《Billionaire鈥檚 Little Bride》 EPISODE ONE EPISODE ONE MAGNOILA POV ¡± The food is ready, Magnolia, Go ask Mr. Hampson maybe we can serve the food ¡°Mrs. Renata instructed Magnolia who¡¯s busy cleaning the kitchen. She nodded and dropped the te in the washing base, She collected the hand towel from the rail, After cleaning her hand thoroughly, She dropped the apron before leaving for the living room. I got there and met Mr. Hampson eating chips, I bowed softly before him and he cleaned his hand with the tissue rolls. ¡± Magno, You¡¯re here? ¡°He asked and I nodded. Obviously, You can see me. ¡± The food is ready sir, Can we serve it now? ¡°I asked and he nodded. ¡± Sure, Go ahead and serve it, I¡¯m ready to eat ¡°He replied with a small smile and I nodded before leaving the room. Mr. Hampson is still in his Sixties, Full of life and handsome as well, He¡¯s nice, Although his wife is a little bit strict but if you get acquainted to her, There¡¯s a little bit of kindness in her as well. She went on a business trip, And will be back in week¡¯s time. His daughter left for school already, While his first son, even I don¡¯t know him is in overseas to study as well. Not Long after I¡¯m done serving the food, He came to the dinning room to devour the food. Turnign to go, He stopped me and told me to sit beside him. I rolled my eyes since this is not the first time I will be sitting with him. What does he want? ¡± How far about your job hunt? ¡°He asked and I gulped down nothing. The issue of not getting a job always ruined my mood, And the day is going well. Why did he have to remind me about that? ¡± I searched through the streets yesterday but I couldn¡¯t get one, Today is Saturday, So I continue tomorrow ¡°I replied casually and he nodded. ¡± Sure, Since you¡¯re not ready to work in mypany, I hope you get a better one soon ¡°He said with a shrug and I huffed.Original from N?velDrama.Org. I don¡¯t want to feel indebted to the family, That¡¯s why I refused to go for the job offer he gave me. They gave us shelter, My mom is one of their workers, It seems a little bit weird for me to start working in theirpany again. ¡± Alright sir, Thank you ¡°I mumbled and walked out of him briskly. ?~? MAYNARD POV I stepped down the car and walked into the house swiftly. The guards and workers bowed respectfully for me as I walk past them but I¡¯m not in the mood to reply to their greetings. I entered the room and found Dad sitting on one of the couchfortably I hissed in anger and bow before him slightly. ¡± Maynard ¡± ¡± Mr. Alvarez ¡°I replied sarcastically and he chuckled. I sat beside him and he patted my head. ¡± You won the contract again ¡°He said happily and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯m so proud of you, But I heard you fired your secretary again ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± She¡¯s my worker, And we should maintain the office rule strictly but she tried seducing me, I don¡¯t know what she¡¯s trying to achieve ¡°I scoffed and my Dad sighed. ¡± You¡¯re not getting any younger, You will be 26 next year, And I want to see your spouse or I start arranging blind dates for you ¡± ¡± Blind dates?, That will be thest thing I will do on earth, I¡¯m not ready to get marry now, Once I¡¯m done with the projects, I will look for a wife ¡± ¡± May¡­ ¡± ¡± Dad, I need to take a rest, We will talk tomorrow, You should start going home ¡± I cut him off calmly and took my jacket before leaving the living room. ?~? Monday Morning ¡± I told you to wake me up once it¡¯s 6AM, I¡¯mte for the job hunt, Fleur would have leave already ¡°I scolded and she shook her head. ¡± God knows I woke you up but you shunned me off, I did my best, Magno, Don¡¯t try to make me feel guilty here ¡°She said softly and I sighed. ¡± whatever, I¡¯m leaving ¡°I mumbled and she gave me some notes, I collected it and ran out of the house. I say a short prayer before leaving the house, I hope Fleur won¡¯t get mad. I¡¯mte already. I dipped my hand inside my bag then realize that I forgot my phone. ¡± Gosh!!, I¡¯m so mes*sed up! ¡°I screamed, The people walking by stared at me like I¡¯m a psycho. ¡± Y¡¯all should watch where you¡¯re going, It¡¯s none of your business ¡°I mumbled under my breath and they faced their direction immediately. I rolled my eyes before stamping my foot down the street. This Monday is ruined already, How will the rest of the week be like? Three Minutes Later¡­. I got to the main busy road, The ce is always busy and there¡¯s a big pothole which everyone used to avoid, Include drivers and pedestrians. I got there and moved to the other side, Then a car rushed mistakenly or maybe intentionally into the hole, Making my whole dress got wet with dirty water. What?!! I screamed out my lungs and flung my shoes on the windscreen in annoyance. ¡± Hey, Where do you think you¡¯re going?, You ruined my dress for me! ¡°I yelled and the driver stopped for a while. It¡¯s a very shy car, A ck Ferrari for that matter but who cares? The drivere over to where I am and scoffed. ¡± So, this cheap dress is the reason why you are screaming?, Everyone thought you¡¯re a psycho ¡°He mocked and I took a deep breath trying to control my anger. He called me a psycho because I asked for amendment of my dress??. ¡± Are you out of your mind?, You ruined my dress for me and you¡¯re trying to make me feel guilty here?, What¡¯s wrong with you rich people, you guys are so selfish, I¡­.. ¡± ¡± Ma¡¯am, Please calm down, I will get you another dress and money for your shoes ¡°A soft voice stopped me from talking and I faced the direction of where the voice came from. Wow!, He¡¯s so cute. I closed my eyes so as not to embarrass myself in front of this handsome man and the idiot standing beside him. ¡± Alright, Where¡¯s the money? ¡°I asked and he bring out a big wad of notes. I collected it and shove it into my purse and res at the driver. ¡± Next time, Watch the way you talk to elders because I¡¯m not your mate, I¡¯m sure your mom didn¡¯t bridle your tongue, Brat! ¡°I snorted before walking away briskly. The people were staring at me while I was looking for a good mall to change my dress into. Luckily, I found one by the road and got inside, One of the attendants came to attend to me. EPISODE TWO EPISODE TWO ?~? MAYNARD POV I stared at the girl through the rare mirror and smiled. ¡± Who¡¯s she? ¡°I asked Mr. Mateo and he shook his head. ¡± I don¡¯t know her, She looks like a random citizen, Maybe looking for job ¡°He replied tactically and I smiled again. Her skin is so pale and her legs are fresh as well, She looks a little bit skinny and slightly endowned. Her jet ck hair covering her face and I chuckled as I watch her talk to the driver rudely. ¡± Sir, why are you smiling? ¡°He suddenly asked staring back at me and I straightened my face back. ¡± I¡¯m not smiling, Don¡¯t mix things up ¡°I mumbled and he nodded. When I noticed things are not getting better, I turned to my PA. ¡± Get some notes and give the girl, Tell her to get a new dress and shoes, We are runningte for the appointment ¡°I mumbled and he nodded before opening the suitcase containing money. He counted some clothes and stepped down the car to attend to the girl. I took a deep breath Immediately he left and closed my eyes. Why am I smiling? This girl is of not match for me, and she¡¯s too skinny for me. Who¡¯s she? ?~? MAGNOLIA POV The attendant attended to me and gave me a new dress, It¡¯s a little bit short and I returned it back to her. She smiled but refused to stretch her hand. ¡± Ma¡¯am, This is an order from above, The boss said we should give you this dress, It suits your pale skin well ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t call my skin pale, Who¡¯s your boss? ¡± ¡± Mr. Maynard, He paid for the dress already ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I mumbled and put it on again before leaving the mall. Now, Where to go? ?~? Shuffling through the streets can be so stressful, Gosh!, I think I have to ept the job offer Mr. Hampson gave me. I can¡¯t cope with this anymore. I dragged my legs towards the end of the street and saw a notice board in front of the big mansion likepany. Thepany is so big with lots of beautiful designs. They are in need of a secretary. ¡± Alvarez Coporations ¡°I read aloud and sighed.Original from N?velDrama.Org. Maybe this will work out, There¡¯s nothing wrong in giving it a try. I took slow and steady steps to thepany due to how tired I was. After knocking on the door, A young man opened the door for me and I smiled. ¡± Hi, I¡¯m here for the job ¡°I said softly and he scoffed. ¡± Do you think we are looking for paupers here?, You are to work for Mr. Maynard ¡°He said empathetically and I bit my lips. ¡± Wait, Do I need to dress sophisticatedly before you know I¡¯m ready for the job?, Or I need to wear skimpy dresses?, What¡¯s wrong with y¡¯all mentality?, Is it until I sit your stu*pid as*s down before you know I¡¯m qualified for the job or until I¡­. ¡± ¡± Hey, it¡¯s okay, You can go in for the interview, You talk too much ¡± ¡± Watch your mouth, Don¡¯t talk to me anyhow, Where¡¯s the way or you will lead me in? ¡°I asked feeling so pissed off already and he sighed. ¡± Take the way to the lobby, Then, The guards will lead you in ¡± ¡± Thank you ¡°I said under my breath and I rushed to the lobby. Getting there, The security guards ushered me in and I walked towards the receptionist. ¡± Hi, Good afternoon, I saw the announcement outside so I¡¯m here for the interview to take the job? ¡°I introduced myself in the most polite way and she scoffed. ¡± Who are you?, And what are you doing here? ¡°She asked irascibly and I scoffed. ¡± I think there are clogs in your ears?, You lizard face, I said I¡¯m here for the job ¡°I yelled and she gasped. The other workers turned to us and I rolled my eyes. ¡± Why¡­, Why did you call me that?, I¡¯m not a lizard face ¡°She stuttered feeling so angry and I scoffed. ¡± Are you ready to take me¡­.. ¡± ¡± What¡¯s going on here? ¡°A soft familiar voice stopped me from talking and I turned to the direction. I gasped and arranged myself properly. This same guy is here again. ¡± Hi, Seems you¡¯re always around me ¡°I said with a chuckle and he smiled. ¡± Why are you here?, Seems you¡¯re having problem with the receptionist ¡°He mumbled and I sighed. ¡± This lizard face was¡­. ¡± ¡± No use of abus*ive words here, They can get you kicked out ¡°He corrected immediately and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯m here for the job ¡± ¡± I see, Come with me, You will be thest person to get interviewed today ¡°He mumbled and I followed him to the stairs, Then I heard the girl whispered. ¡± I hope you don¡¯t get the job ¡± ¡± I will get the job and you will be the first person to leave thepany, Wit*ch ¡± I whispered back at her and ran away before she caught up with me. ¡± Why are you this troublesome?, And clingy as well? ¡°The man leading me to the stairs suddenly stopped walking and scolded me. I hugged the files tightly to my chest and rolled my eyes. ¡± It¡¯s not my fault, They are always getting on my nerves ¡°I mumbled and he sighed. ¡± I hope you get the job, Because my boss don¡¯t condone such nonsense, Now,e with me ¡°He said softly and I nodded before going to the office. I met the young man sitting on the chair, With his head bent at theptop. Firstly, His hair, They are curly and well arranged, His eye brow well curved and fullshes resting well on the¡­ ¡± Youngdy, Introduce yourself ¡°A voice jolted me out of my thoughts and I took another deep breath. ¡°My name is Magno, I¡¯m from a noble background, Just graduated from the college and I think I¡¯m the perfect one for the job ¡°I bbed and he sighed. ¡± Your qualifications? ¡°He asked in a soft tone and I closed my eyes. God!, I don¡¯t want to stare too much at him, He¡¯s so cute and alluring. ¡± Here¡¯s it, check it yourself ¡°I gave him the file and he scanned through it. ¡± The job of a secretary is very stressful and time consuming, Sometimes, We have to work overnight and you must get early to work, The pay has been added to the contract you¡¯re going to sign, Now, You need to get me some coffee ¡± ¡± Can I use your restroom first?, I can sign the contractter ¡°I asked softly holding my skirt and he nodded. ¡± This is the way to the restroom, Use mine ¡± ¡± But sir¡­. ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Mateo, She¡¯s pressed right now ¡°He cut him off and I scurried to the restroom. I bring out my small phone since I forgot the big phone at home. ¡± Huh¡­, Gael called? ¡°I asked loudly staring at the phone. I pressed on the dial button, After a while, He picked the call and I screamed. ¡± Hey, How are you? ¡°I asked happily and heughed. ¡± I¡¯m fine, I have a surprise for you ¡°He said going straight to the point and I sighed. Gael is a man of few words, He doesn¡¯t talk much. Gosh!, I wish he¡¯s ready to ask me out. ¡± Really?, What¡¯s that? ¡°I asked curiously and he chuckled. ¡± I¡¯m here for your birthday party ¡± ¡± Wait¡­, Tomorrow is my birthday? ¡°I asked myself trying to be sure and I pped my head. ¡± You stubborn head, I know you would have forgot, Now, I¡¯m back, We will talkter bye ¡°He mumbled and cut the call. Finally, Things are falling into ce. I¡¯m sure he¡¯s ready to propose to me, dly, I will ept it. Gael has been my long time crush, He¡¯s my ssmate and male best friend as well. Just like I said , He¡¯s a man of few words, Maybe that¡¯s the reasons why he hasn¡¯t confessed his love to me. ¡± I¡¯m so happy, Thank you Lord! ¡°I screamed happily before leaving the rest room to attend to the BOSSES. ?~? EPISODE THREE The Billionaire¡¯s Little Bride EPISODE THREE ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Getting outside, I met Maynard standing beside the door and I gasped. I held the small phone to my body and heughed. ¡± So, this is the small phone my secretary is using? ¡°He asked mockingly and I snorted. ¡± No, This is not my phone, I forgot my android phone at home, That¡¯s why I¡¯m left with this, And why did you think this is the only phone I have?, I¡¯m from a noble background, We are quite rich ¡°I rambled on but stopped immediately I lied. Waittt, What did I just say? We are rich?? ¡± Really? ¡°He asked and I pressed my lips together before answering. ¡± Yes ¡°I nodded like a baby and he folded his arms. ¡± Who are you talking to?, You look so happy ¡°He asked and I smiled again. ¡± My best male friend, Gael, He¡¯sing over for my birthday, And I¡¯m so happy ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°He mumbled and walked to his seat. I shrugged and walked to the small kitchen-like room so as to make his coffee. ?~? MAYNARD POV ¡± She look so happy when talking to him, Who could it be? ¡°I asked loudly and p my head. Why am I thinking so much about her? She¡¯s not my girlfriend, Just a worker. Gosh! Not Long after, she came back with the coffee and dropped it on the table before leaving for her office. ?~? 7PM¡­. I got to the houseter at night, I told my mom about the new job and fleur as well. We nned to meet up at the popr restaurant so we can talk well. I applied some lip gloss on my face and smiled, I look a little bit pretty now. After checking my dress well, I picked my small bag before running out of the house. Soon, I got to the restaurant and met her waiting for me already. I rushed to her and gave her a little peck. Fleur scoffed and dropped the cutleries on the table. ¡± What happened?, Why are you sad? ¡°I asked and she pouted. ¡± Brady broke up with me the evening, Because I refused to meet up with his demands¡± She exined sadly and I scoffed. ¡± His demands?, Which demands? ¡°I asked and she sighed. ¡± Se*x, Money, Attentions and everything, I told him I just got a job and it¡¯s hard for me to keep up with everything so that¡¯s why I couldn¡¯t give him the money he asked for ¡± ¡± Are you nuts or what?, you were sad because a guy who had nothing to offer you in a rtionship broke up with you?, You should be happy ¡°I said rolling my eyes and she sighed. ¡± This is my first love, I gave him my virginity ¡± ¡± You know the most painful part of it?, Because you gave it to a guy that doesn¡¯t worth it, Brady is a dic*khead, And I¡¯m happy you finally broke up with him ¡± ¡± You can¡¯t understand this ¡± ¡± I got a job, And my boss is so hot and handsome ¡°I said blushing hard and sheughed. ¡± You can call someone hot and handsome?, What about Gael? ¡°She asked mockingly and I rolled my eyes. ¡± Trust me, Gael can¡¯t stand a chance with this man, He¡¯s so cute, Hairy, Sexy, Handsome, And cold as well ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sure he¡¯s not over hyped, Or you¡¯re falling for him already? ¡°She asked with a wink and I click my tongue. ¡± Of course, who won¡¯t fall for him?, but I¡¯m sure he¡¯s not attracted to me, And I don¡¯t care, as long as Gael is there ¡± ¡± Are you sure this Gael feels the same for you? ¡±Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± How am I supposed to know? ¡± ¡± I hope you¡¯re making the right decision, Mag ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡± ?~? The Next Morning¡­.. I rushed into thepany and met the lizard face gawping at me. After I red at her, I scurried to the stairs and opened the door to his office without knocking. ¡± You¡¯rete again? ¡°He said immediately I got there and nodded. ¡± Yes, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I apologized and dropped my bag on the table. He sighed and walk up to me. He pulled me by my waist and my eyes widened. Moving his lips closer to my face, I closed my eyes and gasped when I felt his breath on my ear. ¡± Happy Birthday Magno ¡°He whispered and wrapped his hand around my waist. I smiled and let out a soft breath before wrapping my hand around his waist. So, he remembered my birthday? ¡± Thank you sir ¡°I replied smiling and he pulled away. ¡± You can go to your office and start the work of the day ¡± ¡± Sure, I will, thank you ¡°I mumbled and hugged him again, I pulled away immediately when he¡¯s not reciprocating it and he¡¯s my boss as well. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I will leave now ¡°I stuttered before leaving the office. ?~? MAYNARD POV I don¡¯t know why I hugged her, But I felt something bring triggered in me, The sensations, I felt it. That¡¯s the reason why I pulled away from her. Gosh!, I need to be far away from thisdy. I don¡¯t want to have anything to do with her. ?~? Evening; Closing time. I picked my bag and Magno entered the office with the files I requested for. I will work on that once I get home. ¡± I¡¯m ready to go sir, or is there anything you want me to do? ¡°She asked and I shook my head. ¡± No, you can go ¡°I mumbled and she bowed before rushing out of the office. I overhead her conversations with Gael yesterday, And I¡¯m sure she¡¯s going to meet him. I took a deep breath before leaving the office and Mr. Mateo collected the bag. ¡± Sir, I saw Miss. Magnolia going now, Is there a problem? ¡°He asked and took a deep breath. ¡± I don¡¯t know ¡°I answered simply. ?~? ¡± Hey, Fleur, I¡¯m ready ¡°I mumbled before arranging my hair properly. ¡± Sure, I¡¯m at your gate ¡± ¡± Alright, I will join you soon ¡± Getting to the gate, She gasped immediately she set her eyes on me and I whirled around. ¡± You¡¯re so beautiful, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re not going on a date, This is just a birthday party ¡± ¡± Yes, And I need to dress well, Today is my day ¡°I screamed and sheughed. ¡± I know, The taxi is waiting for us, We need to go ¡± ¡± Sure, let¡¯s go ¡± ?~? We got to the venue and Gael walked out to meet me. I rushed and hugged him tightly but he received it coldly. I pulled back immediately and he smiled. ¡± Hey, how are you? ¡± I asked softly and he nodded. ¡± I¡¯m good, Happy Birthday ¡± ¡± Thank you, Who¡¯s this?¡± I asked referring to thedy beside him and he smiled. ¡± That¡¯s my fiancee, We are getting married this month, And you¡¯re highly invited ¡°He said smiling and I scoffed. ¡± Is this a joke? ¡± ¡± No, I¡­. ¡± ¡± Hi, Magno, I know you must be quite shocked about this because he¡¯s your male best friend and you have a crush on him but I don¡¯t think he might be able to return the feeling because he¡¯s getting married, I¡¯m Alena, Nice meeting you ¡± ¡± Gael, Did you call Magno here to insult her or you want to celebrate her birthday for her? ¡°Fleur asked angrily and a tear slipped down my eye. I took a deep breath before running out of the scene. ¡± I will make sure you regret this for the rest of your life, For toying her feelings, You will regret this ¡°I heard Fleur yelled and I burst into tears. ¡± Hey, wait for me ¡°I heard Fleur yelled and I stopped immediately. She got to where I am and I burst into another round of tears. ¡± I told you not to be so happy about this, Now, see what this has caused for you ¡°She said softly and I nodded. ¡± It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m sorry for stressing you, you should be going, it¡¯ste already, We will talk tomorrow ¡± ¡± Huh¡­, I should leave you like this?, you don¡¯t look fine to me ¡± ¡± Respect my decision for once, Don¡¯t go after me, I will be fine ¡°I mumbled and walked out of her immediately. She called after me but I refused to listen to her. I branched at a beer shop to cool off my mind. I don¡¯t wanna think about this again. ?~? A Hour Later¡­. The barman kicked me out of the shop and Iughed. Gosh!, I¡¯m drunk and I can¡¯t see anything! I walked dizzily through the streets, Laughing and crying at the same time. ¡± Hey, watch where you¡¯re going! ¡°A scooter yelled and pushed me away the road, i screamed and fell on the floor with my eyes widened. Wait¡­, Floor¡­ The floor is soft¡­ ¡± Who are you? ¡°I asked and belched noisily. ¡± Let¡¯s go home, Magno ¡°A soft voice mumbled wrapping his hands around me and I smiled. The face looks familiar and the voice as well. He wrapped his hands around me protectively and a tear slipped down my eye. ¡± Maynard ¡°I whispered and he sighed. ¡± Let¡¯s go home, You need to rest ¡°He mumbled and I copsed in his arms. EPISODE FOUR Billionaire¡¯s Little Bride EPISODE FOUR ?