kitchen and twinkled his eyes. Author, do you know why I like coffee?he asks, all of a sudden. Beatrice puts on a frown and tightened her hold on the cup. Because it helps to reduce stress. So, why wont you make me your coffee, Beatrice?he grins. She bit her lips down and crushed her teeth. Maybe youre forgetting something. I dont like milk so I can never enjoy my coffee. But you do?. You just added some in your tea. I like it in my tea but not in my coffee. Oops, you can chose to have your coffee without milk, that doesnt imply that it wont be tasty. She moved towards the staircase, without saying any word. The conference is happening this morning. Get yourself prepared. Dont say I didnt tell you in advance. Damn you.she cursed beneath her breath and sauntered to her room. .. Oscar brushed inside Henrys in C house office and bowed. Good morning, sir. Etiquette, Oscar. No knocks? I.. couldnt wait to give you the feedback from the assignment you gave me yesterday. Im sorry for the intrusion, sir. I will go back and knock.he made to turn. Youre in already. So, what is it? It turns out miss Beatrice is an author, sir. She just got to his house few days ago and dont think that should be enough days to make them fall in love and want to marry each other. Its probably a sham. Henry whoops up in softughter and removed his sses. Gregory is sure a wonder kid. He dare to deceive the people?. Youve done well, Oscar. Youve done well! Oscar smiles and bowed. Thank you for thepliment, sir. Leak this secret to one of our trusted reporters. The conference is going to be very interesting this morning. Its been long since Ist have my fun.hemanded. Oscar nodded reluctantly. But.. sir, it could really damage his.. Just listen to me, boy. I made him, and when he crumbles, I will remake him. I have my hesitations too but, thats the only way to discipline him. .. Beatrice dressed up in a long flowery gown that has a cut up from her thighs down ankles. The upper part is an off shoulder with a short ball sleeve. She lets down her hair and sat in front of the mirror. She has her hesitations. Is this really a good idea? Once in, she is afraid she wont be able to go back again. The image of her mothers mncholic face creeps inside her head and she shuts her eyes. She grabbed her glossy lipstick and added some on her lips then pursed them together. She gave a nervous smile at her beautiful self in the mirror. Youve got this, Beatrice. You can do it.she heaved out a sigh. She stood up and exit the room. She walked out of the house and found Gregory there in his sport car waiting for her. When she got to the car, the door automatically opens. She puffed out air before getting inside, beside him. This had better be good. You look like a real girlfriend. Is that apliment?. Since this is just an act, shouldnt I be a better actress? Its a good review. You gay? its a good review.he gave a subtle smile. Beatrice rolled her eyes and snorts. We should go now. I agree.he ignites the engine and started driving. Can I know you more? Beatrice blinked her eyesshes and turned to him. And why would you want to know me more?. Isnt this just a lie? Youre not that excellent in acting after all. I take back my words. How does knowing me more corrte with the current situation? I just want to know what you hate, like. The reporters might pop up a question on that. Well, this is a press conference not an interview where different baseless questions would be ask. Also, if by chance they ask that, just give them any answer. This is a fake after all.she plunked back into her seat,nguishingly. I like coffee though.he grins. Well, I know..she paused and turned to him. He shed a silly smile at her and she frowns. I dont give a sh! t about that.she hissed. Youre the only one that knows about my secret.he wore a cool expression as he fixated his gaze on the road. What secret?she subconsciously asked, inquisitively. That I like coffee.he chuckled. She shook her head with a scoff. .. After a long time drive, he pulled off the car in front of a tower. She looks out of the window and strained her eyes up at the name inscription. Winslow Global?she calls. She sucked a breath in and nced at him. Gregory Winslow, Winslow Global.she uttered to herself slowly. Are we in yourpany? Where else would we be having the press conference?he grumbled out a reply before alighting from the car. She squirmed her lips and narrowed her gaze at the name again. Press conference? Isnt that mostly held to discuss thepanys objectives with the reporters? What is she doing here? A hand knocks on the window and she huffs before clicking the door open and getting down. Did you just say press conference, Mr Gregory?. What am I doing here then?.she whispered to him as they head towards the entrance of the building. He didnt reply her. She sighed tiredly and held her chest. They went through a revolving door and Beatrice found herself in a room with different peopleing and going. She paused and looks on. This is Fantabulous! Good morning, sir. Good morning, sir. Good morning, sir. Different greetings floods in. You noting?he stopped walking and nced back at her then ask. Well.. I think I should.she gulped down nervously and continued walking. She increased her pace to catch up with him. Good morning, sir, maam. The workers that passed by them all stop and pay their respects. Beatrice looked at Gregory as he walks gracefully with his hands in his pockets. The life of a CEO is quitefy, isnt it? They took the elevator up to the third floor. After some minutes, the door dinged and the door slided opened. Good morning, sir Gregory. Its nice to have you here again.a female worker that was behind a desk smiled out at him brightly. It is nice for you but it isnt for me.he replied grumpily. Beatrice took her lips in and thedy red at her. He pulled a ssy door opened and walked in. Twenty more minutes to go before the conference begins.he pulled off his jacket and wrap it around his swivel chair. And, what am I supposed to do during those minutes? He pressed his lips together. Uhm..he ced his hand under his chin, contemting. You can sit on my desk, take pictures, walk around the floor and tell the workers youre Beatrice, their bosss girlfriend.he uttered with a vague expression before sitting down. Youve got a really bad attitude. Have I? Gregory! Finally, youre out of your dark facade. How do you do, bro?Harry came inside with a huge smile. Beatrice stood akimbo and scrunched up her nose. Oh, she is here too. We met again, miss. Youve still got a crush on me?. Well, you having a crush on your bosss P. A would be an unfavourable case.he joked. Exactly!she blurts out. They both gazed at her. She raised a brow at Gregory before turning to Harry. Isnt he supposed to be your boss?. You cant juste in here like that. You have to knock, you know. Harry looks confused than ever. He stared at Gregory who only shrugged. Well, she is mywyer now. Harry smiles. Maybe you dont seem to know but we are not only colleagues but best of friends. Also, you look so good in that dress. How about a date tonight?he grins. Beatrice found herself grinning back. I mean, I promised you one before so shouldnt I keep to that promise as the gentleman that I am? Of course, Mr Harry. Sure, lets go on a date. How about now? Gregory pped his stare up at her. Harry narrowed his gaze at her. Im afraid now is not the best time. Maybeter?. I trust Gregory wouldnt stop you from living your limited single life quite fully before you be his, exclusively. Quit that. Why are you here? You arent my boss.he responded. But Im your bosss wife so whatever I say, you listen. Now, get out. How are the kids though? Well, they are doing fine. They seem to like you though. Thats their first. Theyve liked no one except me, their uncle and their mother. Anyways, they would being to your wedding too so.. I thought I told you to leave?she scoffs and folds her arms. I was going to leave but you stopped me! Shouldnt I be a gentle man that wont walk away on your question? Okay, okay, I get. Well, now, leave.she prodded her head to the door. Harry looked at Gregory who held on to a face void of emotions. He left and Beatrice tsk! What do you think youre doing, Author?he asks from behind. She nced back at him and shrugs. What you told me to do. Im acting arrogant right now. You said to tell everyone that Im your girlfriend so shouldnt I utilize that opportunity better?. Im your darling wife after all. Daring, not a darling. I dont mind being that too, hubby. He smirks. Ten more minutes to go. Harry is my close friend so dont mess up with him. Youre a fake, after all. She chuckled and tuck her hair behind her ear. Why?. He is your lover? She watched as his eyes squeezed up and turned red. She ced a palm on her mouth. Youre gay?!her eyes popped out. He sighed softly before looking away from her. Wait, really?. You really are?. No wonder you have no respect for a woman like me. Hahaha, I wonder how the people would react when they hear that their almighty Gregory is a gay. Oh, my God! Now it connects together! Thats why Harry too didnt have any serious rtionship with Gomez. The reason she is only a baby mama. Mama Mercy!! The reason you dotes on the kids so much also! Woah.. Now you know who the real wife is.he arranged some files together. But, thats..she paused. She didnt want to sound discriminating. So, how do you guys do it? Do what?. You havent written a bb novel before? Never mind.she contorts her face up in disgusts. Its quite fun, though. Its exhrating to do something different from others.he stood up and came close to her. She ced her two hands on her mouth and shoved her head back. Please.. dont evere close to me again. It.. might be fun to you but not me.. its..This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Disgusting?he scoffs. Maybe. But I wont really say that. Its how you live, your chosen path and how you found yourself. You know, you.. dont really control who you get attracted to. I.. just.. well.. heheheshe stood properly, maintaining a meaningful space between them. It should be time. Lets go.she moved to the door. When she didnt heard any steps behind her, she stared back at him and found him still on the spot. What?, why?. Is it because of what I said?. I have good intentions, to be sincere. I think its more cool to be YOU than try to be what you are not. I wasnt trying to rub your face in the mud. Stand tall, Mr Gregory. Youre who you are. Besides, you didnt chose to be what you are, those funky chemicals that attract you to another person did. Lets get this done with, Mr CEO. Youre the first.he muttered before turning to look at her. Youre the first person that would think of us in that way. Others have always been.. unsupportive and thought we were crazy. I.. I feel happy to hear that right now. Thats all I need to hear. Thank you. She pushed her mouth out and smiles. She strides to where he was and whisper, Did Jennifer know about this though? No. We are nothing close so I didnt see the need to tell her. What about me?. We are about to be a fvcking married couple, Mr Gregory, yet, youre willing to keep me in the dark? This isnt genuine after all so I didnt see the need to tell you too. So, youre just going to trap me in with you for a whole year? You can have the other men to yourself, I dont care. As long as youre cautious. Oh wow?she snickers. Youre not even going to make it like those romance stories where you will eventually fall in love with me?she teased. Thats outrageous!he cleared his throat, snatch his suit and hurried out of the room. She chuckles and stuck out her tongue. .. They entered a room that serves more like a backstage in the hall. Gregory stood by the curtains and opened it a little, peeping out at the assembled reporters. Here.Harry chimed behind them then proferred a bottle of water to him. Woah. Such a gentleman.Beatrice cupped her cheeks with a smile. Harry looks at her, befuddled. Gregory collected the water and gulped half of it down. He stretched out the other half to her. You want a gulp? No. I dont drink from the same bottle with another person. You are being discriminative after all. Dont get it wrong, hubby.the words slipped out of her mouth. H.. hu. hubby?Harry repeated. She waves her hands at him negatively, afraid she would cause a ruckus between them. No, no. Dont misquote me, both of you. So, normally, I cant just drink from the same bottle which another person has drank from, including my mom. And, also, this was given to you by your beloved so I shouldnt.. be sharing that with you.sheughed nervously. Harry furrowed his brows at her before heaving out. We will start in two minutes time. You ready?he asked Gregory. Aww, such a caring man.she breathed out a sigh, earning Harrys perplexed look again. I dont like to be in spotlight. I will be fine with you there with me. Beatrice grinned at the ground sheepishly. This unregr ship is so sweet! Harry went through the door behind them and he appeared at the hall afterwards. He climbed the podium and spoke into the microphone. Good morning. The media briefing would begin now. Im sure Im not going up there with you right?. I just have to stay here? This is about the future of thispany and it is mainly about our rtionship soe on, Author.he interwined their hands together. They went out and as usual, different camera clicks and lights were shed at them. Harry stepped away and went to stand at a corner while the couples assumed the position. Good morning and Happy Monday to you. Weve received a lot of concerns from our stockholders ever since the announcement of my rtionship and weve even received more since the moment I let you all know about my wedding with my woman.he paused and watch them as they type away on their systems. To be honest, I was quite.. a.. little, you know, put off by those concerns. Why?. They all seem to be asking about my n for thepany. ording to them, I have not been quite a.. representating chief executive officer because my face has always been hidden. I.. A question, sir. If you dont mind.a reporter interrupts, raising up her hand. No questions until..Harry tried to say. No, its fine.Gregory gave him a small smile. Go on, please.he urged her. My name is Sandra from IBN daily news. You said you were used because of how youve always been hiding your face away, or let just say how youve been hiding back in your shadow all these while. Is there a reason youve been.. doing that? I dont quite get you, miss Sandra.he remarked and rubbed his cheek with his thumb. Is it because youre suffering?, maybe because of your pasts?.. or.. for another reason? Gregorys eyes fluttered rapidly and his stomach tightened. His grasp on the lectern tightened. I also have a question.another reporter raised up his hand. We can only entertain one question at a time.Harry apprised. Well, the question Im about to ask and the one she previously asked seems to have a connection so maybe he can answer them together.he smirks. Go on, please.Gregory forced a smile. I heard miss Beatrice is an author and she only got to your house few days ago. Can you tell us why you would need the service of an author in your home?. Are you, perhaps, hiding something? Are you truly suffering?, or could you be keeping her for something more.. than that?. Maybe for your.. you know, just as miss Amelia had said, maybe you arent a saint after all. Compensate me Amelias eyes brimmed in euphoria and she gave a satisfactory smile. She picked up a berry from the te in front of her and drop it in her mouth. Lets see how you deal with this, Gregory. I should really reward this reporter. He is a brilliant one.she crunched on the berry slowly but excitedly. .. The room went into a state of serenity. Only the sounds of the cameras could be heard. Numerous lights were beamed on their faces and slowly, a streak of sweat rolled up from Gregorys back ear and down to his neck, seeping inside his shirt. Beatrices heart palpitate in shock. Mr Gregory?the reporter called, temptingly. Gregory suddenly wish he could punch him on his face. Harry blinked hisshes rapidly. He turned to Gregory. He didnt know Beatrice was a writer to him. He thought she was just a maid. Gregory took a deep breath in and brushed his hair back and smile. This is a personal..Harry tried to cover up but Gregory raised up a finger at him, signalling him to stop. That is true.he responded into the mic. The reporters started chatting indistinctly. The nking of the keyboard, the constant shing of lights and the chatters overwhelmed the hall. Beatrice stared at Gregory, dumbfounded. What is he trying to do? Definitely, their marriage being fake wouldnt be far from the search light of the reporters now that they know about her identity. Do you agree also that youre suffering also? What will happen to Winslow Global then? Different questions floods in. Gregory smiled gently. I wouldnt want us to panic. I must say, reporter what is your name?he asked the guy. Frank. Reporter Frank, I must say, thats a.. stupid question youve got there. It seems youre just too eager to let out the information you got without properly deliberating on it. She is an author, yes. Thats her upation, her passion. Does you being a reporter means that your wife or girlfriend is suffering and he needs to keep you close to herself?. I wont tolerate such questions from you and miss Sandra or any other reporters in this room anymore. But I heard she only got to your house days ago, maybe a week plus but you.. have suddenly develop an intimate rtionship?Frank scoffs and puts his pen on his ear. Gregoryughed and mped his hands together. Okay, I see this is going to be a long one. Heres a question for you. Did your girlfriend moved in with you the very day you started dating? She only came over after a month.frank retorted without much thinking. That is it.Gregory chuckled. Frank pulled up a frown on his face. You still dont understand?. Weve been dating for some time before she decided toe over and stay with me. Frank face drowned up in embarrassment and defeat. A light smirk appeared on Gregorys lips. .. After about thirty minutes, the press conference came to an end.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. The reporters all stood up and started packing their tools. Beatrice took the moment of Gregorys distraction to slip out of the hall. She hurried towards the elevator and got in. She clicked on number three on the number pad in the elevator and it shuts. She punched her chest and coughed. That was close. Ugh, never a moment at the center of the paparazzi would I like..she breathed out. She brought out a beanie from her bag and puts it on. The elevator stops and the door sprawled open and.. Oh, who do we have here?Zack tilts his head to the side and inserts his hands in his trousers pockets. Beatrice bent her head and swallowed hard. Im afraid youve got the wrong person.she nimbly tapped on another button in the elevator, trying to escape from him. He puts a hand in between the door before it could close and sigh. Is that how you show appreciation to the man that saved your ass?he scoffs. The door opened back and she slowly raised her head up at him. Wow! Its you?!she feigned surprise, cing her slender fingers on her mouth. She stepped out and grinned. Thank you for saving me the other day. I appreciate.she bowed slightly and tried to walk away. Uhm?, just that?. Youre not going to try topensate me or anything?he giggles. She nced at him and smile. Sure. Gregory is still in the conference hall. What?. What am I supposed to do with that? Huh?. Arent you here to see him?. I just leaked a secret to you right now, you know.she said in a whisper as she blocked the side of her mouth with her hand. Zack stared away from her andugh. Beatrice looked at him, innocently. If thats all. I would like to go now. Its nice talking with you.she took a step forward but he gripped her arm, pulling her back. He removed the beanie from her head. Beatrice gasps and quickly fred herself from him. Okay.. what do you think youre doing right now?she red at him and tried to snatch her cap from him. Oh C oh, not so fast. I will keep this, as a thank you gift. But thats my cap.she whined. More reason you have to bestow it to me.he stretched his lips out in a smile. B.. butt..?she sighed and ran her hand through her hair tiredly. Fine! I belief I am not in your debts list anymore. That settles it, right? Of course, it does. I will take care of your pink beanie, dont worry.he winked and opened the elevator. She sucked a breath in and threw some blows at his back. She walked to the direction of Gregorys office. She caught the secretary throwing daggers at her with her eyes and Beatrice rolled her eyes. Get me a cup of coffee.she ordered just to provoke her the more. I only nurture the bosss order. Even if I am the wife of your boss?Beatrice raised a brow at her. The secretary groaned in anger before standing up begrudgingly from her seat. Which vor? Get me two cups of cappino coffee. One should have milk and one shouldnt. Be here in.. ten minutes.she lets out a smile. The secretary frowned. Okay, maam. What about the money for that? If your boss asked you to get him coffee, would you demand that from him? He hasnt for once asked me to get that for him. So whats your stress now?Beatrice narrowed her gaze at her. Nothing, maam.the secretary huffs lowly before walking away. You don鈥檛 order me around .. Beatrice gave a nod and locked her arms together, cing them on her chest and turning around to look at the secretary till she disappears out of her sight. She hightailed inside the office and went to sit down on the swivel chair. She peeked at the files on the table and lets out a tired sigh. Monthly estimation and.. ugh, how I hate anything that involves calction.she made to stand up but the door opened instantaneously and Gregory came in. He threw a quizzical look at her.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. What are you doing right now, miss? She stood up and shook her head. Nothing. When are we going back home? When Im done with all I have to do.he responded and streaked to his chair then sat down. She directed a crumpled look at him. Why?. You always do that at h.. Well, things have changed now so I.. dont really think I would be spending more time in C door now. I will leave then.she rolled her eyes and moved to the door. Tell the secretary toe in on your way out. I am not your worker so you dont get to order me around. He dropped the files he was going through and looked up at her then chuckle. I pay you though. Hmph! Whatever! Besides, I dont think she would be at her desk. Dont just assume. Just do what is asked of you. I think I sent her to go get me two cups of coffee. Too bad I wont get to taste that, but enjoy, Mr Gregory. Take that as treat from me.she grinned. You cant just order my workers around, Beatrice. You can easily go get the coffee for yourself if you were craving for one. Who would be the one to handle her work now though? She would be here in ten minutes time. And, how do you know that?he scowled. So she said. I cant believe you didnt notice her absence when you wereing in. I guess your head was held just too high like that of a giraffe that you barely see what is going on beneath. shhhshe tuts. Take these files and make me duplicate ones.he stretched out a heap of files to her. I dont know how to do that.she frowns. Then you shouldnt have sent her to get you a coffee. Fuck that! She breathed in and pulled her hair then shut her eyes. Good bye.she opened the door and left. He opened his mouth to say something but he closed it back. They are at thepany, at the peering and preying gazes of the people. He should be careful of what he says and does. ** Henry hits the tablet in his hand on the wall in rage. When did Frank turned into an ipetent scum!he breathed out, infuriated. We gave him raw information and he presented it to him in that form! He literally ruined everything! He was just too greedy about recognition that he didnt find a proper way to corner him. Its all my fault, sir. I should have knownC Ugh.. none of this is your fault, Oscar!he interrupted, pointing his staff at him. How am i going to face Lopez now?. I already gave him my word! Darn Gregory and that girl!he copsed into his chair. I will rather eat the cows dump than let him see me as disloyal friend. I care about my reputation just too much. No, I would not be disgraced. Get a reporter to tail after them from now on, especially that girl! I must find a way to deal with her either legally or illegally. ?? A knock sounded on the door and Gregory looked up. He spotted Laura from the ssy window and he gave her an approval nod. She came inside with a caddy where two coffees were ced. She scoured her eyes around, looking for Beatrice. Yes?Gregory peered his impatient eyes at her. I.. I.. miss.. your wife told me to get her coffee but now, I.. cant seem to find her.she stuttered. Shed always been nervous around him and thats understandable because of the cold aura that always surrounds him. She went home. Have the drinks to yourself.he focused back on his work. What?. That b..she paused when she realized what she was just about to say. Leave.Gregory said, not giving a care about the fact that she was just about to curse her. Laura gulped down before moving out of the room. .. Come in.Tisha invited the person whod knocked inside her office. Sandra came inside and Tisha chuckles. Reporter Sandra, how do you do? Im doing very well but a bit sad that I wasnt able to.... Oh, that?. Its fine. Besides, I already had a knack that we probably wont win since all we had was just a rough guess but at least, we did manage to set him off a little. Come take a seat, please. Youre the only reporter that I seem to share some closeness with and thats why Im willing to entrust an important project to you.Tisha informed her as soon as she sat down. Whats that? Your identity is probably leaked now so I will need another reporter or.. someone you can trust to do this. Gregory would probably move to his mansion in the city now that hes been attacked of been a ghost. I want you to get someone to work as a maid in his house and find out what his rtionship is with that woman truly then report back to us. That.. sounds risky. What if she get caught? I trust you wont provide an amateur also. Make sure she is a darling and watch as the drama unfolds. She has to be loved by that woman and that would do the trick. .. Olivia sat on the recliner chair under an umbre by the poolside. Some maids were washing her legs in a basin. She scrolled down the news on her phone and scoffs. Isnt this the girl from the party night?. The one that tried to snatch Winifred away from her?. Ah! Be careful, you bitch!she kicked a maid that mistakenly brush her finger on her skin into the pool angrily. The water made a sshing sound. Olivia huffs and stood up. Get the pool technician to clean the water.she ordered and started walking away. A maid came to put an umbre over her head to shield her away from the sun. Olivia got to her room and smirks. Well.. this should be fun. She went to make a post on her Instagram ount and she threw her phone on the bed. Her phone buzzes repeatedly with massive reactionsing in. She doffed out of her clothes and wore her robe. She walked inside the bathroom and removed her towel, going to stand under the shower. She turned it on and bursts into hystericalughter. Lets the party begin. Lesbian? ** Beatrice got back home and slumped on the couch and lets out a grunt. I havent had a proper meal till now.she sighed and palmed her face. She went inside the kitchen minutester and made a toast bread for herself then fried some eggs alongside too. She ced the fried eggs on the toast and breathed in the nice aroma. Vo! Breakfast is ready.she ulted before snagging a box of orange juice from the fridge and moved out of the room. She switched the TV on before biting into the amazing food. She munched on it noisily and looked up at movie ying on the television. She sniveled and stabbed a straw on the carton of the juice then slurps enormously from the drink in a single breath. .. *Knock knock knock* Again?. The hell you want?Gregory wore a crumpled look when the secretary knocked on the door yet again. She opened the door and rushed inside. I didnt ask you toe iC I apologize for the invasion but, there is a bit of a problem, boss. Gregory rxed back in his chair and scoffs. Dont tell me youve misced the files again?. Have you sent the wrong proposal to aC This is not about thepany, sir. Its about you. No, maybe it does have to do with thepany but sir! Youre in deep trouble. You know Olivia?, she dropped a post on her Instagram ount It seems youre really ready to lose your job, huh?. How am I in a deep trouble because she dropped a post?. When have I ever cared about these.. Your wife, miss Beatrice! Now, that seems to grab his attention. Has she caused a trouble? Or bust the bubble?Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Olivia said your wife is a lesbian and she has eyes for miss Winifred, her girlfriend. Gregory blinked and scrunched up his nose. Lesbian?. That doesnt make sense.he sighed, relieved that it was just that. It is causing so much buzz on the inte. Many people are doubting your marriage. This would not do us any.. Jeez, fine, I get that. Get out. B-but, sir? I will be the one to solve this, no?. So get out. Tell the PR team to counter-attack that false im.he instructed. She nodded reluctantly then left. Well.. seems someone is forgetting about their ce.he mumbled under his breath before logging into his Instagram ount. Olivias father is beneath his in the ranking list but she dared to throw a stone at his ssy window? ** It seems fate is really on our side. Spread the news.. you could mobilize some other reporters to go with you back to thepany. Oh, this is really good!Tisha giggled. Her right hand was holding her phone to her right ear while her left hand got busy with scrolling down on instagram on her tablet. ** What should we do about this, sir? Ah!Henry cracked up. I will make a post on my ount. That should be enough to cause more buzz. It would he really hard for Gregory to cover this one.he cackles. ** Although, Amelia doesnt seem to fancy Olivia before but with the post she made in her Instagram page, she instantly became a darling to her. She should help in dividing and circting this revtion around too. The heavens are with me. .. Olivias father rushed down the stairs while dialing Henrys number. He looks jittery. Where is Olivia?he thundered at a maid. Sh.. she is in her room.the maid replied with shaky voice. He marched towards her room and whacked the door opened. He nced at the screen of his phone anxiously. Ugh, dad. You should knock befoC Shut it, Olivia! Do you know what you have done?. Dont you know the aftermath of messing with Henry and Lopez?!he shouts at her. Olivia who had just finished dressing up huffs. Well, I wasnt targeting them. Ive got my eyes only on that b! tch. Who.. The call dropped and he squinted his eyes and redialed his number again. Delete that post, right now! Dadddd..she drawled out in a whine. He frowns at her. You will listen to me, Olivia. Delete that post right now.he said with a tone of finality. But, I cant. So manyments, reactions and all.. I really cant..she shrugged and pouts, giving him a puppy eyes but that definitely wasnt working on him that moment. Oh, that is all that matters to you right now?. Are you forgetting the people youre dealing with here? Come on, dad. Cool down. Why looking like a scaredy C cat. They are rich and you are! Besides, I understand about Henry but what has this got to do with Jennifers father? He took a gulp down as the fifth ring of the line pierced inside his ears. Jennifer and Gregory are supposed to get married. Now, messing with Gregory means youre doing the same to Lopez! Duhh.. even when Gregory is trying to marry another woman?. Im sure Mr Lopez wouldnt give a fuck about that.she rolled her eyes and grabbed a contact lens case, attempting to change the lenses of her eyes. Hello.Henry voice sounded. He took a deep breath in and out. Mr Winslow, I apologize for.. About the post your daughter made? Yes. She will delete it so.. No, she dont have to do that.Henry chuckled. He stared at his daughter whos attention was far away from him. She was busy trying to beautify herself. R.. really?? Yes. Good day.Henry chimed and hung up. See?. I told you daddy..she cooed. ** News, more news are spreading, sir. Reporters are outside and are trying to infiltrate the building. Boss, I.. Geez, I never know that my secretary is such a dramatic person. Stoping here to give me news. Just go do something to stop this madness! She left again and Harry came in. Well, things are in fire now, Gregory. How do you.. Dont ask me any question, Harry. I would understand if anyone does, but not you.he frowned. .. When she was done eating, Beatrice went to dump the carton of the juice in the trash can then wash her hands. She came back to the living room and sat down heavily on the sofa and massaged her neck. Her phone vibrated beside her and she looked down at the caller. Gregory? Why is he calling her?. This is his first. She took her phone and swiped to the right. Are you aware of the trouble youve caused, Author?his voice was cold and dreary. I dont get. Did you just say trouble?she arched her brows. You caused it, and, you should bear responsibility for it. Youd bettere up with a n to solve that. I pushed him too hard Beatrice pulled up a long face before she rubbed her throat. YouCshe was cut short by the sound of a soft dirge. She removed the phone from her ear and gazed at it. He hung up on her? What is he sputtering by the way? What trouble?. And, where would she check out if.. She smacked her head. Is this about her and Zack? Oops, probably nopety no. Nothing peculiar happened between them. Well, Instagram is just the right ce to check trending news out. She switched on her data and tapped on her Instagram app. The first news that shed through her eyes was..Gregory supposed wife who he is going to tie the knot with very soon discovered to be a lesbian She scoffed and scratched her hair. She went down the page and saw manyments attacking her with insults. I feel so bad for Gregory. He didnt know the woman he loved and is trying to marry is an homosexual. Another person replied How are we sure he doesnt know about it?. They might be trying to fool us together. Im sure they want to make it just like what we read in novels and movies when the male and femalee together in a fake marriage then after some time, they pretend to divorce. From the moment I saw thisdy, I noticed she was just too beautiful and I could see in her eyes that she prefer thedy way. Thats outrageous! You fucking asshole! Is she actually jealous right now?. Well, damn you!Beatrice cursed loudly. But, who is spreading such news though? She scrolled down thement section. Olivia is a bad bitch who doesnt give a fvck about who your momma or papa is. Keep soaring.. girl. keep bringing these celebs dirty secrets to us. Another replied. She is a lesbian too but girl wouldnt give a care and shove it on faces all around. She came by truthful about what she likes. I love people like her. Olivia was the one that posted this? Beatrice took a sharp breath in. Trying to disgrace her at the party wasnt enough and she is trying to destroy her image now too?. A lot of bad and angryments has been left on her previous posts and more nasty messages keepsing in her inbox. She stared as her name was being dragged. She took a deep breath in and nipped at her bottom lip. Gregory want her to take care of this? Well.. how??? .. Gregory brushed his face down with his palm and released a long sigh. He doesnt know why people care so much about peoples personal lives and he detest that! He could hear the shouts from the reporters in the first floor. Paparazzi.. all these fucks! They wanna know about everything and anything that is going on in your life. Sh! t. That brings in memories. ** shback ** Why cant you leave him, mom?Young Gregory asked his mother. She was sitting on the bed and knitting a cardigan for him. She smiled at him. No.she shook her head. Why, mom?. You.. Have you done your assignment?. Go do that now. Why exactly are you willing to stay stuck with an abusive man?! Mom, I cant bear to see you hurting yourself and watch him killing you away bit by bit. What would you have me do?. Leave?, what do you think the people would say when they see this?. The paparazzi would.. Damn this, mom! Paparazzi!! Paparazzi!! Paparazzi this and this! The fuck do you still care about image?, whose image?! Isnt that still the one of the man that takes delight in beating you? .. ** Fast Forward ** M.. mom is dead?Gregory sank down to the floor. His breathing became unsteady and his eyes turned red. Why did she die?he looks at his father who still had the nerve of holding a ss of champagne in his hand. He sipped from it and shut his eyes. She slipped and.. she fell from the top of the stairs and.. died.he avoided eyes contact with Gregory. I will investigate this myself. You killed her, didnt you? Shh, you wont utter such nonsense, boy. What if the paparazzi hears this? Tears trickled out of Gregorys eyes and he scoffs and wiped them off. Hey! Gregory?! ** Back to present ** Gregory?? Gregory?!Harry called repeatedly, jolting him out of his daydreaming. Oh, yes?, yeah.. Harry..he rushed his words and fumbled his hands on the files on the desk before him. Why.. do you look so sad?. I.. can see waterworks in your eyes?. Why are you crying?Harry observed.