~? MAYNARD POV ¡± Sir, Why do I have a feeling that this Gael will rub the feelings on her? ¡°Mateo asked and showed me all the details concerning him. I took a deep breath and scoffed, So, he¡¯s getting married to Alena? The ex president daughter? ¡± I know he will eventually rub the feelings on her, And that¡¯s why we need to keep a watch on her ¡°I replied softly and poke my head from the window. My eyesnded on her with a Prettydy walking into the restaurant, Then, Gael rushed to meet her Alena was with her as well. Not Long after, She started crying, I fisted my hands feeling so angry. I said it, He will rub the feelings on her. She ran out of the ce and my driver tailed her carefully. ?~? I carried her carefully into the car and Mateo stepped out. She held my shirt tightly and I sighed. ¡± I think you should leave sir, I will find my way to the house ¡°He said softly and I look at him. ¡± Is that fine by you? ¡± ¡± Yes, I will be fine, Have a nice night sir ¡± You too ¡°I mumbled and stepped into the car with her. She held me tightly to herself , Sobbing softly. ¡± Hey, it¡¯s okay ¡°I pacified and sheughed again. ¡± It¡¯s been more than ten years, I¡¯ve been crushing on him, He¡¯s so handsome and nice to me as well, He should have told me that I¡¯m making fool of myself, Is it because we are poor? ¡°She cried softly and I patted her hair. Why will a man do this to someone soft and pretty like her? ?~? Soon, we got to the penthouse and I scooped her in my arms.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only She is asleep already. Getting to the room, it has been well arranged by the maids. I dropped her on the bed and removed her shoes including her earrings. Mrs. Cora entered the room and I sighed. ¡± I¡¯ve told you times without number to always knock before you enter ¡°I corrected and she bowed. ¡± I¡¯m so sorry sir ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t call me sir ¡°I said softly and she nodded. Mrs. Cora is my nanny and she¡¯s over 60 years, she¡¯s refused to retire even though I promised to pay her off with a huge amount of money. ¡± Is she your girlfriend? ¡°She asked smiling and walked up to where I am. Mrs. Cora gasped and cover her mouth. ¡± She¡¯s so pretty ¡°Shepliments and I smiled. ¡± She¡¯s not my girlfriend, She¡¯s my secretary, I met her on the road drunk and helpess so I need to help her ¡± ¡± Wow, She¡¯s so pretty ¡± ¡± She needs to change her dress, Let me get you one of your shirts so you can do that ¡°She replied and turned to go but I called her back. ¡± Don¡¯t you think that will be intrusion of privacy?, She¡¯s my secretary and just resumed work yesterday, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s advisable for me to do that ¡± ¡± Maybe I should do that myself ¡°she mumbled feeling so disappointed and I chuckled before leaving the room. I¡¯m sleeping in one of the rooms tonight. ?~? ¡± Arrgghh ¡°I shouted softly before opening my eyes. I squinted them again because of the shining lights. Where am I? I gasped and stepped down the bed in fear. What happened?, How did I ended up here? I screamed when I suddenly remembered what happened. Maynard?? His room?? He saved me yesterday when the scooter was about to hit me. Then, he took me here. But.., who changed my dress? The door suddenly opened and a woman entered with a tray containing a small te with steaming soup inside it. ¡± Good morning ma¡¯am ¡°I greeted politely and she smiled ¡± How was your night dear?, I guessed you slept well? ¡± ¡± Yes, I did, Thanks so much ¡± ¡± You must be wondering where you are?, Trust me, you¡¯re in good hands, Maynard took you herest night, I was surprised I thought you¡¯re his girlfriend? But was disappointed when he said you guys are not dating, You¡¯re the firstdy he will bring into this penthouse ¡°She bbed and I smiled. ¡± I¡¯m just a secretary who got saved by my boss, I¡¯m not in any way special ¡± The door opened again and Maynard entered. He was on a singlet and small shorts. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I greeted and the woman bowed before leaving. He locked the door after she left and walked up to me. I moved away from him and he smiled. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I repeated and arranged my shirt well. ¡± What are you trying to cover?, I saw everythingst night ¡°He whispered and I gasped. ¡± You undressed me?, Why will you do that? ¡± ¡± Because you told me to ¡°He mumbled and I closed my eyes softly. Gosh!, He¡¯s just making things so hard for me! ¡± You shouldn¡¯t have done that, I was drunk¡± I mumbled feeling so embarrassed. He must have seen my ugly body, But why is he not getting irritated? ¡± Just joking, The woman who left just now was the one who did that, I see no reasons why I should take advantage of your drunk state, I¡¯m not desperate ¡°He said and I took a deep breath. He walked up to me and I didn¡¯t bother to move away anymore. Why did he care so much about me? ?~? MAYNARD POV She look so scared and frightened, I touched her waist and pulled her to myself. ¡± What has he done to you?, Huh? ¡°I whispered and a tear slipped down her eyes. She moved her hand to my back and sniffed. I bent a little bit to her height and mmed my lips on hers. She reciprocated immediately and I pulled her butts up, Making her wrap her hands around my waist. I deepened the kiss and she made some funny sounds which made me chuckle. After a while, I pulled away and she blushed. ¡± Put me down ¡°She mumbled and I smiled. I resumed kissing her again and she smiled. I took her to the bed and resumed kissing her again. ?~? EPISODE FIVE Billionaire¡¯s Little Bride EPISODE FIVE ?~? ¡± I said when are you taking your hangover soup?, It¡¯s getting cold ¡°Maynard repeated in a bit stern voice and I woke up from my reverie. Wait.., what did I just think about? Him kissing me and taking me to bed??? Geez!, That¡¯s too far. ¡± I¡¯m so sorry, I will take it now ¡°I mumbled and and he nodded. ¡± I got you a dress, Put it on and meet me outside, We are taking the day off, I need to take you somewhere ¡°He mumbled and I nodded. After taking the soup, I took my bath in his bathroom and I was surprised at the richness of the ce. Waittt, How much does this guy worth? I put on the dress and meet him outside just like hemanded. ¡± I¡¯m ready ¡°I said softly and he nodded before leading me to the car. He led me to the car and was about to walk me to the other seat, I stopped him and he turned to me. ¡± No need of walking me in, I can take care of myself ¡°I smiled and removed my hand away from his. ¡± Until I carry you right? ¡°He asked with a scoff and I shook my head. I quickly obliged to him and he led me to the car. ?~? He continued to drive along the road and I wondered where he¡¯s taking me to. My mind shed to mum and fleur and I took a deep breath. She must be quite worried about me. ¡± I got Fleur¡¯s number from your phone, I called her already to let her know you¡¯re here with me, Don¡¯t worry ¡°He suddenly speak out to irfy it and I nodded. ¡± Thanks a lot ¡± I said softly and he nodded. Soon, We got to a quiet beautiful bridge, He stepped down the car and I also did the same. Maynard grabbed my hand and led me to the rails at the left side. I took a nce at the water and gasped. It¡¯s so beautiful and calm. ¡± Wow, This is pretty ¡°I mumbled smiling and he nodded. ¡± I seldomse here, Anytime I¡¯m sad or I feel troubled, I doe here to stare at the water and it helps a lot, I must say ¡± ¡± Wow, But can I ask you a question? ¡± ¡± Yes, Sure, you can go ahead ¡± ¡± You¡¯re quite rich and seems to have everything you wished for, Why do you feel troubled or sad?, And anytime you feel like that, Why does this water seems to be the one calming you or cools down your anger? ¡± ¡± The first time I came here was so funny and embarrassing as well, Then, I had crush on Maya, An indian girl who seems to be extraordinary in what she does, She¡¯s the school cheer leader then, A little bit sassy and rude, Before I confessed my feelings to her, I decided to get closer to her by reading together, Helping her settle some bills and treating her mom then, After a while, I gathered all the courage in me and asked her out, She turned me down bluntly and told me she has a boyfriend, Who was schooling abroad, I was so sad, If she knew she¡¯s going to turn me down, She shouldn¡¯t have let me so close to her, After that she started avoiding me and I came across this bridge that particr day, I don¡¯t have any frined then so I ranted the way I like, It was so funny then but I felt calm and in few days, I got over it ¡± He exined andughed after it, I wiped my tears and he turned to me. ¡± Why are you crying? ¡°He asked and gave me his face napkin, I collected it and wiped my tears. ¡± I don¡¯t know maybe this is right telling you but it happened to me as well, And that¡¯s the reasons why you found me walking alone on the street, Gael was my childhood friend, We did everything together, Including sharing meals, Bed and goigm out to party and clubs in my college days, We almost got intimate then but he control himself well, And I¡¯m thankful we didn¡¯t, Sometimes, He will kiss me on my forehead or cheeks or give me a warm hug, I never knew he was in love with Alena then, I was so happy when he told me he¡¯s celebrating my birthday for me, I got myself prepared but he disgraced me in the presence of his girlfriend or maybe fiancee, I guess it happens for a reason tho ¡± ¡± Yeah, And that¡¯s why I said I feel so embarrassed anytime I remember it, Now, I feel nothing for any woman, They are all the same ¡°He said in a deep breath and I felt hurt. They are all the same? Does that mean he¡¯sparing me to Maya? ¡± I don¡¯t think you¡¯ve met the loyal and kind ones, Not all women are the same ¡± ¡± I know, And I¡¯m not ready to meet any ¡± ¡± Me either ¡°I huffed and arranged my hair properly.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. After a while, He came closer to me and I shunned all the spirit of impurities in me. I don¡¯t want to think too far or about anything. He bring out a shiny diamond ne and wore it around my neck. I smiled softly and he pecked me. ¡± Happy Birthday, Magnolia ¡± ?~? I took a deep breath immediately he got in front of the mansion. ¡± Is this where you¡¯re living? ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± The Hampson mansion? ¡°He asked again and I nodded. ¡± I live there because my mom is a cook there, After I finished college and there¡¯s no job around, I couldn¡¯t rent a house for myself so I decided to start staying with my mom, But I have a job already, I will move in the next two months after settling all the debts ¡°I said with a small smile and he chuckled. ¡± I thought you said you¡¯re from a noble family? ¡°He asked and Iughed. ¡± Yes, At least, I¡¯m not starving, and I don¡¯t wear rags ¡°I said with a shrug and he nodded. ¡± So, I will leave now, Thanks for the diamond ne, And the time you sacrificed for my birthday, This is the most happiest birthday I¡¯ve ever celebrated, All thanks to you ¡± ¡± You¡¯re wee, Goodnight, Magnolia ¡°He mumbled and patted my hair. I nodded before stepping out of the car. Waving at him, He drives out of the street and I walked to the gate after making sure he¡¯s out of sight. I was about to open the gate when a loud familiar voice called me. I didn¡¯t turn since I recognized the voice, I scoffed and tried knocking on the gate but he grabbed my hand. ¡± And why are you after me? ¡°I yelled and fred my hand away from him. ¡± Magnolia, i can exin all what happened, Trust me, It¡¯s not what you think ¡± Gael said trying to defend himself and Iughed. ¡± It¡¯s not what I think?, Then, what is it actually?, Your girlfriend insulting me right at your face but you refused to say a thing about it?, It¡¯s not what I think?, You ruined my birthday for me ¡°I screamed with tears stung into my eyes. He took a deep breath and I realized he¡¯s about to cry. ¡± You¡¯re going out with him right? ¡°He asked and I scoffed. ¡± No, He¡¯s my boss, And he celebrated my birthday for ¡± ¡± What Alena said, I can exin it ¡± ¡± And what¡¯s there to exin? ¡°I asked and he sighed. ¡± He¡¯s not who you think he is ¡°He mumbled. ¡± And you¡¯re not different from him either ¡± I snapped and opened the gate. He trieding in but I mmed the door at his face before running to my room. ?~? . EPISODE SIX EPISODE SIX ?~? I got home and met mom sitting in the living room, Waiting for me. I took a deep breath and walked up to her, She quickly rush to me and I smiled. ¡± I¡¯m fine, you don¡¯t need to worry about me ¡°I mumbled and she nodded. ¡± Fleur called, I heard your birthday didn¡¯t go as nned? ¡°She asked and I shook my head. ¡± It went as nned, My boss celebrated it for me and got me some stuffs, They are so expensive ¡°I exaggerated and sheughed. ¡± I hope it¡¯s not what I¡¯m thinking?, What¡¯s between you and your boss? ¡°She asked suspiciously and I shrugged. ¡°Nothing, Just the staff-Boss rtionship, Nothing more ¡± ¡± Waylen called ¡°She said softly and my heart skipped a bit. Waylen is my younger brother, He¡¯s studying abroad and that¡¯s the reasons why we have so much debts to pay. And my Dad isn¡¯t ready to help, I don¡¯t even want to think about that monster. I closed my eyes and hissed. ¡± You know he¡¯s about to round up, He needs a huge amount of money to clear his rent fees, School fees and other important stuffs, I don¡¯t know what to do anymore ¡± ¡± How much do you have in your ount? ¡°I asked softly and she sighed. ¡°Not up to $50 ¡± ¡°I rolled my eyes and sat on the couch. ¡± Maybe I should ask my boss then?, He¡¯s a good person ¡°I suggested and she turned to me quickly. Maynard is a good person to me, I think he won¡¯t hesitate to help as well. ¡± Really?, Maybe we should do that ¡± She replied and I nodded. ?~? The Next Day¡­.. I got to the office Feeling so anxious, I¡¯m asking him for money today, I hope he doesn¡¯t turn me down. I knocked on the door and he opened it himself for me, Just like he¡¯s expecting me. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I bowed slightly and he nodded. ¡± How are you? ¡°He asked taking off his suit and I dropped my bag to help him arrange his shirt. I nodded and he scoffed. ¡± I¡¯m fine, And thanks for yesterday, The diamond ne and dresses ¡°I mumbled and he nodded. ¡± You¡¯re wee ¡°He patted my head and was about to walk away but I held his hand. ¡± I need your help ¡°I blurted and he roll his eyes. ¡± What¡­ ¡± ¡± I knee what you¡¯ve done for me, And I acknowledged that, But I really need your help, By brother studying overseas called yesterday¡¯s night and he needed some money, It¡¯s not up to $500, And my sry is $550, I want an upfront payment, And I promise to work more than your expectations, Please ¡°I begged and he nodded. ¡± You have thepany details with you, Remove the money from one of the banks and send it to your brother, If you need more than the money you mentioned, Take it there ¡± He said gently and I gasped. ¡± You gave me already?, Thanks so much ¡°I screamed and jumped on him immediately, He smiled and wrapped his hand around my back. I pulled away immediately and smiled. ¡± Thanks so much, I really appreciate you sir, Thank you ¡°I bowed repeatedly before leaving the room. ?~? MAYNARD POV I was in a bad mood until she arrived, My step mom has always been on my neck anytime I visit the main mansion, I preferred mine with less drama but I need to pick some documents in my Dad¡¯s room. I wish my mom was here with me. Magno innocence and the way she talks always make me wonder maybe she¡¯s pretending or that¡¯s her character but that¡¯s how she talks to her friend, Fleur as well.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. Gosh!, I don¡¯t want to have anything romantic to do with her because it won¡¯t end well. It won¡¯t. I took a deep breath and stared at the ceiling. Sometimes, I wish I was born ordinarily, No problem or drama, I don¡¯t like the way I am sorrounded with circumstances. Gosh! I turned on the TV since there¡¯s nothing much to do, I did everything overnight. Magnolia came afterwards with my coffee and the news broadcast started already. She dropped it on the table and stood beside me, Watching the news keenly. It was all about Ss from the Humphrey family, He fell in love with one of his Dad¡¯s maid and his associate somehow learned about it, They stopped partnering with him because he chosed not to marry one of the investors. He¡¯s now on the TV crying and the girl could be seen beside him, Feeling guilty. I sighed and picked my phone to call Mateo. ¡± Inform Ss, That his contract has been approved, I don¡¯t want to give it to anyone aside from him ¡± ¡± But¡­.. ¡± ¡± No buts, Do what I said ¡± I ordered and cut the call. ¡± Honestly, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with this so called rich people, Their mentality is very low and bad, Why is it so wrong to marry from a poor background?, Most of them are in unhappy marriages because of the wife they choosed for them, What nonsense ¡°She snorted and I smiled. ¡± And why are you telling me this? ¡°I asked folding my arms and she move her eyes around beautifully before shrugging. ¡± I¡¯m not telling anyone, Was just speaking to myself, I wish the rich wake up one day and change their mentality in all this, They disgusts me a lot¡± She huffed and Iughed. ¡± Trust me, It¡¯s their choice, And your opinion doesn¡¯t matter about this ¡± ¡± It matters, If everyone can fight against¡­ ¡± ¡± And who are the ¡®EVERYONE¡¯ you¡¯re talking about?, You think people will support if you tried to make any opinion against this? You should leave then like this ¡°I interpted and she nodded. ¡± I ha*te everyone, Y¡¯all disg*usts me ¡°She seethed angrily before leaving the room and Iughed. ?~? EVENING. I got to the main mansion to give Dad the feedback and he¡¯s not yet back. ¡± I will just leave, Once he¡¯s back, Give him the documents ¡± ¡± You know I won¡¯t give him? ¡°Brea, asked and I scoffed. ¡± Wait, I don¡¯t understand your attitudes anymore these days, Do you do these intentionally or what?, The doctor called this morning and told me about this high blood pressure, what did you think you¡¯re doing?, The same way you made my¡­.¡± ¡± The same way I cleared your mom out of the way because she¡¯s stressing me, You think I will make you stay as well?, Trust me, I will clear you out of my way with no traces ¡°She threatened andughed evilly. I seethed angrily and mmed the documents on her before leaving the house. ?~? . EPISODE SEVEN EPISODE SEVEN ?~? ¡± I sent the money to him already, My boss was kind enough to give me the money ¡°I said happilyter at night when we got to the room and my mom smiled but I knew it¡¯s not genuine. ¡± Don¡¯t you think your boss has something for you?, Maybe he¡¯s in love with you or what do you think? ¡°She asked and I scoffed. ¡± If he¡¯s in love with me, Everyone knows it won¡¯t work because he won¡¯t afford to stain his white linen or destroy his reputation because he¡¯s in love with me, Mom, I¡¯m not ready to think about that ¡± ¡± And what if he asks you for se*x? ¡°She asked and my throat dried up. Se*x? Why will he ask me that? I¡¯m not attractive. ¡± If it pleases me, I will warm his bed or I might turn him down, I¡¯m not a baby¡±I shrugged even though I know I won¡¯t open my legs for him. Why will I do that? ¡± I know you¡¯re an adult and you know what pleases you to do, That¡¯s the reasons why I don¡¯t want you to make mistakes about all this, Trust me, I wished you can marry an ordinary man so as to have peace of mind, the reasons why people aren¡¯t treating you like an outcast because we are living in a mansion, I wished you can live a peaceful life as well ¡± ¡± I wished so mom, Everyone wished to live a peaceful life and I never said I¡¯m in love with my boss, I will avoid him as much as possible starting from tomorrow ¡± I said feeling so angry at myself. I stared at my mom and I knew she¡¯s very scared, About me and my life. Come to think of it, If anything happens between I and Maynard, It won¡¯t be funny and it will never end well. I don¡¯t want to have anything to do with him either but he¡¯s making things hard for me. Sometimes, he will hug me or grab my waist or peck me. Is that how they treat secretaries? ¡± Mag¡­.. ¡± ¡± Goodnight mom, I¡¯ve nothing to say again ¡°I snorted and covered myself with the big duvet immediately. ?~? The Next Morning¡­.. I got to the office quite early, Maynard hasn¡¯t arrived yet, After putting my name down and using my employment card on the detecting device, I walked to the receptionist seat and took my seat waiting for Maynard to open the door. Thank God Chloe isn¡¯t the one on duty. ¡± Hey, Are you the new secretary? ¡°A youngdy sitting on the receptionist seat walked up to me and I nodded. She¡¯s so pretty and has a small stature, I wish I can be as pretty as her, But now, I look so pale. Oh God!, I detests everything about me. ¡± Yes, is there a problem ma¡¯am? ¡°I asked and she nodded. ¡± Don¡¯t call me ma¡¯am, I¡¯m just twenty-two, And I¡¯m the new secretary ¡°She said softly and my eyes widened. ¡± New secretary?, I thought you¡¯re the one on duty? ¡°I asked in surprise and sheughed. ¡± The former secretary got sacked yesterday so I was lucky to get the job, My name is Marlowe ¡± Wow!, So Chloe has been sacked? ¡± Mine is Magno, Nice meeting you ¡°I replied with a smile and we shook hands together. ¡± I saw the boss yesterday and I must say, He¡¯s so cute and adorable, His full hair, Eyeshes and cute face, He has a big manly figure and I wished in the secretary, You¡¯re so lucky ¡°she said fanning herself dramatically and Iughed. ¡± We are not in any romantic rtionship, I started work here four days ago, I¡¯m also new, And he¡¯s a workaholic so I don¡¯t think he have time fordies ¡°I exined and she nodded slowly. Just after that, Maynard arrived looking so cold and scary, What¡¯s wrong with him? His eyes softened a bit immediately he set his eyes on me and I bowed. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°we greeted together and he nodded. d I collected the bag from Mr. Mateo before walking to the office together with him. ¡± You came early today ¡°He said softly as we walk into the office and I only nodded. ¡± Yes, I woke up early ¡°I answered perfunctorily and he shot me a stare. Sorry, Maynard, I¡¯m no longer the Magnolia you knew, Circumstances made me realized that I¡¯m only your worker, Nothing else. We got to the office and I dropped the bag on the table. ¡± I will prepare you coffee now ¡± I said softly and rushed out of the office. I took the coffee to his office and met him watching TV, the news to be precise. He took off his jacket, Left with his shirt and I stopped him. He turned to me immediately and I pressed my lips together, Feeling so nervous. Gosh!, What did I just do? But it¡¯s for the best, I have no choice. I took a deep breath before speaking out. ¡± I think you should let me leave the office before taking off your jackets, It¡¯s not really professional for me to watch you do all this ¡°I stuttered and he chuckled. ¡± Is there a problem with me putting off my jackets?, By the way, You¡¯ve been acting funny this morning, Is there a problem or anything bothering you? ¡°He asked quietly and I shook my head. ¡± There¡¯s nothing bothering you, And if there¡¯s anything bothering me, It should be my problem ¡°I said touching my chest and he nodded. ¡± Okay, Drop the coffee and leave my office ¡°He said coldly and I nodded before dropping it. I rushed out of the office before releasing the breath I with held in me. ?~? ¡± Why¡¯s she acting funny and clumsy? ¡°I asked loudly immediately she left and scratched my head. Can this day get any better at all? Firstly, Dading to my house to warm me about his darling wife which got me so angry, Then, Magnolia avoiding me. I hissed loudly and picked theptop, I¡¯m not taking that coffee. She returned the file I asked her to work on, I collected it from her. ¡± Take the coffee away, I¡¯m not drinking it ¡°I mumbled and she scoffed. ¡± But it¡¯s in your daily routine to take coffee? ¡°She protested and I gawp at her. ¡± It¡¯s your daily routine to arrange my shirt anytime I get to the office as well ¡± ¡± But¡­, coffee making is stressful, You shouldn¡¯t have waste it ¡°She grumbled and I felt guilty immediately. Magnolia went to take the coffee and drag her legs out of the room. CLOSING TIME~ I packed my files in the briefcase, Then, She came into the office with her small bag, hung across her shoulder, Making her boobs part into two and I sighed. ¡± I¡¯m ready to go ¡°She mumbled and helped me pack the files. I grabbed her hand immediately and pin them to the wall. I could feel her throat drying up and her chest racing so fast. I stared at her deeply into the eyes and her lips trembled.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. Trying as much as possible not to stare at me directly in my eyes. ¡± Why are you avoiding me, Magnolia? ¡± ?~? EPISODE EIGHT EPISODE EIGHT ?~? MAGNOLIA POV ¡± Why are you avoiding me, Magnolia? ¡°He repeated and tightened his hand around my wrists on the wall. I knew a time like this wille, The Maynard I know doesn¡¯t give up easily. I closed my eyes and shake my head countless times. Don¡¯t do this to me, Maynard. ¡± I was not avoiding you, I¡¯m feeling too weak, That¡¯s why ¡°I lied and he nodded. ¡± I will take you to the hospital then ¡± He said softly and released my hand. I pulled his shirt back making him ce his hand on my waist.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only ¡± I did it for a reason, I don¡¯t want to get¡­.. ¡± ¡± Your heart is beating faster than ever before, I will call my doctor now ¡± ¡± The sickness is not the one making my heart beat faster ¡°I snapped and covered my mouth again. He¡¯s not understanding what I¡¯m saying, Which makes me more ma*d. ¡± I said I did it for a reason, Trust me, I can exin everything ¡°I mumbled and he nodded. ¡± You should start leaving, Your mom might be worried about you ¡°He said coldly and tried walking away, I dragged his shirt again and stood on my toes before kissing him lightly. He reciprocated it immediately and I closed my eyes to enjoy the moment. His lips are so soft and sulent, I don¡¯t know what pushed me to do this but it won¡¯t end well. I pulled away and licked my lips. He smiled and patted my hair before walking away from me. Just like that?? ¡± I¡¯m sorry for kissing you, I won¡¯t be able toe tomorrow, I need to take care of myself, Goodnight sir ¡°I mumbled feeling so embarrassed and walk out of the office. I decided to trek a little bit so as to talk to Fleur on phone, I dial her number and she picked it up immediately. ¡± Hey, I just returned from work and trying to catch some sleep, What¡¯s wrong girl? ¡°She asked and I nodded. ¡± I kissed my boss this evening, And he reacted like there¡¯s nothing wrong with it, He just left ¡°I bbed and she sighed. ¡± Did he reciprocate? ¡± ¡± Yes, He even took over the kiss since I¡¯m not a good kisser, I don¡¯t know, I just feel so angry that this have to happen to me ¡± ¡± You shouldn¡¯t have kissed him, Let¡¯s wait till tomorrow maybe he will talk about it ¡°She replied gently and I nodded as if she could see me. I bit my lips and shove my phone into my bag since no one is helping matters. I wish I can resign or get transferred from this ce. I don¡¯t want to see Maynard¡¯s face again. I got to the house and went to sleep angrily since mom rounded up her work. ?~? MAYNARD POV Getting to the house, I walked straight into the bathroom to take my bath. I ced my hands on the cold wall and sighed. Why did she have to kiss me? What pushed her to do it? I thought she¡¯s avoiding me? Then she should have continue to do that. Kissing me doesn¡¯t help matters at all. She aroused the beast in me already. Gosh! I stared down at my huge di*ck and hissed. Immediately I¡¯m done bathing, I picked my phone to call Mr. Mateo. ¡± Get me one of my girls in the mansion, Bring Becky here ¡°I ordered and cut the call immediately. ?~? Becky knocked on the door and I ushered her in, She look so sexy and alluring as ever. But not beautiful as Mag¡­.. Damn it!, I should have keep her name out of my mouth. ¡± Put off your clothes ¡°I ordered and she nodded. When she¡¯s done with it, I pushed her to the bed and make her ce her hand on the bed, Making me have a clear view on her butts. I entered into her that way and she groaned. I grabbed her big boobies and fondled them as my ere*ction increased. Pounding into her aggressively, she let out a shrilled cry and I pulled out of her. ¡± You¡¯re done? ¡± ¡± Get out of my room, Mateo will transfer your money to you ¡°I mumbled and walked to the bathroom to clean myself. Everyone irriates me, Magnolia, What have you done to me? ?~? The Next Morning~ MAGNOLIA POV It¡¯s a working day again, I arrivedte at the ce of work, I got to his office and greeted him. There are eye bags under his eyes and his hair looks kinda rough. I walked up to him and pick hisb, Maynard held my hand and I sighed. ¡± Why are you holding my hands, Your hair is rough and there are bags under your eyes, I need tob your hair and get you some drugs, Seems like you¡¯recking sleep ¡°I protests and he nodded. Ibed his hair gently and arranged them the way it should be. ¡± I¡¯m going to get you some drugs ¡°I mumbled and he pulled me back. ¡± Is there any need for doing that?, And do you have any money with you? ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± There¡¯s need for doing that, You don¡¯t look so well to me, Or will you take the day off? ¡°I asked gently and he nodded. ¡± Let¡¯s go to your penthouse then, I will prepare some soup before leaving ¡°I mumbled and pick his bag before leaving with him. I held him by his waist and he wrapped his hand around my shoulders while we pass through the private elevator. ¡± We are leaving for house, He¡¯s not really fine ¡°I told Mr. Mateo and look at Maynard before opening the door for us. ?~? We got to the room and I opened the blinds. I made himy on the bed and took off my jackets. ¡± I told Mr. Mateo to get the drugs already, I will go prepare some soup for you ¡°I said softly and used to duvet to cover him. ?~? After finding my way to the kitchen, I met Mrs. Cora there and greeted her. ¡± You saw us when we arrived right? ¡°I asked and she nodded ¡± Yes, But I don¡¯t want to interrupt the lovely moment between you guys ¡± ¡± There¡¯s nothing like lovely moment, He¡¯s sick so I have to take care of him ¡°I stuttered feeling so embarrassed and she nodded. ¡± I want to make some soup ¡°I mumbled and she led me to where the ingredients are. I started making the soup and after thirty minutes, I¡¯m done with it. Mr. Cora tasted it and her eyes widened. ¡± It¡¯s not good enough?, I can make another one ¡°I said quickly and she shook her head. ¡± It¡¯s delicious, Trust me, And I¡¯m sure he will enjoy it ¡± ¡± Oh, Thanks for that ¡°I whispered before leaving the kitchen with a big tray, I met Mr. Mateo on the way and he gave me the drugs. I carried it carefully to his room and he was sleeping. I touched his forehead and it¡¯s now hotter. I tapped him softly and he opened his eyes. ¡± Should we go to the hospital?, You¡¯re scaring me ¡°I said fearfully and he closed his eyes again. Tears stung in my eyes already, I opened his shirt and tried to fan him. ¡± You¡¯re making things worse, Magnolia ¡± ¡± Then tell me what to do so I can make you feel better ¡± ¡± Cuddle me ¡± ?~? EPISODE NINE EPISODE NINE ?~? ¡± I¡¯m sorry but I can¡¯t ¡± I turned him down immediately and he closed his eyes again. He¡¯s scaring me, The temperature grew more hotter and I couldn¡¯t help but pity him. ¡± I kissed you yesterday but you acted like it¡¯s nothing ¡°I grumbled and he sighed. ¡± You did it suddenly, It was unexpected ¡± ¡± That doesn¡¯t mean you should make me stu*pid, I said it already that I¡¯m not going toe to the ce of work, If not for the terms of contract, And the money I borrowed ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡°He said softly and I nodded. I took off his shirt and ced it on the other side of the bed. He grabbed me immediately and engulfed me in his arms. I took a deep breath and he wrap his hand around my chest, Very close to my boobs. My heart was racing so fast, I don¡¯t know what to do anymore. He moved his hand to myps and rub them softly, Slowly, He start pulling the skirt up, Making my panties show. I took a deep breath and held his hand. ¡± What are you trying to do? ¡°I asked and he kissed my back. I couldn¡¯t think about anything, Gosh, I hope he don¡¯t take it far than this. I turned to him and his eyes were closed. My hands on his bare chest, He look so attractive and adorable. He batted his eyeshes and stare at me closely. He move his hand to my moderate breasts and squeeze them softly, I held his hands and started trembling. God!, Not again!, I thought this ended already! ¡± Don¡¯t touch me ¡°I whimpered and shut my eyes tight. He removed his hand quickly and hugged me tightly, I burst into tears andter slept off in his arms. ?~? MAYNARD POV Four hourster¡­ I woke up and met her sleeping in my arms, Herps exposed and shirt roughed, I took a deep breath and move myself away from her. What went wrong with her the moment I squeezed her boobs? Seems like she¡¯s suffering from trauma or a past event is hunting her. I stand up to my feet and cover her with the duvet. ?~? Few Minutes Later¡­. I felt her move uneasily on the bed and I walk up to her. ¡± Is there a problem? ¡°I asked and help her up, She shook her head and I kissed her softly. She wrapped her hand around me and i pin her hand back to the bed, Romancing her body, She suddenly pulled away and I roll my eyes. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, But I need to go ¡°She mumbled and started buttoning up. I stared at her beautiful body and she whimpered. ¡± I¡¯m sorry for irritating you, Forgive me ¡°She said softly and tried to leave the bed but I held her back. ¡± Irritates?, You¡¯re not irritating ¡± ¡°I have a pale skin Which make me look sick, I don¡¯t want you to hate me, I will stop revealing too much of my skin anytime I¡¯m with you, Don¡¯t be angry ¡± ¡± I didn¡¯tin, And I see nothing wrong in your skin, You have a beautiful body, Is that the reasons why you were trembling when I tried undressing you? ¡°I asked and she shot me a stare. ¡± I don¡¯t want to talk about it, I¡¯m sorry for leaving you hanging, I will leave now ¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I burst into tears immediately I¡¯m out of the house. Why can¡¯t I forget the past incidence that has been hunting me? Why is it so hard to forget? Why? I feel so guilty now, He¡¯s so much erected and ready to take it out on me but I ruined everything, Although, I¡¯m not ready to lose my virginity but he needs me so much at that moment, He even asked me gently when I woke up but I shunned him again. What¡¯s happening to me? Dad, I ha*te you so much for this. GAEL POV ¡± You don¡¯t have to do this, Alena, The wedding isn¡¯t running away, At least, I¡¯m here, There¡¯s no way I can run away ¡± ¡± Oh, Really?, What if the girlter brainwashed you?, And you cancel the marriage?, I¡¯m telling my dad to shift the marriage to this weekend, I will get you your dresses ¡°She snapped rudely and I took a deep breath. Maybe it¡¯s time for me to do the right thing, I don¡¯t care whose ox is gored anymore. I collected the phone from her and she stand up to me immediately. ¡± Wait, Did you think you¡¯re doing the right thing?, Did you think marriage is just like something you can rush into?, You want to get married to the man they forced you to be with?, I¡¯ve told you countless times but you refused to listen to me, My Dad and everyone forced me to this, Even though I agreed, I need to catch some feelings and n my life first before finally getting married to you, Do you think I¡¯m happy about all this?, You made my childhood friend birthday the worse day on earth for her because of your selfish interest, Have you gone nuts, Alena? ¡°I yelled at her and a tear slipped down her face. ¡± So, you don¡¯t love me? ¡°She asked with her voice breaking down and I scoffed. ¡± I¡¯ve told you this time without number that I don¡¯t have anything for you, I have no feelings or whatever for you, And you know this ¡± ¡± Let¡¯s cancel the marriage then, You¡¯re such a bully and ingrate, Despite all what I¡¯ve done for you?, You will hear from mywyer ¡°She threatened and made to go but I pulled her back. ¡± No need of hearing from yourwyer, The money you gave me will be transferred back to your ount, I deeply appreciate your support for the past two months, Alena, I hope you find happiness in your future spouse, Good day ¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV The Next Morning¡­ It¡¯s Friday, thest day in the week, I can¡¯t wait to finish the day¡¯s work so I will have a whole two days rest. Maynard didn¡¯t call mest night and I refused to ask about his health as well. He might think I¡¯m pushing myself on him. I got to the ce of work and met Maynard working on hisptop already, There must be a lot to work on since we didn¡¯t do anything yesterday. I folded my lips and bow slightly. I feel so embarrassed now, He saw my body yesterday, He¡¯s the first man to make me feel that way and I¡¯m regretting it already.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only ¡± How are you? ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯m fine, Thank you ¡°I took the documents on his table and arrange them carefully. He grabbed my hands and I move away from him immediately. ¡± Don¡¯t touch me, Let¡¯s forget about what happened yesterday ¡± ¡°But¡­. ¡± ¡± Have a nice day sir ¡°I said quickly before rushing to my office. EPISODE TEN EPISODE TEN ¡± we should forget?, What happened yesterday? ¡°He asked and I pressed my lips together. ¡± Nothing happened, And that¡¯s why I told you to forget about it, I will be in my office, Have a nice day sir ¡°I said softly and he nodded and watch me leave the office briskly. Gosh!, I feel so ashamed, I¡¯m sure he¡¯s in his office mocking me right now.Original from N?velDrama.Org. My body is horrible, And everyone knows that, My skin is the most irritating thing on earth. Pale and white. I burst into tears and dropped my bag on the table. I used my shirt to wipe the tears running down my cheeks away before starting the day¡¯s work. ?~? ¡± And who will be in her right senses to act the way Magnolia just did?, Is she scared of me?, Or because of her skin?, She made mentioned of it yesterday and I couldn¡¯t help but wonder the reasons why she keep saying she irriates people, Magnolia is beautiful and everything about her is moderate as well, Why did she keep disgracing herself? ¡°I asked myself and dropped the pen immediately. I ha*te women who feel so insecure about their body. ?~? We closedte by 7PM, we have so much to do and Maynard look exhausted already. God!, He¡¯s just recuperating, He should be resting now. Mr. Mateo packed the files inside the suitcase. ¡± I¡¯m ready sir ¡± Mr. Mateo said politely and he nodded. ¡± Go ahead and wait for me in the car, I and Magnolia need to talk ¡°He said softly and I pressed my lips together. What did he have to say? I dropped the bag on the table and he walked up to me, His hands in the pocket. ¡± You look pretty ¡°He stated and I chuckled. ¡± Did you told Mr. Mateo to leave because you want to mock me? ¡°I asked and a tear slipped down my eyes. He cleaned them and carried me to office table, He pushed the files away and make me sit there, I sobbed softly and he cleaned my eyes. ¡± If there¡¯s anything you want to say, Say it quickly, I need to go ¡°I said softly cleaning my eyes and he move his hand to my face, He cupped my cheeks carefully and m his lips on mine. His eyes seems different, They look amazing and rxed the way he kissed me, I rxed myself in his arms and he kissed me deeply. Maynard pulled away after a while and widen my legs, He came in between them and pull my skirt up. ¡± We shouldn¡¯t go further than this, I don¡¯t want you to get nauseated, You¡¯re just recuperating ¡°I said softly and he scoffed. ¡± I wish I can worship this tiny body for the rest of my life, I want to adore it as if my life depends on it, nt kisses on your forehead to assure you that your body is the most beautiful thing I¡¯ve ever seen, Magnolia, I¡¯ve slept with handful of girls, And I felt nothing about their body, It seems nd to me, They aren¡¯t as beautiful the way your body is, You look pretty to me, Don¡¯t mind what other people say about it, I¡¯m here to make you feel better ¡°He whispered and pull down my shirt making my ck brassiere visible. I smiled and deepened my hands into his hair. I stared into his eyes and all I see his sincerity, He kissed me and held my hand gently. He moved his hand to the hook of my bra and unhook it carefully, My cheeks got reddened as he pull it down, Making my breasts pop out. I hugged him immediately and he chuckled. He moved himself away from me and kissed my lips, My erected nipples poking his breasts. He gave me several love bites on my neck and a gaso escape my lips. He move his lips down to my left breast and encircled his lips around them, My body jerked suddenly and he cupped the other one and squeeze them gently. His phone suddenly rang and he move his lips away from my nipple. I became bashful as he pick the call, Staring at me carefully. ¡± Now??, He¡¯s in the hospital? ¡°He asked suddenly and I stepped down the table. I wore my bra back and he cut the call. ¡± That wit*ch! ¡°He whispered under his breath and I could sense he¡¯s angry again. I wore my shirt hurriedly and he turned to me, His eyes softened a bit and I smiled. ¡± I understand ¡°I mumbled even though I don¡¯t know who he¡¯s talking to the person they are talking about. ¡± That¡¯s my Dad, He has his crisis again and has been rushed to the hospital, I need to go there quickly.¡± ¡± I will follow you, I need to make sure about your safety as well ¡± ¡± Hey, Don¡¯t worry, I will be fine, I¡¯m fine already ¡°He rushed his words and kissed me deeply. I pulled away and smiled gently. ¡± It¡¯s fine, You should get going now, Bye ¡°I waved my pinkish hands at him and he nodded before leaving. Immediately he¡¯s out of the room, I slumped on the chair and blushed heavily. I thought he¡¯s irritated by my body, Not knowing he adores it. His words keep ringing in my ears and I smiled. Now, what else? I should call Fleur and infkrm her about what happened. ?~? ¡± Wait, You mean, You guys kissed? ¡°She asked in surprise and I nodded. ¡± We had our first kiss three days ago, And it feels like heaven ¡°I said fanning myself dramatically and sheughed. ¡± You should know that you met this man about few days ago and you guys are sharing kisses already? ¡± ¡± That¡¯s the least of it, Guess what, He¡¯s seen by body and¡­..¡± ¡± And he didn¡¯t get irritated?¡­ ¡°she asked in surprise and I drooped. ¡± Did you mean¡­.. ¡± ¡± Wait, I¡¯m not mocking you, I was only saying the fact, I asked a question, You know I love your skin but every man condemns it, So, that¡¯s the reasons why I asked¡­. ¡± ¡± Yes, We kissed, He sucked my¡­., my boobs, And romanced my body as well, He wanted to go far than that but he received a call ¡± ¡± You mean¡­.. ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know maybe it¡¯s the right thing but Maynard is the first man topliments my skin, So, I don¡¯t see any reasons why I shouldn¡¯t please him as well ¡± ¡± I never said it was the wrong this, I was only trying to ask when you guys will start making babies ¡± * EPISODE ELEVEN EPISODE ELEVEN ?~? ¡± Babies?, Are you out of your mind, Fleur? ¡°I screamed and used the spoon to knock her head She folded her arms and shrugged. ¡± Yes, Since you guys are now close, The next thing is making babies ¡± ¡± But you knew our society?, You know how much they hatemoners?, That¡¯s the reasons why I was surprised to see that Maynard was touching my body, I don¡¯t know what to do ¡± ¡± Whatever you call it, But all I want is you guys to make babies, I want you to make babies ¡°She said with a pout and I picked my bag before running out of the restaurant. ?