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Hm?Gregory sniffed. Crying?, what the hell is that, why would I be crying?he wiped his eyes and cachinnates. Did.. you.. were you recollecting the pasts just now? Not a chance. Why would I think about that?. I.. just.. I was out of it a bit, nothing much. Now, Im back, hahaha..heughed nervously, hoping he sounds convincing enough. Well, I dont think this scandal is going to end anytime soon. Your father just published a post supporting Olivias false im.Harry sighed. How do we know it is false though?. What if.. she is truly a lesbian?he questioned, gravelly. Hmm?. You dont sound sane. Are you doubting your wife too?. I mean.. didnt you guys know each other so well and wasnt that the reason you decided to get married? Ugh, please, Harry. Try to live up to the reputation of you being the closest person to me for once. You should know me better. Better enough for me to think this aint right? Gregory gave an inpatient nod. Harry gasps and chuckles. Really?, Gregory??. You.. I.. thought as much but dont you think this is way too expensive?. What if you get founded out? Not happening.he brushed it aside What did my father said though?he mped his hands together and made a swirl on his swivel chair. Harry sighed and cleared his throat. Well, youre not ready for this.he brought out his phone. Gregory rolled his eyes and huffs. Now, listen to this great piece that was well crafted and well garnished with sweet,pelling words. I didnt know he had a girlfriend;He never showed me. They seemed to be in such a hurry;They never informed me about their wedding ns. Gregory is a precocious kid. Hes always lived up to a smart one. I like the way he handles things but I like it more that he handles most of them on his own. I trusted his judgment because he has been a good judge of characters. But, when I remember about me telling him of the need for him to marry before he takes on my properties, I started to doubt it all, him, her. Now, it appears my son couldnt wait to get his hold on my properties, and he decided to marry blindly,(with regrets)and his wife is an homosexual. Dont face my son, face me. I pushed him too hard. Suicide A scoff escape from his lips. This was what he wrote?he looked up at Harry. Of course, daddys son. Your father is willing to take the hits on your behalf so why not thank him?he taunted. You mean to punch him?. Now, he just made me into a greedy bastard. Is he trying to control my life?. He certainly knows I am not in for his darn properties, the hell?. Counter attack his im. He is your father!Harry pitched. Well, damn father! He sent me farther away so why should I still father him? Aside from being your father, he is the number two richest man in the city. Trying to oppose him directly would be sooo.. bad. We could get our heads chopped right off. Except, of course, you do that yourself.Harry pointed his finger at him. Gregory huffs and hit his back on the seat. I hate being in a tight spot. Now that.. Wait, I think Ive got another surprise for you.Harry blinked when staring at his phone screen. What again? Well,he looked up at him and grin. A really nice family youve got here, Greg. Amelia just dropped a post too. Whose side is she on?, is she supporting or opposing? Supporting, of course! You guys have not been very best of friends so why would you think she would be on your side?. Here goes her words, baby boy. When I saw Olivias post, I had to think again. Gregory likes to keep to himself, besides, this is the man that told us that he loathes love and would never get himself involved with that. I am saying this fairly. Gregory is my brother, but Id rather support justice rather than injustice. His sudden dating news with the girl was a big surprise to me! As his only sister, Ive seen and know how my brother is. I would say that the only females he likes is me and Alyssa, his friend. He has always been ufortable arounddies. He is an introvert, yes, so, not only is he not at ease withdies but with other, every people but he seemed more out offort withdies. I am a truthfuldy, and I like my people honest. I am not judging her because she is a lesbian, but because she lied. But, lets see what they would do to cover this up now. Woah.. such a savage post. Im sure thest line was meant to let you know that shes got keen eyes on your next activities. And, you guys are not even close so why would she say you like her?. Tsk! Gregory rubbed his lips. So, you cool with her statement? She is obviously trying to drag me down too, so why would I be cool?. Im angry. I wish to strangle her to her death. No, them. Both father and her. I hate them.he breathed out. Harry pocketed his phone and moved closer to him and ced a hand on his shoulder. Just try to keep yourself in check, okay?. Youre not far from getting all destructive now and.. now and here is not appropriate. I know. Thats why Im tryna keep my infuriation in check. Harry nodded and removed his hand from his shoulder. What do we do now? Im out of ideas. Just make sure the reporters doesnt get to this floor. I might really lose it.he heaved a sigh. Harry opened his drawer and brought out a bottle of drugs then thrusts it in his opened palm. He gave him a bottled water too. Take your drugs and take a good sleep. Leave this to me, I will handle it. What are you going to do?he looked up at him. Uhmmm.. well, I will try to figure something out even if it would only stop this temporarily. I can see its quite an headache for you. Thanks man. No worries. By the way, have you called Beatrice? Yeah. I told her to settle things since all these is happening because of her. Did you just say because of her?Harry jeered at him. If Im right, you dragged her into this. First, you made her pretend to be your girlfriend, then took her to that party. If she hasnt gone to that, would she have met Olivia?, and then all these wouldnt be happening. You should be more nice to her. Im sure this would be so overwhelming for her since she isnt used to this life before and she even got a hit when she just began. This is all happening because of you. And, what the hell is she to you factually?. Your maid or someone who sings lubies to you in form of stories to lure you into sleep? It sounds awful when you define it like that. I would like to take a nap now. Kindly leave and go fulfill your promise.he responded evasively. Harry exhaled heavily. If shemits suicide..he paused to analyze his facial expression.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Gregory brows deepened into a frown. that would be on you. But, of course, youre insanely rich with good connections and goodwyers at your disposal so, covering this up wouldnt be so hard.he said that mainly to trigger his anger. Gregory grinded his teeth in rage. That wont happen so get lost!he red up. His chest was thumping in anger. Water mixed together with red color in his eyes. Harry gave a smug smile before exiting. Thats the only way he coulde up with to make him go gentle on the girl. He felt bad though. He just reminded him of his mother again. And, he knows he certainly wont let that slip by. Beatrice blinked back the tears that threatens to fall. What will her mother think of her should she see this? First, she is getting married out of the blue and it is not one founded on love but money. Second, she is being dragged on the inte? This would truly sadden her a lot and even made her feel guilty. What ame girl. She intentionally hide the fact that she is a Lesbian from Gregory. She is a shameless gold digger. Girls like her should be stoned to death. Oh, my poor Gregory. He is probably crying his eyes right now. Turns out she didnt love him. Beatrice stared up at the ceiling. Then, some silly thoughts crept it. Theres only one way to solve this C Suicide! Forgiveness She got up from the couch, abandoned her phone on the table then went inside the kitchen. She ced her hand on the knife before taking it from the maic strip. She trails her fingers on it and chuckles. Im sorry to everyone that has ever cared for me.. to everyone that has ever hated me, and is hating me now.. I will take responsibility. I hope my death would soften and dissolve your hatred towards me.she said inwardly. Such a sharp knife..she moans bitterly. Its quite a pity that I wouldnt be able to use you in cutting lettuce or slicing onions anymore.she gripped it tightly and shut her eyes. To the dearest me, I am sorry.she said softly before thrusting the knife inside her.. ** Jennifer hurled up her body on the bed, sobbing. She has been like that ever since she got back home the previous day. She has cried so much that her eyes has be baggy and her throat has gone sore. All the water in her eyes seems to have run dry also. She has refused to eat or drink anything too. She has refused to talk to her daddy who is her best friend too. He left her room sometimes ago, obviously tired as all the tactics he tried in getting her to talk and stop wallowing up in sadness were all futile. He felt disappointed with Henry. He told him his son was not going to marry that girl but why has Gregory made an official post that he would be getting married to her and not his daughter? They, tantly havent seen the recent news. Jennifers personal maid came inside her room gently. She has been walking on egg shells since the other day. She didnt want to do anything that would annoy her. But, this time, shes got joyous news for her. Maam?she called lowly. The room was quiet so its a sure thing that she was clear enough in her call. Well awared that she is not going to get a response, she proceeded,I think you should check out thestest updates on your Instagram, maam. Miss Olivia posted that Beatrice is a lesbian and this has got tongues wagging for a while now. Jennifers eyes widened and she yanked the duvet off her head. What did you just say? Beatrice is a lesbian, maam. Everyone now knows this so no way she would be getting married to Mr Winslow. Youre the only one that is worthy of that position. Jennifer brows perched up in excitement. You.. you mean it? Of course, miss. I dare not give you a false information.she wore a bright smile. Jennifer chuckles. Pass me my phone.she stretched out her hand. Her maid came to pick up her phone that was on the table beside her and ced it gently on her hand. She closed her palm before giggling. Her eyes shone brightly when her news feed appeared. Nicole call came right in and she rolled her eyes. Took her long enough. Thanks. You may leave.she nced at her maid. She bowed, feeling butterflies in her stomach. This is the first time Jennifer would appreciate her. She left with a big smile. Jennifer declined Nicoles call and studied the news on her phone. Her lips formed into a smile. Gregory was mine to begin with. I guess its time to announce our rtionship.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. ** Beatriceughed maniacally and grunts. She picked up half of the apple she has just just divided with the knife and crunched on it. Trying tomit suicide is the worst option ever.she told herself. She walked back to the living room and plopped herself down on the seat. Now.. what do I do to solve this huge problem?she inhaled then exhaled. Numerous messages and notification kepting in. She nabbed her phone from the center table, deciding to check her new notifications out, even when she knew what it was. Winifred is live now. She is defending Beatrice! Her eyes went out in a huge roll. She is live? She quickly searched up Winifred on the search box but amidst the many people bearing that name, she was not there. She searched for Wini and thankfully, her ount was the first one it showed in the results list. She tapped on her profile and scrolled down to watch her live session. I am recording this video on behalf of the wronged. During the night party where we were celebrating theunch of Michaels new song, Beatrice and I met. I know we all know about Olivia and I rtionship. We were once lovers before we broke up. Olivia still loved me obviously and wanted us to continue with our rtionship and I lied to her that Beatrice was my new girlfriend, you know, I had eyes for her but she was quick to show her dislike for stuff like that. Olivia got angry and wanted to embarrass her which she failed in. Im a bit surprise to see her getting dragged on the inte because of a false usation. Beatrice is not a lesbian, people. This all happened because of me so Im mustering all the courage in me to go against Olivia.She exined before bending her head dolefully. If you are watching this, Beatrice. I hope you will find the heart to forgive me. Im sorry for letting this happen to you, I truly am.she weeps and grab some tissues to blow her nose with. That would be all guys. I hope you guys would stop hurting the innocent. So, guys, help me share this vid as much as you all can. Thanks.and she ended the session. Beatrice took her lips in and sighed. She scrolled down to thements. *Ouch! Wini babyyy, Im so sorry. I will stop dragging her now.* *Winifred is a soft hearted person and easy going. She doesnt normally involves herself in matters like this but for her to interfere in this one, Im sure the Beatrice girl is truly innocent. She didnt lie after all.* *It must have been hard on the poor girl.* Beatrice pouts her mouth sadly before smiling out tears. Vampire King .. His eyes rose up to the rooms and he ascended the stairs in a hurry and dashed to her room. He opened the door loudly and streaked inside. He found her lying on the bed. Her clothes were bloody and her face was pale white. He crashed down to the floor beside her, helplessly. This was all too much for him to take in. Whats happening? Why is she in such state? Why is there blood all over her? His brain seemed to went nk for a while. He wasnt able to think straight and all that came to his memory were distorted vision of his mother. He held his head in extreme agony and shut his eyes. Not now..he grunts. He managed to get his brain functioning back then took his eyes back to Beatrice. He poked her arm a little. A.. author?he stammered. Thick saliva formed in his throat and he could literally feel the hotnessing from his stomach. Suddenly, the air became very hard for him to breathe in. There were glistens of surprise and horror in his eyes. Deep within himself, he hoped and wished all these was but a nightmare. Did.. did she actually killed herself? If shemits suicide..Harrys words lingered in his memory. If he had actually called her not to think too much about the rumor.. if.. Really?. What about your girlfriend?.another statement from Harry popped into his head again. In that situation, he still couldnt bring himself to cry. No, he wanted to, but with the strong denial he was putting out, the tears couldnt fall. He failed to protect her. He has be just like his father who pushed his mom to her death. He said he was not going to bully her physically but he forgot getting to her mentally could be more dangerous than doing so physically. He has be like his father. He ced his both hands on the floor, watching her.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. He could perceive the scent of something sweet but in that current state, he didnt took much to it. I.. hope you find happiness, Author.he slowly pulled the duvet over her. He heard a loud huff and following after was a violent move of the nket away from her face. Even till the end. You proved yourself to be a very good jerk! First, you didnt cry for me! Second, you didnt regard me with my name! Third, you pulled the duvet over my head just too soon! His face crumpled up. Y.. Well, yes, I died! But due to your pathetic method of weeping for my death, I had toe back to life. These are red wine by the way.she sat up and snorts. Gregory couldnt believe his ears. Did he just got deceived? His then flustered face turned into a deep re and slowly, he sprang up. Dont ever try this with me again, Author. Dont. ever. do. that.he spat. Beatrice scoffed. Do you know that at a point, I had this thought of killing myself?she folds her arms, staring at him sharply. His expression didnt change. He still has the vague look on his face. Yoi shouldnt expect less, after all youre going to be the wife of a billionaire. And I see that is how weak you are. If you cannot handle this problem, then how would you handle the bigger one?he uttered coldly. She opened her mouth to speak but he continued his statement, not giving her a chance to say anything. It seems youve forgotten that this is my house also. Let this be the first andst time you would pull a pathetic prank like this.he turned to leave. Lets say this was real. You wont even cry? He stopped in his steps and slowly turned to her. Why would I shed my precious tears for you?. Because I made you my wife doesnt mean you are precious.he quipped and a silly smile yed on his lips. Beatrice nipped at her bottom lips and gripped the nket so tight like her entire live depends on it. I didnt ask to be your wife. You forced it on me!she gritted her teeth in rage. I honestly think..she took in a sharp breath and scoffs. Maybe Satan was your father in your previous life and now youre Lucifer himself. I am done ying theplying girl with you. I will get out of this ce and.. I will see you try.he cuts in with a gruff tone. Well, then, good, thank you. It would be nice to have you as a cameraman as I leave this hell! If I should say anything about this to the public, do you think you would be safe?. Youre inane.he clicked his tongue. And youre an insane man!!she stood up and yelled at him. Who knows what you are exactly?. You could be a murderer. Different heads must be rolling around in your restroom! You must really like blood a lot and you like deceiving people down here to your house then you suck them out of their blood! Gregorys eyes twitched and he raised up the corner of his lips in a smirk. I could be a murderer but youre busy talking away like this?. Now that you know my secret, do you think I would spare you?. Yes, I am a vamp king and I take delight in drinking and getting intoxicated with humans blood, more reason I do not like alcohols cause blood is the only thing I like.he expounded. Beatrices eyes spreads out. She looked at him, profound. She blinked her eyesshes fastly and took a step back. Her breathing became rough. Now, author. Tell me, why should I let you go?. My facade fell real quick.he took a step forward and grinned. You are here alone with me. I could do whatever I want with you; Cut you into pieces then start licking your pool of blood on the ground.his eyes glowed in excitement. Beatrice shook with vigor and the her next retreat took her to the bed. Or,his brows went up in ecstasy. I could fvck you to death then suck your blood after. So many things to do with you, Author. Beatrice felt dizzy. She blinked her eyes trying to keep herself awake. No, she mustnt sleep in this situation. She fought hard from stopping herself from falling asleep. But eventually, she does. She heard a bang before she drifted into unconsciousnesspletely. She yaps a lot ** Next Day. _ Tuesday. .. *Ding Dong!!!*the door bell sounded loudly from downstairs. The ear sting rhyme prates into Beatrices ears deeply. She groaned and pped the sun that perturbs her face away. *Ding Dong!!!* Fuck this. Who the hell is out there this early?she grunts and moved out of the nket. She gripped her head in her palms and grunts. Why is she feeling so much pains in her head? Did something happened the other night? But, why cant she remember anything? *Ding Dong!!!!!!* Ahhhhhhh.. go to hell!she yelled. Who could that impudent individual be that he or she is hitting the door bell so loudly like that? It almost seem like the action was going on in the room next to hers. She got down from the bed and yawned into her palm. She wore her slippers and rubbed her eyes tiredly. I am not a maid in this house. Why did I have to be getting the door all the time?she rolled her eyes as she exits the room. She passed by Gregorys room and a memory shed inside her brain. She furrowed her brows and held on to the railings of the stairs as she descended it down. I could be a murderer.the word resounded in her head and the silly smile on his face ys around with her sanity. She pulled the door opened with her eyes half C closed. How may I help you?she sneezed before opening her eyes fully. You look more beautiful when youre just waking up. Alyssa?!!!!her eyes popped out of their sockets. She immediately mmed the door closed. She wasnt expecting her to be there. Ooof..e on, dont be shy, Beatrice.she cachinnated and ced a soft knock on the door. Well, dang this! She could imagine how ugly she looks right now. She arranged her disheveled hair and coughed before opening the door. Hi, Alyssa. Sorry, I was just a bit shocked.she grinned a more weing smile at her. Aww, arent you just so cute?Alyssa smiled. Haha, I will take that as a tter from you, miss Alyssa. Im not close to you when ites to beauty.sheughed nervously. Why the Miss?. It makes me feel so old. We look the same age so treat me like a friend or a sister.Alyssa pecked her cheeks before scurrying inside the house. Beatrice pursed her lips and scoff. She shut the door and turned back but Alyssa was out of sight. Phew! She went to her room and moved to the bed to get some more sleep. .. Alyssa stepped inside Gregorys room without a knock and chuckles at his sight. Just you and standing by the window, with a cup of coffee in your hand, and with your other hand in your pocket. You enjoy that a lot, dont you? Gregory didnt find her entrance unexpected. He had called her toe help in packing to his mansion in the city and this is not the first time she would be barging into his room unannounced. I just happen to like coffee a lot.he spun around and smiled. .. just as you like yellow.he downed his drink. She rolled her eyes and straightened her hair with her hands. So, where do we start with the packing?. I mean.. Im sure you will have quite a lot of stuffs at your other mansion and you could easily order for new things so whats up with all this packing stuff? You would not be helping me with the packing but her. Alyssa tilts her head to the side and pouts. Her?. Seems you like HER a lot, Gregory, dont you?. What you replied to Jennifers post yesterday was true then. Jennifer had revealed their dads n to engage them together the other night. It served as a whirlwind but it went down quickly too C With just a reply from Gregory. True, our fathers wants us together but they dont get to define what Love is for us. Im in love with Beatrice, and I hope you will move on, Jennifer. Nah. You and Harry know me too well. Then why are you doing this?Alyssa questioned with raised brows. I dont know. No, it all started with Amelia. Now, Im going to bring what she has forever been fearful of into reality.he went to sit on the chair. Alyssa turned to his direction. Youre going to take over your fathers properties? Yes, Ive decided to do that. She pushed me into this hellhole, after all. Its only normal for me to let her have a taste of what hell is also.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Alyssa giggled. Thising months would be so thrilling. Now, that is fun! I like that ideology. Solve hell with hell. This is going to be he hot.her eyes glowed in euphoria. Youve been too quiet in the past months. Im happy youre finallying back from your grave. It is time to let them know who the prick is.she cheered on. I am not a prick.he frowned. Well, youre a good asshole, Gregory.she taunted him. By the way, her stuffs shouldnt be that much so why does she need a helping hand? She doesnt know we are moving out today.he retorts. Alyssa gasps. Now, youre the bad boy!! Besides, wouldnt it be nice to have another person around her when packing up?. Alyssa peered her gaze at him keenly. Perhaps, you had a fight with her?she hunched. Gregory looked at her and scoffs. Im a gentleman.he raised his hands up in the air. Geez, Gregory. I know how you are. What have you done to that innocentdy now? I did nothing, for real. I just scared her away with the talks of me being a murderer vampire.he chuckled. Alyssa snorts and shook her head. I mean, it was a bit fun. You should see how scared she was. She passed out due to that also.heughed. Alyssa stepped closer to him and smacked his head with a re. I will hate you if you hurt thatdy. She looks too peaceful for you to want to be pissing her off. Huh?. She does?. Well, she sure yaps a lot and I do not like that. What comes to your mind? Alyssa hissed. Just dont hurt her. Wait. Weve been friends for so many years and instead of defending me, youre defending a girl youve barely know for some hours? I always stand with the right ones. Besides, I can see me in her. No, you both are way different from each other. She is a low breed while youre from a rich home. Alyssa scoffed. Seriously?. When did you be so bad with words?. That words could stung her like a poisonous bee if she were to be here. Well, she isnt here, Alyssa. Speak only about the present. Okay.. off you go..he stood up. I dont know what to do! She is probably so vexed now Didnt you said you could see you in her?. So make you her and make you both.he grinned. Damn you!she shoved her middle finger in his face before going out. Where is her room?she yelled from outside. Down.. I dont know.he snorts. Alyssa walked past various rooms before finally finding one whose door was slightly opened. She opened itpletely and she saw Beatrice snoring away on the bed. She gently closed the door and stepped closer to her, stealthily. Beatrice?she called slowly and quietly. Beatrices eyes opened instantly and she nced beside her and saw Alyssa. Miss Alyssa?. Gracious!she eximed and held her chest. Oh, you woke up real quick. I see youre not a tight sleeper.she shed her teeth at her. Beatrice sat up and nodded. What do you want?she asked. Alyssa brows went up. I mean, there is obviously nothing you could be looking for in my room so.. I.. I..she scratched the back of her neck nervously. I came here to help with the packing.she beamed, interwining her hands behind her. Packing?. What.. whats that?. I dont quite get what youre trying to say, Alysssa.she blinked rapidly. Oh, yeah! My bad. I forgot you dont know yet. You would be moving to Gregorys house in the city so.. he called me here to help you with the packing. He?Beatrice scoffs. Simultaneously, the scenes of the other night shed into her memory. He.. he is a vampire!she stuttered, her face turning all red. She just remembered all what he said to herst night. Alyssaughed. He was joking when he said that,e on, how is that possible? Beatrice doesnt look convinced. Do you think I would stay with him if he were that?. Im his best friend remember?She crossed her arms under her chest. Beatrice paused and took in a breath. Then why did he said that was his identity? He likes ying around. Dont mind that boy. Lets pack your things. Huh?. I still dont get. We are moving out as how?. Like, leaving thiske? Yeah, girlfriend. Youre going to his mansion in his city. Beatrice gave a curt nod and took her lips in. Well, he is quite rich.she muttered under her breath before standing up. She packed her clothes which she just arranged inside the wardrobe not long ago into her boxes and all other things. Gregory took few of his belongings too C the important ones, and they went out of the house. Alyssa ck roadster car was parked in front of the house. Gregory opened the gate of the lots with the remote control in his hand and it slides up. I will be behind you guys.Alyssa said. I will go with you.Beatrice told her. She doesnt wanna be in the same car with Gregory. She is still not, no, she can never be at ease sitting with him alone in the car. He is one weird guy. What if he suddenly parks the car when they are on the road then dug his teeth into her neck, sucking her blood? Alysssa exchanged nces with Gregory who only chuckled. No problem, girlfriend. Bring those heavy luggages..she opened her boot and ced Beatrices boxes in it. They entered the car and Alyssa revved the engine to life. Well, baby girl. Fasten your seatbelt cause it is going to be an awesome ride.she giggled before speeding away. Beatrices mouth opened in shock. Oh my God!! Alyssa, gently, gently, slow down..she yelled. No baby girl. This is how I make my driving. Its more cool, oi?! Beatrice breathed out heavily and quickly held on to the hand grip on the roof of the car and closed her eyes. Meanwhile, Gregory who was following behind them smirks. She(Beatrice)asked for it. Alyssa is a crazy driver. How she has manage not to get into any ident amazes him. Beatrice ced a palm over her mouth, feeling the urge to empty her dder. After some while, Alyssa slowed down a little after seeing how fretful Beatrice looks. They got to a beautiful mansion with a big and enormous ck gate with some golden decors on it. Alyssa honked repeatedly in a single time. Instantaneously, the door rolled up. She is known to the workers there. They dare not keep her waiting. She has always been the impatient type. She sped inside thepound and Beatrice heaved out a sigh as her head dangles about in the car. She pulled the car to an halt with a screeching sound. Beatrice shook her head and unfastened the seatbelt around her. You wanna hurl?Alyssa scoffs. Because of that little ride?. You should go out with me more, Beatrice. You will be more used to it pretty soon. Oh.. please..she alighted from the car. She saw many guards around and she furrowed her brows. So many guards?. What for?she questioned no one in particr. Have you forgotten your husband is a billionaire?. I have just as many guards as this. They are even short in numberpared to mine. Gregory doesnt really fancy all those things too so ta C da! You guys are a matchmake from heaven. Urp!Beatrice retched up. She mped her hands over her mouth and ran inside the house. Wee, miss Beatrice. We..the maids that were lined up to greet them was shunned when she raised up a finger at them. They watched in surprise as she raced the stairs up to the rooms. She went to a random room and rushed to the restroom. She opened the toilet and went on a squat before vomiting inside. Some secondster, she stood up and flushed the toilet then covered it back. She opened the valve and washed her hands then her face. She snorts and gazed at herself in the mirror. She brushed her hair back and turned to her side to pick out a tissue which she cleaned her face with. She left the room and as she shuts the door and spun around, she met Gregory in the room. Her heart skipped a beat. What is he doing there? He nced at her and smirk. Wha.. what are you doing here?she asked.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. This is my room.he replied. Her eyes widened. She blinked hershes rapidly before rubbing down her neck. Well, I didnt know. Nobody told me that..she gulped hard. He scoffed. Whates to your mind right now? Date whates to your mind right now?he leaned on the wall, few miles away from her. She squinted her eyes before scrunching up her nose. I.. dont get.she smiled nervously. The position we are right now does rings a bell, no?he gazed at her raptly. Uhm??.. I am not quite sure. Im sorry for.. entering your room.. I.. I would like to leave now.she made to leave. Your first day in my house at theke. You went inside my room without permission and you saw meing out of the bathroom. Still dont remember?he said when she got to where he was. She stopped walking and cleared her throat. She stared at the curtains and huffs lowly. How does the past connect with the present?she scoffed without looking at him. Of course. It doesnt. I just like to recollect memories.he smiled. She rolled her eyes before walking past him to the door. She banged it closed and scoffed. How did she even made the mistake to go to his room? His room stood out among the others quite well but maybe because she was in a hurry, she didnt got the time to study the rooms well. She moved downstairs and met the maids still standing there. Wee, miss Beatrice. We would be at.. Pause. Just pretend I am not here. Thank you.she shed a smile at them. The guards moved her stuffs inside the house and went to drop it in Georges room, unknowingly to her. Alyssa chuckled. She was sitting on the couch with her legs crossed. They have to offer you their greetings, girlfriend. If not, they wont be allow to leave there.she rests her head on her hand which was rxed on the armrest, watching the scene. Beatrices mouth dropped in shock. Is it that hard?. I mean.. why.. is thatpulsory.. forceful? Because that was an order from your husband. Youre his dear wife after all so, he obviously wont stand anyone disrespecting you.she exined. Beatrice scoffs. And I dont want that. Go and do your work, please.she said to them but they shook their heads. Just let them offer the greetings to you and get out, if you really wanna help them. Its that simple. Beatrice was still stunned. Is this how the rich oppress the poor? Greet me then. That sounds so weird.sheughed. .. Zackid on his bed face up, staring at the band in his hand. He stroke it gently and smiled. Too bad youre taken.he sighed. He smiled at the pink thing and wore it on his head. When his heart opened, it does for a girl he cannot have. He took his lips in cutely and shut his eyes. I wish I will get over you. .. Alyssa left after a while and Beatrice took the stairs up. She opened the room next to Gregorys but she found it empty. She opened the next one and she still didnt found her luggages in there. She checked all the rooms and she grumbled. Where did they took her boxes to then? A maid appeared and bowed. Are you looking for something, maam?she inquired, politely. Oh, yeah. Do you have any idea of the ce where my belongings were dropped?she stood akimbo. Your husbands room, maam. If you are looking for anything in the future, feel free to call onto me or the other maids.she smiled. Beatrices mouth twitched. Gregorys room? Fuck no Alright, sure. Many thanks, miss.she said to the maid. The maid bowed and high C tailed away. Beatrice stood awestruck on the spot. How does she go about retrieving her belongings from his room? She just do not think she is ready fo face him again. She eventually mustered some courage to face him. She puffed out some air and sauntered to his room. She stood in front of the door and heaved out before cing a knock on it. As expected, he didnt give any response. She knocked again. Still no reply. Its me Beatrice, can Ie in?she finally speak up. Okay.his reply was two edged. Okay C Youre Beatrice, but stay there. Okay C Since youre Beatrice,e in. But, she pushed the door in and stepped inside anyway. She shuts the door loudly behind her and sighed. I came to pick my things up. I think they brought it here by mistake.she informed. Hmm. he nodded. He was engrossed in whatever he was doing on his phone. Hmph. She dragged her stuffs to the next two rooms. She arranged her things in there and settled down on the bed after she was done. She logged inside her Instagram ount and saw that she has a new message. She tapped on the message box and saw it was a message from Zack. What does he wants again? Hi?. She rolled her eyes to the side before texting him back. I already paid you back for what you did for me, didnt I? She went to her news feed to check out thetest news. Her phone pings as a notification of a new message came in. Uggh.. its Zack again. She bit her lower lip before checking it out. You didnt think a mere head band would settle it, do you? He puts a smiley emoji behind his message. She scoffs. Now, youre a bad man?. You def. said that would be all. That was what I thought too. But, that doesnt settle anything within me. How about you pay me in this one way? Gggg. Im out. Believe me, this would solve it all at once. Oof! Hit me with it then. A date. Go on a date with me. Huhhh???Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She stared at the screen in disbelief. A date?!!! Is he insane?? That doesnt sounds good. Im going to be getting married soon enough and.. should we get caught going out together.. you know what the oue would be. Friends do go out on a date, dont they?. Or, do you see me as a shameless man that has ulterior motives?he sent. Just an hour stuff. Send me the date, venue and time. Today by 7pm. I will send you the addresster. She took a breath in and swallowed hard before typing, Sure then. Worrywart She ced her phone face down on the bed after she sent him the reply and gave a long sigh. Why do they need to meet together? She tried to assure herself that she is only trying to repay a kind man but who was she kidding? She knew she wanted that. Her short time with Gregory has been hell mixed with fire which also results in hell! She wanted to free up,ugh at someones jokes, clink sses together with someone and smiled at someone as she studies a table menu. Zack managed to show up for that SOMEONE. Actually, she epted his offer because of her own selfish gain not to repay or appreciate the man. Shends her back on the bed and palm her face. Trying to get pass Gregorys eyes should be much easier there. She thought about the dress she is going to wear. She stood up after a while and strode out of her room. She paused and stared around then sigh again. She is hungry. She has not eaten anything yet and its almost noon. She went down to the kitchen. The maids around greeted her as they walked past her. She got to the kitchen and pressed her lips together. If not because of the cooks in there, she would have screamed out in admiration. The kitchen there is more awesome than the one back at theke. The aroma of soup and the one of a freshly baked bread and more other ones lingered around the room. Mrs Winslow. Would you like anything?one of the cooks enquired immediately she spotted her. Beatrices brows perked up. Mrs Winslow?.. is that the right word? She pursed her lips, battling in her bid not to show her a crumpled look. Just call me Beatrice.she smiles. The cook looks at her in.. Beatrice wasnt sure of that gaze but she could see perplexity, hesitation and more in them. Mrs Winslow sounds too formal and.. I am not.. I have not gained the title yet so.. uhmm.. You know what?, just call me Beatrice, I would like that more.she grinned. Im Melinda, maam. Nice to meet you.her eyes shone. She looks in her fifty. Oh, Chef Melinda. I like that.she puts her hands behind her. Uhm.. chef Melinda, Im.. famished and.. I would like to have chips and fried chicken with ketchup. Thats my favoritebo.she uttered nervously. Melinda stared at her meticulously and Beatrice shed her a creepy smile. Its fine if you dont have that. I could have do with another food.Beatrice cleared her throat. Melinda widened her eyes. No, no, of course, no. I was just trying to make sure I register all what that you said.. I guess my gaze was offensive, I am sorry. Beatrice shook her head. Of course not. Its.. totally fine.she looked over at the two other cooks.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Why are you guys cooking so much though?. Is there any asion I wasnt aware of?she squints her eyes. Well, the boss asked us to make all these.Melinda responded with a smile. The.. boss?. Did he gave any reason? Yes. He said his wife likes food a lot.she nodded. Beatrices lips opened slightly and she forced out a chuckle, her brows furrowing slightly. His wife?she wasnt sure of that words. Yes, his wife. W.. hich wife?she asked inquisitively. She didnt want to believe he actually referred to her as his wife and that he told them to prepare such voluptuous food. In which stomach would she eat all that? And, they were always at each others thr- No, he never cared about her other activities aside from reading to him so.. how did he guessed correctly that she is a foodie? Of course, you, his wife.Melinda said, befuddled. Beatrice pped her hands together and smiled jumpily. Dont mind me. Im kind of having a splitting headache and.. oh, I have been staring at my phones screen for days so I think that seems to have infected my eyes and oh, Im hungry so..she stopped talking when she realized what a gibber she is spewing. Melinda didnt look dibobted though. She was rather delighted. I.. I dont get.. why are youughing?.. you should be boggling up because of my incoherent speech instead.she itched her nape. You are blushing.Melinda pointed out. Beatrices brows went up quizzically. Who?, me??, I am??she pointed to herself. Melinda nodded. Ah.. I see, I truly am.she wiped her face hoping to wipe that annoying red color off her face. Its indeed a lovely sight to see loving couples.Melinda added. You can go sit down at the dining room. I will bring your food to you soon. By soon, you mean the food is ready already? Yes. Beatrices eyes widened. B-but how?? Your husband. .. Beatrice tapped her fingers on the table, taking her lips in as she stared at the kitchens direction. That vampire must really have something up his sleeve. If not, why is he acting so caring?she thoughts to herself. Melinda popped up with a tter and came to settle it down on the table before her. Thank.. You know, its really nice to have you here.Melinda interpted. Huh? Beatrices brows perked up but she was quick to put a smile on and nodded. I see, I will enjoy this.she grinned and picked a chicken up from the te. Melinda seems to have more to say but Beatrice, even though she had noticed that, didnt gave her any audience as she got herself engrossed with her food. Melinda chuckles silently before scramming off. When she was out of sight, Beatrice paused and sighednguishingly. She carried her ss of juice and gulped it down. .. Isnt that crossing the line?. This is the sick we are talking about here.Brown remarked, cing a ss of apple juice in front of Amelia. Amelia scoffs before drinking from the ss quickly. Remind me to file for a divorce tonight, Brown. Sooner orter, you will influence me with your neuroticism.she sighed. Why do we have to talk about divorcing in our conversations every day, Amelia?he frowned. I just cant keep being married to a worrywart like you, period!She snapped. Maybe youre the one getting too cruel, Lia. To yourself and to us! Amelia flicked her hair back in disdain and rolled her eyes. Weve already found out where her mother is staying. Tomorrow, we would go there and question her. If her marriage to him is indeed real, her mother would know. Naturally, if its only a contract marriage, she wouldnt let her mother know. We will get to the truth tomorrow. Evidence #Night. .. 6:50pm. .. Beatrice circled around in her room. She was fidgeting with her phone and puffing out hot air from her mouth every intervals. Zack told her he woulde pick her up instead of sending the address. ording to him, that would be better. She nced at the wall clock. 6:54pm She walked to the mirror to stare at her dress again. Why is she so nervous?. Even her hands are watery. This is not the first time she would be going out on a date with a man so why does she seems so worried?. She wore just a normal crop top and a handkerchief skirt. She had applied a neutral make up on her face but now she is feeling worried over that too. She shouldnt have applied anything. She touched the ear spike earrings on her ears and sighed. I hope I am not too dressed up. This is just a thanksgiving date.she sighs. She was putting on ck sneakers too. She had her hair packed into a ponytail. The few strands of hair on her forehead curled up. She checked the time again. Two minutes to go. Somehow, she has started developing cold feet. Her meeting with rich men never ends well. Zack is also a wealthy man. What if this is a trap? She shook her head energetically. She decided to focus on the positive side. She would get the fun she wants with him. She cupped her cheeks and offered herself an assuring smile. Well.. just in case, she has slipped a pepper spray that she always carries around because of perverts in her bag. If he tries anything funny, she would just squirt some in his face and take the moment when he is in pains to escape. She clicked her tongue and rolled her eyes. What if Gregory finds out about this though? He probably wont. He has been in his room the whole day. The project he is working on must be important. She will go ande back without him noticing. She balled her hands and raised it up a little and pressed her lips together. Yes. We can do this, Beatrice.she whispers to herself slowly. She stared at her phone screen and saw the big zeros. Oh, no. Time is up. She took a final look at herself in the mirror and breathed in. Go and make yourself happy, Beatrice.she stepped out of her room. She nced at her left and right before shutting the door silently. She walked with baby steps past the rooms and took the staircase. She was already at the entrance door when she heard someone call her name. She ate her lips anxiously before turning back. She jerked back a little when she saw Melinda. Ah.. Melinda, what are you doing here? Are you going out?she observed. Uhm, yes. Im going out with my friend.she lied without blinking. Melinda nodded. Okay, then. Have fun.Melinda grinned. Beatrice nodded slowly before walking out of the door. She looks like a trustworthy person. She believe she wont rat out on her. Maybe she is overthinking things though. She couldnt have seen beneath her lie, could she? Besides, she told her she is going out with a friend. Are you going somewhere, maam?a voice jolts her out of her reverie. She stopped walking and poked her nose a little before looking at the direction the male voice came from. Her gazends on a towering figure and her brows went up on their own. His face was tight but calm. She nced around at other guards. Im going out.she replied. Where?he persists. Out.she scoffs. Do you really have to know the exact ce I am going?Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Its the order from above. We.. Im going out with my friend. Happy?. Dont try to stop me.she said sternly before marching away. She got out of the gate and spotted a blue car. The window slides down revealing Zack. She sighed before striding to the car and got inside the passenger seat beside him. Wee.he smiles. Well, lets get this done with.she chimed. He drove to a restaurant and Beatrice sighed again. She is having a mixed feelings about this. Zack came to open the door for her and she got down. She didnt even know why she waited for him to do that before getting down. They moved inside the restaurant. The receptionist recognized them at first nce and directed them to an empty room. He seems to have made reservation for that in advance. They went to sit at the table by the window and as a waiter approached them, Beatrice threw her head to the side, scouring the whole room with her eyes. Good morning, sir, and maam. There is our menu lists on the table. Pick any of our food you would like to taste and let me know so I can bring them to you.he said politely. Both of them picked the card before them at the same time and Zack chuckles at the exhrating coincidence. Beatrice ran her eyes over everything that is on the list and huff lowly. Steak, Ribeye, Salmon, Chicken pata, Filet mignon, Lobster, Shrimp scampi, Chicken parmesan, Lobster bisque, Prime rib..she stopped reading and sighed. She raised up her head to find both the waiter and Zacks gazes on her. She shed a smile at them. I will take chicken pata and steak! Then salmon.she said to the waiter. Noted, maam. What about you, sir? I would like Ribeye.he responded. Alright. I will be back shortly.he bowed and left. Beatrice sighed and rxed back in her seat before chuckling. I ordered three different foods when you that brought me here only ordered for one. Zack pursed his lips together and smiled. I honestly do not mind. That makes you a gentleman then.she leaned out of her chair then brought her phone out. She took some pictures of him and grinned. What for?he scoffs. Evidence.she replied and tucked her phone back in her bag. Evidence? Evidence that I have repaid you.she smirks. I shouldnt make the same mistake over again, dont you think?she narrowed her gaze at him. Should I? Gregory stood up from the chair and shuts hisptop. He had just rounded up all his works for the day. He massaged his neck and went down to the kitchen for a drink. Good evening, sir.the workers in there went out when they saw him enter. He took a bottled water from the fridge and gulped it down. Melinda enters and sighed. Such a long day it is. And, to think youre justing down since all these while.she breathed out a smile. He spun around and chuckled. Well, I guess I will need a coffee now. Indeed.she grinned and moved to the coffee maker. He watched her keenly as she did the process and finally as the coffee drips inside the carafe. She added cream and sugar to it then proferred the ss pot to him. He inhaled the scent and blew some air on it before taking a sip. As usual. You always make the best coffee in the whole world.heplimented. Thank you. But all these while when i was not around you, I guess she has been the one making it for you.Melinda smiled. Gregorys eyes twinkled and he chuckled. No. I make my own coffee. Gre.. Melinda, I cant bare to have any other person aside you make my coffee. Youre the only one that knows my taste. But, you should give her a trial. Who knows, she could be a master in it. Besides, it took me a long while before I finally understood how you want your coffee too. Im out.he pecked her right cheek and she smiled. Dont you dare bribe me with that.she frowned and went after him. I already did.he chuckled as he walks out of the kitchens door. Well.. do not be in such a hurry. Your wife is not home so shouldnt you spend time with this grandma?Melinda joked. He retracted in his steps and tilts his head to the side before turning to look at her. She is not home? Uhm, well, yes.Melinda batted hershes. Didnt she tell you anything? She didnt. Where did she told you she was going? She said she was going out with a friend. He scoffs before nodding reluctantly. Could she have ran off? Well, his mistake for not telling the guards not to let her out without his consent. He just instructed them to make sure she tells them wherever she is going and thinking about it now.. he realized how dumb he was. She could have easily lied! He clenched his fist. What?. Nothing.he smiled at her. Good night. Serve you right though. You were buried in yourptop all day and you probably didnt check up on her. Thats revenge.she said behind him but Gregory just scoffed. ** I am a man of my words.Zack said. Beatrice sneers at him and flicked her hair back. The waiter came to drop their food before them and they started digging. I didnt actually think you would agree toe on a date with me.Zack started. She cut the steak with her fork and dropped it in her mouth. Why? You would be getting married to..he stopped talking when he saw the sudden sullen look on her face. Beatrice sighed and stared back at her food. Well, I shouldnt but here I am.she smiled. Zack gave a nod, deciding not to push conversations on that any further. I didnt get to ask. What exactly happened between you and Olivia that night? Beatrice paused and chuckled. Now, thinking about this made me realize how clumsy I was. I identally poured my drink on her bag and she wants me to pay. But, howe you didnt know about this?. You could have asked other peo.. I dont like poking my nose in peoples business.he responded. Seems I helped you to break that rule.she carried her ss of wine and drew few drops out of the drink in her mouth. Yeah.he nodded. Why..he paused again. Why what?she looks up at him. Nothing.he gulped his food down. Dont give me that. You shouldnt have began the sentence when you know youre not going toplete it. Now, youve left me in suspense.she pouted. Zack took his lips in. I just dont want to offend you with my question. Oh, youre too modest, Zack.sheughs. Shall I ask it then? Well, sure, yeah, go on.she nods. Given your status, you.. know, Gregorys girlfriend, paying the money shouldnt have been so.. well, hard. And, also, why did he stood there, watching, without doing anything to help you? She drops her fork and took the napkin. She wiped her mouth with it and smiled. Maybe because he knew I could actually pay for that.she gave an answer to his two questions. Zack doesnt seem satisfied with her answer. Then, why did you chose to let her disgrace you like that?that baffles him. If she indeed has that money, why didnt she pay right away?, and allow Olivia dragged her down Infront of the other guests. Beatrice pursed her lips together and pinched her waist. Do you want me to open my bank ount for you to see?she tugged at the zip of her bag.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. She was way too confident for ady that only has about $500+, which would be nothing close to being loaded in his eyes in her ount, Zack smiled. Nope. I understand. I wasnt trying to get you angry. Beatrice gave a silent sigh of relief before removing her hand from her bag. Where is my hair band though?. Since you said that wasnt the real deal, shouldnt you return the gift too? I would like to keep it.he sent his gaze to his food. She chuckled. You really like it, huh?she smiled. He looked up at her. He liked it but he likes its owner more. She snapped her fingers in his face. What are you thinking? Ah, nothing.he smiles gently. She nodded and picked up her fork again. Their food is really nice here.she confessed. Yeah. Would you like toe here and taste this some other time?he stared out at her in anticipation. She pressed her lips together. Should I?she munched on the meat. That sounds perfect. I would like that. And, excitement illuminated his eyes. I heard you went out Happiness illuminated in his eyes but that was dropped immediately she added the suffix; I woulde hereter to enjoy that alone. He concealed his disappoinment with a fake smile. He med himself for having too much hopes. After all, she already has a fiance she would be getting married to in weeks toe. Were you disappointed that I wouldnt being back here with you though?Beatrice saw the sad look on his face a while ago and she decided to taunt him with that. Well.. a bit.he admitted. Why would you be?. Ive already thanked, no, Im already thanking you now with a date which we both know is a one C off thing, so, why would you be greedy for another one?. He blinked hisshes and nced down at the table. What?. That was a joke, dont be sad. I didnt mean that. Besides, even if I would like to go on another one with you, I dont think that would be okay. Youre a recognized figure so you should understand this media stuffs. I just got out of one recently so.. I know how it is.she exined. He smiled at her then suddenly convulsed. Huh?. Thats not funny, Zack.she wore a frown. It is. Lesbian?, hahaha..it is more funny that he who was worried when he saw that news is nowughing it off. How life usually takes an unexpected twist are sometimes an unexpected blessing. They found themselves chatting andughing at each others jokes as they enjoyed their food. Later, when they were done eating, they went to stand by the window, each of them holding a ss of wine as they stared down at the beautiful view of the city from the tower. Beatrice suddenly wishes that she had met him before she met Daniel. But, even if that was the case, Gregory would have separated them still, or maybe not. Zack was so fun to be with that she didnt want their moments together to end. But, that was how Daniel was from their first date too so she gently took that wish back. Hm, heres to our friendship. I pray from today on, our friendship would be tight; inseparable, filled with joy and peace. Cheers to our happy friendship.she held her ss up. Zack smiled before raising his cup up too. Cheers.they clinked sses together. You are actually my first friend you know. Same here.Zack chuckles. Woah; We are both boringds but we did made sure to make each other entertained tonight, didnt we? We surely did.he took his lips in. That means we definitely clicked together.she winked at him. Zack gave a nod and pressed his lips together. She drank from her wine and sighed. She felt like pouring out her mind about the marriage talks and all to him but she felt that wasnt the right moment. She doesnt know him well enough so she shouldnt open up to him so well yet. They left the restaurant and hit the road. She wrapped her arms around her body and sighed. I feel so hot.she mumbled. Zackughs silently before letting down the roof of the car. Beatrice snapped her eyes opened when she sensed the great wind that suddenly enveloped the car, blowing her hair away.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. She gazed up and smiled. Daniel had a convertible car like this so she isnt much surprised. She rxed back on the seat and sigh. Wake me up if by chance, I dozed off.she said to him. Okay.he nodded. They arrived at the mansions gate and he turned off the engine. He stared at her beside him and blinked. His heart weighed him down that moment. He couldnt find himself waking her up. He brushed her hair back slowly. She turned her head sleepily and he chuckled. He tapped her on the shoulder gently. Beatrice. We are here. She grumbled then opened her arms. Carry me.she pouted. He would have done that if she was not with another man. He would have happily carried her up in his arms and inside the house if there was no obstacle. But, he knew he would be courting his death should he do that now. Heughed it off. He carried his bottle and sprinkled some water on her face. Beatrice gasps and opened her eyes. Godd! Zack, that was not nice of you!she yelled in a whine. Well, what else can I do?. I was waking you up, but, you werent willing to wake up, so I decided to do what would keep you awake.he uttered sweetly. You must like rhyme a lot, dont you?she hissed. Zackughed. And, you must like sleeping a lot. Of course! What else did you expect from a writer?. All I do is sleep, eat then write a little.she pouts before unstrapping her seatbelt. You are a writer?. I thought that was not true, but you truly are. Well duhhhhshe rolled her eyes. How about you write a story about us?. We started as friends then..ter, we became soulmates. Im afraid thats not a very good plotline, mister.she chuckled. Zack grinned. That is cool though. This is the first time I would be meeting a writer. You want an award?. Wee to my list though. Anything you say or do would be used in my story. Be wary of what you utter and do around me so it would not really shock you when you find them in my best C selling novel.she joked. Zack whooped up inughter and coughed. Ugh.. Beatrice. Anyway, what genre do you write mostly? Romance.. maybe.she shrugged. Look at me. Do I look like a character from your novel? She smirks. Yes, you do. You look like the ugly man that covets after my female lead. Nice to meet you, my fictional character.she quipped. Zack red at her yfully. Alright, alright, get down. This uglyd would like to be on his way. Oops! Your favorite author is off!she announced as she alighted from the car. He slides down the louvers and scoffed. How can you be my favorite author when Ive not even read any of your books? I write book mostly in my imagination, you know. Bye bye, my loyal reader. Thank you for the five stars. I am giving you a star! Come on, youre Zack, four letter words. You should give me four stars, at least.she grinned before passing through the gate. Zack shook his head with a smile then zoom off. Beatrice walked inside thepound with a big smile. She walked inside and met Melinda watching the TV. Huh? Why is a cook sitting on the couch and watching the TV? She is not trying to look down on her but just surprised as this is the first time she would be seeing such. Well, maybe he is not that bad to his workers then. Hi.she smiled at Melinda. Your face looks more bright now. I bet you really enjoyed yourself.Melinda grinned. Of course, I did.. thank you.Beatrice smiled at her before heading to the staircase. She climbed it up to her room. She opened the door of her room and shut it silently. She turned back and she freaked out when she saw the familiar figure. He was standing by her vanity table, staring at her stuffs. He looks up at her with cold eyes. I heard you went out. Let me handle it He moved his eyes up from her head and down to her legs then scoffs. Beatrices heart sunk and her hands shook beside her. How did he finds her out?. Was it Melinda?. Is that the reason she was acting so nice to her when she came inside?. She took a breath in and exhaled heavily. Youve got no words?he chuckled. Where did you go? She batted hershes and nipped at her bottom lip. I was with my friend.she uttered the same thing she told Melinda. This time around, it wasnt a lie since she and Zack had be friends. Friend?he scratched his brow. Male or female?he frowned. Well.. why should I tell you that?.she looked into his eyes fiercely. She wouldnt cower back in fear anymore. She would face him head on henceforth. Gregory seems to read her mind and he chuckled again. Just make sure your slutty life wouldnt affect our rtionship. I would make you miserable if anything goes wrong again.he warned before stomping out of her room. Tears glistened in her eyes but she blinked them back and balled her fists. Slutty life? She scowled and bit her upper lip. She went to freshen up then retired to bed. She shut her eyes, deciding to sleep early when her phone rings beside her. She opened her eyes and picked the phone up.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She gazed at the screen and scoffs. Unknown number? She received the call but remained silent. Beatrice?she heard Zacks voice. Her face which was cold a while ago now lights up with smiles. Zack, hey, whats up?she grinned, propping up a pillow under her head. Im.. good, you?. I just wants to check up on you. Well, thanks. You called at the right time. You literally brightened my mood. Huh?. But, we departed not up to an hour ago and youve been sad in such short period of time?.Zack was surprised. So, I got caught. I didnt tell Gregory that I was going out and he got a bit vexed and you know,she breathed out. She wanted to open up to him. Tell him that this was all fake but she couldnt bring herself to say that. Especially when that man just threatens her that he is going to make her life miserable should anything goes wrong again. But, Zack is awyer, maybe he could help her in getting her freedom back from him. Beatrice, are you okay?Zacks voice rang in her ears. Uhm?. Yeah, I am.she chuckled. So, what are you up to now? I was just about to sleep. You?she yed with the hem of her top. Zack went silent on the other end as he was bereft of words. He has been thinking about her. How the hell is he supposed to tell her that? I was just about to get some sleep too.he said. Oh, okay. We will talk tomorrows morning. Yeah, sure. Tomorrow. Good night, sweet dreams. Bye.he replied then hung up. Beatrice ced the phone on her chest then shuts her eyes before drifting off to sleep. ** The hen squawks, ushering in another day. Beatrice tossed on the bed and pulled the cloth over her head. She heard a loud thud and following after was a, Beatrice! Hun?? She took the duvet away from her head and saw Gregorying inside her room. Her heart started beating rapidly and she gulped down nervously. Oh, God. What is the problem again? She didnt miss the fury in his eyes. His hard stare tore her apart like that of a tigers. He threw the phone in his hand down beside her. What exnation do you have for this?. I told you not to fvcking mess things up.he gritted his teeth in rage. Her brows furrowed up in dibobtion. She stared at the phone and saw a picture of her and Zack. Zacks face was blurred out and only hers was visibly shown. Wait.. someone was taking their pictures?. She grabbed the phone and swiped to the right. It was another picture of when they stood together by the window of the tower smiling at each other. She swiped the screen again and it was a picture of when he dropped her off at home. Beatrice couldnt belief all these. Who took those pictures?. You said it was with a friend. Now.. what do you have to say about this?. This is storming the inte! What the heck do you think youre doing! I understand it must be hard to abandon your slutty life but you should have kept it discreet! Youre fucking insane!he yells. She grinded her teeth together. We are friends, nothing more.she responded defiantly which annoys him the more. Friends?he scoffs. He stared at the ceiling and scoffs again. He was seriously trying to keep his exasperation in check. He took his phone and walked out of the room. She inhaled a sharp breath and brushed her face down. Her phones ringtone filled the air. She grabbed it and on seeing who it was, she didnt hesitate to pick it up. Zack.she suppressed a cry. Who.. who took those pictures? It seems someone was tailing us and taking our pictures secretlyst night. Dont worry about this. Its my fault. I will clear the air, just dont fret out too much, okay? She wiped the tears that streamed down her face off and sniffs. I.. okay. Thank you. .. Zack ended the call and walked out of his room. Whats all these I am seeing, Zack?. Arent you the one Im seeing in these pictures?he collided into his father on his way downstairs. Zack nodded and Derrick scoffs. Zack..he called but paused. Is she the one that has been upying your mindtely?. But Zack, she has a fiance already, why would you do that?. What if your face wasnt blurred out? Derrick is an outstandingwyer in the city. He knows literally all the secrets of these rich people so the reporter that took this is probably someone under them and its only normal that they would ask him or her to blur out his sons face. Even if everybody doesnt recognize him, he, his father would surely do. Yes, dad. She is the one. But, trust me, dad. I wasnt trying to force things. It.. it was.. after all, she is my first love and I just couldnt get over her but believe me, it was just a friendly stuff. We even became friends. Who would think that a reporter would be after us? Derrick sighed and pped his forehead. Ill take care of this. No, dad. I would take care of this myself. Youre not gonna reveal your identity, are you?Derricks brows perked up. I.. will try to.. Ill take care of it and if I have to reveal my identity, I will. Zack..Derrick called. Worried was written all over his face. Dad, let me handle this, okay?. This is the woman I love and even though I can not get the feelings reciprocated, she would still be my first love. Wouldnt I be an idiot to chicken out? What鈥檚 between them? Henryughed hysterically. Good one. Nice one. The reporter did really great. Oscar nodded but he was still a bit concerned. Why did he have to go through all this means just to make his son listen to him? Reward him, Oscar. He really knows what he is doing.he carried his steaming cup of tea and draw a sip in then chuckle. But, who would have thought that she would go out with Zack?. What could be between them?he stared up at Oscar curiously. I heard from the reporter that he was the one that saved her at the night party they all went too. ording to his spection, something might be going on between them. Henry clicks his tongue and moved his gaze away from him. I see..he sighed out. Could they be lovers?he questioned and squints his eyes. Oscar narrowed his gaze, seeming to go into deliberation for a while then shook his head. I dont think so. Zack doesnt seems too interested in dating stuff. Hes always been buried in his work and he.. rarely goes out to parties also, so.. Henry chuckled and shook his head. Oscar..he drawled out. Oscar raised his brows and bent a little to his call. Henry points his staff at him. I am the old one here. So, why are you the one getting senile?he lets out an unsatisfied sigh before giving his nose a gentle flick. From what I heard, Doreen and Zack were once in a rtionship, isnt that so? Oscars eyes bulged out of their sockets. Yeah.. yes, boss. Im sorry, I went out of it a bit. Henry nodded and snickers. Its okay to snooze off a little, just make sure not to lose. Ill keep your advice in mind, chairman.he bowed. .. Amelia scrolled down the inte on her phone as she sashayed towards her white car. She rolled the key on her finger and scoffs. She got inside her car and groped the engine. She threw her phone beside her and smirks. Its going to get real hot soon.she said to herself. She drove down to the hospital where Beatrices mother was. She puts on a face cap so as to cover up her identity. She was supposed to go there with Brown but he backed out as he wasnt willing to get his hands dirty as he had imed. She stepped out of the car and went inside the building. She stopped by the nurses station to ask about the exact room Beatrices mother was. Good morning, maam. How may we help you?a nurse looked up at herputer offering her a big smile. Uh.. I am here for Beatrices mom, Annabe.she beats her smallest finger on the counter. The nurse raised her brows and squirmed her lips as she watched the face capdy. She has not seen her face before and she cannot just allow any stranger walk into a patients ward with no verified identity. That could be dangerous as she might be there to harm the patient. Amelia read the concern on her face and she quickly spoke up. I am.. her friend. She told me to help her check up on her mom as she is too be busy toe by herself. But today is Monday.the nurse furrowed her brows. Beatrice alwayse to visit her mom on Friday and although, she eered in that routine once which was the previous week when she came on Saturday instead of Friday. Amelia huffs and rolled her eyes. Are you suspecting me, nurse?. Come on, how do I know her name and her mothers name if I wasnt someone close to her?. And, how do I know her mother is being treated in this hospital?she pretended to be angry. The nurse sighed before bringing out some papers then ced it in front of her. Fill out the form, maam. I have to check in?Amelia scoffed. Not checking in. We are doing this just in case anything goes wrong then we would have someone to hold ountable.she exined. Amelia rolled her eyes before picking up the pen. And, dont even think of lying cause I will enter your details in our system and if the name you writes down cannot be found on the census bureau record, we would not allow you to visit the patient in the ward.the nurse warned as Amelia made to fill out the form. Amelia jeers at her. Im amazed the general hospital has such rule.she huffs before looking down at the paper. The nurse wanted to ask what she meant by that but she ended up not saying anything. That might sound offensive, especially if she is indeed a true friend of Beatrice. Here..Amelia slides the paper and pen to her. The nurse gazed at it and entered it into the system. The server loads for a while then brought out her name correctly just as she has wrote it down on the form. She gave a nod, while eyeing her other name. Winslow? She felt familiar with that name but she shrugged it off. Maybe she has seen a patient bearing that name before. She stared up at Amelia who was throwing daggers at her. Amelia tilts her head to the side. Are you satisfied now then, nurse? I deeply apologize for the dy but we just have to fulfill all the formalities. Can I get her ward number now?Amelia huffs, throwing her hair back impatiently. Sure. She is in ward 91she stretched her left hand to the side. Amelia rolled her eyes before striding away. The nurse gazed at her and sighed. Even though she has left, her scent was still rich in the air. She heaved a sigh. Amelia got to the said ward and roamed her eyes all over the door. She knocked on the door a little. Well.. what? She doesnt know what to do.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. She doesnt wanna raise Beatrice mothers rm and let her be wary of her. She has to act like her true friend, only then would she get Annabe to talk. She pushed the door in and went inside. After all, the sick would note to open the door for her neither usher her in. Annabes eyes were opened that moment. She reverted her gaze to the side and her face twitched a little when she saw ady wearing a face capes in. I鈥檓 her colleague .. Beatrice exhaled for the tenth times then hide her face in her palm. She is trying so bad to keep herself off the inte. The hurtfulments might let some crazy ideas in. Meanwhile, on the contrary, she badly wanna know thosements. She herself thinks she has lost her sanity. She had heard Gregorys car driving out some moments ago. She saw the way he restrained himself when he came inside her room. Probably he doesnt want to get her depressed or because he is trying to keep to his promise of not hurting her physically. She scoffs. What is she even saying? He wasnt gonna hurt her physically. He only held back hisshing words that could affect her mentally. Why is that? After all, he already gave her his word of hurting her in that way. Beatrice. Coffee!she heard someone said at the door. She strained her ears. Isnt that Melindas voice? She scoffs. The whistle blower is here.she whispered to herself before getting down from the bed. She went to get the door and met her holding a tray on which a white antique ss cup was ced. I brought you coffee.Melinda smiled. You added milk?Beatrice asks. Yes. I dont like milk.Beatrice shook her head. She was more like rejecting both the coffee and Melinda. People like milk because of its nice taste. People also like gossipers because they would always bring nice news. But she doesnt like milk, and naturally loathes gossipers. Huh?, oh. Then, I would make you another one.Melinda looks worried. I appreciate your kind gesture but I do not really like coffee like that. Quit the fake generosity too.Beatrice uttered, wheezily. Melindas mouth opened slightly in confusion. What does she mean by that? Good day.Beatrice scoffs before shutting the door on her face. Melinda stood on the spot, transfixed. She couldnt think of anything she has done wrong as to why Beatrice seems angry at her. She sighed, nevertheless. She saw the news and decided toe cajole a little since Gregory already left for work. Is she being too nice to the point of arousing Beatrices suspicion?. However, she knew she has nothing she was hiding and that her feelings towards Beatrice were genuine so she convinced herself not to think too much about thedys reaction just now. Or, perhaps, the scandal is the one getting her wrathful? She went back to the kitchen and drank the coffee to herself. Did she not like milk also or did she lied just to reject the drink? ~ Amelia shed a smile at Annabe before pausing to close the door behind her. She removed her cap and faux a grin. Hi, maam.she waved and went to sit down on the chair close to her bed. She went to the voice recording app and tapped on the red button. She ced the phone at a perfect spot and smiled at Annabe who wasnt smiling neither frowning at her. Who are you? Im.. Beatrices colleague at work. Bes brows rose up in delight. You are?her pale lips formed up in a small smile. Yes. She couldnte today so she asked me toe check up on you.she lied an exposing lie. She didnt studied the days Beatrice alwayse visiting. That alone was enough for Be to start suspecting her but she was too thrilled to think much to that. After all, Beatrice had broke that On All C Fridays rule the other week when she came visiting on the weekend. She was thrilled to see her daughters colleague at work?, maybe no. Her eyes were lighted up in iprehensible excitement. So.. would you like me to do anything for you maam?. Maybe.. Oh, no. Im.. all good. The nurses here are taking care of me.she shook her head. Oh, yeah.. I see.Amelia scratched up the back of her neck. She was thinking about a way to get her to talk about Beatrice. You know.. the reason I agreed toe here on behalf of your daughter is because she.. is an amazingdy.she started. Annabes blue eyes pierced into Amelias deeply.