~? MAYNARD POV Getting to the hospital, I met Brea sitting beside my Dad. She was smiling all the way not knowing that I¡¯m there already. ¡± Smiling at your victory?, Oh, I get it now, You¡¯re a loser, Brea ¡± I said with my voice shaking and sheughed. Gosh!, I hate it when I¡¯m angry, I can ruin things. ¡± Oh, the almighty Maynard is here ¡± She said dramatically and I scoffed. ¡± It¡¯s time for you to celebrate your victory because it will get to a time that I won¡¯t hesitate to ruin you, I will ruin you, Brea ¡± ¡± The same way you threatened me when I kicked your mother out, Who knows where the daughter of a bit*ch is now?, Oh, I¡¯m sorry for calling her that, I forgot you¡¯re here ¡°She said dramatically and I took a deep breath. I missed my family, I missed it. Gosh! ¡± Trust me, I won¡¯t treat you lightly if anything happens to my dad, I won¡¯t ¡°I threatened and sheughed. ¡± You know me so well, I always make sure to take away your happiness and everything that you cherish, The same way I separated you from your mother, Is Magnolia the new girl now? ¡°She asked gently and I grabbed her neck. I pinned her to the wall and she struggles to leave. ¡± If anything happens to Magnolia, I won¡¯t hesitate to ki*ll you with my own hands ¡°I threatened and dropped her almost immediately. She coughed violently, I straightened my jacket before leaving the room. ?~? ¡± Is there a way we can postpone this?, My Dad is sick ¡°I asked Mr. Mateo and he shook his head. ¡± The conference is urgent, And it¡¯s a two day conference, We both know that we can¡¯t afford to lose this ¡°He mumbled and I nodded. ¡± I will know what to do about it ¡°I said softly and he nodded before packing the files. Mr. Mateo just told me the long time contract I¡¯ve been wanting to secure has been given to us already but the management demands that we should have a two days conference. And Magnolia is following me. Geez!Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. I took a deep breath before walking into the house. ?~? The Next Morning¡­ I walked into the hospital in a causal baggy clothes and tight jean, The nurses stared at me and I walked up to one of them. ¡± Where¡¯s the doctor? ¡°I asked perfunctorily and she gulped down nothing. ¡± Uhmmm, Hi, I¡¯m ire ¡°She said offering her hand for a handshake and I scoffed. I¡¯m asking for the doctor and she¡¯s here stretching her hand out for a shake. ¡± I said where¡¯s the doctor?! ¡°I asked a little bit sternly and she trembled. ¡± He¡¯s in the office, You can go there ¡°She said quickly and I walked briskly to the doctor¡¯s office. He look up immediately I entered the office and smiled at me. ¡± Good morning Sir, Please take your seat ¡°He said softly and I nodded. ¡± I need your help, My Dad will be getting discharged tomorrow and I won¡¯t be around to take care of him ¡± ¡± Oh, We are discharging him in the afternoon tho ¡°He mumbled and I scoffed. ¡± Hasten up the treatment, Discharge him in the morning so his wife won¡¯t be aware, Then, You will take him to my penthouse, Mrs. Cora is there, She will take care of him herself until I¡¯m back, If his wife ask of him, Just tell him I came around to take him already ¡± ¡± Sure, No problem ¡°He mumbled and I nodded softly. ¡± Please, Do as I say, I will clear the bills now ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I got to the office and he¡¯s not yet around. I hope he¡¯s fine, I tried calling him but he¡¯s not picking the calls. ¡± What if something else happened to his Dad?¡± ¡± Nothing happened to my Dad, I went to clear some stuffs ¡°A familiar voice blurted and I took a deep breath. He¡¯s here. ¡± Good morning sir, I didn¡¯t know you wereing, I was worried about you ¡°I said softly and he grab my waist gently. ¡± Just like I said, There¡¯s nothing wrong, My Dad is getting better, I went to clear his bills ¡± ¡± Alright, I should go ¡°I said softly and remove his hand from my waist, I turned to go and he spanked my butts. I got embarrassed and tried walking away, He grabbed me again and kissed me. ¡± You¡¯re always good in pretending, We were both here yesterday, Smooching and kissing, Then, this morning, You¡¯re calling me sir ¡°He said softly and I chuckled. ¡± I don¡¯t¡­. I¡¯m sorry ¡°I apologized for nothing and he pecked me. ¡± I have a good ba*d news for you ¡°He stated and my eyes widened. ¡± Huh, A good bad news?, Is there anything wrong?, Can I help? ¡°I rushed and he took a deep breath. ¡± There¡¯s a contract I¡¯ve been bagging for the past four months, Mr. Mateo called me this morning that it has been secured, But the management insisted that we go on two days conference in Korea, Which is weird ¡± ¡± I expected this since it¡¯s part of my work, Don¡¯t worry, I will go with you, And attend the conference together, I¡¯m not on my monthly flow so I don¡¯t need to worry ¡°I shrugged and he stared at me seductively, I drag down my dress and he chuckled. ¡± You¡¯re not on your monthly flow?, So, We can have all the time to ourselves? ¡°He asked with a wink and I shook my head. ¡± I didn¡¯t mean that, Most of the men don¡¯t like seeing women on their monthly flow, They count it as something irritating and messy, So, That¡¯s the reasons why I said that, I didn¡¯t mean anything ¡± ¡± Really? ¡°He asked with a wink and I pushed him away. ¡± Sure, You can go home now, So you can prepare yourself, Our flight is 7AM, I wille pick you up at your ce, Don¡¯t worry ¡°He mumbled and I nodded. ¡± Thanks a lot ¡°I said happily and rushed to pick my bag. We both walk out of the room together. ?~? EPISODE TWELVE EPISODE TWELVE ?~? MAYNARD POV Immediately I dropped her at her mansion, I turned around to go but a guy gged down my car, I scoffed and whined down the ss. ¡± Gael? ¡°I called in surprise and he nodded. ¡± I¡¯m Gael, Magnolia¡¯s friend, And I want to talk to you, Can you hear me out? ¡°He said pleading and I sighed. ¡± You should know you deserve no audience, You rui*ned Mag¡¯s birthday for her ¡°I snapped and he nodded. ¡± I know, But I can exin ¡± He rushed quickly and I took another deep breath. I opened the car door for him and ushered him in. He entered the car and I stared at him keenly, He look so troubled and depressed.Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± Guess you precious Fiancee, Alena isn¡¯t treating you well? ¡°I asked with a hint of mockery and he chcukeled. ¡± I deserve every treatment you might want to give to me, She¡¯s your secretary ¡± ¡± She¡¯s not only my secretary, She¡¯s someone important ¡°I replied him quickly in form of correction and he chuckled sadly. ¡± When I and Magnolia was in school, She was the first person to make a move, I was a new student, Being an introvert, I don¡¯t talk and everywhere seems boring to me, She came to my desk that particr day and stretched her hand out for a shake, I collected it warmly and¡­..¡± ¡± These aren¡¯t necessary, Gael, Go straight to the point, I have lots of things to do ¡°I cut him off calmly and he shook his head. ¡± You¡¯re a human, And I don¡¯t know maybe you¡¯ve ever be in love but I feel like ranting on someone, I don¡¯t know what to do anymore, Maynard ¡± ¡± Go on with your exnation ¡± ¡± Then, After the handshake, She said she wanted to be my friend which I agreed immediately, Her pretty face was irresistible, I couldn¡¯t turn her down, And she look so innocent, She doesn¡¯t have any impure feelings for me, Or maybe incest, I felt that she only want to be my friend, We started going to school, Eating lunch, Going on a few dates and everything, She made my family more richer, She made my Dad what he is today, Because of a simple suggestion she gave me then, I fell in love with her, But I don¡¯t know how to confess it, I do make men run away from her because I¡¯m so jealous, I don¡¯t want anyone to be around her, Just me and her ¡± ¡± Is that not little bit toxic? ¡°I asked throwing a gum in my mouth and chew it softly. ¡± No, I did it for a reason, Then, few months to our graduation, My Dad forced me to go on a date with Alena then, It was meant to be a business date but I ended up being a night stand, I don¡¯t know how it happened, I found myself beside her, That particr day, I was nning to propose to Magnolia but Alena visited and broke the news to my family that she¡¯s pregnant, That¡¯s when my n was ru*ined ¡± ¡± Oh, I get you now, So you invited her for dinner just to disgrace her?, Or your fiancee did it deliberately? ¡± ¡± No, It¡¯s not like that, No one did it deliberately, Alena was just too rude then, I don¡¯t know what to say concerning this but I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± And why are you apologizing to me? ¡± I asked immediately and he gulped down nothing. ¡± I don¡¯t know how you¡¯re going to do this but can you help me talk to Magnolia?, I love her, And I¡¯m nning to marry her, I told my dad already and how she has helped us, He agreed immediately, Can you help? ¡°He begged and I felt like punching him in the face. ¡± I don¡¯t think I have any say in this, ording to what you said, You guys were best of friend before your sweetheart Alena came ¡± ¡± She¡¯s not my sweetheart ¡°He corrected immediately and I nodded. ¡± You should talk things out with her, Maybe she will ept, And if she doesn¡¯t, I don¡¯t know what to do then ¡°I said with a shrug and he nodded. ¡± Thanks a lot, I know what to do ¡°He mumbled and opened the car door. He stepped down the car and whine up, I zoomed away immediately. What¡¯s he saying? He¡¯s trying to marry Magnolia? I hope he¡¯s joking. ?~? ¡± This is the most ridiculouspany I¡¯ve ever seen, Why can¡¯t they inform you earlier that the conference is tomorrow ¡°Mom protests and I sighed. ¡± You know I don¡¯t have a say in this?, My boss is the one they informed, I don¡¯t know what to say ¡± ¡± Korea?, I heard their food is delicious and they are fun to be with ¡°She said with a giggle and I shook my head. ¡± I¡¯m not there for fun, It¡¯s just two days programme, We will be done in the twinkle of an eye ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡± She mumbled and my phone rang. Since it was beside her, She passed it over to me after checking the ID and I shook my head. She¡¯s so fond of doing that. I look at the screen and it was Gael calling, I rolled my eyes before dropping the phone. ¡± What happened?, Gael is the one calling ¡°She said in surprise and I rolled my eyes. ¡± I don¡¯t feel like picking the call ¡± ¡± Why? ¡± ¡± Because he ru¡­.. ¡°I shut my mouth immediately and stared at her. Wait.., I almost leaked what happened to her. I pressed my lips together and shook my head. ¡± Never mind ¡± ¡± Then pick the call ¡°She repeated and I grab the phone.. I ce it on my ear and he took a deep breath before talking. ¡± Magnolia, We need to talk, Can we meet this evening ¡± He said softly and I roll my eyes. ¡± I know, Send the address to me on WhatsApp, Including the time, I will be there ¡°I rushed my words before dropping the call. ?~? 8PM I got to the restaurant he sent to me and as expected, I met him beside his red car, Looking handsome and gloomy as well. I let out a soft breath before walking up to him. ¡± And I hope your darling wife isn¡¯t here?.¡± I asked spreading my arms and he shook his head. ¡± No, I hope I didn¡¯t stress you ? ¡± ¡± Of course you did, My mom was there then, I don¡¯t know how to tell her that my so called best male friend rubbed his wedding on my face, and that¡¯s the reasons why I came, I should be sleeping by now ¡°I snapped rolling my eyes and he nodded. ¡± Alright, Can we go the restaurant? ¡± ¡± After you ¡± ?~? ¡± What will you like to eat? ¡°He asked immediately I took my seat and I took a deep breath trying to control my anger. ¡± I¡¯m not here for food, Young Man ¡± ¡± Oh ¡± Minutes of silence passed, No one talked, And I understood it. He¡¯s a man of few words. ¡± I¡¯m here to apologize, for the pains and disappointment I caused you, I had my reasons, I linked with Alena for a business meeting and we ended up having a night stand, Then, she insisted we get married that¡¯s why I was in this deep mess, I broke up with her yesterday, And I¡¯m ready to make amends ¡± ¡± For what? ¡°I asked raising my hand up in the hair and he pulled them down. He interwined them together, Staring keenly at me, A tear slipped down his eyes. ¡± I wish I still have a ce in your heart Magnolia, I want you to be mine ¡± ¡± Lame choice of words and lines, I have a man already ¡± ¡± Who¡¯s that? ¡± ¡± You don¡¯t want to know ¡°I said immediately and stand up to my feet. ¡± I wish you the best in life, Things can¡¯t be the way they are before, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I mumbled and tried leaving but he pulled me back and hugged me tightly. I wriggled myself away from him but he held me again. ¡± I said I¡¯m not interested ¡°I yelled. ¡± You should be interested, Because you¡¯re mine ¡°He yelled back at me and I struggle to let him release my hand but he held it tightly. Oh God!, I¡¯m in a deep mess. ¡± Trying to molest her? ¡°A deep cool voice stopped us immediately and we turned to the direction of where the voice came from. Maynard. ¡± Maynard ¡°I stuttered and he let go of my hand immediately, I move away from him and stay in between them. ¡± You said I should go on with whatever I have to say, Then, why are you here disrupting me? ¡°Gael yelled at Maynard and he seems unmoved. ¡± What is he saying?, Maynard? ¡°I asked in surprise and arranged my dress. ¡± We talked this afternoon, And he told me to confess my feelings for you, Saying he has no say in your rtionship, I don¡¯t know why he¡¯s always everywhere around you! ¡°He roared and the bag slipped down from my hand. Maynard said he has no say in my rtionship? So, I¡¯ve been yed all along. ¡± Hey, It¡¯s not like that, I was¡­.. ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t need your exnation, Maynard, I¡¯m sorry I have to go now ¡°I mumbled and bent down to pick my bag before running out of the restaurant. ?~? EPISODE THIRTEEN EPISODE THIRTEEN ?~? MAYNARD POV She look so hurt and sad the moment Gael leaked to her that I¡¯m the one who told him to link up with her. I took a deep breath and Gael tried running after her, I pulled her back andnded as punch on his nose. ¡± I don¡¯t toy with my things, I don¡¯t joke with them, if you want to live Long, Stay away from Magnolia ¡°I warned and he nodded immediately. Blood running out of his nose already, I took a deep breath before releasing him and walk out of the restaurant immediately. Magnolia left already, I think she took a cab. I sighed before hopping into my car. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Getting home, Everyone¡¯s asleep already, I rushed to my room and Burst into tears. Why did this have to happen to me? Maynard even denied me in front of Gael? Despite knowing how muuc Gael hurt me? I sobbed softly till day break, Immediately it clocked 6AM, I stepped down the bed to take my bath. Although, I was feeling a severe headache, I still managed to smile at mom so she won¡¯t know there¡¯s something wrong with me. After dressing up and eating, I left the house with a portable travelling bag and Maynard was waiting for me already. He stepped down and helped me with the bag. ¡± Good Morning Sir ¡°I greeted politely and he smiled lightly at me. There are eye bags under his eyes and I knew immediately that he didn¡¯t sleep. ¡± How was your Night? ¡°He asked gently and ignite the car to life. ¡± It was fine and yo¡­.. ¡± ¡± You¡¯recking sleep, Is there a problem or you want to talk about it? ¡°I asked and he shook his head. ¡± There¡¯s no problem, We are heading straight to where the jet is ¡± ¡± Jet?, I thought we are talking amercial ne? ¡°I asked and he chuckled. ¡± Then, what¡¯s the use of my five jets? ¡°He asked with a shrug and i smiled. He¡¯s more richer than I think. ?~? We got to the Airport and I stepped down.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. The guards ushered us in and we both took our seat. I rubbed my sweaty palms together and he stared at me. ¡± Is this how we are going to keep staring at each other for the rest of the day? ¡°He asked and I took a deep breath before staring at him. ¡± I don¡¯t know ¡°I huffed and he walked to where I sat, He patted my hair and I moved away from him. ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± Okay ¡°I said in a cold tone and he scoffed. ¡± Just okay, Is that what you have to say? ¡± ¡± And what did you want me to say? ¡°I snapped at him and he nodded. ¡± Okay ¡± ?~? It was damn stressful and tiring, After a long time, We got to Korea. The ushers were there waiting for us They carried I and Maynard bag into the car. ¡± Don¡¯t worry, I will handle the wheel, Y¡¯all should take care of yourself ¡°He mumbled and collected the car keys from him. I entered quickly since he¡¯s in a hurry. He drove us to a hotel, I guessed that¡¯s where the meeting is taking ce. The prettydies working in the hotel helped us take our luggages inside while Maynard talked to the receptionist. He came back minutester with a cold face and I stared at him. ¡± Is there a problem? ¡°I asked. ¡± No, The receptionist told me now that the rooms have been upied expect one ¡± ¡± Then let¡¯s take it, Do we have a choice? ¡°I mumbled and he sighed. ¡± Sure ¡± ?~? Getting to the room, I gasped at the size and beauty, It was a big room with a two-people bed and two long chairs. I dropped my hand bag and while Maynard started taking off his clothes. I took my eyes away from him and he smiled. ¡± You should go to the bathroom ¡°I stuttered and he scoffed before picking his towel. Immediately he¡¯s out, I covered my eyes and jumped like a cat into the bathroom so as not to stare at his naked body. Gosh!, I hope I will leave here with my virginity, This man is a flirt. After spending a long time in the bathroom, I walked out with a small towel around me and luckily, He¡¯s not in the room anymore. I quickly wear my clothes before ordering for a te of noodles. After eating, I took one of the duvet in the room and spread it on the floor, Grabbing one of the pillows, I lie on it and slept off. GAEL POV I got to the main mansion and Dad was waiting for me already. ¡± How did it go? ¡°He asked immediately and I sighed. ¡± It didn¡¯t went well, She¡¯s dating her boss now, And he¡¯s not someone I can banter words with, Dad, I think I should forget about her ¡± ¡± You didn¡¯t tell me all this Gael, She made me what I am today, I shouldn¡¯t have forced Alena in you ¡± ¡± Thank God you know that, Dad, I don¡¯t know how you will do this but I must marry Magnolia, The girl deserves all the good things we are enjoying today, Dad, Make me marry Magnolia ¡± ?~? MAYNARD POV I got to the house and met her sleeping on the floor, She curled herself up looking so adorable. I knelt beside her and stare at her beautiful legs. She¡¯s so pretty and cute, I smiled again and kissed her forehead. She wrapped her hands around my waist making me fall on her, She closed her eyes and returned sleeping again. I chuckled and carried her up to the bed and she started sweating profusely. What¡¯s wrong? ¡± Hey, Are you fine? ¡°I asked unbuttoning her shirt and a tear slipped down her eyes. ¡± Dad¡­., Let me go ¡± ?~? EPISODE FOURTEEN EPISODE FOURTEEN ?~? ¡± Dad¡­., Let me go ¡°She mumbled again and I kissed her forehead. She calmed down almost immediately. What¡¯s wrong with her? Two Hours Later¡­. MAGNOLIA POV I woke up feeling so tired and stressed out, Gosh!, I slept because I want to rest, Why did this have to happen to me? The Nightmares are back again, I sniffed and wrapped the duvet around me before stepping down the bed. Bed¡­.. Wait¡­, Who dropped me on the bed? Howe? I remembered I slept on the floor. I bit my lips gently and tried walking away, Then, Maynard entered. He led me back to the bed and I smiled.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± Is there a problem? ¡°I asked gently not knowing what to say and he nodded. ¡± You were having nightmares, It¡¯s not night yet, But it seems something is haunting you so I have to take you to the bed ¡± ¡± Oh¡­, not really, There¡¯s nothing hunting me, I just feel a little bit tired ¡± ¡± Magnolia ¡°He whispered and interlocked our hands together. ¡± I knew we just met few days ago but if there¡¯s anything disturbing you, You can tell me about it ¡± ¡± Maynard, I¡¯m fine, Trust me ¡°I mumbled and he pushed me back to the bed. He tucked me in and I slept off again. ?~? Maynard set the table and I start eating immediately, It¡¯ste at night already and I can¡¯t wait to sleep again. I¡¯ve been sleeping so much these days. In the course of eating, Fleur called, I excuses myself from Maynard and rush to the corridor to pick it up. I hold onto the rails and smiled. ¡± Hey, How are you? ¡°She asked immediately and I chuckled. ¡± I¡¯m fine, I guess ¡± ¡± You called me yesterday¡¯s night that you were going to meet Gael, I expected you to give me the feedback but you didn¡¯t, Is there a problem? ¡± ¡± Not really, The reasons why I didn¡¯t give you a feedback was because it turned bad, Gael tried forcing himself on me and Maynard came, I will exin to youter ¡± ¡± I think Maynard likes you, Maybs that¡¯s the reasons why he¡¯s always there to help ¡± ¡± Not this time around, He made things worse, But I will scale through this ¡°I said with a smile and she nodded. ¡± How did he make things worse? ¡°He asked and I sighed. ¡± I will exin to you once I¡¯m back, Fleur, Don¡¯t question me again¡± I shushed her and she chuckled. ¡± It¡¯s night already, You should go back to the bed, Make sure you use protection ¡± ¡± Protection?, For what? ¡°I asked not knowing what she¡¯s saying. ¡± Con*doms of course, I¡¯m sure Maynard isn¡¯t ready to be a father ¡± ¡± We aren¡¯t in any way dating, Fleur, you should understand better than this ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t want to understand anything, Make sure you use protection, I can¡¯t risk anything ¡± ?