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Amelia quickly looked away and chuckle nervously. Bes gaze seem to be fazing her. She was afraid she would spill up the wrong word so she quickly avoided that stare. She is a very good daughter too. She has always been an obedient child since childhood.she agreed. Oh?. I see. Well, I.. have never met a nicedy like her before. She always manages to make other people around her happy with her vibrant vibes. Even when she is sad, she always makes sure not to make everyone else miserable.Amelia praised. Well, why am I not surprised?. That makes her my Beatrice.Be adjusted her hand on the bed. Im a bit concerned that such a wonderfuldy doesnt have a boyfriend yet though.Amelia blinked, pulling up a fake sad facial expression. She has one.Annabe replied, a bit gobsmacked that Amelia didnt know about that. Amelias face fell into a sullen state. Is her dating with Gregory real then?. She sincerely hopes it is not. She has one?. Why.. didnt I know about that?she batted hershes and smiled. Well, she is a bit secretive, you could say.Be grinned from ear to ear. Amelia nodded slowly. Whats his name?she asks in a rough tone. I.. his name is.. I..Bes eyes twinkled and she scoffs. Why cant I remember his name?. Im i losing my senses slowly?she touched her head. Amelia leaned out of the chair. Try to remember.she pressed her. Be looked up at her with raised brows. Amelia rxed back in the chair slowly and took her lips in. I cant seem to remember. You look so eager to know about that though.Be remarked. Amelia smiles. I was only curious that the girl whose love life seems to be boring actually has a boyfriend. I was going to tease her with that too. Be nodded slowly, connecting her words together. But, have you seen him before?Amelia enquired. Be narrowed her eyes and sighed then shook her head. Sadly, no. My daughter was just too shy to show him to me but she does talks about him. Did she told you about how he is?. Maybe a little description about him.. like his physique? Yes. Amelias eyes lits up in sheer hope. She took her phone and quickly put a picture of Gregory on the screen then showed it to her. From her description, does he look like this man? Be narrowed her gaze at the picture. ording to her words, this man.. Is that jealousy? ording to her words, this man.. sure looks like what she has described her boyfriend as back then.Be uttered slowly. All the hope in Amelias eyes died down. She offered Be a smile before withdrawing her stretched hand. I see.she muttered. So, their dating was indeed true. Then, she is afraid the chances of her getting their fathers properties is low then. Howe you have his picture though?Bes question brought her back into reality. She widened her eyes and rubbed her nape, chuckling anxiously. Oh, he is one of our colleagues and.. he.. I always find him flirting with her so.. I.. well, I did had a hunch that they were in rtionship but.. I.. now, I know. No wonder he likes teasing her a lot.she utters gibberish. Annabe nodded slowly. It was nice to have you around..e to think of it, I havent ask you what your name is yet. Oh, yeah!Amelia chimed. I.. I am Juliet.. Juliet.she lied. She checked the wall clock and pretended to be shocked as she gasps. I.. I amte.. I gotta go now, maam. Im sorry.. I wish I could stay here more but I just remember I have an appointment.. so I have to hurry down there. Do have a good day, maam!she stood up. Oh, okay. No worries. Good luck with your appointment.Be smiled. Amelia nodded before hightailing out of the room. She scoffs once she was out and frowned. What the hell? She cant belief her efforts just went down the drain just like that. She left the hospital with a frown. .. Gregory entered his office and Harry came right behind him. Gre..Harry wanted to call. Harry, please. If youve got nothing reasonable or important to say, just take your leave.Gregory cut him off while going to sit down on his chair. Harry sighed and instead of getting angry because of what he said, he was rather calm. This was not the first time Gregory would be uttering such statement and, he always does that whenever he is angry and fighting hard to control that anger. Then he bes irritable next. But, every time he said that, he always stays, instead of leaving. He is the only person he could open up to, pour his mind to then he would console him. If he leaves, who would then be by his side?. Weve sessfully blocked some pos.. Gregorys angry stare shot up at Harry. I dont care.he rasped. I dont know but all of these doesnt matters to me. Leave them to post on as they want. What I hate is her gut to go out with another man and even get their pictures taken! What the hell?!! Harry chortled. Is this jealousy? What?. Do I appearughable to you?he frowned deeply. They might not be what you think they are. Maybe.. friends?Harry chimes. I dont give a fvck about that! I dont wanna know if they are friends or lovers! What concerns me is me! You sure youre not just simply envious?Harry ttened his lips and stared away from him slowly. Gregory scoffed. The hell is that?. Why would I be jealous?. Harry shrugs and chuckled again. Its.. I havent seen that look on your face before, Gregory. Gregory furrowed his brows while breathing unsteadily. Make use of the door, Harry. Youre not angry, Greg. Thats not the look on your face right now. Youre just.. being possessive and.. And what?Gregory snapped. Harry inhaled a breath sharply and scurried to the door. He set it ajar before saying to him,Maybe you like her.then rushed out. Gregory scoffed and balled his fists. Well, Harry knew better to have escaped on time. He grinded his teeth together. He was beyond angry. He tried to figure out what he was angry with within himself but couldnt find any. He just knew his anger seems to being from a burning and limitless source. He grabs the telephone receiver before him and punched some numbers on its board before pressing it to his ear. Huh?Harry scoffed. Is he calling him to give him a reply orsh out at him? Find the man in the picture. Id like to know who he is. * Beatrice stayed in her room, not wanting to go out. It was as if she would meets the attacking shlights of the reporters should she step out.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She is starving, but she would rather starve to death than go down for breakfast. She curled up on the bed; sitting with her back against the wall, her face buried in her thighs and her legs clutched tightly to her tummy with her arms around them. She wasnt crying, nor was she thinking about the current turbulent. All she has on her mind was a te of potato fries and chicken sauce. She swallowed hard. She has been in fantasies about that for awhile now. Her stomach churns and she rubbed it slowly. Lets have some hours fasting today, darling. .. Amelia got back home and went to the kitchen directly. She seethes in anger as she recalled the scene back at the hospital. Geez! She cannot believe all efforts she puts in just wasted like that. She took a yoghurt from the fridge and emptied it. She squeezed the box till it wrinkles up and throws it down on the floor angrily. Gregory.she breathed out and scoff. It seems I can only get our fathers properties only when you die.she gnashed her teeth together. She ambled out of the kitchen, taking the stairs up to her room. She got inside and moved to ce her bag at the rack where are bags were being kept. She went to stand before the mirror and stared at herself in disdain. Youre a female. Let your brother have the ball, Lia.their mothers voice rang in her ears. But, mom, I like ying football too.young Amelia replied in a sad pout. Oh.. what can you do?their mother chuckled before snatching the ball from her and giving it to Gregory. . Why cant you be like your brother?! You are dumb! You would always be! Curse me for having too much high expectations for a girl. Take your trashy results away from my sight.Her father shouts and threw her result cards on her face. The rhythm of the young her sobs vibrates in Amelias ears. She has always been seen as a worthless child in their eyes. They had always cared for Gregory more even when she is the first born. She grinned surly and crawled her hands up to her face. Mother, I will soon send your favorite son to meet you up there. Stay still. .. Gregorys face held a subtle re as he moved down the post Amelia made on his tablet. I believe there was a bit of misunderstanding about the Beatrices saga. We all have male friends that we all hang out with sometimes. That doesnt necessarily means we are cheating on our boyfriends. It is so disappointing about how reporters, just in the name of fame, carries ungrounded news around. Being called out twice in a row isnt benefiting, so, Beatrice, Im rooting for you as you fight for your happiness. Gregory scoffs and rubbed his lips with his thumb. What is his stupid sister up to now? Her post seems fishy. He massaged the temple of his neck before letting out a good sigh. .. Henrys brows creased up in a frown as he read the news. He chortled, unexpectedly. He was rather amused than angry. Why did you think she cleared the air for Gregory?he asks Oscar who was standing next to him as he hands over the tablet to him. Oscar collected it and pursed his lips together. Maybe.. she is trying to.. maybe be friendly with Gregory?Oscar blinked. Henry exhaled and shook his head. I think it is time to get you reced. Your brain hasnt been functioning well these days.Henry scratched his chin in contempt. Im sorry, chairman. I would try to be more observant from now on. Henry rolled his eyes and chuckled again. Although, your brain did lost bit of its vitality but you are still useful.Henry smiled. With the feud going on between them, you still think she would want to drop everything and back him?.Henry scoffs. I apologize for my dumb words, sir. She is simply trying to change her tactics.Henry sighed, a sinister smile finding its way to his lips. And, Im afraid that would be bad. So.. what do we do now?Oscar asked quitely. Actually,Henry stroked his cheek. He picked up a candy from his drawer and unwrapped it then drop it in his mouth. He purrs out and shut his eyes. I am not necessarily giving my properties to Gregory.hepleted. Oscars eyes bulged out. His eyes rotates out and back and forth at Henry. Then.. what are.. what.. why have you been doing..?he couldnt find the right word to use. Well, in this life, the strongest would gets the head of the bull. The one who wins between them will get my properties. Sir. Gregory already shown his non fascination in this. Why not give this to Amelia di.. Stupid.Henry frowned and opened his eyes. I cant just hand over my properties to the soft at heart son or daughter. They have to show me their strengths. Thispany isnt a joke. wh. what if they hurt each other because of this? Oscar was quite confused about his words. How could a father want his daughter and son to be in a dangerous conflict while he watches them quietly from the side? Then so be it. If one kills another, that means the another that was killed isnt qualified enough. And, whats the use of having an ipetent child?. Its better for that child to disappear. I dont have anything to lose.he said impassively. Oscar was horrified by his words. Isnt he too much of a brutal father?. He thought that he dotes on his son way more than he does on his daughter and thats why he is willing to make his son make a move by every means in other to have him take over his wealth. ** Jennifer took a huge bite out of the fluffy cake and chuckled as she munched on it. Gregory is hell C bent on marrying that girl.. She identally ate her tongue instead of the cake. Her eyes holds many pains but she kept it in and just released a low wince, feeling the taste of blood in her mouth. Thats the difference between her now from the previous her. The previous her would have cried and vent her anger on the cake or tongue but she just simply received the pain it gave her. She has been acting like a princess that got her expensive shoes stolen but instead of fighting for that physically, she is doing so orally, even when she could make an order to have the thief killed without having to move. She smirks. The ringtone of her phone filled the air and she nced at the caller. She picked the call up. Woah, you helped that woman that is trying to steal your brother away from me even though you know about our previous engagement ns and now youre calling me?. Isnt that funny, Amelia?she touched the bridge of her nose. Jenna, you feel vited, dont you? Jennifers upper lips rose up and she sighed before squirming her lips. I do, why?she raked her hand in her hair. Why not join me in this ride then?Amelia asked from the other end with a smirk while pouring herself a drink. Uh C oh, Im not so sure about that. What kind of ride is that?. Is it in a Mercedes car?, Benz?, sports car?, SUV? On destroying Beatrice or you dont want to? Jennifer peered her gaze at her closet and her armpits became itchy. I.. do. But, why do you want to do that?she questioned. Why does Amelia hate Beatrice too? Ah, nothing much. You will knowter on. You in or not? Jennifer stared down at her skinny body and smiles. I guess I should start eating a lot now then. Now, that Gregory and I would be getting together soon, I should attain my fats back. Im taking that as a youre in.Amelia cocks up a smile and took a sip out of her drink. Youre clever, Amelia. .. Getting tired of the way her stomach rumbles, and from the way her brain had deserted work, Beatrice finally stood up and went down for breakfast which isnt necessarily one as its been long since the sun breaks and the only thing she could said she is having now is brunch. She saw few maids around but the kitchen was left empty. She went through all the food in the kitchen before finally deciding to settle for bacon and fried eggsnand, well that wasnt part of the ready C cooked food.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. She was dishing the food out after she was done cooking when she felt something cold on her neck. She paused and slowly the spoon in her hand slides down to the floor. The object that was in contact with her neck was a projecting one. Her breathing hitched and cold shivers cascades down her body. Stay still.the voice said, gruffly. Her heart sank in her chest. A gun? Do you think they鈥檙e dating? . She bats hershes involuntarily and her hands squeezed up in their slippery surface. I.. who.. are you?she stutters shakily. The person chuckles and breathed out heavily. I was just checking your temperature. I think youre good to go.Melinda chimed. Beatrice slopped down her shoulders and took a long breath in. Wait, were you startled?Melinda asks, quickly removing the two fingers she had ced on her neck away. I.. I was. For real, I thought.. I thought it was a gun.. I..she breathed heavily and nced back. Melindaughed. I apologize for getting you frightened.she said. Beatrice nodded gently. Melinda darts her gaze to her food. You cooked?. You should have called me or others toe do that. Why would you stress yourself?she frowns. Its.. nothing. I am good. Nah, certainly nay. You arent. You are getting wed soon and what you should dedicate your time to is your looks, dresses and all. Come on, baby girl.. I would have prepared tons of this if you told me it is the one youre craving for.Melinda sighed. Beatrices stomach tightened. Well, she cannot do that since she is not a real bride. Do you want anything else?. Oh, you want me to make you a quick soup? Beatrice puckered her lips and shook her head. No, Im.. great. Melinda rolled her eyes and ced her hands on her hip lines. Do you even know what my soup is called?. Beatrice twinkled her eyes and exhaled a smile out. No. What is it called?she pretended to be curious. Melinda is being super nice and she doesnt wanna talk bad at her or make her feel bad like she did hours ago when she brought her a coffee. Good C luck soup. Gregory had onest year in this exact month and now, hes found the love of his life. I made one for one of our girls here whos boyfriend ended things with her, and guess what?, baby bee C bee? Beatrice bursts intoughter. Her stories sounds like a legend. But.. baby bee C bee? Alright, I dont know.. but baby bee C bee?.. that got me.she covered her mouth with her palm as she convulsed withughter. Somehow, she forgot about the woes of her life that moment.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Melinda pressed her lips together and cocked her head to the side. You dont like that?. How about baby bee C reece?she gave her another bizarre nickname. Beatrice shook her head. I would just go with bee C bee even though that doesnt feels right.she chuckled. Everything is right, darling. Now, guess what happened after that girl had my soup. Hmmm.. well, her boyfriend called her.. the next day? You got it!Melinda snapped her fingers. So, why are you not having my soup again?she squints her eyes. Well I.. absolutely have.. I mean, Ive found the love of my life so what else?she grits her teeth on the love of my life part. If you have my soup today, Bee C bee, by this time next year, you would have delivered your baby. Trust the process.she lets out. Beatrices eyes rolled up in horror. She shook her head vigorously. No, no, no.. that wont do.she blinked hershes fastly and clutched to her te, trying to slip out of Melindas sight Oh, I see.. you want to have him to yourself first and enjoy him fully before a child steps in.. I get, i get, I totally get.Melinda nodded repeatedly. Beatrice nipped at her bottom nip and gave a quick nod. On a second thought.. Maybe I should have that though. I have something going on and I wish it woulde to an end sessfully. Since her marriage with Gregory is just for a year, maybe she could take her soup in hopes that, by the current time in theing year, things would have ended smoothly between them. Attagirl. Go back and wait. Ill bring it to you. I.. will be in my room then.she carried her te. Sure. She went to snatch a juice from the fridge and mmed it close. Eat your food, let all the worries in your head go away. Dont think about anything but just your wedding and your wedding.Melinda advised. The reporters doesnt want to make that possible though. Fake news everywhere.she mumbled under her breath. Dont mind those people always poking their dirty noses in peoples businesses. Ooof! How much I hate those people. They should understand the limit sometimes. Beatrice flicked her hair back and chuckled. She really loathes them a lot too, hun? She struts out of the kitchen and up to her room. She sat down on the bed and started eating. Her phone buzzes on the table by the bed and she stood up to get it. Hi, Zack. I assume youve been crying?. Everything has been cleared now so dont worry. No need to cry anymore. He must have detected that from the sound of her voice. Yes. Thank you. Im.. Actually, Amelia helped us to solve it so, no thanks to me. Huh?. Amelia?she scoffs. Amelia helped them?. Isnt she fighting with Gregory?. Uhm, yeah. You guys are close? Not a chance, huhuhusheughed. But thank you anyways, Zack. You for your assuring words, I thank you. What are friends for?Zack chortled at the other end. Bye then.he added and hung up. Beatrice sighed and went back to sit down on the chair in the room. She doesnt know why she wants the conversation to keep going. ** Thendline in Gregorys office rang and he looked at it then breathed out before grabbing the receiver. Here is what I.. You dont report to me on phone, Mr Harry.he scoffs and returned the receiver back to the dial. Minutester, Harry strides in with a displeased look Gregory stomach churns in happiness. For this, he does not mind being petty. I.. Gregory raised his finger up, shutting Harry up. Talk to me with etiquette, Mr Harry. Give the respect I am giving you back to me. Harry rolled his eyes and huffed. We found him.he lets out. We?, not you?. You absolutely cannot let others know about this, you know.Gregory nced at him quickly. We: Me and the means I used in finding it. He is.. Wait, which means?Gregory ced his hand under his chin. Harrys face wrinkled up in a dirty look. Gregory smirked before feigning surprise. Oh, okay. I get what youre trying to say. Who is he? Zack.Harry revealed and watched as Gregorys eyes balls rolled to the side in shock. Now, it was his turn to smirk. Do you feel jealous?he asked the same question hed asked a while ago that made him exasperated. Gregory scoffs. Why would I be?. Do you think they are dating?he looked at him. Yes.. and they look so good together.Harry lied just to fuel his anger. Revenge is sweet when it get a taste of its own medicine. Dont tell me youve started catching up intimate feelings for her in your heart? You鈥檙e lucky Gregory went silent, and this cute expression appeared on his face. He looks flustered. Not in this life.he scoffs. Harry chuckled. But you could migrate to another life to love her? You have many works to do, dont you?. Why not go do that now and quit spluttering nonsense!he fumed. I do have works to do but they are not urgent.Harry smiled at him. Besides, this is a fake marriage after all so she is free to.. Shut up. Of course, this is fake but whatever she does now would affect not only her but me!he stated angrily. And, why the hell is she mutual with Zack?. Shes only been..he paused and shot his eyes up at Harry who was staring at him keenly. Why?, what?. What do you wanna hear?. Out!he gnashed his teeth together. Ok, Mr lover boy.Harry shrugged and stepped out. I am not jealous. I am just angry and thats all.he said to himself and heaved out a sigh. ** Ll.. bee C beee.. herees your soup..lMelinda sang as she came inside the room. Beatrice stood up and sauntered towards her then collects the soup from her. Smells nice, thank you, Melinda.she grinned. Oopsie, dont mention, Bee. Good luck on getting pregnashe puts a palm over her mouth and widened her eyes. .. on the fulfillment of your wish.she quickly added. Well, thank you. I will enjoy this. You will.Melinda gave a small smile before walking out of the room. Beatrice sat down and stirred the soup with the spoon in her hand. She scooped some in her mouth and her eyes glowed in ecstasy. This is so damn good. She finished it in no time even though it was burning hot and went down for more. ** #Night. .. Beatrice stuffed her mouth with ice cream while staring at the movie on her phone. Ugh.. I like ice cream.she breathed out while scooping some in her mouth again. A knock sounded on the door and she huffs lowly before turning her gaze to it. Who is there? Melinda sent me here to ask what you would like to eat. Come in. The door went ajar and a maid came inside. Good evening, maam Beatrice. Is.. No.. Im good. Ive ate a lot in the afternoon and right now all I need are refreshments. You could just get me some more ice cream.she gushed out. Which vor, maam? Beatrice stared down at the one in her hand. It is strawberry vor. Get me a cup each from every vor avable except strawberry.she said with a big smile. The maid nodded. Would.. you like to have popcorn too?, or maybe fries? Oh C oh, Im good with the ice creams alone. I am working on my diet actually.she chuckled. The maid shed a smile back at her weirdly before turning back. Youre on your diet and you are eating this much?she said within gritted teeth before scramming off. Beatrice turned back to her movie and smiled. Something then struck her mind. She is going to get married. Although, it is fake but her mother still has to know about it. Someone knocked on the door again and she scoffed loudly. What again?. Who is that?she asked coarsely. I am here for you, maam. Melinda sent me here toe massage your body. Melinda!!! Beatrice rolled her eyes and huffed again. Juste in. The door is opened.she permitted. The doorknob turned before creaking opened and a timid girl walked inside and closed the door behind her gently. Good evening, Mrs Winslow.she bowed. Beatrice rolled her eyes but then chuckled. Youre here to massage my body, right?she asked and the maid nodded gently. She grinned. Maybe this is a good idea. Her body has been aching for a while now and a massage would really help. But, I would need you to move to your bed and lie down. Of course.Beatrice carried her ice cream and stood up. Ah.. I dont think you can have that when the massage is going on.the maid cleared her throat. Beatrice frowned and turned to her. Whats your name?she suddenly asked making the maid jerk back a little. She hoped she has not offended her with her words. I.. I am so.. Beatrices frown deepened. I asked for your name, no? Its.. Megan, maam.the maid replied. Her hands were already shaking beside her. You have a sweet voice, Megan.Beatrice smiled before going to drop her ice cream. Megan breathed out in relief. Shed thought Beatrice was going tosh on at her. Beatriceid down on the bed, face down. Megan moved to where she was and sets down the basket in her hand on the floor. She brought different kind of oils out and ced it down. You.. you will have to.. wrap a towel instead, maam. Beatrice scoffed before standing up. She use to write scenes about this in her stories so she wondered why she totally forgot that she would have to change into a towel. She puts on a bathing robe and went to lie down again. Megan poured a base oil on her hand and rubbed her hands together before moving them to Beatrices body. She rubbed her back down and Beatrice coos infort. Melinda is so nice, isnt she?she breathed out to Megan. Megan smiled and nodded without saying anything. Are you a massage therapist?Beatrice asks. No, maam. I just happen to know little about this.she responded. Beatrice took her lips in and nod. What is your major work in this house then? I only clean and help the cooks in few things. Hmm..Beatrice closed her eyes. A brief moment passed before she spoke again. You dont like talking much or do you? Do you want me to.. No, no. Im just asking. You seem reserved. Megan nodded shyly. I normally talk when Im with people Im close enough to though. To others, I am a quiet girl. But, to those people Im more familiar with, they always said Im quite loquacious.she giggled. Thats a fact about quiet people. Once they finds someone they are close with, they start talking like never before. But, ooh,.. whats the name of this base oil?, I like the fragrance. Oh, its sweet almond oil.Megan replied. Beatrice nodded and paused again. Megan?she called after a brief moment. Huh? Can I be someone youre close to and talk to a lot?she had suddenly developed a liking for her. Ah.. sure.Megan wasnt sure of Beatrices request. She moved down to her legs and started massaging them. Youre quite lucky, maam. Mr Gregory is such a caring man. Beatrice scoffs silently. Of course, I am so jammy to have jammed into a sweet man like him.she squeezed up her face in a grimace. But, why did you say that though?. Have you seen us together, no, I mean we just got here so.. I found out through another way but Im afraid I cannot tell you that.Megan smiled sheepishly. Beatrice nced back at her and scoffed. Didnt we agreed to be friends, Megan?. Now, youre going to keep me in the dark?she pouted sadly. Megan hands hitched and she chuckled before continue massaging her legs. Friends?, with someone like me? Oh,e on. What did you think I meant when I said I want to be someone youre close to.Beatrice rolled her eyes.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Megan breathed out and stopped in the activity again. Alright, fine. But, you cannot absolutely let him know that youve found out about this. Well.. duhhh. just hit me with the details, Meggie. Megan smiled and exhaled again. So, he told us to always report to him whenever you tell us about your desires, maybe anything.. and he promised to increase our payment if we do that. He said youre a bit shy so dont know how to request something you would like to have from him. Did he heard anything? Beatrice scoffs but it came out as a chuckle instead. He did that? Maybe it was to make their dating more believable. He was.. so sweet when he said that. Oh my God, youve got yourself a charming man, maam. And, now, he is my dream man. I wish to get a man like him as a boyfriend. Beatrice nipped at her bottom lip before rolling her eyes. Just pray for yours not mine. Yours might be even more caring than him. Dont always ask for a blessing like others own but just yours.she advised. Megan nodded before resuming her work. So, whats up with that?. Did anyone already told him about me?Beatrice inquired, curiously. Uhh, not yet. Well, I dont know. But I was hoping to get a word out of you today so I can go tell him and get my sry doubled up.Megan giggled excitedly. A smile crept up on Beatrices lips. Well.. that sounds fvcking fun. Uhm.. how about I give you a teaser?sheughs. I would like that, maam.Megan face flushed up in excitement. Uhmm.. I dont know if the right word for this is a teaser and well, I pray he doesnt beheads you when you tell him what Im about to tell you.she chuckled. Megan narrowed her gaze. Uhh.. well, whats that though?. A car. I want a car. Latest Lamborghini.she chuckled, not really meaning those words. Megan gasps and grinned. Maybe you dont know but, your boyfriend is crazily rich so what a piece of cake that would be. It isnt something one could get beheaded for.she chuckled. Beatrice scoffs. How about I tell you a little about me too? Jeez, I guess Im so fortunate today. Oh C oh, not too fast, miss. We are friends now so we should know more about each other, shouldnt we?. What Im about to tell you is not something you could go tell Gregory. Megan breathed out. Okay. Let start with me first. Im twenty C two. Ive had three boyfriends, they are my ex now though. Im a cleaner, I sometimes help the cook in preparing some side dishes. I dropped out of college in my fourth year in the first session. I was studying forw back then. But, now, all I want is just to go take up a top C notch cooking sses and thats what I have been saving up for. Beatrice nodded and smiled. Lawyer Meggie. By the way, why do you want to suddenly be a cook? Uhh.. well, because great chefs get paid pretty well. Who knows, I could end up as someones private chef in the future and he would be a man then he would fall in love with, oh my.. she cupped her cheeks. Beatrice couldnt hold in herughter anymore as she bursted into a hysterical one. Lawyers do enjoy good services too, you know. And, oh, I see you must be a lover of web novels. Of course, I just suddenly lost interest in that after quitting and ooh, heck yeah! Beatrice Nn is my favorite author. Beatrices mouth twitched. Do you know my name?she squints her eyes. I think.. Beatrice?Megan slowly called. Hmm.Beatrice nod. And, I am a writer. Megan stared out at her in confusion and as Beatrice bit her down with her hard gaze, her eyes rose up in surprise and she gasps. Youre Beatrice Nn?! Oh, my God!! I knew it! I knew it! I knew that someone that was creating such wonderful romance stories would have a sweet life! Awwnn. Mr Gregory is just like those men you normally write about in your stories and uggh.. you writers are indeed lucky.she squealed. Beatrice scoffs. Lucky her foot. But she just smiled at her. Im a huge fan of yours, maam! Can I get an autograph?she scoured her eyes around for a paper and pen to use. Pfft! I am not going anywhere, baby girl. So, you can always get that some other time. Geez.. I cant believe Im now friends with you.. oh jeezz. By the way, you said you were quitting, why?Megans face turned gloomy. Beatrice puckered her lips before stretching them again. Thats where this storyes in. Sit down.she sat down and tapped the space beside her. Megan took her seat and looked at her keenly in anticipation. I.. I did because of a personal reason but I am an exclusive writer now.. for Gregory. Megan eyes lits up in curiosity. Ex.. clusive writer?. Why does he needs that?she furrowed her brows then gave her nose a gentle poke. I.. he told me.. well, he was a fan of my stories too and he told me that somehow, that always heals him. So, he is reading my stories like a sort of a medication. When I said I was signing off, he proposed an offer to me which was to be his exclusive writer.Beatrice expounds. Megan started to grin from ear to ear. So, he was also your fan?. I wish I had caught on to that pretty soon before he moved out then maybe he would have fell for me after knowing we are both avid readers having the same favorite author.she covered her face with her palms. Beatrice sneered at her before she cachinnates. Thats.. awesome. So you only write for him and then from there he fell for you?Megan grinned. Beatrice paused. If she tells her that it is like that, she wouldnt believe there marriage then since she knows they only got to know each other about a week or so. Before that, weve had something.she covered up, hoping Megan wouldnt think too much to her words. Megan nodded vigorously with a big smile. Just then, a sound came from the door and Beatrices eyes shot up at it. Who is there?she asks. But she got no response. She frowned but suddenly her eyes widened.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Gregory is the only arrogant freak that would hear a question and not answer. She took a deep breath in. Should I go check?Megan asked. Huh?, no. If that person cannot identity who they are, I dont see the need to open the door for them. Megan nodded a little too quick. Beatrice?Gregorys voice came. Megan sprang up with a gasp. She packed the oils back in the basket. Beatrice heart palpitates in fright. Did he heard anything? He actually bought that? She batted hershes and watched as Megan moved out, bowing to him at the door. Gregory came inside and his eyes spreaded out when he saw her. What? Beatrice looked down at herself and gasps. Gosh! She was still in her towel. Gregory turn around and gulped down. Go put something on.he clears his throat. Dang it! Beatrice rushed down from the bed and to her closet, she picked up her gown. You absolutely cannot nce back.she breathed out erratically. Just go dress up in the restroom, author.he rolled his eyes. How about you just leave now thene back? I cant.he frowned. Beatrice huffed before going to the restroom and wore her dress. She came backter and sighed, suddenly feeling shy around him. So, what do you want?she asked, going back to her chair and ice cream. You.he replied and spun around. She bulged her eyes out him and pointed at herself. Me?she scoffs. I need to have a talk with you.he remarked. Well, continue talking.she clicked her tongue before scooping some ice cream in her mouth. Who were you withst night?he questioned and waited for her answer. Beatrice tutted and rolled her eyes. Just refer to the picture.she pressed her lips together. His face was blurred out. She stared back at him. Why would you want to know that though?. I mean..she scoffs with a little shrug. Because. Just because. What you did.. I dont need you to lecture, Mr Winslow. We are just friends and nothing. Friends?Gregory smirks. You have a male friend? Can he just allow her to have her gto in peace?This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Olivia is your friend and she is a female.she reminded him. And, if you must know who he is, he is Zack.she lets out. She was stumped not to see a single hair raise on his body. Did he already know about this? Is this about the other night?. Because he bailed you out now youre willing to throw yourself at him? Beatrices eyes heated up and she fist her hand. Are you indirectly calling me a sl*t? Isnt that what you are?. Prove me wrong.he pierced his hard stare in her soul. Then, I would prove you wrong by ending this whole drama. Gregorys brows creased up. Go on then.he said to her surprise. Oh, does he thinks she is joking? I can survive the tumultuous times but, you cant. I can easily drop the me on you.he chortles. And how are you going to do that?she scoffs. You drugged me! Dropped a love portion in my drink, maybe.he crossed his arms on his chest. Beatrice blinked rapidly before huffing. Just be cautious in whatever you do. I dont want to know if youre friends or anything, but be cautious, especially now. She rolled her eyes. I would be visiting my mom soon. To tell her about this marriage stuff. He gave a curt nod. She looked up at him and he creased up his brows. What?. I will have to follow you? So obvious. She hasnt met you before.she scoffed. Okay. When? Tomorrow. What time? In the morning. He nodded before moving out. She rolled her eyes and huffed and puffed before scooping some ice cream in her mouth then sighed again. .. Megan walked into the servants quarter and stared right and left before entering her room and locking the door. She brought out her phone from her pocket and tapped on the red button, putting the voice record to a stop. She sent the record to Sandra and sighed before keeping her phone again. .. #Next morning. .. Beatrice got dressed in a casual dress and went down for breakfast. She met Gregory there with Melinda sitting beside him. She just cant seem to figure out whats between them? Perhaps, she is like a mother to him?. Good morning, Melinda.she grinned at her. Good morning, Bee C bee!. Hope your night was great?Melinda gushed out. Kind of. Thanks for asking. She went to sit down on the chair opposite Gregory. I thought you dont eat.she blurts before grabbing three slices of bread and added jam to it then took a bite. You guys still on with the love quarrels?Melinda asked with a chuckle. Beatrice scoffs. I havent for.. Gregory cleared his throat, giving her a signal. She gasps a little before smiling sheepishly at the curious Melinda who was waiting for thepletion of her statement. She wanted to say she hasnt for once seen him eating but that would only raise suspicions from Melinda. I havent seen a beautiful woman like you before, Melinda.she grinned and Melinda flushed. Sheter stood up and went back to the kitchen, leaving only the duo to their food. After some minutes, Gregory stood up. Meet me in the car.he uttered. She heaves out a sigh and rolled my eyes. Ille when Im done eating. Youd better follow me now. I dont think I can stay for long.he stated before moving away. She huffs before carrying her cup of tea and quaffing it down hurriedly. She scurried after him and tailed behind him as he moved to his range over motor in the garage. She got inside the backseat and buckled up the seatbelt. He drove out of thepound with a car following behind them. They arrived at the hospital and walked inside, while the guards stood outside. Gregory doesnt seems that please with their presence but because hes gone wary of Amelia, he just had to be careful. Miss Beatrice! Looks like youve changed your system. Youre here today on Tuesday. You even sent someone here yesterday. Im d youve changed your visiting days to every day.the nurse at the station beamed. Beatrices brows furrowed up. Sent someone there?. She arched her brows and a scoff escape from her lips. Someone came here. She said she was your colleague at work. Her name was Amelia. Amelia what?Gregory chipped in. Amelia Winslow. Is anything the problem?. Was that a lie?the nurse asked, worriedly. How is my mom?Beatrice queried. Her heart was beating rapidly. Amelia came to visit her mom?. What was that for? She is fine. Beatrice nodded quickly. Is.. everything okay?. Of course, thank you, nurse.she smiled quickly then hightailed away. Gregory sighed. What did Amelia came here to do? How did she found out about Beatrices mom though? He followed behind her and they entered the room together. Annabes eyes snapped open when she heard sounds beside her. Hi, mom.Beatrice went to peck her on her cheek. Beatrice..she called in a breath. Her eyes traveled over to Gregory and her lips held a satisfied smile. Youre her boyfriend, right?. Whats your name? Im Gregory, maam.he gave a small smile and she nodded. Did Beatrice already told her about him? Well.. mom, how do you guessed correctly that he Is my boyfriend?she asks, sitting beside her. Your friend told me.she responded. Beatrice blinked fastly. Friend?she scoffs. Hmm.. yeah. she told me you sent her toe check up on me for you. Isnt that right?. Beatrice nced at Gregory before staring back at her mom. Did she said any other thing? Be took a breath in. Yes. She asked if I knew your boyfriend then she showed me his picture.she pointed to Gregory. Gregorys eyes widened a little and he scoffs lowly. So, she came all the way there just to confirm their rtionship?. Now, she wants him to believe that hes got her support after doing this? Beatrice sighed and rolled her eyes. Is she not your friend?Be raised her brows. Beatrice chuckled and took her moms hand in hers. No. By the way, mom.. I have something to tell you.she gave her her puppy eyes. Her mom giggled then pulled her cheeks yfully. Offer the gentleman a seat, at least. She rolled her eyes. He will seat down if he feels like. He is not a child.she sighed. Annabe shook her head. Come sit down, son. Gregory gave a nod and went to sit down on the chair. Okay, now, look at me, mom. So I. we. would be getting married two weekster.she quickly closed her eyes in fear of what her mothers reaction would be. Instead, she only heard a chuckle. Huh? She opened her eyes and found her mother grinning from ear to ear intead of getting angry at her. Good girl. You listened to me after all. Its a good thing youre getting married, my dear. And, I am happy about that.she stroked Beatrices cheeks gently. Tears glistened in Beatrices eyes and she sniffed. You will attend, mom. I will make sure of that.a tear dropped from her eye. Anabe smiled weakly. Of course, I will. Its my only daughters wedding so I should.Her mom wiped her tears away. Gregory stared at them in envy. If his mother was alive, they would be this close. The only person he can confide in now is Harry. He watched them as they conversed and at some points, when Annabe tries to get them to talk about him, Beatrice would find another way to distract her from the subject. He only did few talkings and after an hour, Annabe said she would like to take a rest. They bade her goodbye and walked out of the ward. Go ahead first. I need to see the doctor.Beatrice said to Gregory. About your mothers surgery?he asks and she nodded. I will go with you. She perched up her brows at him. You will? Lead the way. She pressed her lips together then shrugged before striding to the doctors office with him. Hi, doc.she said as they upied the seats before him. Miss Beatrice, did you came back here to hear about my sermon?. Now youre willing to be Jesus baby, ei?he said, cracking up at his own joke. Gregory sighed before speaking. How soon can you perform the surgery? The doctor gazed at him and gasps. Youre Gregory Winslow?! Arent you?he adjusted his sses. I am not.Gregory frowned but he doesnt seems to buy that. We just look alike, hahahahaheughed. Now that youugh, I believe you. That man would neverugh. Just frowning his face like a zombie.he sighed. Beatrice chuckled and Gregory passed a re at her. I thought I was the only one. He is one narcissistic and arrogant freak.she said to the doctor and they both shared augh together. Well, to your question, next week. Weve started giving her treatments in preparation for that. So, how much are we talking about?he tilts his head to the side. Miss Beatrice already settled that. Gregory stared at her and she gave a nod. They left the doctors office. Gregory dropped her at the mansion before heading to work. Beatrice went up to her room and as she shuts the door behind her, her eyes caught something on the table. A pair of eyesses. Then, she remembered what she gibbered to Melinda about her having eyes infection. She remembered Megans words too. Wait, he actually bought this for her? I deserve the treasures Beatrice moved to the sses and picked it up. Wow. It looks pretty expensive. Night came by faster. After having dinner, Beatrice retired back to her room. After getting back from work, Gregory went to her room. She was about to thank him for the sses when he told her that she would be traveling down to Las Vegas with Alyssa and others.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. I.. dont get.. why would I do that?she has not traveled out of America for once in her life and as more as that sounds good, but it also left her confused. To get your wedding dress. What do you think? As if this is any real.she scoffed. And, are we going there just to get that?. I would just make do with one from any fashion house here.she sighed. They are originally going for vacation there. Alysssa called and said you should tag along too, especially to get the wedding stuffs and all. Well, you should have turned that down. I aint going anywhere.she folds her arms. Gregory chuckled. This is a wedding, after all, a once in a lifetime event. Besides, I promised to make it a one in a million for you. Just go, have fun then shop your wedding gown.he pressed on. Beatrice snorts. When is that?she asks. Tomorrow. Tomorrow?!she popped her eyes out. He nodded. ** Jennifer was applying her face skincare lotion on her face when her phone rang beside her. She scoffed when she saw that Winifred was the one calling her. She answered it and paused, not saying anything. Hello?, Jennie?Winis voice sounded. Yeah? So, we girls are going on a vacation tomorrow and just so you wouldnt be left out, I had to give you a call to ask if you would like to join. No, thank you.Jennifer replied coldly. Are you sure?. Its going to be so fun. Beatrice ising too. Godd.. I cant wait to see her face..Wini enthused. Jennifers brows went up. She dropped the t foam she was using in applying the lotion on her face down on the table. She is?. Yes! Well, bye, since youre not in.Wini made to end the call. Wait! I.. wille. Huhh?.. why the sudden change of heart?Wini was a bit astounded. Well.. I just changed it so.. where are we going, by the way?Jennifer shrugged as if Wini could see her. Las Vegas. I will text you the hotel we would be staying there. Goodnight.Wini replied and disconnected the call. Las Vegas is a good ce to die.Jennifer muttered to herself. She called Amelia. I guess an opportunity just came to us on a golden te.she smiled. Well.. do you mind exining to me a little bit?Amelia chuckled. We are going on a trip to Las Vegas tomorrow. Beatrice ising. Amelia smirks back in her room. What do you have in mind, Jenna? I intend to poison her. Good. Make sure not to leave any trace. Do you know where to get the poison? No, I dont.. thats the reason I called you. Ah, sure. I will have it delivered to you tomorrow. Thats the best poison ever. It kills fastly without leaving any clue of the cause of death. I will he expecting that. #Next day. Beatrice took few of her belongings and left for the airport. Take care.Gregory said to her as she alighted down from the car but she only rolled her eyes. They were all going in there private jets, since thedies are well off, except Beatrice, of course. She would be going in Alyssas jet. And, oh, Gregory did offered her his private jet too but she turned his kind gesture down. She sauntered to Alyssas jet and ascended the staircase. After she has entered, the staircase folded up. Beatrice!! Looking good as ever. Alright, with Alyssas constantpliments, people would think she is any less beautiful even when she is more pretty than Beatrice. She rushed over to Beatrice. She was putting on a skimpy blue skirt and butter color sweater. Her hair was packed in a ponytail. Come take your seat. Gregory said this is your first. Dont worry, I will make it memorable for you.she took her to the seats. She sat by the window side while Beatrice sat on the chair beside her. He told you that?Beatrices brows perked up. Hmm C uhmm.. yess.Alyssa nodded. Well, Gregory is one unpredictable guy. How do you intend to do that though?Beatrice narrowed her eyes at Alyssa. Just you wait. Come!she snapped her fingers and two female attendants came by with trays then dropped it on a stool Infront of them. Beatrice rolled her eyes. Eiii.. this is not all, so dont give me that disappointed face yet.Alyssa chortled. We are going to go live soon. After then, we will watch movies, listen to music, take short naps then boom! We are in Las Vegas! Beatrice huffed lowly. Just give me books and I would be good.she sighed. Alyssa scoffed. That sounds boring. Lets have a toast first.she carried a ss of wine from the tray. .. Tasha emptied her ss of whiskey and exhaled. Should we release this tape now?Sandra who was seated before her asks. Tasha shook her head. Thats not how it is done. Make it big. This would be drowned down If we release it now. But, when we do that when it is big, it would be very difficult to cover up. Sandra nodded. That makes sense. Tasha listened to the record again. She didnt released any vital information here too. Well, yes, but its still obvious their marriage is a sham. She quit writing online barely two weeks ago. They only got to know when he invited her to be his exclusive writer and they fell in love within that short period?. Thats ludicrous.Sandra said. Tasha chuckled before carrying the carafe, decanting the drink in it in her cup. She carried it up and draw a sip in. You never know. Love is so powerful.she said sarcastically. Sandraughed gently. Tell your girl to always keep her eyes out. I must drag him down before the wedding happens. That brother of mine really needs to learn his lesson. I am the one that deserves the treasures, not his son. Destruction The ne powered up and sets off the ground slowly then sudden flied so high. Beatrices breathing seized. You scared?Alyssa raised a brow at her. Beatrice released her breath and shook her head then grabbed the other ss cup from the tray and jammed sses with Alyssa. Just as Alyssa has nned to make her first time flight experience memorable, they did everything except live stream. After the nends at the airport in Las Vegas, they woke up from their deep slumber. They alighted from the ne and bumped into Doreen. She just got done from her jet too. Oh, she came along too?she scoffed lightly when she saw Beatrice. Beatrice rolled her eyes at her and Doreen chuckled. I find you adorable.Doreen confessed before scurrying off. She was definitely pissed off by Beatrices presence. Miss Alyssa?a driver called. Oh, thank God youre here. Lets go. They entered the car and the driver drove them to an hotel. They entered and walked to the receptionist. Hello. Im Alyssa. Wee, miss Alyssa.thedy behind the desk beamed at her instantly then handed their room key to them. They took the stairs up and locate their room. We are staying together?Beatrice scoffed. Yeah. I think this room is big enough for both of us. It would be really boring to stay in different ones, dont you think? Beatrice rolled her eyes. Okay.. now we are here. What next? We will take a little rest then go out for a stroll afterwards. What about the others?. We are going on a stroll together. Are we in the same hotel? Alyssa nodded before grabbing the receiver of the telephone then punched some numbers on the dialer. This is room 24. Get us a bottle of wine, hmm, wait, how good is your wine?, rate it Beatrice snorts. Oh, then, bring us a bottle. And, get us two tes of fried chicken, and fries too. She returned the receiver and nced back at Beatrice. The fries are for me? And the chicken, yes. Gregory told me thats your favorite.Alyssa smiled at her. Beatrice nodded and sighed. So, whats going on with you guys?she sat on the chair, facing Beatrice who was sitting on the bed. Beatrice squints her eyes. I dont quite understand. We.. are having our wedding soon, so, what else?she chuckled nervously. Oh, I already know the wedding is not a real deal. I mean, for him to go at length to tell me stuffs about you, I think he likes you.Alyssa bored her eyes into Beatrices own. Beatrice cracked up. Thats funny, Alyssa. Its impossible. Gregory is like a chameleon that changes constantly. You can never know whats going on in his mind.sheughed. Alyssa retained a serious face. I mean it.she said. Beatrice heaved out a sigh. Well, let me tell you. That guy is willing to go to any length to make our marriage believable. He even asked the maid to report my every needs to him and he promised them to increase their payments if they do that! He knows what he is doing. Alyssa huffed. I still mean that though. A knock sounded on the door and Beatrice sprang up. Maybe all you need is food for you to stop sprouting such words.she went to open the door. A waiter pushed a trolley in. He sets the food on their table then bowed to them before exiting. .. Who did you just say is here to see me?Henry brows creased up. Mrs Brown, sir.Oscar bowed. Oh, just call her Amelia. I hate that Brown name. I was never in support of her getting married to that man. Let her in then.He sighed. He carried the ceramic kettle on his desk as Oscar went out. He held the handle with a hand and puts another hand on its bottom. The drink gushed out through its spout and poured inside the cup. He ced the kettle down and as he brought the cup closer to his mouth, Amelia stepped inside. She is here, sir.Oscar announced. Hmm. You go away.he nodded and waved him off. Oscar left. He nced at her quickly before blowing some air on his tea and took a sip in. Why does it seems that youre not happy to see me?Amelia pouted. Henry chuckles before putting his cup down. Youre my precious daughter, after all.he smiled at her. Amelia sat on the couch in his office and crossed her legs. Really?. Is that so?. Youve always seen me as one?she stared into his eye balls. Henry rubbed his hands together. That doesnt matter. Why are you here?. Its been so long, dad. Now that Im finally here, you are not going to offer me anything? Henry frowned. Anything as in what? Is she there to get him to give her his properties? She read the words in his eyes and smirks. You arent going to offer me a drink?she peered her eyes in his and his eyes cleared up and he smiled. Do you like green tea? Amelia puckered her lips. Im not sure. But, I came here for another reason entirely.she uncrossed her legs. Henry prodded his head at her, urging her to go on. She stared at him for some minutes without saying anything. Mom!she spoke up. She saw his mouth twitched. He scoffs lightly before drinking his tea again, blinking his eyes. I saw.. mom in my dream. She keeps muttering your name. And,e to think of it, dad, youve got wrinkles under your eyes.. youre getting old.she smirks. Henry shot his gaze at her. What is she implying?! Are you insinuating that its time for me to die? Amelia chuckled and waved her hands in the air. Of course not. Why would I ever wish death for my favorite father? Henry coughed. Is that what you came here to say?Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Of course not!she stood up and moved to him. I see youre also trying so hard to separate Gregory and that girl. Are you saying we should team up?Henry snickers. No. Im just asking. You also know Gregory has to get married to Jennifer no matter what. But, why?. Why wont you allow him follow his heart?she raised a brow at him. Because in his heart lies destruction!he snorts. Wedding dress Amelia deepened her eye before stroking her chin. Destruction?. How so? I already gave lopez my word. Amelia, you also know your father is a man of his word. I would rather have eggs thrown at me than back out on my promise. Amelia scoffed. Isnt he simply brutal? Even if that decision could hurt his son?. She already believed their dating is not a lie. I see.she hummed. Well, then. We will see when we see.she sighed. You mean you came all the away here just to ask me that question?.Henry jeered at her. No. I, infact, came here to see your face. I kind of missed you. Henry chuckled and elevated his brows at her. Would you like a hug then?, so as to make it worthwhile. There would be no need for that.Amelia faked a grin before sprinting out of his office. Henry flickered his eyes, his two fingers on his jaw. He just didnt belief her words. He looked over at where she sat and found none of his stuffs missing. She came here to see him?. What a good joke! ** So she went with Alyssa and the otherdies to Las Vegas?Harry repeated for the tenth time. Gregory took his lips in without replying him. He was just typing away on hisputer. Harry sighed and poked his arm. Come on, why dont you want to talk to me? Gregory paused and turned to him. Why?he scoffs. Youre eating me up by not saying anything. I want to hear your voice.Harry blinked cutely. Is my personal assistant allowed to get this free when I, the boss is this busy? Come on.. Dont try to get cute with me. Return back to your office, Harry. It seems youve hit your head on the wall and thats why youre acting somehow today. I was just asking a simple question. A simple question youve asked a million times!Gregory red up. Harry sighed before standing up. I will go to my office then. Well, bye bye.Gregory scoffed. Harry stood still, not leaving. Gregory grabbed the telephone. Get here now. I need you to throw a pesky man out of my office. Harryughed before hightailing out of his office. Gregory rolled his eyes before continuing his work. ** When Beatrice and Alyssa were done eating, they called the kitchen and they came to clear the tes off. Do we rest a bit before going on a stroll?Alyssa licked her lips. Forget about that. How many days are we using here?Beatrice questioned instead. Three days at most, why? Three days is a lot.Beatrice sighed. Hm, youre going to miss Gregory a lot then?Alyssa teased. No way.Beatrice rolled her eyes to the side. Its because weve not started having fun. You will soon wish for the days to be longer. Beatrice gave a nod. We will leave after ten minutes.Alyssa said. If you have stories to narrate, you can tell me.she beamed. Beatrices eyes shot up at her. What? I.. dont get.hershes pped fastly. Gregory told me you like telling stories a lot. Beatrice scoffed C smiled. Did you just blush?Alyssa pointed her pinky finger at her. No way! I think you saw wrong. Yes way! Look at your ears getting all pink! No.Beatrice stood up and went to sit at another angle on the bed. Alyssa stood up and ambled to where she was. I swear that was real though. Beatrice took a pillow and throw it at her. Just go away.she breathed out. The door opened with a loud bang and Winifred rushed inside. Beatrice!!she called in excitement, running towards her. Alysssa blocked her way and rolled her eyes. Why are you all giddy, Winifred?. Dont tell me that youC Winifred stopped and flicked her hair back.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Yes, I like Beatrice. But you know she is dating Gregory! I hope you wontnd her in trouble again! So?. Cant girls double C date?. If it doesnt work with Gregory, then she wouldnt be so heartbreaking knowing she has another boyfriend. Winifred!!!Alyssa screamed. Oh, okay, okay, Alyssa.. that was a joke. I like her as my friend. I definitely wont lust after her like I did the other day which didnt ended well, you know. Better. Just as friends. ~Ten minutester. .. The trio walked out of Alyssa and Beatrices room, with Alyssa going to knock on the next three doors where Doreen, Jennifer and Olivia were, respectively, telling them its time to go out. Olivia was the first one toe out, despite being thest one Alyssa had called. She rolled her eyes when she saw Beatrice. The others came out and they all headed out of the hotel. First, lets go help Beatrice check out a wedding dress.Alyssa puffed. They drove to the best fashion house in different cabs. Alyssa and Beatrice went together in the same cab. They arrived at the house and walked inside. The house was stunning and different beautiful dresses were being hung around. Some were worn on the mannequins and some were simply disyed with hangers. The ce was incredibly huge. It was rumoured that the owner of the house was a china woman. They were directed to the wedding dresses section by an attendant. The first one they saw was studded with crystal stones, and the upper part of the gown was made with. Beatrice shook her head. They moved to another one and she shook her head. They saw another one but she still wasnt satisfied with it. They moved with several of them with her moving her head in disapproval. *This isnt real. So, why am I looking for a perfect wedding dress?*she questioned herself. She told herself that she would pick the next one, no matter if she likes it or not. Here, maam.the attendant pointed to the dress and Doreen eyes popped out in admiration. You mean theres a gorgeous wedding gown like this?!. I guess I should get married soon so I can don myself in a pretty gown like this.she said aloud. The others were wowed too. They slowly turned their gazes to Beatrice. So.?Alyssa drawled. So, I will take it!she announced and they breathed in relief. Poison Their eyes rolled out in horror. Winifred?!!!Beatrice yelps and grabbed her since she was the closest person to her. Winifred, hey..she shook her vigorously. Winnie smiled out and touched her blood. She held Beatrices cheek closely before closing her eyes and falling back on the floor. Winifred!!!!!they all screamed. That was a close call. If you hadnt brought her in time, Im afraid she would be six feets under now. By the way, What was thest thing she ate?. We found out she was poisoned so it must probably be in that.the doc came out of the surgery room after a long while since they rushed Winifred to the hospital and told them the cause of Winis sickness. Po.. poison?? But ho.. howw?. She drank a juice.. thats all.. so.. poison??Olivia looks scared to death. They were once girlfriends after all and she obviously still likes Winnie. Was she the only one that had that?the doctor questioned. No.. we all drank the same juice but.. I.. I.. IOlivia took a deep breath in then shuts her eyes. She opened them back and tears gushed out. You.. so.. hers was only poisoned?she pped hershes but suddenly scoffed then turned to Beatrice. No. She drank your juice! Did you poisoned that?!she surged towards her. Alyssa stepped in between them and sighed. Lets not make assumptions. Assumptions?Olivia scoffed ruefully. Winnie.. almost died!she pointed to the direction of the surgery room. You shouldnt me the wrong person!!!Alyssa yelled back. Well?. How did you know she has been wronged?. We all were there when Winnie carried her drink but then she acted all nice! Isnt it obvious?Olivia shouted. Oh, really?! Being nice is now a crime that one should get convicted for?. Tell me, why would Beatrice want to poison Winifred?. They just met so what grudges could she possibly hold against her??!!Alyssa defended. Beatrice just stood there, not moving an inch. She found all what was happening hard to grasp. Did you forgot Winifred was the one that got her dragged on the inte?. So what revenge could she possibly not hold!Olivia breathed fastly. Alyssa sneered at her. You were the one that released a false im, not Winifred. Winifred was the one who saved her by counter C attacking your ridiculous ims so why would she want her dead?!she seethed. Olivias troubled and using face calmed down a little. Lets say she poisoned her, how did she did that?. She wasnt even the one that brought the drinks in and she didnt picked a specific ss, nor gave Wini a specific one too, so..?Alyssa folded her arms. Its obvious, isnt it?Doreen rolled her eyes to them. Someone poisoned Beatrices juice on purpose. Winifred was just unfortunate to drink it in her stead.she puffed out. Jennifer heart stopped beating. Her teeths vibrated in fear and she blinked rapidly. The waiter!she said. They all diverted their gazes to her. He must be the one.she swallowed hard. I suggest you involve the police in this. Alright, then. I will leave you guys to it.the doctor remarked before walking off. That doesnt makes any sense?. The waiter just brought the drinks so how reckless could he be to just bring the drinks and not serve it in order to give the poisoned drink to the right person?.Doreen furrowed her brows in confusion. Olivia nodded rapidly. She has a point there. Now, Jennifer has a pair of eight eyes peering at her keenly. I.. no wonder he was acting jittery! For a moment, he insisted on bringing the drinks inside the room himself. Now that I think of it, he was definitely reluctant when I tried to collect the tter from him.she quickly lied. Why would he want to poison me??Beatrice pierced her gaze in Jennifers eyes. Jennifer sighed and shrugged a little too quick.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. I dont know. I guess we should go to the police station to report this.sweats has already formed on her forehead. Beatrice scoffed silently before taking her eyes away from her. She is definitely hiding something. The door to the surgery room opened and some nurses pulled Winifred out, with the stretcher. An oxygen pipe was inserted in her nose. Her face looked pale. Winifred..Olivia jumps to her side. Im sorry, maam, but its better you allow us take her to her ward first. You should stay off for now.one of the nurses said. Olivia nodded and they all watched as Winifred was wheeled away. They followed the nurses to the ward but they stopped them from going inside. You can only go in after about two hours, maams. I implore you to be patient so as not to disturb the recuperating patient. Olivia was clearly angry but she decided to remain her calm. They decided to go to the police station. They reported everything to them and after some investigations, the male attendant was taken as the culprit. They went back to the hospital and they were delighted when they were informed Winifred was awake and they could now go in. Beatrice stood far away from her in the ward while others, especially Olivia, sat closer to her. Winifred shed a sickly smile at Beatrice. Beatrice didnt know how to react so she just stared away. Winifreds smile reyed in her head till they got back to their hotel room. I am at fault. I shouldnt have allowed her take the drink. I should have been hurt instead of her, I..she whimpered. Beatrice!Alyssa called. Stop all this, alright. No one saw thating. And, Winifred is alive so stop ming yourself! me the waiter instead! Beatrice shot her eyes up at her. But, he didnt even said the reason he did that. He what if it was Jennifer?she said thest part in a whisper. Alyssa paused. Beatrice has the same thinking as her. Oh, probably not. The person that sent him must have threatened him and thats why he isnt spilling anything yet but he eventually will.Alyssa didnt want Beatrice to act reckless so she told her that to help her take her mind off Jennifer being the perpetrator. The next day, they all went back to America. Winifred was admitted in a hospital there to continue her treatment. But Beatrice still felt guilty so she vowed to visit her everyday in the hospital as she got inside the car Gregory sent to pick her up. Don鈥檛 hesitate .. The driver drove inside the mansion and stopped for Beatrice to get down before going to park the car in the garage. Beatrice walked inside the house. I heard what happened, Beatrice. I heard you were quite shaken too.Melinda showed up In front of her. Beatrice took a breath in. Yes. I will just go sleep now.she replied. Come here.Melinda engulfed her in a heartwarming hug. Youve had it rough. From the beginning, till now.she patted her hair slowly. Beatrice nodded and sniffed in. Melinda disengaged the hug after some minutes. Would you like me to get you something to eat? When I wake up, I will eat then.Beatrice breathed out a smile at her before mounting the stairs to her room. She got inside and threw herself on the bed. The image of Winifred coughing out blood shed in her brain and she shuts her eyes tightly and curled up on the bed. Soon, she fell asleep. Zack stared at his phone, moving his thumb closer to the screen slowly, to tap on Beatrices number. He shook his head and locked his phone. He shouldnt disturb her anymore. Besides, she has paid him back in full. He huffed. This is hard..he ruffled his hair and rxed back on the bed. He suddenly sat up and unlocked his phone again. He is just worried about her, thats all. She must be quite shaken due to what happened to Winifred. He pursed his lips and enveloped his eyes in darkness as he moved his finger to her number. As he was about to tap on it, he felt a hand on his shoulder. Dont.Derricks intimidating voice came to his hearing. Zacks eyes went opened and he quickly shuts his phone closed, momentarily. When did you get here?he cleared his throat, turning to him. Derrick raised his brows at him. Somehow, that ate him up, and he found himself saying.. I wasnt doing anything. I.. was just about to delete her number.he avoided Derricks gaze. Dont hesitate. That was what I was going to say.Derrick removed his hand from his shoulder and smirks at Zack. Even in his old age, he still looks awesomely hot. Zack frowned. Dont look at me like that! As they stared back at each other, their striking resemnce coukd be grasped. Youre friends, after all. And what do friends do?. They care about each other. I noticed youve been pushing yourself back all these while. Its okay to be friends. Of course, friends. We are friends from the start so..he exhaled. I know you like her.Derrick sighed and pped his forehead gently. Well, duhhh. That was because I told you. Derrick chortled then turned around and left. Zack sighed before dialing her number at a Go. His heart raced up and he ced a hand on his chest to keep it steady. Her line rang for some minutes but she didnt pick up. Perhaps, she has got something going on. He decided to call herter or she could call him back whenever she saw that she missed his call. ** Beatrices eyes fluttered open. She stared out of the window at the seemingly hot sun and rubbed her eyes. She stood up from the bed and went inside the restroom to wash her face. She came inside the room afterwards and moved to her bag on the floor then picked it up, sliding her phone out. She turned it on and she gasps a little when she saw a missed call from Zack.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. She called him back and sat down on the chair in the room. Beatrice. How are you doing?. Its been a while, hasnt it?his voice rang out. Not exactly.she chuckled. She cracked the desk with her finger. I was sleeping when you called. I just woke up now. I see.. I just wanted to check up on you. You good?he asks. More good than you.she joked. Well, thank God you could still joke.heughed gently. Yeah. I.. gotta go eat now. Believe me when I tell you that Im extremely hungry. How about we chat on Instagram? Sounds good but I have to go through some papers. I have a trial tomorrow. What?!. Who did you kill?!she eximed. Zack bursted intoughter. Oh, my. Im swyer, Beatrice. Dont tell me you dont know this.he arched his brows. She sighed and brushed her hair back. Oh, yeah.. I guess I didnt but now I know. Dont worry, I will cause more trouble since I now have a very goodwyer as my friend.she grinned. Im sorry, miss. If you caused a lotta trouble, I would definitely punish you. I wont think youre my friend at all. Well, now you are mean!she scoffed. I slept quite long too, geezzz..she sighed. Go feed your raging stomach then. A goodbye to you. Goodbye and thanks for calling. Goodluck on tomorrows trial too. I pray you dont get a life imprisonment.she taunted Bea.. She tapped the red button immediately then smiled smugly. She went down for her food. Melinda was in the dining area, eating some fried sauce. Beatrices eyes shoned. She moved to her and picked a drumstick from the te and took a bite. Hmmmm..she shut her eyes. Melinda chuckled. You up?. Finally. Beatrice opened her eyes and batted hershes. Oh. I was rude, Melinda. Forgive me. I was just too hungry that I forgot about my morals. Its totally fine, Bee C Bee. Sit while I go get yours for you. Beatrice sat obediently then ate from the meat again. Jennifer bit her finger in anxiety. Her heart was beating fastly against her chest. She just hoped they wont find her out. ###shback .. Jennifer went inside the kitchen when they came back from the restaurant. She called a waiter to a side. You know me, dont you? Yes, maam.he bowed gently. She brought out the poison from her bag then gave it to him. We are going to order for drinks soon. I want you to drop this inside one of the drinks. His eyes widened. Thats.. A thousand dors would get you to do that, right? He blinked. Thats a lot. But, maam, I.. cant.. Just do what I told you. I will handle the rest. She went back and suggests to the girls that they watch movies together. When the guy knocked at the door. She quickly sat up to open it for him. This is the poisoned one.he pointed it out. She nodded and shuts the door then went to give the girls their drinks, handling the one with poison to Beatrice. sback ends. .. Winifred just has to drink that juice. Its her Ill luck. She has to make sure the guy spills nothing. She has to get him out of the prison as soon as the case has been forgotten. Only that way would she be rest assured. Look into it ##Night. After getting off the call with Winifred and after promising her that she woulde visit her the next morning, Beatrice sauntered down the stairs. She is getting hungry again and she is going to the kitchen to find what to stuff her stomach with. As she passes by the dining area, she spotted food on the table. She stared around before moving to it. Did Melinda knew she woulde down here to have dished out her food for her? She sat down and drew the fried spaghetti closer to her. She giggled before picking the fork and rolled some spag on it. She has ate approximately half of the food when she heard; Isnt that my food? Huhhhhh?!!! She stared up and she almost copsed when she saw Gregory staring back at her. She chuckled nervously. I.. didnt know. Besides, I thought it was for me. I didnt know there would be another person that eats dinner in this house.she scratched her nape. She gulped down then carried the ss of water and drank some out of it. What?. Beatrice has eaten your food?.Melinda came out of the kitchen andughed. Gregory frowned at her. Melinda frowned back at him. By the way, Beatrice. Is it only me that is thinking this thing or are you thinking it too?. Youve been eating a lot since so..she pressed her lips back. Soo?Beatrice flipped her brows up at her.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. So, do you think youre pregnant? Beatrice suddenly huped. I mean why would I be?!!she yelled. Melinda arched her brows. Why would I be pregnant??.. I am not! Jeez, that was seriously ludicrous.she fanned herself with her hand. Why cant you be?Melinda pressed her gaze on her. Beatrice looked over at Gregory who was only focused on his coffee. How can someone likes coffee so much?! Him!she pointed her index finger at him. Gregorys eyes snapped up at her. What did I do?he scoffed. Im i pregnant?she asked him. Gregory scoffed. How Im i supposed to know that?he huffs. Why cant you know that?Melinda turned to him. He squinted his eyes and chuckled. I mean, yes She is indeed pregnant?Melinda beamed. I mean, no!!! No!!! Gregory and Beatrice freaked out at the same time. Melinda sighed and shook her head. Whatever. I will go get you another te, Gregory.she said before walking away. Ughhh.. Beatrice rolled her eyes. Gregory sat down and sighed. She continued eating the food. Do you have something to say?she asks when she noticed his gaze in her. He didnt answer which makes her to look up at him. Wait.. you mean you have nothing to say?she scoffed. What would I have to say?his eyebrows deepened in a frown. She continued eating. Melinda brought his food for him and she waited till he was done eating before following him to his room without his knowledge. As he spun around to shut the door, his brows perked up a little when he saw her behind him. Why are you moving around like a ghost?he asks, moving back. She stepped in and shuts the door. Someone tried to kill me.she stayed. Well.. I heard that he has been caught.he shrugged. You are not going to ask if I am fine? Why should I do that when youre here standing before me all hale and healthy? Its not as if we are lovers so as far as you are not hurt physically, thats fine. Beatrice pressed her lips together. Once a devil, always a devil. I do think the one that was captured is not the real culprit though. He sighed. Are you suspecting another person? Yes. Jennifer. What? You heard me. Im suspecting Jennifer. Thats insane.he breathed out. Jennifer is an insane bitch that would do anything just to have you. Well, I This is the first time I would be asking something from you, Gregory. As your girlfriend and soon to be wife, I request you investigate this properly.she stepped closer to him. Gregory took a step back. Alright.. alright, fine! I will get someone to look into that.he blinked rapidly. She brought her head closer to his. Okay.she smiled and left his room. Gregory sat on the chair and breathed out, holding his chest. Morning. ~~ Good morning!Beatrice greeted Gregory as she streaked inside the dining room. He dropped the slice of bread he was just about to have. Morning to you too.he replied. She went to sit beside him and he widened his eyes at her. What are you doing?he whispered. She herself does not know what hase over her but she just knows she wants to tease him to death. Youre my man after all.she whispered back. Or is it because she wants to get back at Jennifer? Since she has made that brutal move on her, she has decided to make her stomach explode in jealousy by getting more closer to him. She picked a slice of bread and shoved it in his mouth. Eat.she chuckled. One of the cooks came out to drop a te of fried eggs on their table. She blushed when she saw the scene. Gregory was still speechless by Beatrices sudden change. Can a day trip change one so quick like this? The cook turned to leave. Wait. Has he taken his coffee this morning?. He likes that a lot, you know. Yes, maam. Oh, nice. You can go. The cook left. Gregory grunts and stood up. Ill be off then. So soon?she held his hand. He stared down at her hand that was holding his and frowned. She stood up and attempted to peck his cheek but he moved his head back. She pressed her lips together and nod her head with a smile. Bye.she released his hand. He mmed some keys on the table Take this with you when youre going oit.he said and left hurriedly. Well.. what? She smirks a little. She returned to her food and giggled. When she was done eating, she went to pick up her bag from her room, took the keys Gregory gave her and headed out of the house. A guard walked towards. Good morning, maam. Morning.she nodded. I would be your driver and bodyguard from now on. New car Huh? Beatrice twinkled her eyes. Driver?she raised a brow and he nodded. Okay. Lets go.she cleared her throat. Ermm.. maam, the key.he asked. Key?she scoffed. Yes. The boss said the key to your new car is with you.he stated. Beatrices eyes widened out. New car?!! She dipped her hand inside her bag and brought out the keys he gave her. You mean.. this?she jingled the keys in his face. Of course, maam. The key to your Lamborghini car. Beatrice couldnt believe her ears. Lam.. borghini? For real?!!! She pressed the button on it and a ck car few miles away beeps. She still couldnt believe it. He bought her the car too?!! Woah.. this guy is willing to go to any length to make it seem like they are actually in love. Maam?. Is there anything wrong?the driver asked, tilting his head to the side. No. Lets go.she gulped hard. So, she is now a car owner now? With a personal guard who is also her driver? All this doesnt seems real to her. Perhaps she is lost in her fantasy world. She proceeded to the car and before she could open it, the driver already did. I can get my car doors by myself. You dont have to do this in the future.she told him before stepping inside. The driver shuts the door after that. Mama Mercy She felt goosebumps rose on her skin.. The car is extraordinarily cool. He got inside the drivers seat and started driving out of thepound. Whats your name?she asked him. My name is Michael, maam. She nodded gently. ** They got to the hospital where Winifred is. Micheal followed Beatrice inside but stood outside, in front of the door to Winnies ward. BabyWinifred squeaked lowly. Beatrice nodded a little and went to her side. How are you feeling now? Ive always felt good. Youre just the one exaggerating it a little. Im fine, for real. You dont have toe here everyday.Winifred sat up gently and rests her back on the wall. But, I think thats a good one too, as I get to see your beautiful face every day.she beamed. Im sorry, Winnie. IC Winifred scoffed. I really dont know what youre sorry for, gurl. It wasnt your fault! You didnt know the juice was poisoned. Besides, I think its great I was the one that drank it not you. Hardship makes love be stronger. She winked at her. Beatrice inhaled. I am not aC Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Just try to y along even if it is for once. Dont be too serious.Winifred sighed. Beatrice chuckled before helping her move the strand of hair that was blocking her right eye away. Winifred shook a little but suddenly rolled her eyes. You absolutely cannot do that again, Beatrice. It would only make me love you more or think youre my girlfriend.she huffed. Well, I apologize.Beatrice grinned. So, have you eaten? Winifred nced at her and blushed. No. The nurse tried to feed me but I declined. Since you said you would being, I decided to wait for you toe feed me.she covered her face. Beatrice rolled her eyes. Where is your food? Winifred pouts her mouth. Right there.she pointed to a table. Beatrice walked to it and carried the tray of food on it before going back to her. ** Gregory walked inside his office, absent mindedly. Boss.a male voice called behind him and he flinched back. He stared back at the person and realized it was Harry. Since when did you start calling me boss?he scoffed and strode towards his seat then plunged himself down on it. Well.. were you taken off guard?. What are you thinking?Harry moved to him and he rolled his eyes. Nothing. Can I ask you one question? Sure, go on.Harry rubbed his temple. Can a day trip changed a person? Harry chortled. Well it depends. Yes, it could. No, it could not. It totally depends on the person. Gregory picked his pen from the table and rotates it in his hand. She is kind of gentle and.. easy to be intimidated. Then, aftering back from a a day trip that was supposed tost for three days, she suddenly changed. Youre talking about Beatrice, arent you?Harry caught on. Gregory sighed. You know what?. Dont worry. What do you want? People changes when they experienced something too. It could be pains or any other thing. The pains would then make them stronger. It happens. Since its Beatrice, it might be because of Winifreds poisoning case. Gregory nodded. Beatrice said she is suspecting Jennifer instead. She doesnt believes the guy was the one that tried to poison her. Harry strained his eyes at him before smacking his lips. Jennifer could do that, truly.Harry supported. There is nothing wrong in verifying too. After all, your wife was almost poisoned here. Gregory rolled his eyes. And, now she is scaring me to death with her new attitude. She is suddenly trying to get closer to me. She almost pec..he stopped talking after seeing the big smile on Harrys face. You dont understand. Only I can understand. And, I wont tell you why she is doing that. As an husband and a father, I know women just too well.he boasted. Ei?, husband?. Gomez is just your baby mama. Things are about to work between us now.he grinned. Gregory chuckled. No wonder youve been ying around like a kitten these days.