~? I walked back to the room and met Maynard working on hisputer. He changed his dress to a blue cardigan and short back jean, He scratched his head softly and I walked up to him. ¡± I think you should go to bed ¡°He advised and I roll my eyes. ¡± I¡¯m not ready to sleep, I¡¯ve been sleeping since ¡± ¡± While I¡¯m here working my as*s out, I¡¯m doing your job already, Magnolia, You owe me a lot ¡°He said and turned the chair to me. I fiddled my hands together and he pushed me to hisps. I smiled gently and he wrapped his hand around my waist. ¡± Maynard, Don¡¯t you think we are going too far? ¡°I stuttered and he scoffed. ¡± We are going too far or you¡¯re making me go too far? ¡°He questions back and I gulped down nothing. ¡± No, I mean, There¡¯s nothing between us right?, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s safe for us to start frolicking around here and¡­ ¡± ¡± Then, Why did you behave like that yesterday¡¯s night?, I mean, you were hurt because I told Gael to talk to you ¡± ¡± No, The reasons why I was hurt is because you knew how Gael hurt me, You shouldn¡¯t have told him to talk to me, I mean, you should have chased him away ¡± ¡± Not like we have anything together, Why will I¡­. ¡± ¡± It¡¯s okay, I will go sleep now ¡°I interpted rudely before scampering away from him. He walked after me and grab me immediately. I wiped my tears away and he smiled. ¡± Go to sleep, Magnolia ¡± ?~? We got to the conference hallte which is my fault, I woke upte. Maynard went ahead to sit beside the CEO of the secondpany while I upied the remaining seat. ¡°Hi ¡°The guy sitting beside me greeted and I bowed slightly. He¡¯s kinda cute and has a good physique as well. ¡± You¡¯re pretty ¡°Hepliments and I nodded. Gosh!, I hope Maynard isn¡¯t watching, I don¡¯t want to have any issues with him. Four hourster¡­.. I jotted down all the points they talked about inside my notepad. Maynard was busy working on theputer while the CEO makes his analysis. Gosh!, I¡¯m so tired, I feel like sleeping again. The contract was signed and we snapped few photos together. ¡± I think we need to have dinner together, Maynard, You have a good personality ¡°The CEOpliments and he smiled. ¡± Sure, I will be in my room, Once you¡¯re ready ¡± ¡± No, We are going together now, we have lots of things to catch up with in my office ¡± ¡± Oh, Alright ¡°He said with an eye roll and I waved at him. ¡± Hey, Care if we grab lunch together? ¡°The guy sitting beside me walked up to me and I nodded. ¡± Sure ¡± ?~? We drank and talked till 8PM, He¡¯s fun to be with and also handsome. I wish Maynard can be this free and jovial but he¡¯s workaholic. ¡± So, I will leave now, I need to take my bath and rest after a long day ¡°I said smiling and we hugged partly. I opened the door to the room and Maynard was in already. ¡± You¡¯re here? ¡°I stuttered and drop my bag. He only nodded and opened the bottle of water, He gulped it down at once. ¡± I¡¯ve been here since 5AM, I canceled the dinner because I want to spend time with you, But I didn¡¯t see you when I arrived, So, where have you been?¡± He asked and I rubbed my sweaty palms together. He seems a little bit angry. ¡± I was with Adrian, The guy who sat beside me in the conference hall ¡± ¡± And that¡¯s the reasons why you left me hanging here? ¡± ¡± You should have called me so we can spend time together ¡± ¡± I called you more than ten times, Check your phone ¡°He snapped and I bring out my phone from the bag. I unlocked it and saw the several missed calls. ¡± My phone was on silent, I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± Listen to yourself Magnolia, You left with a strange man for the past eight hours, You couldn¡¯t even give me a call to ask about my welfare, you went out with a man ¡± ¡± But you said you won¡¯t worry yourself about me, I can go out with any man I want, I¡¯m not yours ¡± ¡± Oh, Really? ¡°He asked breathing heavily and I nodded in fear. Gosh!, He¡¯s so angry right now. ¡± Then, Tonight, I will make you mine ¡± ?~? . EPISODE FIFTEEN EPISODE FIFTEEN ?~? ¡± what are you talking about? ¡°I asked with my chest thumping heavily and he smiled at me. He put off his jacket and walked up to me. He collected my bag and threw it to only God knows where. Making my phone crash on the floor. I closed my eyes and he grabbed my hand, He pulled me closer to himself and I whimpered. ¡± We shouldn¡¯t do this, Maynard, We shouldn¡¯t ¡°I stuttered and he kissed me roughly. Not the normal passionate kiss we do share, I wrapped my hands around him and he led me to the bed slowly. ¡± Stop, Maynard, Stop ¡°I warned again and he scoffed. He pinned my hand to the bed and kissed me slowly this time around. I didn¡¯t realize he was unbuttoning my shirt until he¡¯s done with it, Revealing my white underwear. He raised me up a little bit before pulling it off.Original from N?velDrama.Org. He resumed kissing me again, I wrapped my legs around his waist and he pulled down my underwear revealing my ck bra. ¡± Did you have to dress in a day like this?, Huh? ¡°He asked breathlessly and I grabbed his hand. I whimpered and I could see that he¡¯s really impatient. ¡± We shouldn¡¯t do this, I promised not to talk to Adrian or any other man again, Pleasez Respect my decision ¡°I begged and he sighed. He let go of me and I took a deep breath. He stepped down on the bed, Thank Goodness. ¡± I wish you¡¯ve told me this earlier, Magnolia, I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t help it ¡°He mumbled and start putting off his dress. I wrapped the duvet around me and cried softly. I¡¯m going to lose my virginity?? Gosh!, I don¡¯t even want to imagine this. After he¡¯s left with the briefs, I could clearly see his co*ck erected. He joined me on the bed and widen myps. I hid my face in his chest and watch him undress me. ¡± Trust me, Magnolia, I won¡¯t hurt you, Trust me ¡°He assured and I nodded. I wrapped my hands around him and he pulled off my panties making me nakedpletely. He pulled down his briefs quickly and I looked up to the ceiling, Trying not to stare downwards. He sucked my breasts like a baby and the feeling was heavenly. He¡¯s so perfect at it. ¡± Can you please wait for a while? ¡°I asked gently and he scoffed. He pinned my hands to the bed and I whimpered. ¡± Can you use protection? ¡± ¡± You will take care of yourself after we are done ¡°He replied impatiently and slided into me. I let out a scream and he pulled out immediately. I took a deep breath and he sighed softly. ¡± Sorry ¡°He mumbled and pulled inside me again, I held him tightly and I tear slipped down my face. It hurts a lot, I don¡¯t even want to think of him going on for hours. He should let me sleep. Gosh! He pulled it again and I pressed my lips together trying to absorb the pains. He¡¯s not even buried the whole thing inside me and it hurts a lot. He kissed me gently again and the pains subsidized a little, Then, He forced himself into me. I unlocked from the kiss and clenched onto him like my life depends on it. He started moving in and out slowly but the pains didn¡¯t subsidize. ¡± You¡¯re hurting me, Maynard ¡°I cried and he grabbed my hair and continued to pounce into me. ?~? The Next Morning:9AM MAYNARD POV I walked out of the bathroom and she was still sleeping. Geez!, It¡¯s 9AM already and she¡¯s not yet awake. I couldn¡¯t me her tho, I didn¡¯t release her until 3AM in the morning. She looks so tired like she was about to di*e. I¡¯m sorry, Magnolia, You just unleashed the beast inside me. And just like I promised, I¡¯ve made you mine. I¡¯m not ready to stop anytime soon, I just hope she forgives me because she should be ready to have me anywhere, Anyday and anyhow I wants it. I¡¯m not ready to let her go. My phone rang loudly, I quickly picked it up before walking towards the balcony. ¡± Hello, what happened? ¡± ¡± Sir, I think the flight will be dyed till 2AM, The weather forecast isn¡¯t urate ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m not ready to go anyways ¡°I mumbled and cut the call. I walked back to the bedroom, She is awake already but still in bed. I cracked a little bit and walked up to her. ¡± Good morning, Sir ¡°She greeted with her lips trembling, I sat beside her on the bed and she moved away from me . ¡± How was your night? ¡°I asked and a tear slipped down her eyes. ¡± Horrible, Painful and tiring ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry Magnolia, I never knew I could carry on with that, I¡¯m sorry, forgive me ¡°I apologized and she nodded. I helped her up the bed, The whole bedsheet was soaked with blood, She bled excessivelyst night that she was so scared of her life. I pitied her so much. MAGNOLIA POV The pains came afresh this morning when I woke up, Maynard is so active on bed that I almost died. Geez!, I hope this pains stop as soon as possible. I honestly don¡¯t know how I felt after giving him my virginity, I don¡¯t know how he feels right now as well. I don¡¯t have ns of marrying Maynard but I hope he doesn¡¯t hurt me, We should just move on after this since we had a night already. That¡¯s enough to pay for all what he did to me. I hope I don¡¯t take in after this, Because he¡¯s not ready for a baby, So am I. ¡± I think I should take my bath, Can you help me get some pain relieving drugs and contraceptives for me ¡± ¡± I got you pain relievers but I didn¡¯t get contraceptives ¡°He replied licking his lips and I took a dry gulp. ¡± You should have get it alongside with it, I don¡¯t want to¡­.. ¡± ¡± I¡¯m not getting it for you, And I must not see you use any contraceptives ¡± ?~? EPISODE SIXTEEN EPISODE SIXTEEN . ?~? ¡± you don¡¯t have to do this to me, Maynard, You should know this whole thing was a mistake ¡± ¡± A mistake that I¡¯m not ready to rectify, Let me help you to the bathroom so you can take your bath ¡± ¡± Maynard, After this, Nothing muste in between us again, We are adults so we should forget about this, Let¡¯s forget it ¡°I begged him and he kissed me gently. ¡± You should get prepared because I¡¯m not ready to stop anytime soon, You¡¯re mine, Magnolia ¡± ?~? BREA POV I parked my car in front of the penthouse, I wondered how may house he built, Geez!, I¡¯m here to take my husband away, He needs to sign the documents , I need to act fast. The gateman opened the door immediately and I tried entering but he stopped me. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to enter ma¡¯am, We don¡¯t aodate visitors here ¡°He said politely and I scoffed. ¡± I¡¯m not a stranger ¡°I yelled and he nodded. ¡± I know, But you have to call Maynard first before you enter, Have a nice day ¡°He replied humbly and I seethed in anger. I watched Mrs. Cora through the window and she was watching the drama all along. That old wit*ch! I will make sure I wiped everyone away before I leave. 10PM, California. MAYNARD POV I stopped the car right in front of her house and she pressed her lips together. ¡± Thanks for the ride ¡°She mumbled and tried getting down from the car, I held her back and she winced. ¡± You good? ¡± ¡± Yes, I¡¯m just a little bit tired ¡± ¡± Why did you stopped me? ¡°She asked after some minutes of silence and I kissed her passionately, She reciprocated immediately and I smiled. ¡± About what happenedst night, I didn¡¯t take advantage of you because I was ho*rny, Or maybe I don¡¯t want you to talk to other men, I did it because I want to do it, I¡¯ve never been in love before, I don¡¯t know how this feels but I hope it won¡¯t be ephemeral, I love the way I¡¯m feeling now, I want you to be rest assured that you¡¯re mine ¡± ¡± Maynard ¡°She called softly and kissed me again. I pulled away after a while and sheughed. ¡± I will be leaving now ¡± ¡± Goodnight, Don¡¯t forget to use the drugs again, I don¡¯t want everyone to know I damaged your legs ¡± ¡± Thank God you know you did that ¡°She snapped jokingly and I chuckled. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I got to the room and met mom sitting on the bed, Scribbling some things in her jotterpad. ¡± Good evening mom ¡°I hreeyed dragging my bag slowly to the room. She stared at me from head to toe and smiled. ¡± How are you? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m good mom, thanks ¡°I replied softly and dropped the bag beside my bed. I bring out the new iphone Maynard got for me and smiled. ¡± Seems like you just got a new phone? ¡± ¡± No, Not really, I¡­.. ¡± ¡± Your boss got it for you? ¡°She interpted and I nodded because there¡¯s no use of me lying to her. ¡± Why?, If I may ask ¡± ¡± Mom, can we talk about this tomorrow?, I¡¯m so tired and sore right¡­.. ¡± Wait¡­., I just said sore? Gosh!, She will find out. ¡± Sore?, Did something happened between you and your boss? ¡°She asked immediately walking up to me. Mom helped me to the bed and I nodded, A tear slipped down my eyes and she hugged me gently. ¡± Hey, it¡¯s okay, I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t want toplicate things, But why are you sore?, I¡¯m sure this is not your first time ¡°She said staring at me and I scoffed. ¡± I¡¯ve never had se*x with any man, I don¡¯t have a boyfriend, Maynard is the first person ¡°I replied emphatically and she nodded immediately. ¡± It¡¯s fine, I didn¡¯t argue with you, I was surprised because you¡¯re an adult, And it¡¯s rare to find a virgin out there, But why did you give it to him? ¡± ¡± I got him angry mom, He couldn¡¯t control himself but we did it in love, It was fun for me as well, Mom, I didn¡¯t regret this, Please, don¡¯t make me feel guilty ¡°I begged holding her hand. She cleaned my tears and sniffed. ¡± I will never me you for any decisions you will make, This is your own life, Live it to the fullest, Don¡¯t regret anything you¡¯ve done, I promise you that I¡¯m going to support you in everything you do ¡°She assured and I chuckled before hugging her. ¡± Have you taken some contraceptives and pain relievers? ¡°She asked and I nodded. ¡± He told me not to use contraceptives, He didn¡¯t use protection as well, I begged him but he refused, I hope nothing will happen mom? ¡± ¡± Calm down, I¡¯m sure he doesn¡¯t want to hurt you, Contraceptives can be deceiving at times as well, And if you take in, It¡¯s my happiness, I don¡¯t care if he epts it or not ¡± ¡± Mom¡­. ¡± ¡± You need to sleep, Magnolia¡± ?~? MAYNARD POV Getting to the penthouse, Dad¡¯s car is still there, I took a breath of relief and walked into the house. I met him watching movies with Mrs. Cora and I smiled. He look so happy, I wished I can take him away from Brea. ¡± Dad ¡°I called softly and Mrs. Cora stood up immediately, I told her to sit down back and she bowed. ¡± My son, How have you been? ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯ve been good, How are you feeling now? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m feeling good, better and calm, Mrs. Cora is the best when ites to taking care of Convalescents ¡± ¡± You¡¯re wee sir ¡°She replied softly and he patted my head. I missed my Dad, My family and sisters, I missed everyone. I wished I can turn back the hands of time so as to make my mom amend things but she left without saying a word, I¡¯m the one who insisted on staying with Dad so as to protect him. But I failed, Brea stress him a lot. And I don¡¯t want him to die. ¡± She came here right, Brea? ¡± ¡± No, I will give uou full details about his healthter and the doctor¡¯s warning ¡°She said quickly trying to divert the topic and I nodded. Three Days Later¡­ MONDAY, 8PM I got to the office very early in the morning and met Maynard working on theptop already. I walked up to him and bowed gently. ¡± Good morning sir ¡± ¡± Morning, Why did you camete to work? ¡°I asked and she shook her head. ¡± Nothing, My mom is a little bit sick so I have to get some drugs for her ¡°I stuttered and he walked up to me. I dropped the bag and arrange his shirt, He collected my hand and dropped it down. ¡± It¡¯s not properly arrange ¡°I mumbled and he scoffed.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± No need of rearranging it, Because I¡¯m taking it off soon ¡± ¡± Why?.¡±I asked immediately and he nodded. ¡± I want you, Magnolia ¡± ?~? EPISODE SEVENTEEN EPISODE SEVENTEEN ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Why will he want us to have se*x in the office? It¡¯s so outrageous and cheap. I held his hand and turned to him. ¡± We should not do this Maynard, This is a ce of work ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°He huffed and release my dress. I took a deep breath before running out of the office to make his coffee. BREA POV Getting to the abadoned building, I met Cody waiting for me already. He look so agitated and impatient, What¡¯s wrong? ¡± You called ¡°I said immediately I got there. He offered me a seat and nodded. ¡± Yes, Because there¡¯s a big trouble ¡°He muttered impatiently and I scoffed. ¡± Big trouble?, What¡¯s that? ¡°I asked and he sighed. ¡± This, Royce is still alive, My boys found him in a clubst night, Drinking, I think he has a mission ¡± ¡± I thought he was dead when he backed off the n, Howe?, You told me you rectified this, Cody ¡± ¡°We rectified it, Royce, You kil*led him with a dagger yourself, And there¡¯s no way we won¡¯t have problem with this, Trust me, Hising back won¡¯t be easy ¡°He exined, I could see fear in his eyes. Who won¡¯t fear him?, Royce was one of my brother¡¯s boys, Whom Mr. Alvarez introduced him to. He has been a good man to Royce, But when my brother mapped out another n, He backed off and we kil*led him since he will be a big obstacle to us. ¡± What did you think we should do? ¡°I asked closing my eyes and he shook his head.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t know ¡± ¡± Maybe we should talk things out with him then, There¡¯s no way we can do this without him, Our ns are almost aplished, Cody, We can¡¯t back out now ¡± ¡± I need to think about this first before epting to go into your n, I and Royce were good friends before you came into the picture and ruined everything, Let me think first, Let me think ¡± ¡± Have you informed my brother about it? ¡°I asked impatiently and he shook his head. ¡± No, I¡¯m not ready to tell him anything, He won¡¯t help ¡± ¡± I know he won¡¯t help, And that¡¯s the reason why we need your help, I need your help, Cody, And I¡¯m sure you will help me ¡± ?~? MAYNARD POV CLOSING TIME, 6PM. She entered the office and bowed slightly. ¡± I¡¯m here to take your bag, We should leave ¡°She said politely and I nodded. Mr. Mateo entered the room instead and took the bag from her. ¡± I will leave now ¡°She mumbled before running out of the office. ¡± What¡¯s wrong with her? ¡°Mr. Mateo asked and I shrugged. ¡± I don¡¯t know ¡°I replied and he nodded before leaving the office. ?~? ¡± You mean, Maynard had se*x with you? ¡°She asked in surprise and I nodded. ¡± Yes, And I didn¡¯t regret it ¡± ¡± Of course, I never said you should regret it, You¡¯re an adult and know what¡¯s right and wrong for you, But be careful, Don¡¯t get too attached ¡± ¡± What did you mean by that? ¡°I asked and she sighed. ¡± I mean, This society can be dangerous for people like us, People words get to us easily, And I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t want to tarnish The Alvarez image with your own hands, Don¡¯t get too attached, You guys are notpatible ¡± ¡± I know, And I¡¯m not disputing to that ¡°o snapped and clean my eyes. There¡¯s no way I can tell Fleur that I have feelings for Maynard, She will shun me, And there¡¯s nothing I can do about it. Geez! ¡± How about Gael? ¡°She asked and I shrugged. ¡± I don¡¯t know, I¡¯m leaving ¡°I mumbled before running out of the restaurant without waiting for her. Getting outside, I cleaned the tears running down my face, Thank God no one is watching. ¡± Even if I¡¯m not going to end up with him, I will make sure I get what I deserve with the little time I have left ¡± ¡± Use this ¡°A cold voice whispered softly behind me and I gasped. Maynard. ¡± What are you doing here? ¡°I asked and heughed. ¡± Nothing much, I have something important to do in the hotel behind this restaurant, Then, I saw you crying, Is that your hobby? ¡°He asked folding his arms and I chuckled. ¡± Maynard, I¡­.. ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t say anything, I promise not to hurt you Magnolia, I don¡¯t know if we are going to end up together, But with the little time we are going to spend together, I will make sure you don¡¯t regret meeting me, I promise ¡°he assured, I stood on my toes and nted a kiss on his cheeks. He cracked and I blushed. ¡± Thank you ¡°I mumbled and he nodded. ¡± I haven¡¯t forgotten the fact that you turned me down this morning ¡°He huffed. ¡± I will take you home ¡°He offered his hand, I collected it before going with him in the car. ?~? MAYNARD POV After dropping her off, I drive straight away to the penthouse since Dad will always be waiting for me. ¡± Good evening Dad ¡°I greeted politely. ¡± How was your day? ¡°He asked softly and I nodded. ¡± It was fine, And yours? ¡± ¡± Lively, Mrs. Cora is the best, I wished I can stay here a liite bit longer but I have to go home ¡± ¡± And who said I¡¯m letting you go back to that witch?, Dad, I know this won¡¯t go down well with you but I don¡¯t want you to have anything to do with Brea again, I don¡¯t want your health issues to get worse ¡± ¡± I know you¡¯re doing this for my sake, But there¡¯s no way I can leave my wife in the mansion ¡± ¡± The wife that doesn¡¯t give you peace of mind?, Wait, How do you even think? ¡°I rasped and he nodded. ¡± I¡­¡± ¡± You¡¯re not leaving this penthouse without my permission, Mrs. Cora is here for you, I¡¯m here for you and the guards are here for you as well, I have nothing to say about this and I don¡¯t want you to bring up the topic anymore, Goodnight¡± ?~? ¡± Mom, Is this how we are going to survive?, Living in penury when our brother is here? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t want to talk about this, Ava, I¡¯m not ready for this conversation ¡± ¡± Mom, But¡­.. ¡± ¡± Goodnight, Pet your brother to sleep, I will he in my room ¡± ?~? EPISODE EIGHTEEN EPISODE EIGHTEEN ?