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. That aside, find out why Beatrice is doing that yourself. Why are you here? To greet you a good morning of course. I will return back to my work now.he smiled and went out. Gregory stared out in frustration. He was still bothered by Beatrice attitude, now its Harrys turn? Damn this. ** Beatrice left after spending about two hours with Winifred. As her car drove out, Olivias own came right in. She ced a knock on Winnies ward. Come in.she heard her faint voice. She went inside. Winifred scoffed a little. What are you doing here? You are sick. Hmm?. I dont need you to pity me, Olivia.she rolled her eyes to the side. Why are you doing this to me, Winifred?. I like and still care about you?. Why are you trying to shut me out? Winifred closed her eyes. Because I dont want to make the same mistake over again. Youre a toxic lover, Olive. Kiss Toxic?Olivia scoffed, batting hershes rapidly. Yes.Winifred gulped down nervously. All you only care for is yourself. You dont wanna know about me. Just yourself. You want me to do everything to your taste.Wini sighed. Olivia went to sit down on the seat beside the bed and pursed her lips. Im.. sorry.she said the least thing Wini had expected to hear. She never imagined that she would actually apologize. I.. our break up got me to know some other things as well. Im sorry for all Ive done but, please, even if you dont want to date me back, I will understand. Just.. dont try to push me away from visiting you here. Winifred squirmed her lips then gave a whatever look. Olivia smiled before pecking her cheeks. I saw Beatrice as she left. Yep. And, nothing is going on between us both.Winifred nced at her quickly. I know.she nodded. Well, she has changed a lot. ..Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Beatrice got back home and retired to her room. Shed gone to check on Melinda first in the kitchen but she was told she has gone out to get some foodstuffs. Just like the typical her everyday, she read a book, ate a lot, slept, woke up, read again and ate again too. After about some hours, Beatrice heard a knock on her door. Come in.she saidzily. Melinda came inside. Peekaboo! Beatriceughed. Oh, you back?. Well, uhm, yeah. I just had to go get the groceries myself. How is Winifred fairing by the way? She.. is good.Beatrice nodded and pressed her lips together. And, have you stopped ming yourself?Melinda ced her hands on her hips. A little bit.she chuckled. Melinda rolled her eyes. You should find a friend to hang out with sometimes. Maybe Alyssa?. You cant just be staying indoors every blessed day. Youre still a youth and youve got a blooming life to live. I just dont like going out naturally. Youre just like Gregory. Would you believe me if I tell you that guy has never gone to a club before? I believe you.Beatrice gave a nod. Melinda huffed. Birds of the same feather flocks together. They did few more talkings before Melinda left to prepare dinner. Beatrice was left alone yet again. She buried her face back in her phones screen. She went through celebrities timelines on Instagram and when she got bored with that, she watched some funny videos. She returned back to reading her story and she decided to do a little writing too. Before she knew it, it was time for dinner. Only her and Melinda ate since Gregory was still not back. Beatriceughed when lying down on her bed, staring at the ceiling when she remembers Melindas question. Or, would you like to wait for him so you guys can eat together? She doesnt do that with the man she loved before they broke up so why would she do so with a fake husband? Maam?she heard a familiar voice at the door. Come in.she ushered the person in. Mr Gregory requested for your presence in his room.Megan came in and informed. Beatrice brows furrowed up in confusion. He is back? Why did he want her toe to his room though? Okay. You can go.Beatrice sat up. Alright, maam.she left. Beatrice nabs her phone from the bed before moving out of the room. She went into his room and met him sitting quietly on his bed. He was already dded in a casual dress. You called for mC Read me stories.he interrupted, abruptly. Beatrice instantly felt grateful that shes written about three episodes of the story during the day. She sat down on the chair and studied him before reading. She finished reading the three episodes and looks up at him. It doesnt seem like that was enough. Uhh.. thats the only episodes I have now.she cleared her throat and rubbed the temple of her neck nervously. He nced at her and scoffs. Leave then.he took his eyes away from her. Just like that? Beatrice was a little surprised that he didnt grouse about that. She stood up and sauntered to the door. She ced her hand on the hinge of the door but suddenly stopped, throwing her head back at him. About Melinda..she began. His eyes snaps up at her. What about her? Nothing. You guys seem close. I.. well, never mind.she chuckled and opened the door, about to go out. She is like a mother to me.she heard him respond. Oh, I see. Goodnight.she said before going out of his room. She headed back to her room and drifted into sleep. ~ #Next day. The sun poured its rays on Beatrices face, waking her up from her deep slumber. She got up from her bed, went to take her bath, dress up then took the stairs down to the dining room. Melinda was still setting the table when she got there. Ready to go visit Winifred?Melinda asks with a smile. Yep. Good morning.she sat down on the chair. Is Gregory still sleeping? I dont know.Beatrice shrugged. Melinda sighed before dishing out her food for her. When she was done eating, she went to drop the te in the kitchen and tried to wash it but Melinda told her not to worry then she left. She went up to her room and carried her bag. The weather was extremely cold because of the rain that fell heavily in the midnight. She ruffled through her stuff, looking for her head warmer. She huffed after realizing she didnt bring it along with her. She wore her sweater but still branched at Gregorys room to ask if he has one. I do. Check it in my closet.he replied. He was dressed up for work already but he was checking out something on hisptop. She searched his closet but found nothing. Well, I cant find it. Can you please get up ande search it for me?she snorts. He stood up and moved to the closet. He picked the warmer up at the first search and gave her a look. She shrugged before putting it on. Thanks for the car. I forgot to thank you yesterday. No need to thank me. Im only doing this for me.he sighed. She scoffs. Well, I know. Any heads up on Jennifer though? No.he grunts and tried to walk away but she blocked him. Are you even doing what I asked you to do?she perched her brows up at him. He scoffed and took a step closer to her. She moved back with a frown. You are not?she asks. Im on it.he replied and made to leave again. If she turns out to be the real culprit, what are you going to do? Hand her over to the cops, of course. When you know her family can easily buy her way out?she peered her eyes at him. Hmm?she raised a brow when she didnt get a response. She took a step nearer to him, about to taunt him again. She was surprised when he didnt move back. Instead, he bent his head a little and kissed her. Wedding Beatrice eyes grew out in shock and she hurriedly pulled Gregory away from her. Wh.. what.. was that?she scoffed. I.. I..she batted hershes while he just watched her, quietly. I think Ive got.. uhm.. I will leave now..she stuttered and streaked out of the room. Gregory chuckled at her nervousness. Has she never kissed anyone before? He asked himself why he did that inwardly but he couldnt find a suitable answer. He just knew something prompted him to. While in the car on the way to the hospital, Beatrice brought out her phone out of her bag and stared at her reflection on the screen. Her hand slides up to her mouth with a confused look. Why did he kissed her? It could be a mistake. She heaved out a sigh and returned the phone back to her bag. .. What could make a man kiss you?Winifred repeated, her eyes popping out at Beatrice. She had just asked her about that since Winnie might know the answer. She found what he did shocking and surprising and she doesnt even know why she badly wants to know the reason he did that. Youve never dated before, Beatrice?Wini scoffed. Beatrice smacked her lips before smiling. Dont worry. I.. Well, a man kissing you could mean a lot, depending on your rtionship. A man might have kissed you when he is troubled and.. Wini paused and chuckled. I dont know much about men since I dont date them. I am saying this from my experience with my girlfriends. Who kissed you?, George? Hell no! I am just asking.Beatrice swallowed hard and threw her gaze away. Winifred smirks. You sure?. Why do I see crimson lines on your cheeks?.she teased. Come on, I said its nothing! I am just asking because I read about it in.. somewhere.Beatrice squinted her eyes fastly. If Gregory was the one that kissed you, he might have fallen for you.Wini proceeded. Beatrice turned to her. What?! Yeah. Gregory isnt a yboy and he has had several women flocking around him in the past but he never took advantage of that. Besides,Winifred stopped talking and cupped her cheeks. It would be difficult for a man not to fall for a pretty woman like you.Wini observed. Beatrice rolled her eyes. Quit talking nonsense and take your drugs.she stood up and trotted to the table to get her her drugs. Ive used that already.Wini informed with a pout. Oh, then eat.Beatrice sighed. Winifred huffed. Seriously?. Would I have used the drugs without eating?. Why are you suddenly acting this way?. Is it because of Gregory?Winifred mped her hands together with a squeak. Beatrice swung her head at her and frowned. Youre sick, you should sleep.she breathed out. But, I just woke up?Winnie jibed. Hhmm.. then just look around..Beatrice chuckled before sitting back. Winifred scanned her facial expression and giggled. Why are you looking at me?Beatrice asked. You told me to look around.Winifred replied. I said around and not me.Beatrice sneered at her. Well, I am the one that get to decide the around! I would like to stare at. You look so cute right now. Once you get home, quickly tell Gregory you love him too. You must be out of it!Beatrice yelled at her. .. Gregory?. Greg?.. Greg?Harry called. Gregory only gazed at him, nkly, lost in a trance. It was until Harry tapped him that he got back to his senses. Hey?, what the hell?.Harry scoffed. What do you want?Gregory snorted. Why were you so lost, Greg?. Is there something boggling your mind?he inquired. Nothing, thank you.Gregory responded. Harry gave him a suspicious stare before going on to tell him what he was there for. The project weve.. Harry, do you think kissing a woman means you like her?Gregory couldnt contain his thoughts anymore as he blurts that out, cutting Harry short of his own speech. Harrys brows perched up at him in shock. You mean you kissed Beatrice?he asked, exhrated. I did.he breathed out. Why? I just did it, I dont know.his voice was rough. Maybe you like her?Harry tilts his head to a side. I am not sure. I dont think its because of that. Why would I love her?his eyes twinkled. Youre in a state of denial right now. Try to figure it out yourself.Harry adviced. Can we talk about work now?he added. Do you think maybe she would take my intention wrongly?.Gregory pressed on, then stared up at Harry. And, what was your intention, Greg?Harry questioned. I dont know, really. I just hope she wouldnt misunderstand.he sighed and picked up his pen. Why do you think she shouldnt?Harry ced his hands on his hips. Because.. I dont know but I hope she understands.Gregory rubbed his neck. Understand you love her?Harry rolled his eyes. You dont even understand yourself, but you want her to?he exhaled heavily. You know what?, lets make this a closed case. Invite her on a dinner date. If you find yourself drawn to her, then, youve fallen in love with her, man.Harry suggested.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Gregory took his words in, digesting and sifting it, then, he said in a final tone, No. I dont like her.he shook his head. ** Just how fast the night changes. The week for Annabes surgery came in super fast. As much as Beatrice was happy about it, she was still a little sad because her wedding was drawing closer too. The inte was already filled with news about their marriage. Her mothers surgery was a sess and Beatrice was delighted to have her back with her with no worries. The day she had wished never came by also surfaced. She found herself surrounded by Alyssa, Doreen and Winifred and Olivia. They were taking pictures and videos of and with her. She was nervous; This was her wedding which only happens once in a lifetime. What is going to happen between them after this day that they would be husband and wife? Annabe came inside the room, looking as gorgeous as ever. Beatrice always felt grateful that she was her mother and more grateful that she took after her in prettiness. Be cheered her on, tell her stories of when she was a kid; The weird and ridiculous things she has done. The girls streamed the moments on Instagram. For the first time ever, her mother told her about her father. All her previous fear died down. She became confident and unt her wedding gown the more as pictures of her were taken. She took lovely pictures with her mother too. Soon, the bridal chorus started ying in the church. She took a deep breath in and smiled. Oohh.. okay.. our bride is about to go in..Doreen squealed as their camera lights shed on her. Beatrice grinned at the camera. She covered her face. Oohh.. suddenly shy, baby girl?Alyssa teased. Awnn.. our bride looks so cute..Doreen chuckled. Beauty,e on now.. lets uncover our face..Winifred smiled. Beatrice brought her hands down from her face and exhaled heavily. Lets make this a sess. Then, she stepped out of the back room. Honeymoon Henry drew a sip of his tea in and exhaled heavily. Boss, youre really not going to go to the wedding?Oscar enquired. Hm.Henry hummed and brought the cup down from his mouth. I already decide not to disrupt their wedding, thats an enough gift.he uttered. But.. he is your son? A bastard, Oscar. Its only a bastard that wouldnt listen to his father.he frowned. Oscar nodded reluctantly. When they are done with their merries, lets find another way to separate them. He must marry Jennifer no matter what. Oscar stared at him and blinked. He is going to watch them have a grande wedding and separate themter on? Uh?Henry prinked up at him. Yes, boss. Henry nodded. Good. Dont have any silly thoughts, Oscar. I am only trying to be the best dad in the world. Him marrying a nameless woman wouldnt help him. A man needs power in order to be a man.he exhaled, heavily. They lo.. I told you not to think silly! What does love has to offer?. Its just a stupid feelings! You guys will never understand.he added and drank his tea again. ** Gregory was already standing by the altar when she got there. If her father was still alive, he would have been the one to take her hand up the aisle before leaving her with him. He offered a smile that was probably to make the guests feel they like each other when all that was contained in his eyes were voidness. They took all the vows, did all other wedding rituals and they called it a day. As the newly wed got inside the white car that was decorated with white and blue ribbons, friends and families and the media took pictures of them. Beatrice only had her mom as only her family there though. They got home and Beatrice was stunned by the incredible refurbished sight of the mansion. As they took the stairs up and got to the corridor, Beatrice turned to the direction of her room but he pulled her back by her hand. What are you doing?she huffed, attempting to wriggle her hand out of his grip. We just got married,he smirks. Shouldnt we sleep together?he raised a brow at her. Beatrice took a sharp breath in before frowning at him. This is fake, after all. There is no use in the contract that stated that we could sleep together.sheshed out. Your mind is dirty.he chuckled before pushing her inside his room. We are not doing anything. What do you think the maids would think with us sleeping apart on our wedding night?he tried to lock the door. No.she stopped him. What?. Im afraid you might escape.he scoffed. This is an act anyway. I would sleep on the bed then you sleep on the couch.she suggested. Gregorys eyes flickered in amazement.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. In my room? Shall I go to mine then?she hmphed. Go then you would handle the consequences.he loosened the tie around his neck. Beatrice snorted. That night, they both slept on the other sides of the bed. .. Good morning, a couple of couples that are currently toppling the most searched couple on Google and most talked about husband and wife!Melinda was their rm the next morning. Her voice red in their ears, making them toss and whine. Melinda eyes widened when she observed their sleeping positions. You guys are couples, you should be holding each other close when sleeping!she almost yell. Beatrices and Gregorys eyes snapped open. Melinda red at both of them. Did you guys even did anythingst night?!she inquired. Ugh, maam..Beatrice yawned, still feeling sleepy. Her body was aching because of the wedding stress and only rest could solve that. I asked a question.Melinda fumed at Gregory. You cannot barge in here anymore, Melinda. What if we were are having an early morning make out toplementst nights own?he huffed. The sleep that was tugging at Beatrices eyes disappeared. What the heck?! Melinda grinned. Ow, my boy is more romantic now. Anyways, I brought you guys coffee. Dont worry, Beatrice, I didnt add too much of milk.she winked at her before scramming out of the bedroom. They stared at the wooden b on the table. Two cups of coffee was ced on it. A love shape made with milk floats on one while one made with sugar and a little milk floats on the other. Beatrice extended her hand and picked hers up. She chugged it down her throat and breathed out as its warmth hits her throat. She returned the cup and got out of the bed. That was the second time she would be waking up in his room. I am leaving..she yawned. Hm. Get ready, we are going for our honeymoonter.Gregory responded. Beatrice eyes popped out. Eiii?! You heard me. Make use of the door, please. She jeered at him. He is still annoying as before. Thought she heard that getting married would make one to be more calmer? Or was it just a legend?. Phew! The marriage is a sham so he would probably have nothing to learn from it. She went to her room to sleep some more. A call from Alyssa interrupted her sleep. She answered the call with drowsy eyes. Hmm?? Oh my God! Your voice has changed overnight! I know thats as the result of the love kisses you and Gregory exchanged.Alyssa uttered, enthusiastically. Oh, please.Beatrice chuckled and ced a palm on the bed. So whats your n?Alyssa chirped. ns?Beatrice rubbed her eyes. Oh, well, yeah ns. Dont tell me you guys have not got any?Alyssa scoffed. Oh, yea. Our honeymoon starts today. Aw I like that! Want me to tag along?she teased. Well, sure.Beatrice shrugged. Dont tell me you guys are still not confessing your feelings yet?Alyssa snorts. How could she want to allow her to tag along? Well duhhh, wait, you C Yes, I do know its a contract marriage.Alyssa rolled her eyes at the other side. .. Amelia scrolled down the inte and huffed. Their wedding pictures are trending everywhere. She also went to his wedding with Brown too. Gregory was her brother, after all, and not showing up would turn her into a sulker! Especially since she has announced her support to him. Well, she should start executing her ns now. You鈥檙e burning hot Beatrice stood by the entrance door and watched as the maids pulled up their luggage boxes in the boot of the car. When they were done, they turned back to the direction of the house and greeted Beatrice as they walked past her. Beatrice moved to the car and huffed. They have to go together too. Ugh.. that man is pretty annoying. She opened the door to the backseat and sat down. Good afternoon, maam.the driver greeted. Hm.she hummed out a reply. Gregory came out of the houseter and came to sit beside her. Good afternoon, boss.the driver greeted. Yea.he responded. Beatrice rolled her eyes to the side. The car drove out of the mansion. They got on the road and Beatrice went to her Instagram ount to read about interesting posts. She tuts C tuts when she saw that everywhere was covered with their wedding pictures. She logged out immediately. She didnt made a post about her wedding on her wall neither did Gregory did.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. The number of people following her has increased awesomely too. She decided to watch a movie. After thirty minutes, she shuts her phone temporarily and ced her head on herps, deciding to make a sleep out of it. In her slumber, she dreamt of Gregory kissing her again. Her eyes widened both in the dream and in reality. Hey.he smiled at her after breaking the kiss. No!she yelled out in reality. Her eyes snapped open. She rose her head from her thighs. She turned to Gregory and saw him looking out of the window, unbothered. She looked away from him and blinked her eyes rapidly. She doesnt even know where they were going. He just asked her to pack and that she did. She crossed her arms, pressing her head to the seat and closing her eyes again. She kept herself awake though. She thought of what she would do next with her sry, and when the deal is over, how she would move out of the country. She heard the engines vibrating to a stop and she opened her eyes and saw a ne ahead. The driver got down to get their stuffs from the back of the car. We are traveling out?she voiced out in a single breath. He didnt respond and just got down. Well?. Has cat eaten his tongue? She alighted out of the car. While Gregory walked to the ne ahead, she went to help the driver carry the boxes even though he told her it was fine. She and the driver took the stairs up and got inside the ne. The driver dropped their boxes and left. This was not the first time Beatrice would be in a private ne but she still couldnt resist the urge to look around. It was Gregorys private ne, obviously. She sat down few seats away from him. The ne took off. Beatrice stared down the earth and at the clouds. Her phone rang and she brought it out of her trousers pocket. Zack?. She picked it up. Sorry, I should have called first. Thanks for.. No, there is nothing to thank me for. It was my besties birthday, so, of course, I should attend.he cut her off. Okay, but thank you anyways. It was nice having you around. It was nice seeing you in that white gown also.he chuckled. Zack had decided to lets go of his feelings for her and only think of her as a friend. It seems they were not meant for each other. Well.. hahaha, I know thats a tter but I appreciate that still.she chuckled. You on a ne? Yep, how do you know?Beatrice raised her brows. I can hear sounds. Oh, yeah, yeah.she smiled awkwardly. So, I will call youter.Zack uttered. Sounds good. Bye C bye. Bye.he chimed and ended the call. Gregory was observing her quietly. An hostess walked up to her. Good afternoon, maam. What would you like to take?. Drinks?, food?she inquired, politely. Im good. You should ask that man at the back instead. He has been sulking all day. Maybe all he needs is food, after all.she aimed her pinky finger at his direction carefully. Thedy turned to Gregory and immediately bowed before trotting to where he was. What would you like to eat or drink, sir? He shook his head gently. The hostess swallowed the lump in her throat before bowing then scrammed off. Beatrice peeked at Gregory and he instantly frowns at her. Oh, what a sulker.she breathed out, turning her head back to her front. Her phone buzzed on herps. It was a facetime call from Alyssa. She answered it. Heyyy guurlllAlyssa grinned. Hi.Beatrice grinned back. Alyssa paused. Is Gregory dead?she asked in a ringing tone which made Beatrice to chortle. He is still alive, living like a ghost. Why? Why are you guys sitting apart then?. Shouldnt you be sitting together? Well, who made that rule?Beatrice perched her eyebrows up. Love!Alyssa giggled. Now stand up, Beatrice and go sit beside your man.shemanded. You know whats going on, Lissa.Beatrice said. Besides, I have never been an obedient kid so..she smirks. So?Alyssa smirked back at her. I am currently at the mansion. I was going to wave a good bye to you guys before you leave but I camete, thus, missing you guys.she exined. Well, then go back to your house. Nah, not yet.Alyssa moved inside the kitchen. Why? Melinda has to see this. What do I have to see?Melinda voice sounded in the background. Beatrices eyes widened. She sprang up from the seat and ran to where Gregory was and took the seat beside him. Alyssa winked at her. Now, thats more like it.she stated before handing the phone over to Melinda. Bee C bee looks so cute beside Gregory.she said to Alyssa. They are basically the perfect couple Ive ever met.Alyssa enthused and popped her face in. Take care of Beatrice, Gregory, you hear?Melinda looked at him. He gave a nod. Okay, so bye..Beatrice grinned. Wait, wait, not yet..Alyssa collected the phone from her. Dont block their way. What if they want to have a special moment together on the ne?Melinda said. Now, thats heck no!Beatrice tapped on the red button. She stared at Gregory. He was awfully quiet. Before, he would have uttered a word or two. Are you okay?she questioned. He nodded and breathed out an hot air. Huh? She ced her palm on his forehead. Oh, no. Youre burning hot. Five minutes its okay, just ignore me.he removed her palm from his head. How can I do that?.she scoffed. He stared at her. If you die, who do you think they would suspect?she uttered. Its fine.he muttered. Let me get a water to..she tried to stand up. He pulled her back. No.he shook his head. She huffed. Listen, we have to stop this from escting into something big. He ced his head on her shoulder, to her surprise. Let me stay like this for a moment.he closed his eyes.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Beatrice eyes twitched and she pouts her lips. Five minutes. Five minutes it is then.he spoke. Beatrice stared down at him and blinked before throwing her gaze away. After about five minutes, Gregory raised his head up from her shoulder and looked at her just to find out she has started dozing off. He leaned back in his seat and nced out of the nes window. He stared at her and saw her head sloping to the side, drowsily. He snorted before positioning it on his shoulder. Just until she wakes up. The nended in Paris and Gregory grunted. It turns out her little nap has turned into a full sleep. He tapped her left shoulder gently. She turned her head on his shoulder and grumbled. Miss Beatrice..he called lowly. Hm?she answered with her eyes still shut. You need to wake up. We are here.he informed. Okay, I will.she nodded her head against his shoulder. Gregory waited for her to do as shed promised, however, she still seems to be enjoying her sleep. He grunted, lifted her head up from his shoulder and ced it against the seat and stood up. He would just order someone toe get her. He walked towards the staircase but halted and nced back at her. Then, groaning, he walked back to her and hefted her up in a bridal style. He descended the stairs down with her in his arms and their driver along with their tour guide who happens to be a female walked to him. Wee, sirthe driver bowed to him. d youre here, Mr Gregory.the woman smiled before her eyes trailed off to Beatrice. This is your wife.she uttered and looked back at him. Is that a question?Gregory jibed. It is not, you already know that, Mr Gregory.she chuckled out a reply. Gregory moves to the car and dropped Beatrice in the backseat. I will drive ahead of you guys so I can take you to where the house I prepared for both of you is.she informed. Sure.Gregory gave a nod before circling the car around and sat beside Beatrice. They got to a vi and Gregory groused again since hed to carry the sleeping beauty yet again. I wille by tomorrows morning.the woman said. Gregory scooped Beatrice up in his grasp before turning to the woman, Whats your name?Gregory inquired. She smiled. Well, why do you wanna know my name, Mr Gregory?she flicked her hair aside. I have to know the name of our tour guide, no?he scoffed. Unless, of course, if you want me to refer to you as miss blue hair. Thedy beamed in embarrassment. Laura, my name is Laura. You do look Laura.he rasped before marching away. Laura blushed slightly before getting inside her car then drove off. Gregory went to drop Beatrice in a room upstairs. ## Beatrices eyes pped opened and she narrowed her eyes at the estranged environment. She sat up and rubbed her face. She scratched her hair and tried to recollect some memories. She got the scene of when Gregory dropped his head on her shoulder. Hed promised to stay like that for five minutes and.. Oh, snap! She slept off She groaned. She ruffled her hair, throwing a part to cover her face. She brushed her hair back and got down from the bed. He must be the one that brought her inside this room. He removed her shoes also. She slipped her legs in the flip C flops and tottered out of the room. She took the stairs down and located the kitchen without much stress. She never fails in that! Gregory was in the room that moment. Beatrice squinted her eyes. You can cook?she questioned, surprised. He nced back at her and covered the pot. Youre awake.he frowns. Yes, I am. I thought you didnt know how to cook? What was the impression that prompted you to have such conjecture?he walked past her. She folded her arms and follow behind him. Back at the ind, the triplets said you had never cooked for them.she uttered. He snatched his phone from the sofa and turned back to the direction of the kitchen. She turned behind him too. Youre not going to say anything?she blinked her eyes. I have the right to remain silent.he said, gruffly. Beatrice scoffed. Then, she remembered that shed assumed he doesnt eat except drink his coffee before too. Her presumptions of him was wrong then. So, what are you cooking?she peeked inside the pot as he opened it. None of your concern.he breathed out. Well, why?. Dont I have the right to know what I am going to eat? He covered the pot and stared at her. Who said I was cooking for you?he scoffed. Beatrices brows moved up, quizzically. Youre only cooking for yourself?. What am I supposed to eat then? You know how to cook, dont you?he sat on the stool behind the counter. Youre basically saying I should cook my food myself? I didnt know you dont understand simple sentences.he remarked with his two thumbs typing away fastly on his phones keyboard. Beatrice stomped her feets on the ground, frustratedly. It could have cost you nothing to prepare the food for both of us! You dont have to be sopassionless!she fumed. He looked up at her. Why do I have to care about you?. This is a contract; Each parties has its own duties to fulfill.he stared back at his phone. How long have you been cooking?she questioned. I dont know why youre asking but it should be about thirty minutes ago.he responded without eyeballing her. Great.she smirked. She stepped to where the pot was and switched the cooker off then carried the food and poured it away in the trash can. Now, we are even. Duties No, this is what I call even. Both of us would have nothing to eat.she smirks, dropped the pot and looked at him. Gregory jaw clenched and his eyes darkened. Then, Beatrice wished she has not done that. No one should me her though. She has short C temper. Once she is angry, she doesnt think her actions through before executing them. With Gregorys eyes staring at her sharply, her heart missed a beat. He breathed out and released his balled fists, stood up and left the kitchen. I will prepare another one for us!she yelled after him. She smiled triumphantly before turning back to the pot. I will make another food for us.she giggled. When she was done cooking, she dished it out in two tes and took one upstairs. She stood in the middle of the corridor, not sure of the room Gregory was in. Gregory?she called. She scoffed at herself for expecting an answer when she knows him just too much. Aarggg!!!she screamed. The door before her was opened and Gregory stepped out. He red at her after seeing she was perfectly fine and nothing might have scared her. Honestly? Honestly, Mr Gregory. You have to eat.she trotted to him. He stared down at the food, repugnantly. I only eat food cooked by me or Melinda. I seeBeatrice scoffed. But, I am your wife, so there should be an exception, dont you think?she raised a brow at him. Gregory scanned her expression before chuckling. Oh, please. Wife?. Youre just a partner. Wife, partner, they are both the same thing. Business partner.he retorted. Beatrice huffed. I am your paid wife, and since I am getting paid, I have to make sure I perform my wifely duties to.. I dont need that!he interpted, sharply. These days, youve been extraordinary daring.his brows knitted up. Beatrice blinked rapidly. I get you dont want to eat the food, bye.she attempted to leave but he gripped her by her arm. Beatrices heart dropped in her mouth and she opened her mouth, gasping for air. What.. are you doing right now, Mr Gregory?she looked down at his hand that was grasping her arm. You said you have to perform your wifely duties..he started and chortled. Beatrice shot her eyes up at him. Yes?, excuse me?, let go of me!she tried to wriggle out of his tight grip. Does that includes the bedroom scene too?he continued with a snicker. Beatrice blood boiled in her stomach. What are you saying?.she scoffed. You know what I am trying to say.he clicked his tongue. Beatrice sucked a breath in between her teeth. Mr Gregory,she panted. We are in Paris. I am sure finding a beautiful woman for yourself wouldnt be that hard. Why should I look for another woman when youre here?he asks. Beatrice legs weakened and she batted hershes. Find another woman to fun around with. This is business. There should be no such thing between us!she gnashed her teeth. Such what?. It turns out you still have a dirty mind.he smirks before releasing her. Bast*rd.Beatrice mumbled under her breath. She turned to leave but he stopped her. Dont do what you did tonight ever again. I might not show mercy next time.he uttered and shut the door. Beatrice rolled her eyes before taking the stairs down. ** #Next morning. .. Ding Dong!The doorbell rings from downstairs. Gregory checked the time on his phone. It was seven minutes past seven. He has already woken up about an hour ago. The person at the door might be Laura. But, why is she there early? He opened the door and true to his guess, it was her. Oops! I hoped I am not here too early?she gazed at his shirtless chest. Yes, you are.he scowled before opening the door widely. Well, I apologize for that but I just didnt want to disappoint.she smiled. Come in.., please. Oh, yea..Laura chuckled before sauntering inside the house. So, do you like the house?she questioned. A bit. Mine is cooler than this.he locked the door and turned to her. You.. have a vi?, here in Paris? Hm.he nodded. Then, why did you have me prepare here for you? Just because. The sun is more brighter here and the ocean is beautiful.he gulped down. Such a romantic man.Laura chuckled. You considered all that because of your wife, right? You ask too many questions, miss Laura.he frowns. I apologize for that.she grinned. Coffee or tea?he asked. Anything the gentleman offers me. Sit down.he said before striding to the kitchen. He made her a quick cup of tea and went back to the living room. Here,he handed the cup out. Thank you.she collected the tea and wrapped her hands around it. We are not done yet, so you will have to wait or you could go after finishing your tea thene back by 9. I will wait.she blew some air on the tea before taking a sip. Her eyes glowed in delight. Mr Gregory, not only are you a romantic man, you also know how to make a good tea!she stared up at him. Its nice? Well, it is.she chuckled. I just kind of made it hurriedly. I even forgot to add sugar. I remembered only when you drank it. Howe it tastes so good in your mouth?. Has your taste buds rotten or that is just how bad you wannapliment me?he slides his hands in his pants pockets. Laura seized a breath before smiling out whilst blinking her eyes. I didnt know you could talk so much, Mr Gregory.she looked down at her tea. You could go to the kitchen and add the sugar to it yourself.he prodded. Well no need.she grinned sheepishly. Beatrice appeared at the top of the staircase, stretching her body. She stared at the direction of Laura and Gregory and she gasps. Gregorys eyes diverted to her. She widened her eyes at him but he only frowns.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Laura wondered who he was staring at like that then followed his gaze to Beatrice. Oh, your wife, she is awake, isnt she? Beatrice and Gregory looked at her weirdly. She batted hershes and bit her tongue. Mrs Winslow, I am Laura, your tour guide.she said to her. Beatrice scoffed. Room 14 No one ask who you are.Beatrice scoffed. Lauras right hand folded into a ball. I thought its only right to do that so you wont misunderstand. Misunderstand what?Beatrice questioned. Laura sighed. I.. You dont have to say anything to me, miss Laura. I like your gown by the way.Beatrice pointed at her blue ball gown. It makes you look like a cindere..she added with a chuckle. Is that so?. If you like it, I could get one for you also. No, I dont. It looks way too childish.Beatrice frowns. I do admire it on your body though.she grinned. Laura clenched her teeth together. She is humourously insulting her. Beatrice looked at Gregory and down at his chest. Mr, no shirt?she eyeballed him. She huffed. I will go take my bath and meet you here super fast. I cant wait to take a tour around here.she smiled at Laura who returned a fake one at her. Sure, Mrs Winslow. I am always here.she chirped. Beatrice scurried away. Your wife is so nice, isnt she?Laura said to Gregory. He perched up his brows at her. Did.. I ask something wrong? I just wonder why you happen to have so many questions.he snorts and took the stairs up. Laura smiled out, her check bones clenching. She chugged down the tasteless tea and breathed out. Beatrice came downter, clothed in a white gown. Lets go.she beamed at Laura. We have to wait for Mr Gregory.Laura replied. Beatrice snorted and rolled her eyes. She sat down beside her. Where are we going first though? Where do you want to go to first?Laura replied the question. Somewhere nice might be a cake shop, might be the beach.. might be anywhere.Beatrice tittered. Cake shop?Laura repeated with a hint of mock in her voice. You guys are here for your honeymoon but you want to go to a cake shop, Mrs Winslow?she scoffed. Beatrice dug her teeth into her lips before smiling out. Its all about happiness, Laura. We dont have to go to the most expensive ce in the world before we know that our marriage has been honeyed. Lauras eyes twitched. Oh, of course, yes. Happinessshe drawled out. Im guessing you like simple things, Mrs Winslow.she chuckled. Once my heart feels at peace with something, no matter if its simple or not, I would love it.Beatrice folds her arms on her chest and rxed back on the couch. Mr Gregory might have done something little that made your heart flutter too. Beatrice squirmed her lips then giggled. Miss Laura..she called.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. I feel youre trying to get to somewhere with what you just said. You get that right. I am a woman, and you are too. Seeing a fellow woman fall in love so easily makes me think of how petty you are.Laura crossed her legs. Beatrices eyes sharpened in mes. Because you like expensive things doesnt me those who fancy stuffs opposite to yours are petty. Really?Laura pressed her lips together. I still think they are though.she smacked her lips. Beatrice snickered. If you are so expensive, why are you throwing yourself cheaply at my husband?.she brought her face closer to Lauras. Laura batted hershes bashfully. IC Oh, I know.Beatrice moved her head back. People like you tend to sell your heart, no, body if possible, for a man that buys you an expensive ne.she smirks. Laura red at her. You have quite a bad mouth, Mrs Winslow. So do you.Beatrice retorted. To make things clear, I wasnt throwing myself at your husband. I have a boyfriend and Oof! Boyfriend?Beatrice scoffed. Cut me some ck. I dont wanna hear about your expensive rtionship, miss Laura.she snorted. Laura opened her mouth to utter something but Gregorys appearance in the living room didnt let her do that. Beatrice scanned his dressing with her eyes. Why is he dressed so beautifully?. Hmph! Mr Gregory!Laura chimed and stood up. Why are you not calling him Mr Winslow?Beatrice voiced out, staring at the TV lostly. The smile on Lauras lips faded off as she stared at her. Beatrice pouted and meet Lauras gaze with hers. You must really hate the fact that he is married a lot.she lifts her brows up at her and chuckled. And you said you werent throwing yourself at him.she added, sarcastically before rising up to her feet. Shall we go now that my husband is here? To make things right, Mrs Winslow, I.. You dont have to make anything right, miss Laura. What youre doing is wrong. Coveting on another womans husband is wrong.. all shades of wrong.Beatrice said and took her gaze to Gregory who only stared at her silently. Mr Gregory.. Call him mr Winslow.Beatrice frowned. Mr Winslow, dont believe what Mrs Winslow is.. I am his wife.. not Mrs Winslow to him. Mr Winslow, your wife is using me falsely. I.. That was only a tongue in the cheek, miss Laura. You dont have to be too jittery.Beatrice smiled. Well, lets go.she started walking out. Laura breathed out angrily. Mr Winslow, you have to caution your wife. Why? Because she cant go around using every prettydy she sees beside you. Okay.Gregory held an indifferent look and trotted away. Laura puffed out some air before going after them. Beatrice stepped inside the car and watched as Gregory walked towards it too. Laura said something to him and he nodded. Him, nodding and coffee can never be separated. Well.. none of her concern. He got into the backseat. Well, where are we heading to?Beatrice questioned as they got on the road. I dont know. Huh?. Didnt you make any preparations beforehand? Like, the first ce we are going to visit and..she shrugged. I didnt.he shook his head. Forget about it then.she huffed. Lauras car before them stopped Infront of a huge building. She got down and walked to their car. Beatrice stepped out. Whats with this ce? This is where new couples like you alwayse too.Laura responded. Gregory also hopped out of the car. The three of them moved in and Laura went to the receptionist. She came back and smiled at them. We have to get you guys to room 14. Lets go, please. Room 14 to do what?Beatrice inquired behind her. You have never been in an hotel, Mrs Winslow?Laura scoffed. Does it hurt? Cora interlocked her hands and giggled. At the count of five.. four. threeshe counted. Beatrice shut her eyes tightly before moving her face closer to Gregorys. She cursed under her breath. Its all her fault. She shouldnt have persuaded him to y the game with her. And one!!!Cora chimed. She sighed before cing her mouth on his for a second, then moved her head back immediately. He ps hisshes, obviously flustered. She turned to Cora who has her brows furrowed up. Its done.Beatrice said. Huh?. Just that?. That was only a peck.Cora remarked. Well..Beatrice chuckled and scratched the back of her neck. It seems we are done here. Lets go.Gregory stood up. We would be on our way then, miss Cora. Good bye. And, thanks for the lessons.Beatrice grinned at Cora before standing up. Sure, Mrs Winslow. I wish you the very best in your marriage.Cora nodded. I hope you would reconcile with your husband too.Beatrice winked at her before moving out. Gregory was walking ahead of her as they headed out of the building. How was the session?Laura asked them. Boring.Gregory scoffed. Id say good.Beatrice grinned. Laura nodded. Lets end this here.Gregory stated. Huh?. Why?. Ive.. prepared a lot for your honeymoon.Laura arched her brows in surprise. Beatrice internally rolled her eyes. He is like a chameleon that changes color every minutes. We would resume tomorrow.he insisted. I mean.., Mr Gregory.. well.. okay. how about tonight then?. Gregory turned to re at her. Beatrice sighed. To night sure sounds good.she chipped in. Gregory gave her a look but she quickly took her eyes away from him. Is it so, mr Winslow?Laura asked. Beatrice scoffed and shook her head. I already said its fine. Do you really have to ask him again?. Honestly?, can you hide your affections for him? And, to say he is a married man.she added. She pushed Gregory by his arm with her and inside the car. She turned to Laura. I wont watch you take my man away from me. See youter tonight.she said to Laura who had a frown on her face and crossed to the other side of the car. She settled inside. Lets go.she said to the driver and he began driving. They got home and went inside the house. As they were ascending the stairs, Gregory was holding his head. Beatrice sighed, deciding not to pay attention to him. They got to the door of his room and as he made to go in, she pulled him back. Whats wrong with you?. You dont have to be so hideous about it.she scoffed. She felt his temperature and sighed. As expected.she snort. Its just an headache.he mumbled. I expected that. You nodding, frowning and putting up a tough look all day long would end up here. Or, is it because you havent taken any coffee today?she raised her brows at him but he only stared at her. I would go get drugs for you at a nearby pharmacy, so.. Dont bother.he released himself from her and went inside his room. Eishhh.., do you really think I want to do this?! I just dont want you dying!she yelled before moving to her room. She threw herself on the bed and couldnt help but wonder now annoying he was. Why cant he admit that he is sick and needs help?. Well, duhhh. She wont care anymore. He could go to hell for all she knows. And, just like that, she slept off. She woke upter and creased her brows at the muffled groans she was hearing. She batted hershes and sat up. She listened to the sounds before covering her face with her palms. Those are definitelying from Gregory. Geez. She slept back. Hed told her not to worry about him.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. She might as well let him bear his pains and die alone. Few secondster, she yanked the nket off her body and got down from the bed. She exit out of her room and walked to his. She sighed before opening it. Her eyes widened in horror when she saw the disaster before her. Mr Winslow!she shouts and rushed to where he was. He was holding a ss in his hand and squeezing it tightly. His blood drips from his hand to the floor. She stood, few steps away from him. Is he back to his crazy self?. How Could. could.. he?.. She breathed out. The sight alone is making her feel uneasy. She forced her legs to move forward and sat on the space of the bed next to him. Gregory?.she called. He turned to her, sharply. Drop that..she pointed at the broken ss in his grapple. He tightened his hand around it the more and Beatrices mouth opened, slightly. I clearly told you not bother yourself about me.he gritted. Then you might as well die!!!she eximed. You.. you think I am doing this for your sake?. No! I am doing it for my conscience. Doing this because..she paused. You can kill yourself after we go back home, hm?.she uttered, breathily. He released his fingers around the ss and it slides down to the ground. Beatrice breathed out in relief. You can tend to your wounds, oh yea? He shook his head, slowly. I mean, when you know youCEish, just forget about that. I will go get the first aid kit.she went out. Gregory stares at his hand and closed his eyes. He took in a sharp breath. Perhaps, he should visit a therapist. Beatrice came back with the box. I wont be gentle, cause I am seriously mad at you. How can a man not know how to curb his anger?she snort. She opened the box and brought out a rubbing alcohol bottle. I dont know how to apply treatment on other peoples wounds so bear with it.she sprinkled the spirit on his hand. He suppressed a wince, ring hard at her. She added dressing powder to bandage and wrapped it around his hand. Its hurt, doesnt it?. Dont be so angry next time.she mocked. You are not going to thank me?see raised her gaze to him. He only looked at her without saying anything. Hey!she yelled. Get out.he uttered, softly. Club Beatrice red at him before stomping out of the room. She returned the first aid box and prepared a quick food for herself. She went to continue her beauty sleep afterwards. ~ Honeymoon?Henry sneered at Oscar. Yes, boss. They went on.. Stop.Henry interrupted, raising a finger up in the air. Make sure that girl doesnt return home in one piece. It wouldnt be bad if you allow her meet mama nature. Oscar pped his eyshes in confusion. You mean?..he asked for rification. Henry shot his stare up at him. I mean you should prevent her in whichever way that seems possible.he replied. If its to kill, then go for the kill. If its to take her dignity away from her, then set up things like that. Oscar itched his nape, nervously. Al-right, sir.he swallowed hard. .. Night~ .. Club?Beatrice repeated, wide C eyed. Yes, mrs Winslow. You dont like that?. I figured it might be boring for you guys to stay at home tonight so..Laura said with a shrug. What do you think?she pressed her lips together. Well, since the idea was borne out of good intention, we should go.Beatrice beamed. You guys should go alone.Gregory stated. That wont do.Beatrice scoffed. Well, its totally fine, mrs Winslow. Him not going means freedom to dance with other men in the club for you. Lets go have fun then.Laura winked at her. Gregory turned to them with a frown. So true. I will go get changed into something casual.Beatrice squealed and took the stairs up to her room. She is a married woman, you know?Gregory scoffed. Yep. Since you arent willing to go with her, she should find other people to vibe with. Dont worry, Im here so things wont get out of control.she smiled. He scoffs and went up the stairs. Few minutester, Beatrice came down in a short and a crop top. Shed restyled her hair that was previously in a bun into a ponytail. We good?Laura questioned. Yup, lets go.Beatrice nodded. She is the type that detests peoples gatherings but tonight was different. She just knew she wanted to be away from Gregory, from that ce. And, maybe getting music pierced right into her ears and taking gulps of drinks would really release her stress. Gregory descended the stairs and Laura and Beatrice looked up at him. Huh?. Why is he all dressed up?. Is he going to tag along?. Oh, no! Beatrice but her lower lip. Mr Winslow, I thought you werent interested?Laura teased. He ignored her question and just walked pass them. ** Beatrice and Gregory stood at the second floor in the club house, staring down at other clubbers as they were dancing. Laura had gone to get them drinks. Beatrice was pretty ufortable around him. Why would he change his mind though?. Laura came back with a bottle of vodka and three ss cups. She gave one to them each before decanting the drink in their cups. Beatrice downed it and stretched her ss out for another shot. Laura stared at Gregory, unsure whether to pour her another ss or not. Beatrice frowned. Come on..she puffed. Laura replenished her ss and she chugged that one down in a go too. I am not sure if you should get another one.Laura scoffed. Gregory gestured for her to give her another shot with his head. Laura sighed before refilling her ss once again. Beatrice took a sip out of that and sighed. Im heading downstairs.she informed and descended the staircase. You wont follow her, mr Winslow?Laura questioned. She is a grown up woman. She knows best.he answered. He went into one of the rooms and sat down. .. Beatrice climbed on the highstool and mmed her ss on the table. I need more.she slurred.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Im sorry, miss. You look like youre already drunk and,the barman tried to say. Heeyyyyy!!! Just fvcking give me a shot!she yelled. The barman sighed. I can only give you a shot then. Which one do you want?. Vodka?, Brandy?.. which one? The strongest.she replied. The barman sighed before grabbing a tumbler of whiskey and decanting it in her ss cup. Although, that is not the strongest but he did that for her. She looks obviously stupefied already. She quaffed it down and stood up, sluggishly. She moved to the stage and three men immediately surrounded her. Laura spotted her from where she was and fidgeted with her nails. She was confused whether to tell Gregory about that or not. She could use the chance that Beatrice is too busy to notice her now to get closer to Gregory but.. She huffed. She went to the room he was. Mr Winslow, your wife is drunk, and dancing with three unknown men. Does he really love her? Gregory frowned. Where is she?he demanded. Downstairs.Laura sighed. He stood up from his seat and stormed out of the room. He went down the stairs and scoured his eyes around for Beatrice. His jaw clenched in rage when his eyesnded on her. She was dancing andughing among some men. He heaved out a sigh. This is what he get for standing by and watching her as she drank to stupor. He walked to where she was and gripped her arm. She turned to him and strained her eyes. Who are you?she giggled. I will take you home.he tried to take her away but a man took Beatrices other hand. Where are you taking her?. We were really having fun.the man smirks. Gregory yanked his hand off from her arm with a re. Stay off.he muttered. Beatrice mumbled, inaudibly and raked her fingers in her hair while staggering forth and back. I mean, who are you to her?. You cant just take her away from us.the man took Beatrices hand again. Gregory lets out a sigh and stared sideways. Without warning, he threw a punch in the mans face that sent him falling down on the floor.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. The people around stopped dancing and stared at the scene in surprise. The music also stopped ying. Gregory gave the man one more look before dragging Beatrice away. Huuu.. where are we going?Beatrice whined. He dragged her to the car and opened the backseat then pushed her in, gently. He locked the door before going to sit behind the steering. Ughhh.. party isnt over yet.she grumbled. He ignites the car and zoomed off. He pulled the car to an halt before the house and got down. He grinded his teeth as he opened the door for her. Come out,he uttered. She took a leg out. He waited for her to take the second one out but it doesnt look like she was ready to do that anytime soon. Why arent you getting down? I dont know.she pouted and stared back at her leg. I cant seem to find my leg. Can you find it for me?she looked up at him. Gregory bats hisshes and opened his mouth for air. How I hate the drunk you.he bent over to carry her out of the car. He ced her on the ground, shutting the cars door. Sorry, mister?. Where are we?. Are we in paradise?she asked and squinted her eyes. No. We in hell.Gregory responded, icily and started leading her into the house. He took her to her room and made her to lie down. He pulled the nket over her body. I only have one request to make. Dont.. ever drink again.he said with his eyes turning red. Why?. You dont like seeing me drunk?. I happen to look too cute and that makes you drool?.she tittered, sitting up. He gazed at her. Sleep.he sighed. Why?. I am not sleepy. Youre drunk.he scoffed. I am not! I am absolutely sober.she chuckled. He sat down on the bed, beside her. Ill stay till you fall asleep then. Why would you do that?. I dont even know you..she narrowed her half C closed eyes at him. I think that makes it better. Let this stranger stay here with you. Nah.. what if youre an assassin? Then, you would have died a long time ago.he scoffed. She clicked her tongue. Since youre a stranger..she smiled and scooted closer to him. Gregory shifted back, simultaneously. And, since this might be a dream.. although, you look like a jerk I once know but youre different from him..she giggled. Why dont you?..she cupped her cheeks and squealed. Gregorys eyes shoot out at her in terror. Why dont you.. get me another ss of brandy. I promise, Id give you a brand new car if you give me brandy.sheughed, boisterously. Gregory could only shake his head at her. He stood up, deciding to leave. What?. You arent staying again?.she asked. He turned to her, and seeing her flushed face and cherry lips sent his sane into insanity. He quickly looked away. He is getting that weird feelings again. Im leaving.he took a deep breath down, balling his hand into a fist. Nooo.. dont leave me.she whined. Suddenly, he turned around, bent down to her level and mmed his lips on hers. *This is the second time.*he thought. Did he really love her? Don鈥檛 run away He ced his hand at the back of her neck and continue sucking her lips. Beatrices eyes flickered. That seems familiar. His tongue moved hurriedly on her mouth as if wanting to break past the door she formed by not opening up. She gasps, granting him the ess he wanted. She felt hot within herself. What is happening?. She slowly moved to his rhythm. She dipped her fingers in his hair. They kissed for some moments and finally, Gregory broke the intense kiss and looked into her eyes. She recognized him then. He is Gregory. Her heart skipped a beat. Whaa..she found it hard to breathe. Im.. so.. She palmed his lips. Dont you dare run away again.she found her statement crazy but she just said her mind. He bored his eyes in hers. Hun?she implored before her head fell on his shoulders. Gregory coughed, lowly. His intestines were burning out interestingly. He stared down at her and saw that she has fallen asleep. He touched her face, his brows furrowing. Do.. I like you, Author?he whispered. That shouldnt be your worry. Can you really protect her?. Thats it! Your worry!a voice said to him. He brought his hand down from her fece. No. He is just lost in the moment, thats all. He ced her head on the pillow and signed. I am sorry, Author. I will have to run away yet again.he pecked her cheek and exit the room. .. #Next morning. .. Gregory sipped out of his coffee that he had just finished preparing and headed out of the kitchen. Beatrice appeared before him with a frown that was probably caused by the thumping of her head. Did something happenedst night?she asked. No.he lied. Beatrice scoffed. But.. I can feel.. I cant just remember it but..she stuttered. Nothing peculiar took ce. We went to the club but I left there earlier than you guys. Laura brought you homest night. You were utterly drunk.he looked away from her. Ugh.. have you prepared hangover soup for me then?she winced. Why would I do that?he scoffed. Of course, what was I expecting from a jerk.Beatrice tsked and walked inside the kitchen. Gregory looked back at her and his breathing seized up. He doesnt deserve to be call a man. And, for that, he doesnt deserve to love, enough to have his own woman.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. He would only break her. He wouldnt be able to protect her. He went to his room in a depressed state. .. 11:54am. .. Well.. I hate beach!Beatrice rejected the idea of them going to the beach side. What?. This is the first time Id be hearing someone say that.Laura scoffed. I use to like that before. But, I suddenly dont do now. Its as if a beach has betrayed mest night.Beatrice blinked her eyes, wondering what was wrong with her. Gregory choked on his coffee and she turned to re at him. At this rate, he should marry that. She scoffed before thinking about the sudden change of her heart again. She use to like water. But, she suddenly hate it now. More funny, the beach she is envisaging is the ind shed lived on with Gregory before. She looked at him. He raised his shoulders up at her. Whatever, whatever!! I am not sure whether to call this a honeymoon or a moonhoney cause this isnt honeymooning.she uttered gibberish. Beach.. sounds fun though.Gregory cleared his voice. Beatrice stared at him, intently. Why does he look like a beach too?. What?.he frowned. Lets go to beach then.she said with his eyes still on him. Well.. good.he smiled and she creased her brows. Why is he smiling?. Why is he itching his nape?. Is he nervous?. Mrs Winslow,Laura called, distracting her attention from Gregory to herself. Huh? When should we leave? Now.Gregory replied. Beatrice scoffed. Well, it looks like aside from coffee, an ocean is the next thing he fancies the most. Sure then.Laura nodded. I will leave you guys to dress up.she stood up from the couch and left the room. Gregory tried to leave but, Stop.Beatrice said. He blinked his eyes. What is it?he asked without looking at her. Are you keeping something from me?. Why does it feels like..she held a befuddled look on her face. He looked at her, sternly. I dont have time to waste with you.he scoffed and descended the stairs up. Cream on cheese The water waves forth and back. Beatrice sipped out of her drink while watching it up close. The weather was cool so she was just sitting on a chair without a shed. She breathed out, enjoying the way the wind was blowing her hair. Maybe all she needs is peace, and, the peace she needs is this beach. A lot has happened in her life in the past days. A lot she wished never happened, but they did happened and the only way to get over them is to move on. She nced back at George who was sitting under an umbre miles away from her. He has his eyes shut and Beatrice lets out a sigh. That man.. it all started with him C IntrovertBoy. If she hadnt met him, she would still be sane. He has sent her out of her senses.. making her feel hell. She looked away from him. Why would he agree toe to the beach when he is not even going to enjoy the view?. She picked up a strawberry from the te beside her and threw it in her mouth. She munched on it, and closed her eyes too. Oh.. this gentle breeze seems to calm the tornado going on in her mind. You guys are couples so why are you not sitting together?. Isnt that betraying your title as a couple? Laura sighed and plunked down on the chair next to Beatrice. Beatrice opened her eyes, So, now, you do agree that we are couples. Laura stared at her for some seconds before chuckling. Well.. I agree that I was a bit.. mesmerized at your husbands handsomeness before but, believe me, it was only for a moment as it was nothing but an infatuation. I dont go after married men, so, rest assured, Mrs Winslow.she remarked. Beatrice scoffs. You can have a crush on him for all I care though. Did you guys fought?. I mean, you just got married so why would you guys even fight? Beatrice pressed her lips together. She shouldnt have said that. A little fight, thats all. I am just here waiting for him toe beg me.she lied. Laura chuckled. As expected from us women. We like having our man apologize to us first, even if we are at fault. Hm.Beatrice nodded. Whats the fun in sitting here and just watching the ocean though?. Dont you wanna go close to it? Of course, I want to, badly. Something seems to be on my mind C something I cant fathom.Beatrice replied with a sigh. I heard you brought me homest night. Thank you. I must have been an hassle. Lauras brows creased up. Brought you home?. I didnt. Your husband did. You were drunk and he took you home by himself.she responded. What?. But, heCBeatrice stopped talking, blinking her eyes. She remembered the bedroom scene where he kissed her. Dont ever run away again.she remembered her crazy words and she gasps. Oh, no!she covered her mouth with her palms. No wonder she has felt awkward ever since then. Holy Moly! Uhhhh.. is something wrong?Laura asked. No.. nothing.Beatrice swallowed the lump in her throat. Damn.. She cant believe she said those words to him. What the hell..??. She stood up and packed some strawberries into her palms. Im going to meet the sea cause I am seriously at sea as to why I did that.she started walking away. She shoved the berries in her mouth and ate them, savagely. Damn, Beatrice. You really fvcked up big time.she bit her lower lip. She sat on the white sand and ruffled her hair. How am I going to tell him that those were my drunk words?. I dont feel anything for him, right?. I was just drunk, thats all. She touched her chest. Right? Why does it feels like she is lying to herself though?. She doesnt love Gregory! She doesnt love him! He is a jerk, a wreck! Someone that shouldnt be loved! Geez.. Ah C ah,she touched the side of her mouth. His lips on mine was like a cream on the cheese. It moved perfectly and. oh God!!! Fvck no!!she hit her head. Why is she even thinking about that?. His lips on hers was a total mess! She shook her head, vigorously. I hate him. I hate him.she mumbled to herself. She puffed out some air. I really, really hate him. I cant like him. I must not like him.she pped her cheeks, repeatedly.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. A kiss stolen I remember what happened.Beatrice uttered to Gregory in their flight back to America. She was sitting at the opposite row to his. He stared at her with a boggled expression. Remembered what?he scoffed. What.. happened that night.she gulped down. She could feel her face heating up and that made her to bite down on her bottom lip. He gazed away from her. You were drunk. I will let that slide. From what I can remember, you kissed me first.she said. He threw his head at her direction. Me?. No way?. YouC You were begging for a kiss, and, I had no option but to give that to you.he defended. For the first time, Beatrice noticed a streak of redness on his face. He just blushed! I dont remember you being a kind man in the past.she taunted him further. He bats hisshes and scoffed. Well.. you were drunk and being drunk is the same as being dead. I just wanted to be kind to a dead person. Yeah, thats it. Why would you want to be kind to a dead person?Beatrice perched her brows up at him. Well. i.. like Ive said, because she was like a dead person that moment. I heard being harsh to them could actually make them get the thought ofmitting suicide.he swallowed hard. Beatriceughed silently. She was enjoying the foolish side of him. But, I am not dead. What?. I mean, yes, you are alive. But.. thatdy was dead.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. I am thatdy.she pursed her lips. He stared at her and shook his head. I am not sure you are. Anyways, lets end this talks about who is dead and who is not. I just want to know why you kissed me, Mr Gregory. Well, must you know that? Yes, I must. You stole my lips without my consent. But, thats your lips sitting pretty on your face.he pointed. They both gazed at each other and quickly threw their faces away. Whatever. Just dont do that again. Being a thief doesnt suit you.she blinked her eyes. Yes..he nodded but then turned to her. Hey! I am not a thief. What? Well, basically, you are my wife! .. on papers.she crossed her arms on her chest. But, you should still perform the duties of my wife. Article nine under section three of the contract didnt support that. I only have to sh smiles at the cameras.. and kiss your palm.. thats all. Consider what happened that night as me kissing your palm then.he coughed. Section three also stated that doing that should be if the moment called for it. That night was sure a special moment.Gregory blurted out. His eyes spreads out and he ced his finger on his mouth. I am just going to go help the pilots out.he stood up. I thought you are a business man. How does flying a ne corrtes with doing business? Well, its the same thing. Flying a ne is just like a business. You have to be careful on where tond on as that could..he cleared his voice. No. I think I should sleep instead.he went back to his seat and sat down. Beatrice giggled within herself. Seeing him restless gives her so much joy. ~ After some hours, they arrived at the airport. They settled in their ride and the driver began driving away. All these while, Gregory has been avoiding making eyes contact with her. They got to a lone road and the car screeched to an abrupt stop, making them jerk back in the car. Huh?Beatrice mouth opened, slightly. I apologize, boss. I will check whats wrong with it.the driver said and got down. He examined the tyre and shook his head. Boss. Weve got a t tyre. Also, it seems some nails were set up here.he came back to the car and informed Gregory. He creased his brows. Nails?. Who would dare to do such?he scoffed. Anyway, boss. Its better you stay in here. Ill call other boys to bring a vulcanizer to fix this. No. I dont like crowds. Just get a vulcanizer here. But, boC Will you listen to me or not?Gregory frowned. Alright, boss. I.. I will do as you have instructed.he went out and started dialing a number. I think we should get the boys toe here. Think about it too. Why is this road so lonely?.. no other cars.. nothing.Beatrice sighed. The person that ced nails on the road is probably ying around.Gregory replied. Hm. However, it is better to prevent than to cure.Beatrice muttered. Gregory rolled his eyes. He clicked the door opened and stepped out. He went to check the tyres out too. The driver turned to his direction and, Boss, please, go back inside. Gregory stares up at him. Who is he to tell him about what to do?. At the same time, a gunshot sounded. Beatrice blocked her ears. She turned sideways to see a bullet has been pierced into Gregorys arm and.. another one at his back. She gasps. Fvck!!!! Champagne and red wine Gregory!!Beatrices eyes shoots out in terror. She rushed out of the car and moved to where he was lying on the ground. Gregory.. Gregory..she ps his cheeks. His eyes were gradually closing up. Oh, no, Gregory.. dont close your eyes rage, rage against the dying of the light, Gregory!!tears streamed out of her eyes. That moment, the lines in a poem written by Dn Thomas popped into her head. He tried to speak but he only vomited blood. He wanted to tell her he really loves her but he has just been a coward not to admit that. He wanted to use hisst breath to at least, get over his fear. Boss!! Boss!!! Oh, no!! Boss!!! Fvcking call the ambnce here!!!Beatrice screamed. O-okay..he typed 911 on his phones keyboard and began calling them. He gave them directions of the ce they were. Gregory..Beatrice sobbed. Gregory.. please dont die on me.. Gregory..she sobbed. His fingers itched beside him. He wanted to lift them up to touch her face but they were too weak to even move an half inch. He finds it disappointing that he is going to die that moment too. He has people he still wishes to see C Melinda, Alyssa and.. he looks up at Beatrice. And her. He hope they would meet in another lifetime where he would confidently tell her he likes her.. he doesnt know how.. but he does. He smiled weakly at her before shutting his eyes, permanently. Gregory!!!!she yelled. Gregory please..she ced her head on his. Gregory..she sniffed. The guy came to put two fingers on his neck to check his pulse. He is still breathing, right?.Beatrice looked up at him, hoping to get the positive answer. The guy shook his head. I dont know, I am not a doctor. Beatrice scoffed. Why did he checked his pulse then?. Beatrice ced her fingers on his neck. Is he breathing? I dont know, I dont know!!!Beatrice sobbed. Or, maybe, she just didnt want to know. She just want him alive. She doesnt wanna know if he is still breathing or not.. She just want to hold on to the fact that he would still be alive. Soon, an ambnce van arrived. Gregory was ced on a stretcher and wheeled inside the van. Different cars arrived afterwards. They marched down. Few ran to where Beatrice was and others ran to investigate where the bullet came from. Mrs Winslow, we would take you home. *** Beatrice walked tho and fro in her room. She has refused to go to the hospital but came home, instead. She doesnt like the sight of blood. It always makes her uneasy. Oh.. be fine.. Gregory..she fidgeted with her phone. Melinda had rushed down to the hospital. She is home with the maids and few guards. The others are guarding the hospital Gregory is in. Oh.. damn. Who could have want him dead?. She ruffled her hair and took a deep breath down. The door opened and Alyssa walked in. Beatrice..she breathed out. Her eyes were swollen. No, he is fine. He would wake up. Dont cry.Beatrice shook her head. Alyssa moved to where she was and hugged her. What the fuck happened?. Who shot him?.Alyssa cried. I.. I dont know.Beatrice sobbed too. But, he is going to be fine.. I know that.she sniffed. Alyssa nodded. Yes. He would be fine. Are you okay?Alyssa pulled out of the hug to look at her. Beatrice shook her head. I just wanna cry.she said. Me too.Alyssa replied and they hugged each other again. ** Amelia popped a bottle of champagne opened and squealed. Finally.she grinned. She stared at the picture that the man sent to her and zoomed it in. Seeing him lie down on the floor in his blood makes her so happy. Finally.. she has removed the obstacle in her way. She has ordered a hit on Tasha too. She is the second person that would get in her way. She dropped her phone and poured the champagne in a ss cup. Hahahaha,sheughed, boisterously and raised the cup up in the air. Cheers, Gregory. I hope youre enjoying your new home. She sipped out of her drink and hummed, This tastes so good. I guess it recognized the party too. ** Tasha scrolled down the news page before scoffing. Gregory is dead?. NoCmaybe hanging on a thread is the right word to use since the news stated he has been rushed to the hospital but not confirmed dead, yet. She slides the phone to the table. Of course, she wanted him out of her way but not like this. Gregory is her nephew, after all. She rubbed her eyes, tiredly. Who could have sbot him, then?. Could.. it be Amelia?. Well, no way! Why would she kill her own brother?. They might hate each other, but sure doesnt want the other dead. She pulled the drawer beside her back and brought out her phone. She unlocked it and went to her contacts list. She should also get an exclusive detective to work on this case. What if she or Amelia or her brother is the killers next target?. She scrolled down on the list and as she made to tap on the number, a bullet pass through the ssy wall and hit her at the back of her neck.