~? AVA POV I watched her leave the living room and scoffed. ¡± You¡¯re not going to stop me this time around, Mom, I¡¯m not destined to live in a ce like this ¡°I said after her and she stopped immediately. ¡± If you¡¯re going to call your brother, Then, Call him toe take you guys alone because I¡¯m going no where, Respect my decision, Ava, Then you will see how this will work for you ¡°She warned gently and I fell on the couch slowly. ¡± But¡­, why??, Why did Brea had to do this to us?, We didn¡¯t do anything to her, We didn¡¯t¡­ ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t me Brea, me your dad for not trusting me, Don¡¯t me anyone for what happened, I know we will scale through one day ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I huffed before carring Gabriel in my arms to the room. BREA POV The Next Day.. Getting to the penthouse early in the morning, The man I met on the gate the other day opened the door but refused to let me enter. ¡± You should call Maynard, Then, he will give you the permission to enter ¡°He said politely and I rolled my eyes. This is the same thing he said three days ago, Why won¡¯t he allow me see my husband? Just then, Maynard came out of the house with Mr. Mateo, I yelled his and he turned to me. ¡± How may I help you? ¡± ¡± Is there a problem, Brea?, What are you looking for here! ¡°He asked staring at me from head to toe and I faked some tears. ¡± I missed my husband, And that¡¯s the reasons why I¡¯m here to take him ¡°I said softly and he scoffed. ¡± You¡¯re here with your barbie character right?, Try harder next time, I¡¯m going to my ce of work as you can see ¡± ¡± Make sure you kick her out of this ce if she try proving hard ¡°He instructed the gateman and turned to leave but I stopped him, Fiercely. ¡± Then, I will do the unexpected, I will leak the vidoes and everything out to the press ¡°I threatened and he stopped on his tracks immediately. He turned to me and scoff. ¡± Did you think that will get to me?, You see, Brea, You¡¯ve caused so many damages to this family more than I can ever imagine and it will be advisable for you to stay low for now because by the time I¡¯m done fishing you and your aplices out, I will never take it easy on you ¡°He threatened and I moved back away from him immediately. He look so fierce and determined. Gosh!, I hope I will be done with all these very soon. I¡¯m tired already. ?~? MAYNARD POV I arrived at the officete this morning, All thanks to Brea. Magnolia was there arranging the files already, I let out a soft smile and she bowed gently. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°She greeted respectfully and I nodded. ¡± How are you doing?.¡± ¡± I¡¯m good sir, thank you ¡°She replied gently and turned to go, I pulled her back and kissed her gently. ¡± You look angry when you came ¡± ¡± My stepmom, She infuriated me ¡± ¡± You should take it easy with her, How about your Dad as well? ¡± ¡± He¡¯s in the penthouse, Or you want to say hi to him?¡±I asked gently, She shook her head immediately. ¡± No, I don¡¯t want to meet him yet, I¡¯m not ready to meet him ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine ¡°I mumbled and patted her head, She rushed out of the room as usual. ZOE(GAEL¡¯S SISTER) POV ¡± Get the juice for me when you¡¯reing, Please ¡°I begged Samatha and she huffed. ¡± I¡¯ve told you toe for it yourself, Don¡¯t be toozy ¡± ¡± Oh, Please, Samantha, Not now ¡°I said rolling my eyes and she chuckled before walking out of the kitchen with the juice. Just then, My phone rang. I checked the ID, It¡¯s Dad calling. ¡± This man should let me be for Christ sake, This is a vacation ¡°I muttered under my breath, Samantha chuckled before handing the juice for me. ¡± Dad, what¡¯s it? ¡°I asked tiredly and he sighed. ¡± I need your help, Zoe, And it¡¯s urgent ¡± ¡± Dad, I¡¯ve been working my as*s off for the past four months, Gael abandoned all the office work for me, I need to rest ¡± ¡± This is about Gael, It¡¯s urgent ¡°He repeated again and I sighed. ¡± What¡¯s it? ¡± ¡± I can¡¯t say it on the phone, Can you book your flight now, You need to be here before tomorrow¡¯s evening, So it won¡¯t get worse ¡± ¡± Alright ¡°I mumbled before dropping the phone. ¡± Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re leaving? ¡°She asked frowning, I took a deep breath before nodding to her question. ¡± Gosh ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry hut dad insisted I shoulde, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening to Gael ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°She saud rolling her eyes. Geez!, I wonder what¡¯s going on. ?~? FLEUR POV After a long day at work, The house agent called for a meeting which got me so angry. Getting to the small room where meetings are being held, I met the other tenants and another guy standing beside him. He look so cute in his transparent ss, He¡¯s on a ck shirt, His hair curled up cutely. ¡± We have been waiting for you, Fleur, Where have you been? ¡°The agent asked strictly and I scoffed. ¡± I just came back from work and I was about to rest when your call came, Don¡¯t me me, I¡¯m so tired ¡°I replied rudely to him and he sighed.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. ¡± Here¡¯s a new tenant, He upied the room beside yours, You should treat him well, And I don¡¯t want you to have issued or pick any fight with him ¡°He warned me specifically and I nodded. So, he¡¯s a new tenant, I hope he doesn¡¯t pass hic boundary, I ha*te men now. He made some other announcement, the other tenants left the room already, I stood up o the chair and turned to leave but he stopped me. ¡± I want you to take him around the house, So he will be familiar with everything ¡°The agent said loudly which made me stop on my tracks. ¡± But other tenants can do it for him¡± I protests and he scoffed. ¡± But the other tenants are not owing, You¡¯re owinff me five months house rent, Don¡¯t forget that I¡¯m kicking you out of this ce if you refuse to pay me ¡°He threatened and I drooped. I stared at the man and he chuckled which got me more angry. Is he making jest of me now? ¡± Whatever ¡°I mumbled and the guy walked up to me. ¡± After me ¡± ¡± Sure ¡°He replied in a cool deep voice and I nodded before walking out of the room. ¡± May I know your name?, Youngdy ¡°He asked gently as we walked around the house. I sighed before giving him a reply. ¡± My name is Fleur, And you? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m Mateo ¡± ?~? . EPISODE NINETEEN EPISODE NINETEEN MATEO POV ?~? She look so pretty and jovial as well, I guessed she owed the agent house rent because of her sullen look. ¡± You¡¯re Mateo?, Such a nice name ¡°She mumbled and I smiled. ¡± Thank you, Fleur ¡°I said softly, After some minutes, She¡¯s done showing me all the premises and other things I need to know. ¡± I think that¡¯s all, I will be going to my room ¡°She mumbled tiredly, I held her hand back and smiled.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± I got to the room and realized there are lots of thing I need to get, I don¡¯t know any supermarket around here, Can you help me with it? ¡± ¡± Maybe you should use your map, I¡¯m so tired right now and I don¡¯t have anything to eat at home unless I go to the restaurant, I need to rest first ¡°She turned me down immediately. ¡± I promise to treat you dinner, And every other thing you will need ¡°I interpted and her eyes widened. ¡± Really?, that¡¯s kind of you then, Let¡¯s get a Uber ¡°She offered and I shook my head. ¡± No need of using a Uber, I have my own car ¡± ¡± Oh!¡­, Alright then ¡°She nodded gently and we both walked towards the car. FLEUR POV He look so rich and handsome and kind as well, I wonder where he¡¯s working at or who he¡¯s working for. I followed him to the car and realize it¡¯s a Bugatti divo. ¡± This is your car? ¡°I asked in shock and he nodded. ¡± Yes, is there a problem? ¡± ¡± No, not really, I was wondering why you rented a house here ¡± ¡± This ce is closer to my ce of work, And it¡¯s not bad, The facilities are good and the agent is nice as well ¡± ¡± Oh, you¡¯re right about that ¡°I replied gently, He opened the car door for me. Getting to the supermarket, I helped him choose all what he needed and got some for myself as well. The attendant took us to the bathroom essories sections. ¡± What¡¯s your favorite colour of house footwears and bathroom flip flops ¡°I asked stretching my hand to take the mop, He walked to me and ce his left hand on my waist, He moved into me more closer before helping me with it. My heart fluttered and I smiled. ¡± Mine is blue, You can take the blue one ¡°He mumbled. I choose the most pretty ones there and dropped them in the shopping cart. ¡± You¡¯re not getting yours?.¡±He asked and I scoffed. ¡± I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any reasons for me to get footwears since I have mine at home ¡± ¡± That means you don¡¯t want to visit me then ¡°He pouted making him look so cute and I picked mine. ¡± Pick the bathroom slippers as well ¡± ¡± But¡­. ¡± ¡± Won¡¯t you take your shower?, After having a long stressful night in my bed? ¡°He whispered in my ears and I cringed. I pushed him away andughed. ¡± I don¡¯t know you ¡°I stuttered and heughed. ¡± I¡¯m joking, But take the bathroom slippers ¡± ¡± Alright, thank you ¡± ZOE POV LATE AT NIGHT(10PM). ¡± Dad I¡¯m home ¡°I yelled immediately I entered the living room. He came out of the kitchen with a ss cup in his hands. ¡± How are you doing? ¡°He asked softly and I pulled him into a passionate hug. ¡± I¡¯m good but tired, All thanks to your urgent message ¡°I mumbled rolling my eyes and he sighed. ¡± You should know that I want the best for you, And you love Gael a lot, So, that¡¯s the reasons why I called, Maybe you can help us ¡°He said softly and I nodded. ¡± What¡¯s it this time around? ¡°I asked softly and he took a deep breath before taking his seat. I sat beside him, he sipped little from the ss cup before dropping it. ¡± Maynard is involved as well ¡± ¡± Huh???, Maynard? ¡°I asked curiously and he nodded. Dad knows how much I love Maynard, The only surviving son from the Alvarez n. He has so many connections,panies, houses, corporations, Textile industries, cosmetics industries and also a big investor as well. Despite how much I¡¯ve tried messaging him on Instagram, he doesn¡¯t reply, I¡¯ve only see him once, He look so cute and has a good body structure as well. ¡± I know how much you love him and this is the only opportunity you have, If you utilize it well, You might be with him for the rest of your life ¡± ¡± Okayy, how do I utilize it? ¡°I asked dragging the first word. ¡± Maynard just aquired a new secretary, And through my undercover agents, I found out that he is so fond of the Secretary, Since we¡¯ve been working towards having a business deal with them, You will be used to seal the deal, By getting married to him, It will start with dates, party nights, then you will look for something to hook him down with, Be it pregnancy or anything, And I¡¯m sure you know what I¡¯m talking about? ¡± ¡± Yes, But did you think it will work like that?, Maynard isn¡¯t easy to be tamed ¡± ¡± Oh!, And where¡¯s the maniptive daughter I have, Where¡¯s the sensible Zoe I have? ¡°He asked spreading his arms and I chuckled. ¡± Alright, I promise to do whatever I need to do, And where¡¯s Gael at the moment? ¡± ¡± He¡¯s in his room sleeping, He¡¯s been moody since all these days ¡± ¡± Oh!, Alright then, I will be in my room¡± ?~? MAYNARD POV I got to the house and met Dad waiting for me as usual. ¡± Have you eaten? ¡°I askedter after exchanging pleasantries and he nodded. ¡± Yes, I just ate with Mrs. Cora, You should go freshen up after our discussion ¡± ¡± Discussion?, Is there anything you have to say?¡± I asked in surprise and he nodded. ¡± Mr. Jordan called, About the business proposal, He told me he¡¯s ready for it now ¡± ¡± And where did he left his sense of reasoning before?, I thought he said he¡¯s not interested? ¡°I scoffed and he chuckled. ¡± I don¡¯t know what pushed him to call me this morning, But I hope we will be able to cooperate at the end, At least, for a better future of thepany, Or what do you think? ¡± ¡± Dad, we are partnering with lots ofpanies, And I¡¯ve started making thrice of a year ie within a month, I don¡¯t want to partner with poorpanies who doesn¡¯t have anything good to offer, But if you insists, Tell their representative toe to my office tomorrow ¡± ¡± Alright, thank you, Please, make sure you attend to them well ¡± ¡± I will try my best ¡± ?~? . EPISODE TWENTY EPISODE TWENTY MAGNOLIA POV NEXT MORNING, 8AM. Getting to thepany, Maynard has arrived before anyone. All thanks to the rude taxi who keep making different calls. ¡± I¡¯m sorry I camete, The taxi dyed me, Don¡¯t be angry sir ¡°I apologized immediately I entered the office and he scoffed. ¡± Really?, Is that your good morning? ¡± ¡± Oh, I¡¯m sorry, Good morning sir ¡°I greeted immediately, He walked up to me and kissed me slowly. After some few seconds, He pulled away and made me sit on the table. ¡± How are you doing? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m good, Just that the taxi man ruined my morning ¡± ¡± Maybe I should get you a car then, For easy mobilization ¡°He mumbled and I shook my head immediately. ¡± No, Don¡¯t worry ¡°I protests and he started moving his hand slowly to myps, Then ny panties. ¡± Are we doing it here? ¡°I asked Looking around and he chuckled. ¡± Did you want it here?, I will love to take you to my farm house tonight but I don¡¯t know maybe your mom will agree to it ¡°He asked softly and Iughed. ¡± I¡¯m not a baby, she will let me go ¡± ¡± Alright, You should go to your office, There are lots of things to do ¡± ¡± Alright, I will be on my way ¡°I replied before pulling down my skirt. ?~? ZOE POV Getting to the office, The receptionist was kind enough to show me the way to Maynard office. I wore a skimpy dress with split which stopped halfway on myps. ¡± Hey, are you the secretary?, I need to see Mr. Maynard ¡°I asked loudly staring at thedy. She looked up at me and I realized it was Magnolia. Is she the secretary?, Her face litted up, I smiled at her. She¡¯s now more prettier. ¡± What are you doing here? ¡°She asked after exchanging pleasantries and I smiled. ¡± I¡¯m here to see Maynard, Is he around? ¡± ¡± Yes, But don¡¯t you think that dress is too skimpy?, He doesn¡¯t like it whendies dress like this ¡°She said politely and I scoffed. Did she just insulted me? ¡± I came here for a business meeting, And I¡¯m sure you¡¯re not the person assigned to attend to me, Go into the office now and tell your boss that someone is here to see him ¡±Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± Alright, I¡¯m sorry ¡°She apologized softly, I scoffed and watch her go into the office. She came back few minutester. ¡± He said you cane in ¡± ¡± Alright, thank you ¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV The Zoe I know doesn¡¯t dress like this, She¡¯s so decent and a workaholic as well, Seems she¡¯s noe changed. I don¡¯t expect her to talk rudely at me like that but that part of my job!, I¡¯m a secretary to the wealthiest entrepreneur in California so I should expect more of this. Ladies simps on him a lot which infuriates me more. MAYNARD POV Thedy walked in with her shoes clicking on the floor. I looked up at her and almost cringed, She wore a red dress and it¡¯s exposing too much of her skin. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°She greeted in a cool voice. ¡± Good morning, Sit down and let¡¯s discuss about it¡± ?~? I walked out of the office Feeling so angry, What¡¯s she saying? A marriage is to be used to seal the deal. ¡± Sir, are you leaving? ¡°She asked softly and I seethed in anger. Pick up your phone, Dad. ¡± May¡­.. ¡± ¡± What the hell is thisdy talking about?, We need to get married before the contract can be sealed?, Did you know what you¡¯re saying Dad? ¡± ¡± That¡¯s her father decision, And the girl is pretty as well, So, I see no reasons why you shouldn¡¯t marry her ¡± ¡± Really Dad?, I honestly don¡¯t expect you to say this, You want me to get married to Zoe?, So as to seal the contract? ¡± ¡± Yes, And you have no other choice than toply to it, You should know what I¡¯m talking about, Maynard, Just do it ¡°He persuaded, I took a deep breath before hanging up on him. I walked back to the office and met her sitting, rxed. ¡± You should leave now, I will get back to you about it ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡°She said softly and pick her bag before leaving. ?~? FLEUR POV Immediately I stepped into the room, I jumped on the small bed and groaned. Such a long day at work! Geez!, I hope I make more deliveries tomorrow so my sry will increase, there are so many debts to settle. ¡± Gosh!, I¡¯m so tired ¡°I grumbled before walking to the small kitchen to prepare something to eat. Then, a knock came on my door. Who¡¯s that? I¡¯m sure Mateo isn¡¯t yet back from work. Dragging my legs to the door , I opened it and realized Brady is the one knocking. My ex boyfriend, My heart skipped a bit and opened the door wider for him. ¡± Is there a problem? ¡°I asked immediately he entered the room. He look so sober and remorseful. ¡± I came here to apologize, I knew how much I¡¯ve hurt you but I want you to forgive me, It was my fault, And I know that, But please, Find a ce in your heart forgive me, I¡¯m ready to make amends ¡± ¡± And what if there¡¯s no second chance?, What if I don¡¯t want to forgive you, What if I have another person already?, What if¡­¡± ¡± That man right?, The one I saw you with yesterday? ¡°He asked and I could sense his mood is changing from remorse to anger. ¡± Yes, And there¡¯s nothing you can do about it ¡± ¡± How cheap you are!, Offering your body already to a man you met yesterday?, Just like the way you did in our two weeks of rtionship?, Oh really?, I wish you can cheat on me with someone better ¡°He scorned and I pped him immediately. A tear slipped down my face and he took a deep breath. ¡± Really?, You had the guts to p me?, Like seriously? ¡°He yelled and grabbed me immediately, He pushed me to the bed roughly, I moved away from him in fear. ¡± Stop this Brady, We are no longer together¡± I yelled and he scoffed. He tore my shirt right almost immediately. ¡± Let me go! ¡± ¡± Not until I¡¯m done with you ¡± ¡°Then you have to be done with me first ¡°A cold angry voice interpted immediately and I heard a loud heavy punch I cover my face and sobbed softly. After a while, I bring my hands down and it was Mateo. I jumped on him immediately and he chuckled. ¡± Are you fine?.¡± ¡± How did you know?, Howe? ¡°I asked sobbing. ¡± I was in my room when I saw him through the window so I have to tail him here, Hope he hasn¡¯t done anything to you? ¡± ¡± No, not at all, You saved the day ¡± ¡± He¡¯s dead? ¡°I asked immediately I saw him on the floor. ¡± No, he passed out, the cops will be here soon to take him out, Will youe with me to my room? ¡± ¡± Yeah, thanks a lot ¡°I mumbled softly, With my hands wrapped around his neck, His hand cupping my butts, He walked out of the room leaving him behind. ?~? EPISODE TWENTY-ONE Billionaire¡¯s Little Bride EPISODE TWENTY-ONE ?~? FLEUR POV Getting to his room, I smiled seeing how beautifully I arranged it. He dropped me on the bed and turned to go but I held his hand. ¡± Thanks for saving me, I really appreciate¡± ¡± You¡¯re wee Fleur, I will order some food for us ¡± ¡± Wait, I think you should know about it, I mean what happened, And how the guy was rted to me, You deserved to know ¡°I mumbled gently and he nodded. ¡± I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any reasons for me to know, We aren¡¯t by any ways rted, I just did that to help you ¡± ¡± But I want to rant, I want to vent my anger on someone, I want to confide, I want to¡­.. ¡± ¡± No problem, you can tell me, I will try to handle it maturely ¡°He cut me off immediately, He wioed my tears before sitting beside me on the bed. ¡± Brady was my third boyfriend, I broke up with the first two because I don¡¯t want to have any se*xual thing with me, But I love Brady so much that I thought he won¡¯t cheat on me once I give him what he wants, then, The day he took my virginity, He promised me heaven and earth, He¡¯s the reasons why I owed lots of debts, I stopped sending money to my mom when he starts asking me much than I can afford, Then, he cheated on me with my co-worker, I got hurt and decided to break up with him, Since then, I ha*te all men, I don¡¯t want to have anything to do with them because they¡¯ve caused me enough damages, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I exined and burst into tears. He pulled me to himself and hugged me tightly, I took a deep breath trying to absorb the cries. He kissed my forehead passionately and wrap his hand around me. ¡± Why are you saying sorry? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know, I don¡¯t know ¡± ¡± Sorry for not keeping yourself for me? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know you, Do you know me? ¡± ¡± Arabe the little wit*ch, You remember me now? ¡°He asked with a chuckle and I gasped. Mateo??? The book guru then. Mateo was my senior in school, We once had an issue, I was guilty then but he covered up for me, From then, he started calling me Arabe the little wit*ch, Although, Arabe isn¡¯t my name, I don¡¯t know the reasons why he was calling me then. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, Mateo, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I sobbed softly, He took a deep breath before mming his lips on mine. I reciprocated immediately and wrap my small hands around him. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV ¡± Hey ¡°Maynard greeted immediately I came out of the mansion, He pulled me into a hug and I smiled passionately. ¡± Are you ready? ¡°He asked again and I nodded. ¡± Sure, let¡¯s go ¡°I said softly before walking to the car. I was about to enter the car when a loud familiar voice called my name. Maynard stopped immediately, I turned to the direction and realized Gael is the one calling my name. ¡± Hey, you should get inside, I can settle this ¡°Maynard mumbled but I wasn¡¯t convinced. What¡¯s he doing here? What happened? ¡± I think I should talk to him, Maybe he has something good to say ¡°I replied in a low voice but he stopped me again. ¡± There¡¯s nothing for you guys to talk about, Get inside, I will sort it out ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡°I mumbled before entering the car, He mmed the door immediately. Gosh!, I hope Maynard will take it easy with him. MAYNARD POV Immediately I locked the door on her, I walked up to Gael and grabbed his shirt. ¡± Have you no shame at all?, This woman told you clearly that he doesn¡¯t want you, Why are you this obstinate?, Huh? ¡°I growled. He shivered terribly and closed his eyes for a while before opening it. ¡± Please, let me talk to her, I need her, And I want her in my life, Trust me, There are lots of things I want to talk out with her and I will appreciate if you can give me just five minutes ¡± ¡± Really?, You should go back to your darling pregnant wife, So¡­. ¡± ¡± She¡¯s not pregnant!, I¡¯m not the father of the baby, Trust me, I need to exin all this to Magnolia, Please ¡± ¡± You should call her once I¡¯m done with her, But today?, Nah!, Have a nice day ¡± ?