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. She jerked forward, her eyes lits up in pain. The phone slides out of her grip and her head fell on the table. ** Henry held his tears in. He was sitting quietly in the waiting room in the hospital. Its been more than four hours that Gregory has been in the theater room now. Different nurses has been going in and out. He could only watch, helplessly. He felt great pain within himself. What does he feels guilty?.. when he is not the one that hurt his son?. Why.. A tear prickles out of his right eye and he wiped it off. I dont see any need to cry. My son would be okay.he reassured himself, once again. Sir,Oscar entered the room back. He had previously stepped out to take a call. What? Miss Tasha is dead.he dropped the bombshell. At that moment, Henry lost it. Whaaat?!!!his breathing hitched. He started coughing heavily. Sir.. are you okay? Henry slumped on the ground, heavily. Its all over. ** The music ying on the stereo hightened and Amelia swirled around in a dance. She finally did it. Wee the new CEO in town!she yelled. Her father would have no choice but to make her his sessor since she is the only rtive of his left. She carried her ss of red wine and drank from it. She used champagne to celebrate Gregorys death and she is now using red wine to celebrate her aunts own. From now here on, her life is going to be blissful. Whoooo!!!!she swirled around. Business partners Alyssas phone rang and she broke the hug to pick it up. Hello?she pulled her nostril. He.. he is out?. He made it?.. oh my God!!! I aming down there right now!she jumped up in excitement. Beatrice, Gregory is fine!! He is fine!!she eximed, happily. Beatrice smiled out with a calmed face. Thankfully, he is fine.she breathed out. Lets go meet him now.Alyssa took her hand but Beatrice shook her head. I.. I will stay back. I.. I dont wanna go.she stuttered. Why?. Dont tell me youre feeling guilty.Alyssa scoffed. No.. I just dont think Im in my right mind to.. see him now. Come on, of course, who said you have to be in you right mind?. This is your husband, aC Fake husband. Its rxing enough to know that he is alive.Beatrice interrupted and looked away. Alyssa scoffed. I.. well.. I should go now. I wille back for you.she fred her hand and hurried out of the room. Beatrice fell on the bed, heavily. She doesnt have to go see him. After all, he already warned her not to worry about him. She abhors the sight and smell of She yanked her hair up. Those are just excuses, arent they?. She probably just do not want to believe that she is worried about him. Sheid t on the bed. I am probably the worst wife ever.she sighed. But, she doesnt give a care. He is not her husband and she is not his wife. They are nothing but business partners. ~~ Brownie barged into the house and found Amelia dancing, happily. His brows deepened in a frown. He stared at his phone. Hed called her repeatedly but she didnt picked up. However, here is his sweet wife dancing her life out when her family is in chaos. Amelia..he called. He called her again but she didnt budge. He went to turn off the music and that was when she turned to him. Must you really kill my fun for me?she jeered. She went to refill her ss. Amelia, have you seen the news?. Gregory is dead. Tasha, your aunt is dead too and.. Amelia glued her eyes to the ss as she circled it around in her hand. Brownie sighed. Why does she look so unbothered?. I heard your father passed out too. That message seems to get to her as her eyes fired up at him. So?she asked in a whisper. Is he dead? Brownie scoffed. Well.. no. But your brother, theres still a tiny hope for him but Tasha?, I think she is gone forever. Amelia ced her lips on the rim of the ss before she diverting her eyes away from him and nodded before downing her wine. May their souls rest in peace. Father is still alive, bless God.she simply responded. I mean.. why, why dont you seem to care about others?. You are about to lose two rtives in a day. I didnt expect to find you home and even if I did, you shouldnt be.. in a merry state as earlier. Amelia snorts. I can finally inherit my fathers properties, Brown. Arent you happy for me?. We can now afford buying you thestest, expensive and posh brown cars. You dont like that?. We.. You think I would enjoy luxuries that you got with blood with you?. Lets divorce, Amelia. I didnt know you could be this cruel for mere properties. Arent youfortable enough in your current status?. I can pretty much afford buying astest car and its all about happiness sometimes not about money!he cried out. Shit! You wont be in that.. Oh, here we go again.Brown scoffed. I am done licking your ass, Amelia. I would return all your help to you. I would abandon everything gotten by you for me or through you. I wont stay under one roof with a criminal. Mind you, I would go report y.. Amelia bursted intoughter. Report me?. Fine, lets divorce. But, youd better move out quietly. I can easily tell them you have a hand in this also and because I wasnt willing to give you a fair share, you decided to rat on me. I..she stepped closer to him. Brown lets out a scoff. Is that you agreeing that you killed them?. I was actually specting before in order to get words out of your mouth. So.. I can kill you right on that spot too.she snickers. Brown chuckled. I guess we would both die then.he smirks. She hit the ss cup in her hand on his head and Brown staggered back. He touched his head and brought his hand to his face and saw that it has been smeared with blood. He dashed into the kitchen and came back, holding a knife. But, Amelia has already ran out. He went out of the house and saw her rushing to her car. He gnashed his teeth in anger.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. He called the cops and informed them about her misdeeds as he watched her drive out of thepound. ** ##Next Day Gregory opened his eyes, weakly. He shut it again when all he got was a blurry vision. He opened his eyes back and found Melindas face closed to his. Me..he tried to speak. Its okay, its okay. You dont have to say anything.she beamed and took her head back. I.. where am I? You got shot, remember?. And, youre in the hospital.she sat on the chair. The doctor said only to take vegetables and warm soup. And, oh, Im afraid you wont be able to drink coffee for a while.she chuckled at herst words. Gregory touched his head. His face wrinkled up as he tried to recollect what had happened. Bea.. Beatrice. Is.. she fine?he asked. Yeah.Melinda replied. Gregory stared around. She.. couldnte because.. I understand.he cut her off and sat up. I see youre finally awake.Alyssa scoffed as she came inside. Are you here to scold or empathize with me? Did you know how much I was worried about?. Ggggshe scurried to his side and hugged him. Well.. thanks.he replied. Jeez. Anyways, I brought breakfast for you. White rice and soup. Gregory stared between her and Melinda. Ok, I see Melinda also brought some food for you. Make a choice though. My food or Melindas? Definitely not yours. I dont wanna ck out again.he teased. Damn you.Alyssa frowned. Let鈥檚 extend the contract Gregorys face held an rming look. Harry had came to visit him after Alyssa and Melinda left and he told him something unbelievable. What did you just say now? I said Amelia was the one that ordered the hit on you and your aunt. She has been caught when she was trying to escape.Harry revealed. Gregory held his chest and lets out a sharp breath. His own sister tried to kill him?. She killed their aunt also?. All because of their fathers properties?! The assassin she hired has been apprehended too. And.. well, about the Pariss stuff, the detective called me minutes ago and told me that after carrying out an investigation, Jennifer was the one behind it. She had it in mind to kill your wife. Ive gotten her arrested too. Gregorys face turned sour. Two people close to me tried to..he paused and scoffed. Its.. okay, though. They have been caught. They would atone for their sins.he sighed. Are.. you okay?Harry asked. Of course, I am, you dimwit.Gregory snapped. Trying to act strong? Amelia and I have never been that close. Jennifer and I are just.. how do I put that?. I didnt trust Amelia in the first ce so, I am just a little bit surprised and as for Jennifer, I do guess I am good looking enough to make a woman wanna kill because of me.he joked. Are you feeling proud?. Lawfully, you should be arrested too, cause, a man that is too cute till the extent of influencingdies tomit crimes is also a criminal.Harryughed. You can leave now. I want to sleep.Gregory uttered. Woah?. Are you sending me out right now?. By the way, where is Beatrice? At home.Greg responded. At home?. She just left? Nope. She didnte around at all? Yes. What?. Why?. You guys fought? Gregory rolled his eyeballs at his unending questions. We didnt, but, I understand. This is a fake mar..he stopped talking Harry narrowed his eyes at him. Fake what?he peered his eyes in Gregorys. Gregory gulped down and itched his head. Well.. this cannot escape your knowledge forever. She and I dont love each other from the beginning. The marriage was founded on papers. Damn! I have been so dumb not to notice that! Especially when you were saying you didnt like her. Hm. Dumb, indeed.Gregory nodded. Harry red at him. And, what about now?. You.. guys still dont like each other? I like her, but Im not sure if she does.Gregory sighed. Youve told her that? I couldnt bring myself to. You coward.Harry scoffed. You want me to do that for you?he offered. Nope.. I am the one that like her, so I should be the one to tell her myself. Then, muster up some courage to tell her. We would see how it goes. ** Some dayster. .. Gregory hopped inside the car and sat down. Congrattions on your discharge, boss.his driver greeted. Thanks.Gregory nodded. He ignites the engine and started driving away. About three cars were behind them. They soon arrived at the mansion and Gregory alighted out of the car and walked inside the house. He took the stairs up to the room, hoping to atl least see Beatrice there but he got the opposite. He undressed and went to take a shower. As he was changing into another cloth, he wondered why she wouldnt havee to visit him, even if their marriage is a sham. If they could be considered partners, she should still visit her partner that almost died from a bullet in the hospital, right?. Someone knocked on the door and he invited the person in. I made you a cup of coffee. Happy, arent you?Melinda smiled, hugely. Gregory chuckled. He collected it from her and took a sip out of it. Thank you, Melinda. Did you visit your Father? Huh? Wait, dont tell me you didnt?she arched her brows. He didnt visit me also so why should I?he scoffed. He waited for.. Its already toote. I dont see him as my father anymore.Gregory interpted. Things happened so fast, Greg. Your aunt, you and even Amelia. Try to imagine how shocked he is currently. He turned us into this, Melinda. I clearly said I didnt want to inherit any goddamn thing but he just had to be fvcking adamant. He could have just passed the stuff to Amelia then, we wouldnt have hated each other and she wouldnt have killed our aunt.he went to sit down on the bed. You should still go see him. He thought he was the doing the right thing.Melinda pressed on. Ill try.Gregory stated before taking gulps of his drink down. I couldnte to apany you out of the hospital as I had to rush down to the pharmacy to go get some drugs. You sick? No. You wife is.Melinda responded. Gregory lifted his gaze up at her. Beatrice is sick?. Shes been worried sick about you. She hasnt been eating very well in the past days too. This morning, she woke up with a strong headache. And, she has been vomiting profusely too. Isnt that pregnancys symptoms?Melinda jerked her nose. No way.Gregory scoffed. That was what she said too. Are you guys keeping something from me?Melinda strained her eyes. At all.Gregory downed the remaining coffee in the cup and handed it over to Melinda. My God, you are getting more insolent every passing day. Dont think because youre married now, I cant punish you.She scolded as she received the cup from him. Gregory pecked her right cheek instead and moved out. He went to Beatrices room and stared at the door, nkly. As he made to grab the knob, it went ajar. Good morning, sir.the maid greeted. Gregorys eyes trailed down to the tray in her hand.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Whats that? I brought Mrs Winslows food but she told me to take it away.she answered with a bow. Give me that.Greg said. The maid ced it on his palms, bowed and walked away. Gregory entered the room and shut the door, silently. He turned back and saw Beatrice lying down on the bed with a towel on her forehead. Her eyes were shut too. Didnt you guys heard that I dont want anybody around?she breathed out with her eyes still closed. He stepped to where she was and ced the tray on the table beside the bed. He sat down beside her and stared at her pale face. Beatrice opened her eyes and it made contact with his eyes. They stared at each other for seconds before she took her gaze away. Y-y-youre back.she bats hershes, rapidly. If you were worried, why didnt you juste to visit me?Gregory asked. I.. I..Beatrice gulped hard. She has no reasonable excuse to give. Forget it. You should eat something. No, no..she shook her head. Why?his brows furrowed up. I I. feel nauseous. I will throw up if.. I eat any food.she responded. How about you drink something then? Nope. Im good.she sighed. Gregory looked at her for some time. She was clearly avoiding his gaze. Does she feels bad?. What do you want then?he asks, lowly. She slowly turned to look at him but took her eyes away, almost immediately. You just came back. You should rest up. Id be fine in no time.she swallowed hard. Gregory scoffed. He ced his hand on her face, turning her head to face him. He bored his eyes in hers deeply before smashing his mouth on hers, gently. Beatrices eyes widened a little. What is he doing?. He broke the kiss and touched her hair. Lets extend the contract, Author.he remarked. Don鈥檛 you think you鈥檙e missing something? Lets extend the contract, Author.he stated. Huh?slides out of Beatrices mouth. Lets extend the contract to forever.he remarked. Beatrices breathing hitched up. Where.. is thating from? From the depth of my heart.he responded. Beatrice hups. I am simply saying we should end our author and readers era. I want us to be more closer to each other.he added. Beatrice took her lips in. Her face started to burn out, and she nced away from him. Gosh.. Is he professing his love to her right now?. I will give you time to think about it.he uttered. Hm.she nodded. She suddenly felt something was blocking her throat. God. He is always full of surprises, isnt he?. So you arent angry that I didnte to visit you?she looked at him, deciding to change the topic. He shook his head. She nodded and averted her gaze to the ceiling. Thanks to his confession, things seems pretty awkward between them. How about trying to eat even a little out of the food?he implored. I cant. I.. would just sleep. Maybe I would feel better after that.she pressed her lips together. She observed him from her side face, waiting for him to leave. When he didnt, she turned to him. I.. would sleep now. Hm. Ill wait till you fall asleep. Beatrices eyes popped out. Well, you dont.. Just sleep, will you?he cut her off. She closed her eyes tightly. She suddenlyughed out and opened her eyes. Okay.. this.. is.. so awkward. You should leave. I cant sleep with you watching over me. It seems so.. new and.. unsettling.she stated. I wont. Well.. I already said I would think about your.. your this thing. So, you can leave, hun? Why cant I watch over you while you sleep?he perched his brows up. Be cause..she drawled out. Because? Hmm.. we.. you just.. said you like me so.. you shouldnt be..she cleared her throat.This content ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Well, miss, we are married.he scoffed. She rolled her eyes. She pulled the nket over her face but he took it down. Beatrice groaned, silently. She closed her eyes and eventually slept off. Two weekster. Still no answer?Gregory scoffed as he strides inside the kitchen. Beatrice mmed the fridge closed and spun around. The course of love sure runs deeper. I have to find out whether what I am feeling is just pity or love.she shrugged. But you always make your female leads give an answer to your male leads in few days.he scoffed. Thats a novel for you. This is reality.Beatrice smacked her lips. Gregory scrunched up his nose. Then, can we pretend we are in a novel? Reality is harsh, IntrovertBoy. We would eventually feel its harshness.Beatrice sighed. She uncapped the bottle of carrot juice that shed snagged out of the fridge and drank some of it. Gregory refracted his steps, about to leave the kitchen. Dont you think youre missing something?she asked behind him. He swung his head back at her. Whats that? My birthday!she almost scream. He said he likes her, so, why would he forget that?. You havent ept my feelings yet. Why should I wish you a happy birthday?he shrugged and sauntered away. Beatrice scoffed. He is a total jerk, isnt he?. Hmph! Melinda took a month leave for a rewind. Megan has left too. She said she has finally decided to continue her education. Maam?. Would you like me to get anything for you?a cook came inside the kitchen. Oh, no. I mean, yes. Todays my birthday so cook me a very delicious meal.Beatrice smiled. Happy birthday, maam. I would fix you something nice soon. Please, go and wait in your room. You shouldnt stress yourself out too much on this joyous day. Thank you.Beatrice beamed up at her and left the kitchen. She went to her room. She stared at her phones nk screen. No one has called her to wish her, except her mom. The cook brought her food to her. Enjoy your day, maam. I did something extraordinary with the dish, since today is not an ordinary day.she said with a grin. Beatrice uncovered the te and gasps. *H. birthday.*was written on the fried rice with.. What?? You can use pasta to write this?. Woah. Thank you so much, miss. This years birthday is one that I would forever remember.Beatrice appreciated. You deserve it, maam.she bowed with a smile then exit the room. Beatrice took her fork and dug inside the food. ** 4:00pm. After eternity, Beatrice phone finally rang. She peeked at the caller and when she saw that it was Alyssa, she scoffed. She is sure going to give her an earful. Is this the time for her to call a birthday girl?. And, the nerves of Gregory to go out also. She swiped to the answer button and put the phone on her left ear. Hello?. Beatrice, can you hear me?. Whaaat?Beatrice snorted. Can youe down to my house right now?. Its about Gregory.Alyssa panicked. Beatrice sprang up from the bed. What whats it about him?she tried to maintain her calmness. Ugh.. juste. Things seems too bad here..Alyssa urged, fervently. The next thing Beatrice heard was a soft dirge. She removed the phone from her ears and prinked at the nk screen. Damn! She stared at what she was wearing C A pajamas. Well, who cares? She rushed out of the house and went to the garage. She entered her car. Before she could horn for the gateman to open the door, he already did. Beatrice zoomed out, instantaneously. She could see another car following after her. She drove to Alyssas ce. She raced the stairs up and barged into her room. Wheres Gregory?. Whats?she panted as soon as she entered. She stopped when she saw Gregory sitting prettily in her room. Alyssa convulsed inughter. I told you that would work.she said to Gregory. Whats happening here?Beatrice scoffed. Well, I and Gregory decided to pull up a prank call on you to see whether you like him or not and, mennnn you rushed down here in.. in a pajamas!Alyssaughed. Seriously?!!!Beatrice yelled. Simmer down, babe.Alyssa grinned. Do.. do you know how.. what if Id gotten into an ident from the crazy way I drove down here?Beatrice frowned. Well, we had some people to escort you to ensure anything doesnt happen to you. Aww, lover girl that is trying to y hard to get. Come on, my friend is an hottie. Better grab him before he slides out of your grip, shortie.Alyssa winked at her. I am not a shortie!Beatrice red hard at her. Compared to Gregory, you are!Alyssa persisted. She stood up and left the room, leaving her and Gregory alone in the room. Beatrice frowned at him. He chuckled before rising up to his feets. Thats a dress on the bed. Change into that.he said. Huh?. Why? Action before question first.Gregory clicked his tongue. I would be outside. Call me once youre done.he went out. Beatrice moved to the dress and picked it up. Its a red long gown. Since she was so curious to know what he was trying to do, she didnt get the time to admire the dress really well. However, one thing is for sure C Its BEAUTIFUL!! She put it on and called him in. He came inside and gave a satisfied nod. He walked to where she was and grabbed her arm. Lets go.he mouthed. Go to where?Beatrice whined as she was being taken away by him. House, of course.he smirks. Eishhhshe gritted her teeths at him. He made her change into that dress just to take her home?. They got to the stairs then she suddenly heard, Happy birthday!!! Her eyes bulged out of their sockets at the crowd before her. Alyssa bursted two confetti cannons in the air. The cannons shoots out streamers alongside the confetti. Wohooo!! Happy birthday, Beatrice!!she yelled and came to ce the party hat on her head. Gregorys hand slides up to her waist, pulling her more closer to himself. Happy birthday, wife.Gregory kissed her left cheek. It鈥檚 real this time. I won鈥檛 run away. **Final Chapter** Beatrices heart melted. So, he had all this in mind before?. They ascended the stairs down to thest step. Eishhh.. you guys should disentangle from each other already. Oh, my poor eyes.Kiara said among the crowd and dramatically covered her face. The othersughed. Beatrice chuckled. Gregory removed his hand from her waist. Happy birthday, girlfriend..Winifred stepped out and proffered a pink box to her. She and Olivia already made up too. Thank you, Winnie.Beatrice collected it. She turned to Gregory. Hold this for me.she grinned and dropped the box on his palm. He frowned lightly, before leaning closer to whisper in her ear, I am basically youC Happy birthday, Beatrice. Wish you long life on this earth.Harry stepped out with Gomez by his side. Beatrices eyes beamed. Miss Gomez!! Thanks foring!!she grinned.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. Well, just so you know, she and dad seems to have fallen in love with each other so she is no longer a baby mama but.. his wife.Kiara uttered. Sometimes, you talk too much, Kiara.Harry turned to her. Isnt she saying the truth?Mirabel chimed. Here is your gift, birthday girl.Gomez pushed the carton out. This is so nice of you, Gomez.Beatrice grinned. She collected it from her and gave it to Gregory who could only groan silently. Others, including Alyssa, Olivia, Michael and some other people she didnt recognize came to wish her with gifts too. Uhm!Kiara cleared her throat. Well, here is your gift!she pushed out a lipgloss at Beatrice. Beatrice chuckled before collecting it. Lipgloss?. Dont you think youre big enough to gift me something bigger?Beatrice raised her brows at her. Well?.. are you expecting me to give you the whole America?. Oof! Just tell me thank you.Kiara snorted. Thank youuu, little girl.Beatrice scattered her hair. Hmph! I am a full grown girl.Kiara jerked her hair back. Jared appeared and gave Beatrice a fountain pen. Use this to write beautiful stories about your life for all your days on Earth.he said. Hm?. Is the ink evesting?Beatrice chuckled. You can always rece the ink.he grinned. I know.. that was a joke. Thank you, baby boy. I am only doing what I have to do.he shrugged. Youre just like your father.Gregorymented with a chortle. Happy birthday, miss. I..Mirabel also came out. Its Mrs, Mirabel.Gregory corrected. Mirabel rolled his eyes to the side. Happy birthday, Mrs Beatrice. Its Mrs Winslow, dummy!Gregoryughed. Jeez!! I was going to say miss Beatrice but you said it was Mrs. Anyways, gold and silver, I have none. I can only give you my hand.he turned his side to Beatrice and extended his hand, staring away. Gregory tut C tut. Beatrice and the people found his actions adorable. And, ohMirabel looked at her with a sneer. Youd better count yourself as a lucky girl. Many girls are out there, trying to even get me to nce at them but youre getting the chance to shake me here. You have left traces of your footsteps for your son to follow, Harry. I see him being the next baby daddy when he grows up.Michaelughed. Then, I am honored, Mirabel.Beatrice stifled augh as she shook hands with him. That boy is really feeling himself, isnt he?Kiara folded her arms with a scoff from where she was. Exactly. I am more cute than him but I dare not act like that.Jared added. What!Kiara tilts her head to the side. Ugh! There are no better narcissist boys than you guys.she rolled her eyes. You would be the queen of narcissism, and we would be your follower, if that were the case.Jared rolled his eyes. Lets get the party started people!!Kiara yelled. Your kids are really one of a kind. I have a feeling Kiara might be a baby..Michael stopped his statement when Harry passed him a look. Why not continue talking then get a punch on your pretty face.Harry threatened. Woah, calm down.. I am only tryna be factual here.Michael smirks. You are simply angry that Ive got pretty kids while youre still as single as a singer.Harry taunted. God forbid I be a baby mama! Uncle, you trust me, right?Kiara looked at Gregory. Hundred percent, baby girl.Gregory winked at her. Alrightttt!!! Enough with the talks! Its time to drink our as*ess off!Alyssa announced. I am going to drop this in the car.Gregory informed Beatrice and walked away. Birthday pretty!!Alyssa took her hand and dragged her to the center of the room. Beatrices eyes glinted at the sight of the huge cake on the table. *Happy birthday, Mrs Winslow.*was written on it. Am I the only one that thinks it is weird to write Mrs Winslow on the cake?Michael tilted his head to the side. That dude is just trying to let you all know that she is already taken and married. She is now a Mrs of his second name. I think it sounds possessive instead.Harry rolled his eyes. He is a cute man, isnt he?. Count yourself jammy, gurllWinifred poked Beatrice. Beatrice nodded with a smile. Where the fuck is Gregory?. Anyways, cut your cake, babe.Alyssa remarked. Beatrice held the knife. At theplete spelling of Mrs Winslow, you will cut the cake. Okay, people?Alyssa announced. Alright M-r-s W-i-n-s-l-o-w.they all called. Beatrice slides the knife down in the cake and they all gave her a big hand. I am taking the first piece.Kiara stated. Okay..Beatrice smiled and cut a piece for her. Kiara dropped the cake in her mouth and munched on it. Hmm.. may you born a cute girl like me, miss Beatrice.she grinned. They allughed. Beatrice rubbed her hair. Thank you.she beamed. She scoured her eyes around for Gregory but couldnt find him. Ill go look for Gregory.she said to Alyssa and moved out of the living room. She saw him stepping out of the car and rolled her eyes. He raised his eyes from his phone as he tucked it in his pocket then smirks when he saw her. What?. You miss me? She marched to where he was. What took you so long?she inquired. Long?. Ive barely used ten minutes out here. She huffed. Well, you werent there when I cut the cake. And?. Its not a weddings cake so, of course you would cut it alone.he shrugged. Beatrice folded her arms. Can you be more ignorant?. You are supposed to be there, not holding my hand necessarily but..she stopped talking. But what?he raised his brows up. Forget it.she snort and tried to turn away but he pulled her back, roughly, making hernd on his chest. But what?he asked, huskily. Beatrices eyes dance around his face. You like me, Author. Why wouldnt you tell me that?he breathed out on her face. Beatrice attempted to move away from him, but he ced his arm around her, caging her in his grip. IBeatrice stuttered. People are in there and.. I dont think this is the right ce to.. do this.she blinked, fastly. Do what?Gregory scoffed. You do have a dirty mind, Beatrice.he smirked and grabbed her chin, then look into her blue eyes delicately. I am just asking you to yes my proposal. Where did you let your mind wander off to? Beatrice broke away from his gaze. I think.. theyre calling me inside. You should let go of me now.she cleared her voice. No.he deadpanned. Will you tell me, willing?, or you want me to do some crazy stuffs with you right here before you.. Jeez.. Okay, fine. Yes.she closed her eyes. Huh?Gregory pretended not to hear what she just said. She opened her right eye but closed it back again. I.. like you, IntrovertBoy.she stated. A smile formed up on Gregorys lips. Thanks for admitting, Author.he kissed her forehead, the bridge of her nose then down to her lips. Its real this time around, and, I promise not to run away anymore.he mumbled as he fully took her lips in. * The End! Thanks for being with me all through, guys. I appreciate you Epilogue ~One Year Later.~ Happy birthday, love.Gregory murmured against Beatrices neck as he gave her love bites. Thank you. Gosh, cant believe Im a year older again.she beamed. He nuzzled her neck before looking at her from the mirror before them. You look younger to me each passing day.he circled his two hands around her, cing his jaw on her shoulder. He watched as she blushed. She fixed her earrings in her ears. Why dont you just stay home today, huh?. Its your birthday.he licked her cheek. Beatrice sighed abd swirled around to face him, still in his grasp. No. I need to go to work today.she refused. Even when youre the CEO and you can make any decision?he scoffed as he took his mouth closer to hers. He took her bottom lip in his mouth and pulled it. Beatrice tried to break away from him but he chuckled. Uh-huh. I wouldnt do that if I were you.he left her lip. So.. we dont get to celebrate your birthday?. You just go to work and?.. And work!she chirped. Ill follow you to your workce then.he slides his hand inside her top and fondled with her right boob. Gregory..she moaned out with a frown. What?. I am not the one that told you to put on a crop top and a short skirt on your birthday.he smiled. He touched her other boob before bringing his hand down from her top and hugged her to himself. Beatrice rubbed her head on his chest with a smile. I know youre going to miCshe was cut off when she felt his fingers crawling up into her skirt. Gregory!she raised her head up and jabbed his chest. He staggered back with a smirk. I was wondering why you chose to hug me.she snorted. All you need is a hug?. Come here, then.he opened his arms, widely. Beatrice narrowed her gaze. I promise, I wont do anything.he shrugs. She moved into his arms and he closed his arms around her. Dont you think youre being too workaholic?. Today is a special day. Why dont you stay here with me so we can celebrate it together? Beatrice shook her head. I already reserved a ce for us toC No, Gregory.she whispered. Having you hug me like this already made my day memorable. You are enough for me.she looked up at him. His face broke into a smile. Okay, I cant let you to see me blush.he covered her face. She moved her head around but he still didnt remove it. She then bite his hand. He quickly removed it. Today is your birthday, do you really have to give me that venom bite?he red at her, yfully. Its a romantic bite, you know. The venom in there is filled with love and love doesnt kill.she grinned. Youre killing me already.he hugged her tightly. I dont wanna let you go.he moots. Beatrices eyes fell on the familiar bottle of a drug on the table beside the bed. Didnt you throw the drugs away?her brows furrowed up. She disentangled the hug to have a look at him. He nced back at it. Damn. He forgot to hide that after taking it that morning. I..he bats hisshes. Dont lie to me, Greg. I want the truth, only. Look at me.she uttered. He gazed at her. Ive.. been using it. Not everytime though! Just.. just sometimes.he faltered. Beatrice sighed. This drugs wont help you. You should go see a therapist. Youre my best therapy. Didnt you noticed that Ive changed a lot?his eyes brightened. Ive gotten over my nightmares.he said. His dad apologized for beating his mom in the past and told him truthfully that she did fell and died that day. Completely?Beatrice asked. If wont be easy to get over thempletely.he shook his head. He grabbed her hand and interlocked it with hiss. With you by my side, I can assure you that I would get rid of it, gradually thenpletely.he kissed her palm. Dont break your promise.she grinned. I wont.he smiled. Alright, I gotta go to work now.she stated. Not so fast.he pushed her to his body. You have to give me a kiss first.he teased his nose on hers. Beatrice shook her head. You always want kiss every second. Of course, thats my new cure.he smiled and rubbed her lips with his thumb. Three minutes.she lifts three of her fingers up. Make it times ten. Thats thirty.he kissed her eyes before moving his mouth down to her lips. ** Beatrice walked out of her workce C A mall, the biggest in the whole city, and found Gregory leaning against his car in front of the building. She rolled her eyes and started walking towards him. Miss me?he opened his arms. At all.she shook her head and he chuckled. She hopped inside the front seat and he entered then drove off. They got to the mansion and as they got down, Beatrice said to him, Lets break up, Gregory. He stared at her, silently beforeughing out. Dont prank me. You are just trying to get revenge on me for pulling a prank on youst year, arent you? Heeyyyyy.. I guess that didnt worked.Beatriceughed too. They entered the house and Beatrice stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the sight before her. Gregory gazed at her, lovingly. She stepped closer to it. The space below the staircase were filled with books and at its sides were litted up candles. Her eyes shone in excitement. I pondered hard on what to do to make you happy,he started and came to stand beside her. I realized you always like simple thingsCjuat like me. However, books always make both of us feel on top of the moon.he continued. I picked out my favorite books in your catalogue when this is supposed to be your birthday. But, I guess we are one, so, what I like, you like it also. And, what you like, I like it too.he held both her hands. Tears glistened in Beatrices eyes. This is the best birthday gift ever. I already cooked some delicacies for you too.he rubbed her hand. You like my gift, right?he stared down at her hands as he rubbed them with his thumbs. I love it!Beatrice tear up and embraced him. Youre the best, hubby.she sniffed. He ced his jaw on her head. I am d you like it.he smiled. I have something else too,he broke the hug gently. He went to the table and came back with a big brown envelope. He proffered it to her. She collected it from him, gently and opened it. She brought out the files in it. He bought a mansion in her name. Three car keys were in the envelope too. She didnt bothered to check the contents in the other files. She looked up at him. I dont need all these.she returned the files to him. I only want you.she cooed. Weve signed a new contract, remember?she tugged at his hand. He shook his head, cluelessly. Weve signed a new contract in our hearts. This contract doesnt require you to pay me. I am not paying youC I know. But, I still dont want all these. Why not continue giving me the care youve always been giving me?.she touched his face. He nodded with a smile.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org. Always.he took her closer to his body. Theres a gift for you too.she whispered on his face. Really?. What do you have for me, wifey?he twirled her around. I have a mini US in me.she touched her stomach. Gregorys eyes illuminated in euphoria. He swept her off the floor, swiftly. Youre pregnant?! Yes!! The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!