~? ¡± Are you fine, Maynard? ¡°I asked immediately he entered the car, He nodded softly before igniting the car to life. ¡± If it¡¯s something I should know, Please tell me, I¡¯ve told you everything already that I have nothing to do with him, Trust me, I¡¯ve not been in any romantic rtionship before, He¡¯s just my best friend, But he ruined my birthday for me and I see no reasons why I should go back to him, If there¡¯s anything he told you about me, don¡¯t believe it, I promise not to hide anything from you, Please ¡°I said softly trying to clear any doubts he might have towards him. Maynard took a deep breath before holding my hand. He kissed my knuckled softly and I chuckled. ¡± I believed you, Magnolia, He didn¡¯t say anything serious, He¡¯s just telling me about his fiancee, Mateo told me the girl is pregnant already but Gael denied it, Maybe you guys should talk things out ¡± ¡± There¡¯s nothing for us to talk out, Trust me, I don¡¯t want to have anything to do with him, Gael can be maniptive at times, Please, respect my decision ¡± ¡± I¡¯ve always respect your decision, it¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to see him or talk about him anymore, Let¡¯s just forget about it okay, Forget it, Don¡¯t let anyone ruin your mood¡± ¡± Sure, thank you ¡± ?~? GAEL POVThis content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org. I returned home and met Dad watching the TV. I snorted before walking towards the upstairs but he stopped me. ¡± What¡¯s happening to you these days?, You¡¯ve been off ¡± ¡± Dad, I don¡¯t want to talk about it, I will like to be left alone, Please ¡± ¡± Really?, Is it about Magnolia? ¡± ¡± Yes and there¡¯s nothing you did about it, Dad, Don¡¯t make me lose it, Please ¡± ¡± I have a n, And I¡¯m sure it will work ¡± ?~? . EPISODE TWENTY-TWO Billionaire¡¯s Little Bride EPISODE TWENTY-TWO ?~? ¡± you have a n?, And what¡¯s that n?¡±I asked trying not to believe in his words. ¡± Your sister came back here to help you with it, And I¡¯m sure she¡¯s not stopping at any length until he separates them, Don¡¯t worry, I promise to sort this out, Gael ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I huffed before climbing the stairs. ?~? The farm house¡¯s so beautiful, And peaceful ae well, You can only hear the chirpings of the birds, The fresh breath is so overwhelming. ¡± You shoulde here always, This is so beautiful ¡°Ipliments and he smiled. ¡± I know, But I don¡¯t likeing here alone, Sometimes, Ie here with Mateo or Dad ¡± ¡± Oh, And how¡¯s he feeling now? ¡°I asked trying to pluck an apple, He helped me with it and I smiled at him. I will wash it once I get to the house. He showed me the flower garden and the small collect of rabbits and others. ¡± But, who takes care of them anytime you¡¯re not here, or you do that yourself? ¡± ¡± No, Mrs. Roanna do that, she¡¯s living down the street, I pay her to watch over the house ¡± ¡± Oh! ¡°I mouthed. After the litte tour, He led me to the house, I gasped immediately I entered. The interior is so beautiful and simple. ¡± Wow, this ce is so beautiful ¡°Ipliments and he chuckled. ¡± Where¡¯s the kitchen?, I need to wash the apples ¡°I said softly raising the apples up, He collected it and threw it to only God knows where. ¡± Why did you have to do that? ¡°I asked feeling pissed off. He grabbed my butts and squeeze them softly. ¡± Trust me, No apple can be more sweeter than this, And I promise to give you to the ultimate satisfaction, Trust me, Magnolia ¡°He flirts and ripped off my shirt, I gasped as he find his way to my pan*ties . He tore it off when it get to myps, We are still standing. He unhook my bra and threw it away, I quickly pull down my skirt, Since he¡¯s so impatient now. ¡± Where¡¯s the room, We can¡¯t do it here ¡°I mumbled feeling so shy and he chuckled. ¡± I owned this ce, Everything, I owned it ¡°He replied quickly and start putting off his own clothes as well. Left with his briefs, I pulled it down not looking below since I¡¯m so shy to see it. He mmed his lips on mine and start kissing me roughly, I hummed into the kiss enjoying his soft sulent lips. Maynard held my left hand and wrapped it around his Cock. I gasped and removed my hand from it immediately. He chuckled before wrapping it again, I started stroking it, He hummed into the kiss and pull me slowly to the floor making me kneel down. He stared at me and tilt his head. Oh, No!, I can¡¯t do this, I¡¯ve never done it before. ¡± I¡¯ve never done it before, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s wise for me to do that ¡± ¡± I will teach you ¡°He mumbled and I stared at the rod in front of me, He¡¯s so huge and strong. He moved closer to me, I wrapped my hands around it and lick the cap. I pushed my head backwards before engulfing the whole cap into my mouth. I had to widen my mouth more before it could amodate it. ¡± Push it in more, Magnolia, You have to take everything in ¡°He urged me faster, I nodded before pushing it to my mouth. The taste seems sharp and a little bit refreshing, Not bad at all, Maynard smells nice as well so suc*king him should be fun. I stroked his balls alongside with it, He moaned loudly, enjoying it. He grabbed my hair and push it more deeper, I choked on him, He released into my mouth, I moved my head away immediately before swallowing them all.Original from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± That¡¯s alright, Come over here ¡°He mumbled and led me to the couch, I ced my hand on the chair making my butts face him clearly. He entered into me through that, Riding me as fast as he could. ?~? FLEUR POV I started eating immediately he served the food. He dishes his own as well before eating. After I¡¯m done with it, He packed the tes to the kitchen. Since he¡¯s still in his office dress, He started pulling it off, I closed my eyes and heughed. ¡± And why are you shy?, I¡¯m only exposing my upper body, is there anything wrong? ¡± ¡± No¡­, Not at all ¡°I shook my head in denial. Of course!, Everything is wrong. Mateo is so hot and handsome. He¡¯s dange*rously handsome. He could intimidate with his looks, His girlfriend must be so lucky to have him. ¡± I think I need to go ¡°I mumbled before standing up on the couch, He walked up to me and pull me back to the bed. ¡± Why did you want to leave?, What if another persones back to harass you? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t think no one can ever do that?, You should go take your bath ¡± ¡± Really? ¡°He asked softly and move his hand to my face. He cupped it gently and smiled. Only God knows what he¡¯s trying to do!. ¡± I don¡¯t want your girlfriend or Fiancee to meet us in this awkward position, Someone might think we have something together ¡± ¡± Might think we have something together or we are together? ¡°He asked and I took a deep breath. ¡± Please, Let me go, I don¡¯t want¡­.. ¡± ¡± And what if I want to make you mine?, Here, tonight? ¡°He asked softly, a tear slipped down my eyes. Somehow, I don¡¯t know the first person to make a move, Minutester, We are on the bed kissing, And ready to take off our clothes to have a long night together. ?~? EPISODE TWENTY-THREE Billionaire¡¯s Little Bride EPISODE TWENTY-THREE FLEUR POV ?~? I woke up the next morning feeling so sore, Mateo almost broke my waistst night due to his rough pounding. He¡¯s not on the bed anymore, I picked up my clothes and put them on one by one. Stepping down the bed, I dragged my legs out of the room so as not to bete for work. Then, Mateo came out of the room with a tray containing small tes, steaming hot. ¡± Good morning, Mateo ¡°I stuttered feeling so embarrassed, The bed is so rough and stained with blood and his spe*rm. I should have cleared it. ¡± I will clear it out ¡°I mumbled immediately he took his eyes there. ¡± Good morning, How are you doing? ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯m good, I prepared some soup for us, Come over to lick it before I wash you up ¡± ¡± Uhmmm, I¡¯m sorry but I need to go to work, I¡­.¡± ¡± Don¡¯t worry, You¡¯re notte already, You should take the day off, You¡¯re still sore ¡± ¡± Alright, thank you ¡°I stuttered before walking slowly you to him. I collected it from him and sat beside him before sipping it. ?~? MAYNARD POV She look so tired and exhausted, I made her went through a lotst night. Her body couldn¡¯t take it anymore. I sighed before stepping down the bed so as to wash myself up. I don¡¯t think she will be able to go to work today, I will handle all the office work myself. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I heard her soft voice and turned to her. Her eyes look bleary and messed up, Like she cried the whole night. ¡± How are you? ¡°I asked straightening my suit and she nodded. ¡± I¡¯m fine but sore ¡± ¡± Sorry, I¡¯m on my way to the office, You can take the day off, Make sure you use the drugs on the table, I ordered some food for you¡± ¡± Thank you, Are you sure you will be able to cope with the office work? ¡± ¡± Yes of course, Don¡¯t worry, I will handle them ¡± ¡± Alright then, Bye ¡± ?~? ZOE POV I walked to the office slowly, with my steps measured. Maynard sent for me, I¡¯m sure his Dad exined to him already about the marriage. The receptionist led me in, Thankfully, Magnolia isn¡¯t around. I entered the office and met him putting off his jacket. ¡± Good Morning, Maynard ¡°I greeted in a soft tone, He turned to me and let out a small smile. ¡± Have your seat ¡± ¡± Sure, thank you ¡°I mumbled before taking my seat. He sat on his chair and stared at me carefully. ¡± You¡¯re ready to spend the rest of your life with a man who doesn¡¯t care about you or feel anything for you? ¡°He started with a cold tone, Mg heart skipped a bit before arranging my dress again. What¡¯s he talking about?, I thought his Dad briefed him about it already. ¡± I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re saying, is there a problem? ¡± ¡± You understand me quite well, Zoe,, Before youe back here, You have a boyfriend, And you guys were deeply in love, Then, what happened?, Why did you insist on sealing the deal with marriage? When you clearly know that I¡¯m not in love with you? ¡± But I¡¯m in love with you, Maynard, And my love is enough for the two of us, Trust me, I wish you spend the rest of my life with you ¡± ¡± Let¡¯s sign the documents, We can talk about thister in the week, I have lots of things to do ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡°I mumbled before bringing out the documents, He took one of his pen and signed it carefully. I signed it as well, He took a deep breath before closing them. ¡± You should leave now, Thanks for your time ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡°I mumbled before walking out of the office. Immediately I¡¯m out of the room, My tensed body was at peace. I smiled gently as I stare at the documents. Now, Everything is sealed. ?~? FLEUR POV Later in the afternoon, I walked out of Mateo room since he left for work. I wonder where he¡¯s working now, Imagine sleeping with a man I don¡¯t know anything about his upation. Getting to my room, I checked my phone and realized Magnolia called already. ¡± Hey, how are you doing? ¡°I asked softly after calling her back and she sighed. ¡± I¡¯m so tired, My Bones are weakened already, My waist and everything ¡°She ranted on and Iughed. ¡± What happened? ¡± ¡± Nothing much, Don¡¯t worry. ¡± ¡± I have something to say as well but not now, We need to meet up so we can talk ¡± ¡± Are you at home right now? ¡± ¡± Yes, I¡¯m at home ¡± ¡± Alright, I will message you once I have a ce in mind, Bye ¡± ¡± Bye ¡°I drawled. ?~? ¡± He¡¯s such a strong man, I almost died yesterday due to excessive pounding, Gosh! ¡°I let out a deep breath before sipping from the empresso. ¡± You don¡¯t know him yet you slept with him ¡± ¡± I knew him of course, Mateo, My senior in high school ¡± ¡± And you think he deserved a night with you? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t care, Magnolia, We are adults, And I enjoyed every bit of it ¡± ¡± Where¡¯s Brady right now? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know, But Mateo detained him already, , I don¡¯t want to think about him ¡± ¡± Do what pleases you then ¡± ?~? MAYNARD POV Getting home, I met Dad sitting in the living room watching movies. ¡± Good evening Dad¡± I greeted before sitting beside him. ¡± Where have you been sincest night? ¡± ¡± Busy, I was in my farm house ¡± ¡± What are you doing there? ¡± ¡± I just said I was busy doing something ¡± ¡± How about the contract, Have you signed it? ¡°He asked again and I took a deep breath before replying him. ¡± Yes, it has been signed, That¡¯s what you want, isn¡¯t it? ¡± ¡± I never meant to hurt you, This is the for the betterment of thepany ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I mumbled before standing up beside him. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Getting the the office the next morning, Maynard isn¡¯t yet to arrive.Original from N?velDrama.Org. I walked into his office to cleaned up his table and arrange it. As soon as I¡¯m done cleaning, I grabbed the cleaning towel but a document dropped due to the way I dragged it. I sighed before bending down to pick it. It was a contract paper. The one I worked on three days ago but it has been reprinted already. I scrutinized through it, Then, my eyes caught something catchy and rming. ¡± Marriage Proposal? ¡± ?~? , EPISODE TWENTY-FOUR BILLIONAIRE¡¯S LITTLE BRIDE EPISODE TWENTY-FOUR ¡± marriage proposal? ¡°I asked loudly and checked it well. It has been stamped, Everything, Maynard signed it already, Zoey will be Maynard¡¯s wife? Tears stung fully in my eyes, I closed my eyes trying as much as possible to absorb the pains, I walked out of the room thereafter and met him at the door. ¡± Good Morning Sir ¡°I greeted casually and turned to but he pulled me back. ¡± Are you fine?, You look troubled ¡°He asked feeling concerned. ¡± I¡¯m good, I will like to go ¡°I wriggled myself away from him. ¡± Bring the necessary documents to my office then, So I can sign it ¡± ¡± Alright sir ¡°I bowed slightly before leaving the room. ?~? MAYNARD POV Why¡¯s she acting so cold?, I did nothing wrong to her?, What¡¯s happening? ¡± You did something bad to her ¡°My subconscious warned me immediately and I sighed. ¡± This is just too much for me, I wished I could turn back the hands of time and amend things ¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I barely concentrate at work, Immediately it¡¯s time for me to leave. I walked into his office to help his pack up the files. ¡± Good evening sir ¡°I greeted with my head bowed and he nodded. I packed the files but he suddenly held my hand and pinned me to the wall. ¡± Let me go, I don¡¯t want to have anything to do with you anymore ¡°I yelled out my lungs, He moved away from me immediately, I continue sobbing softly. He wiped my tears gently and smiled. ¡± Have I done something wrong?, What happened?¡±He asked softly. ¡± You should go to your beloved wife already, I¡¯m not in any match to you, Let¡¯s end this once and for all, Don¡¯t call me anymore, Don¡¯t touch me anymore ¡± ¡± You saw the documents? ¡°He asked in shock and I scoffed. ¡± If I didn¡¯t see it, This is how you will keep lying to me and sleep with me Everytime?, Do I look like a joke to you?, Do I look like a y thing to you?, Fine we are adults and we can do whatever we want, We can just sleep and forget everything, But why did you have to hurt me to this extent?, Why did you have to do this to me?, Huh? ¡°I punched his chest with my tiny fists. He let me go immediately and Mateo walked in smiling at his phone. He look up to us immediately, His smile di*ed down. ¡± Is there a problem? ¡°He asked staring at Maynard. ¡± Take the bag, We are leaving immediately ¡± ¡± Alright ¡°He mumbled and they both walk out of the office. I burst into tears and cried my eyes out!, I know this happened because Gael wants me back. Gael Dad can be so maniptive and goes at any cost to get what he wants. But there¡¯s no way I¡¯m letting Maynard have me anymore. This is enough. I carried my small bag before walking out of thepany. ?~? Getting home, I washed my face before entering the main mansion. Then, I noticed a new ck car. ¡°Did Mr. Hampson changed his car?¡± I asked loudly before entering the mansion. Then, I heard chatterings and gigglings. Is Isaac back?Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. I entered the house and gasped, The whole family is back! ¡± Good evening sir ¡°I greeted and Scott stared at me closely. Huh¡­, Is there anything wrong with my body? ¡± Is this the Magnolia you¡¯re talking about? ¡°He asked licking his lips and I rolled my eyes. Get your eyes off me! ¡± Yes ¡°Mr. Hampson answered with his face beaming with smiles and I scoffed. ¡± she¡¯s now more pretty ¡°Hepliments and I bowed before leaving the room. ?~? Immediately I got to the room, I burst into another bouts of tears. Gosh!, I¡¯m so dumb! I gave him my virginity within a week of me working with him. I¡¯m so cheap but Maynard is too handsome to be resist. I cleaned my tears slowly before walking into the room. ?~? After eating, I changed into my nightwear and mom entered the room. ¡± You¡¯re done in the kitchen? ¡°I asked and she nodded. ¡± Yes, Scott wants to see you ¡± ¡± For what? ¡°I snorted and she sighed before walking to me. ¡± You don¡¯t know what he wants to say, Calm down and go to him, If you¡¯re notfortable, then you can excuse yourself ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I scoffed before walking out of the room. Getting to his room, I knocked and he opened the door for me. He just took his bath, He wrapped a short towel around his body and stared at me. ¡± You sent for me? ¡°I asked folding my arms and he nodded. ¡± Yes, I want to talk to you ¡°He said softly and grabbed my hand before walking me to the bed. I sat on the edge and he wrapped our hands together. ¡± I will like us to talk few metres away from each other, Please, I¡¯m notfortable with the way you¡¯re holding my hand ¡°I said in a hard tone, He took a deep breath before pushing me to the bed, Making my backnd on the bed. What is he trying to do? ¡± Hey, what are you trying to do? ¡°I asked in fear, He pinned my hands to the bed and licked my neck. My body shuddered in fear and I tried pushing him away from my body. Geez!, He¡¯s so strong and determined. He pushed me to the deeper part of the bed and started undressing himself. I closed my eyes and my eyes trailed to the table beside the bed. A bottle of wine and ss cup. I grabbed the bottle of wine and smashed it on his head. He screamed in pains making the guards entered the room They look so terrified and shocked. ¡± Hey, What have you done to him? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know ¡± I stuttered before running out of the house with my phone. Immediately I¡¯m outside the gate, I paused a little while before taking a deep breath. What am I going to do now? Maynard¡­ I whimpered before dialing his number, He picked it up almost immediately. ¡± Maynard¡­.¡±I trailed off trying to catch my breath. ¡± What happened?, Can you exin to me? ¡± ¡± Help, I¡¯m outside our gate, Please,e over, I need your help ¡± ¡± Sure, give me three minutes, I will join you shortly ¡± ROYCE POV I cocked the guns, Ready to execute my first mission, then, my phone rang. I bring it out from the pocket and sighed. ¡± What happened? ¡± ¡± He changed his location to a stripper clubs sir ¡± ¡± Do you know the ce? ¡± ¡± Yes, I know the ce perfectly ¡± ¡± Then, we need to start going now ¡± ¡± Alright sir ¡°He mumbled before dropping the call. I took a deep breath and slipped the guns into my pocket. Brea, You¡¯re not running away from me this time around. Not again. EPISODE TWENTY-FIVE EPISODE TWENTY-FIVE A tear slipped down my eyes but I wiped it away quickly. He wants us to break up? He¡¯s tired of me already? I nodded with tears dripping down my eyes, he tried to touch but i stopped him. ¡± Don¡¯t move closer to me ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t protect you, there are lots of things going on in my life right now, I don¡¯t want you to get involved, I¡¯m so sorry ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, Can I still pass the night here? ¡± ¡± Sure, you can pass the night here, No problem ¡°He rushed his words. Despite my head banging and my whole body in pains, I tried to act strong so he won¡¯t notice his words moved me. I walked to the room gently and locked the door immediately. For the first time in years, I cried. I cried bitterly, My first rtionship went down the drain in weeks, Not even up to a month or a year. I did nothing wrong, why will he dump me for no tangible reasons. Maynard has the ten folds of Gael¡¯s Family wealth, I don¡¯t know why he signed the agreement. I walked to the bed and lied down on it, After crying for a long time, I slept off. ?~? MAYNARD POV Iy my head back on the chair with my face on the ceiling. It¡¯s quite hard for me to break up with her but it¡¯s for the best, Brea is very dangerous. She won¡¯t stop at any length just to hurt her. I¡¯m not ready to lose Magnolia yet, All these will soon be over. It will. I might travel out of the country soon because of my mom. I need to bring her back so she can use all the concrete evidences against her. I closed my eyes and think about the sweet memories we had. The love making, Her shy personality, Kisses, Her cries, Whinings and the way she talks to me. ¡± I hope I settle everything soon, Magnolia, so you can be mine, Forever ¡± ?~? THE NEXT MORNING¡­ MAGNOLIA POV I wore one of his big dresses which stops right at my knees. Walking out of the room, I met himing with a tray containing food and bottle water. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I greeted and he nodded. ¡± Here, This is for you ¡°He stretched his hand out to me but I shook my head. ¡± Don¡¯t worry, I will take care of myself ¡± ¡± And how will you do that?, Your credit card isn¡¯t with you, And I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t have any money on you as well, I need to hide you because I¡¯m sure you did something bad to Mr. Hampson son¡± ¡± Oh!, I will eat then ¡°I mumbled shyly before collecting it from him. I walked back to the dinning and dropped it on the table. Just rice and beef stew, Which is one of my favorites. ¡± Did you prepare it yourself? ¡°I asked and he nodded. ¡± Yes ¡°He said softly and my eyes widened.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. You can cook? ¡± Yes, and I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a big deal ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know you can cook ¡± ¡± Eat your food, Magnolia, Before it gets cold, I need to take you somewhere ¡± ?~? After eating, he packed the tes and washed it, I tied my full hair into a messy bun before following him out of the house. We entered the car and he drives away to inky God knows. After a long drive, He stopped in front of a house, Not too big but it¡¯s really quiet and seems peaceful. ¡± What are we doing here? ¡± ¡± Follow me ¡°He ordered and stepped down the car, I followed him duly just like he said. We entered the house and he locked the gate behind me. ¡± This should be the duty of thepany, To take care of it staff and attend to their problems, Since they work hard for the progress of thepany, We, Alvarez corporations pledged to satisfy our workers needs, I¡¯m sorry I forgot to inform you, A secretary should be entitled to a house and a car as well ¡± ¡± Oh! ¡°I mouthed and he nodded. ¡± So, here¡¯s your house, the other rooms are upied by other workers working in my cosmetic industry, The clothes, foodstuffs and provisions are there already since you¡¯re not going back home for now, Take your time to prepare yourself for tomorrow¡¯s work, Have a nice day ¡°He said casually before handing me the keys and I nodded. I collected it from him before walking into the house then I realized he¡¯s not following me. ¡± You¡¯re not going? ¡± ¡± No, I have lots of things to do, Don¡¯te out of the house for the rest of the day, If you need anything, Call Mateo ¡± ¡± Alright ¡°I said with a small smile before walking into the house further. ?~? Two hourster¡­ I¡¯m done with the cleaning and cooking as well, It was so tiring, The house is so pretty and we¡¯ll furnished. Thank God, I finally have a house of my own. Gosh! My phone started ringing, I checked it and realized it¡¯s Fleur. ¡± Hey, how are you? ¡°She asked immediately I picked the call. I sihejd before replying her. ¡± I¡¯m fine¡± ¡± Huh??, You¡¯re fine?, You seem off¡±She asked in a worried tone, I broke down immediately. ¡± He broke up with me, He had a marriage contract with Zoe, I don¡¯t know what to do anymore ¡± ¡± Who broke up with¡­., Wait!!, Don¡¯t tell me Maynard broke up with you?, Why?, Why did he have to do that?, Huh¡­ ¡°She asked in an angry tone and I sighed. ¡± I don¡¯t know, He assured me lots of things, I don¡¯t know why he did this to me ¡± ¡± Who¡¯s Zoe?, I want to know the bit*ch he dumped you for ¡± ¡± Zoe, Gael sister, She¡¯s the one ¡± ¡± Really?, I know what to do then ¡°She mumbled under her breath and my heart skipped. Fleur doesn¡¯t take it easy when someone hurts me. She is crazy. ¡± Don¡¯t try to do¡­. ¡± ¡± Have a nice day, Magnolia, We will talkter ¡°She dropped the call immediately. Oh, God! EPISODE TWENTY-SIX EPISODE TWENTY-SIX A tear slipped down my eyes but I wiped it away quickly. He wants us to break up? He¡¯s tired of me already? I nodded with tears dripping down my eyes, he tried to touch but i stopped him. ¡± Don¡¯t move closer to me ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t protect you, there are lots of things going on in my life right now, I don¡¯t want you to get involved, I¡¯m so sorry ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, Can I still pass the night here? ¡± ¡± Sure, you can pass the night here, No problem ¡°He rushed his words. Despite my head banging and my whole body in pains, I tried to act strong so he won¡¯t notice his words moved me. I walked to the room gently and locked the door immediately. For the first time in years, I cried. I cried bitterly, My first rtionship went down the drain in weeks, Not even up to a month or a year. I did nothing wrong, why will he dump me for no tangible reasons. Maynard has the ten folds of Gael¡¯s Family wealth, I don¡¯t know why he signed the agreement. I walked to the bed and lied down on it, After crying for a long time, I slept off. ?~? MAYNARD POV Iy my head back on the chair with my face on the ceiling. It¡¯s quite hard for me to break up with her but it¡¯s for the best, Brea is very dangerous. She won¡¯t stop at any length just to hurt her. I¡¯m not ready to lose Magnolia yet, All these will soon be over. It will. I might travel out of the country soon because of my mom. I need to bring her back so she can use all the concrete evidences against her. I closed my eyes and think about the sweet memories we had. The love making, Her shy personality, Kisses, Her cries, Whinings and the way she talks to me. ¡± I hope I settle everything soon, Magnolia, so you can be mine, Forever ¡± ?~? THE NEXT MORNING¡­ MAGNOLIA POV I wore one of his big dresses which stops right at my knees. Walking out of the room, I met himing with a tray containing food and bottle water. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I greeted and he nodded. ¡± Here, This is for you ¡°He stretched his hand out to me but I shook my head. ¡± Don¡¯t worry, I will take care of myself ¡± ¡± And how will you do that?, Your credit card isn¡¯t with you, And I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t have any money on you as well, I need to hide you because I¡¯m sure you did something bad to Mr. Hampson son¡± ¡± Oh!, I will eat then ¡°I mumbled shyly before collecting it from him. I walked back to the dinning and dropped it on the table. Just rice and beef stew, Which is one of my favorites. ¡± Did you prepare it yourself? ¡°I asked and he nodded. ¡± Yes ¡°He said softly and my eyes widened. You can cook? ¡± Yes, and I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a big deal ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know you can cook ¡± ¡± Eat your food, Magnolia, Before it gets cold, I need to take you somewhere ¡± ?~? After eating, he packed the tes and washed it, I tied my full hair into a messy bun before following him out of the house. We entered the car and he drives away to inky God knows. After a long drive, He stopped in front of a house, Not too big but it¡¯s really quiet and seems peaceful. ¡± What are we doing here? ¡± ¡± Follow me ¡°He ordered and stepped down the car, I followed him duly just like he said. We entered the house and he locked the gate behind me.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± This should be the duty of thepany, To take care of it staff and attend to their problems, Since they work hard for the progress of thepany, We, Alvarez corporations pledged to satisfy our workers needs, I¡¯m sorry I forgot to inform you, A secretary should be entitled to a house and a car as well ¡± ¡± Oh! ¡°I mouthed and he nodded. ¡± So, here¡¯s your house, the other rooms are upied by other workers working in my cosmetic industry, The clothes, foodstuffs and provisions are there already since you¡¯re not going back home for now, Take your time to prepare yourself for tomorrow¡¯s work, Have a nice day ¡°He said casually before handing me the keys and I nodded. I collected it from him before walking into the house then I realized he¡¯s not following me. ¡± You¡¯re not going? ¡± ¡± No, I have lots of things to do, Don¡¯te out of the house for the rest of the day, If you need anything, Call Mateo ¡± ¡± Alright ¡°I said with a small smile before walking into the house further. ?~? Two hourster¡­ I¡¯m done with the cleaning and cooking as well, It was so tiring, The house is so pretty and we¡¯ll furnished. Thank God, I finally have a house of my own. Gosh! My phone started ringing, I checked it and realized it¡¯s Fleur. ¡± Hey, how are you? ¡°She asked immediately I picked the call. I sihejd before replying her. ¡± I¡¯m fine¡± ¡± Huh??, You¡¯re fine?, You seem off¡±She asked in a worried tone, I broke down immediately. ¡± He broke up with me, He had a marriage contract with Zoe, I don¡¯t know what to do anymore ¡± ¡± Who broke up with¡­., Wait!!, Don¡¯t tell me Maynard broke up with you?, Why?, Why did he have to do that?, Huh¡­ ¡°She asked in an angry tone and I sighed. ¡± I don¡¯t know, He assured me lots of things, I don¡¯t know why he did this to me ¡± ¡± Who¡¯s Zoe?, I want to know the bit*ch he dumped you for ¡± ¡± Zoe, Gael sister, She¡¯s the one ¡± ¡± Really?, I know what to do then ¡°She mumbled under her breath and my heart skipped. Fleur doesn¡¯t take it easy when someone hurts me. She is crazy. ¡± Don¡¯t try to do¡­. ¡± ¡± Have a nice day, Magnolia, We will talkter ¡°She dropped the call immediately. Oh, God! EPISODE TWENTY-SEVEN EPISODE TWENTY-SEVEN ?~? FLEUR POV Immediately I got to the address she gave to me, I called her on the phone. ¡± Hey, where are you?, I¡¯m there already ¡°I breathed. ¡± I will join you shortly ¡± After a while, Magnolia walked up to me looking so pretty, But I could see sadness in her glowing eyes. ¡± Hey, how are you? ¡°I asked, feeling concerned. Magnolia is a strongdy, And she loves keeping things to herself. Me seeing her in this situation made me so sad, I can¡¯t help but sob. ¡± I don¡¯t know, I¡¯m tired, Magnolia, I did every possible thing I could do, Just to keep him, To the extent of giving him my virginity, I¡¯m sorry ¡°She sobbed, I pulled her into a hug. This is the first time in seeing her like this. ¡± Don¡¯t worry, I will sort everything out, you didn¡¯t lose him yet, I¡¯m sure he wille back to you ¡± ¡± Come back to do what?, He¡¯s so cruel, he won¡¯t look at my direction anymore, There are so manydies at his beck and call, I didn¡¯t worth him ¡± ¡± Just gather yourself together and act like it¡¯s nothing serious once you get to the office tomorrow, Don¡¯t try to do anything crazy ¡± ¡± I won¡¯t ¡°She said softly before leading me into the house. I sighed softly, I hope he wille back to you Magnolia. MRS. ALVAREZ POV I ushered him into the small house, He looked around and sighed. ¡± Wee to my humble abode, Brother ¡°I said softly but he didn¡¯t look at me. ¡± For how long are you going to continue with this, La?, Are you out of your mind?, First of all, Why will you leave your husband¡¯s house because of Brea?, Does that make any sense to you?, Thisdy was ready to hurt you, And she ruined your house already! ¡°He yelled at me, I only smiled, Not moved by his yells. ¡± I didn¡¯t let this happen, It wasn¡¯t my fault, My husband allowed it ¡°I replied softly before drinking thest drop of juice inside the can before dropping it on the table. ¡± If you stayed in that house, Your husband will be convinced that you didn¡¯t do it, You should have waited a a little bit ¡± ¡± Brother, Gabriel will be six this month, I left my husband¡¯s house when I was four weeks pregnant, Making it almost six years I left, Yet, No one cared about me, No one looked for me or asked about my whereabouts, What did you expect me to do?, It¡¯s clear that no one needed me ¡± ¡± Everyone needs you, Gabriel is still young, And Maynard is pushing everything all by himself alone, Your husband is sick, And he¡¯s at the point of death, All because of Brea problems, you left your husband with a devil incarnate, She didn¡¯t give him peace of mind! ¡°He Screamed at me, Tears stung in my eyes but I wiped it away with the back of my hand. There¡¯s no way I¡¯m going to break down in front of him, Never, Once I start crying, I will submit to whatever he wants to say or anymands he give me, I don¡¯t have any choice.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. That¡¯s my weakness. ¡± He told me to leave, He said I don¡¯t give him the peace he craves for, He called me s lut because of Brea, I think he¡¯s happy ¡± ¡± La, Do not forget the times, When our parents disowned you because of this man, They refused to give you blessings in your marriage because they don¡¯t like him, Yet, you chosed him, You toiled day and night because of him when he lost his job, Now, Your first child, Maynard is the youngest and richest entrepreneur here in California, All because of your hard work, There won¡¯t be Alvarez without you!, But here you are, sitting like a coward, This is not the La I know! ¡± ¡± What do you want me to do?, I¡¯m tired? ¡°I sobbed, His words stung me deeply in my chest. I don¡¯t have any choice than to give in to what he says. ¡± I want you to meet someone, Who will help you, Help us and Maynard as well ¡± ¡± And who¡¯s that person? ¡°I asked, curiously. ¡± Mateo ¡± FLEUR POV Immediately I returned to the house, I barged into Mateo¡¯s room and met him counting bundles of money inside the briefcase. I gulped down nothing, This is a whole lot of money, A bundle will go a long way in settling my debts. He looked up to me and smiled, That alluring smile. I closed my eyes sharply before walking up to him. ¡± You didn¡¯t tell me that you¡¯re working in Alvarez corporations ¡± ¡± Why should I?, You didn¡¯t ask¡±He said with a shrug, It took me lots of energy to gather courage. He¡¯s so handsome in his blue cardigan, He sat on the table, Staring at me deeply. ¡± Why did you went there?, Don¡¯t you know it¡¯s dangerous? ¡± ¡± He hurt Magnolia, I don¡¯t have any choice than to go there to fight for her ¡± ¡± Is that how to fight for your friend?, stop behaving childishly, Magnolia could have lose her job if Maynard isn¡¯t in love with her ¡± ¡°If he¡¯s in love with her, Why did he break up with her? ¡± ¡± Do you want to know?, Are you sure you will be able to handle the truth? ¡°He asked, His eyes, gleaming, I knew it¡¯s something confidential or he doesn¡¯t want to hurt Magnolia, Maynard can¡¯t break up with her juts like that. Anyways, I didn¡¯t need to know. ¡± No, I don¡¯t want to know¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I woke up the next morning feeling light headed, My mouth bitter, I was feeling nauseous. Getting down the bed, I rushed to the bathroom to take my bath. After taking my bath, I wore one of the new shirts I found inside the wardrobe with a matching skirt, Hanging my cross bag across my chest, I walked out of the house for my ce of work. Mom called me countless times the previous day but I didn¡¯t pick it up, Who knows maybe the Hampson family is looking for me already? What I did was really bad but I didn¡¯t regret it. Mr. Hampson doesn¡¯t joke with his son, even though, he¡¯s a very disciplined man, He won¡¯t let me slide away from his hand. I will be punished for what I did. Getting to the office, Maynard was there already. I took a deep breath before walking into his office. ¡± Good morning sir ¡°I greeted bowing slightly and he nodded without looking up at me. ¡± Get me my coffee, And be prepared to attend to Miss. Zoe, She¡¯sing here today ¡°He ordered, Tears stung into my eyes. Did he have to hurt me like this?, I did nothing wrong to him. I don¡¯t want to break down in his presence so I just nodded before leaving the office. ?~? EPISODE TWENTY-EIGHT EPISODE TWENTY-SEVEN FLEUR POV How dare him hurt her? She¡¯s not to be hurt. Magnolia¡¯s too pure and innocent to go through that. I stepped down the bed and put on my clothes, I and Mateo had another long night and I can¡¯t wait to have more of him, Even though, it¡¯s not right for us to be having sex but I can¡¯t do without him. It isn¡¯t possible. After taking my bath, I wore one of Mateo big tops and a tight jean before rushing out of the house. Through the help of the cabman, I was able to locate hispany immediately. The gateman let me in and led me to the main building. Then, I saw someone familiar walking up to me. He¡¯s not walking up to me directly but I think he¡¯sing to my direction, His face buried in his phone. ¡± Mateo? ¡°I called in shock and he look up at me. Oh my God!, It was Mateo. His eyes widened in surprise and he moved uneasily. ¡± What are you doing here?¡± ¡± I should be the one to ask what you¡¯re doing here ¡°I snapped immediately. ¡± I¡¯m working here, What are you doing here? ¡± ¡± You¡¯re working here?, How co¡­. ¡± ¡± What are you doing here?, Fleur? ¡°He asked again and I gulped down nothing. ¡± I¡¯m here for something important, I¡¯m here to see Maynard ¡± ¡± For what? ¡± ¡± Stop questioning me okay!, And lead me there now if you know the way ¡°I yelled and the rest of the workers turned to me. He didn¡¯t even tell me he¡¯s working here, And here am I, In his clothe, Stupefied. ¡± Hey, chix, I will lead you there but do you have an appointment with him? ¡± ¡± And did he have appointment before sleeping with my friend? ¡°I screamed, he rushed to me and cover my mouth immediately. I took a deep breath. ¡± Lead me there now, Before I do something crazy ¡°I threatened, He led me to the elevator. As soon as we enter, he grab my hand but I withdrew it immediately. ¡± It¡¯s not what you think, I can exin ¡± ¡± Exin what exactly?, I don¡¯t have any business with you, just take me to your boss ¡± ¡± Sure, I will ¡°He mumbled immediately. Getting out of the elevator, we both walked through the corridor, until we get to the only door with a different design, then, I assumed that this is the room. I barge in immediately and luckily, he¡¯s there, sitting, looking calm as ever. He look up at me immediately I mmed the door in a violent manner. ¡± Who and you and what are you doing here? ¡°He asked dropping the pen and I scoff. ¡± You should take the crown because you deserves it, You¡¯re so good in ying games, Maynard, So this is the handsome man who stole Magnolia fragile heart, And crashed it into pieces after sleeping with her and deriving pleasure from her body?, You¡¯re so good in ying games, And I will make sure you¡¯re going to regret this for the rest of your life ¡± ¡± And how will I regret it?, It won¡¯t have anything to do with my career because you don¡¯t have any evidence, or se*x tape, Even if you have it, Won¡¯t everyone ask you the reasons why your friend opened her legs willingly for me? ¡°He asked, looking calm as ever. My feet wobbled, the way he talks and demonstrate his hand, there¡¯s something special about his eyes as well, they look so prative, Like they stare into one soul. Geez!, How did he sleep with such a worthless girl like Magnolia. Sorry Magnolia, I can¡¯t fight for you in this kind of situation. ¡± Can you try not to hurt her?, Please, shed so hurt, Don¡¯t do this to her¡± I begged, in a softer tone, he was forced tough. I got lost staring at his dimples and he chuckled. He¡¯s so cute when heughs, The way his eyes sparkled and his chin rxed. I cleared my throat before thinking of what I have to say, Wait¡­, Do I have the right words to win this man? He look so calm when he talks. ¡± So, you can be this calm? ¡°He asked and walk up to me. Maynard sat at the edge of the table, staring at me keenly. ¡± I have nothing to say to you, Youngdy, But as long as you¡¯re with Magnolia, I¡¯m sure I can keep her safely with you ¡± ¡°Huh¡­, Keep her safely with me?, You broke up with her already ¡± ¡± If any man decides to hurt her or ask her out, I will make sure you beg for mercy under my feet, You should have a nice day ¡°He said coldly, domineering the whole office making me stuffed up and I gulped down nothing. ¡± Good day sir ¡°I mumbled before walking out of the office, with my feets wobbled. This is the most embarrassing day of my life. Just as I¡¯m about to take the elevator, My phone rang, I look at the ID and it was Magnolia. I picked it up immediately. ¡± I told you not to go, Fleur, I hope he won¡¯t sack me this time around, why did you keep putting me into trouble?, Huh? ¡°She yelled over the phone but I can feel that she¡¯s not scolding me directly. She¡¯s only hurt, Because of what Maynard did to her. ¡± I didn¡¯t do anything crazy, I was embarrassed so, that¡¯s why I left ¡°I mumbled under my breath. ¡± You mean he tried to hurt you again?, I think he¡¯s not satisfied yet with what he did to me ¡± ¡± He¡¯s so hot ¡°I whispered under my breath. ¡± What did you say? ¡± ¡± I will call you back, Text me your address, I will join you shortly ¡°I said quickly after cutting the call. A hand suddenly pushed me to the corner and I gasped in fear and shock Why is this ce so creepy? ¡± Hope he didn¡¯t do anything to you? ¡°He asked, after I realized it¡¯s Mateo.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. I took a deep breath before replying him. ¡± No, he did nothing to me, Are you assuming that your boss is a pervert, and who are you to him? ¡± ¡± Nothing much, don¡¯t worry, I got this covered, you should start going now ¡± ¡± Sure, I will leave, but you have lots of exnation to do, I¡¯m not taking it lightly with you this time around¡±I waged my finger at him before leaving the corner to take the elevator. ?~? MATEO POV ¡± But why did you do that, sir? ¡°I asked immediately I entered the office and he scoffed. ¡°. you¡¯re scared I might do something to your girl?, I¡¯m not that cheap ¡± ¡± She¡¯s not¡­, I mean¡­ ¡± ¡± Since, when did we start hiding things from ourselves?, Why do I have a feeling that you¡¯re protecting something you don¡¯t want anybody to know? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m not protecting her, I just want to be sure of my feelings for her before informing you, I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, I did it for a reason, Mateo, I will exin to youter, Don¡¯t worry ¡± ¡± Sure, I trust you sir ¡± I bowed before walking out of the room. Oh, Fleur!, I hope you won¡¯t be the death of me. CHAPTER TWENTY -NINE EPISODE TWENTY-NINE ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Tears welled up in my eyes, He sighed and walked past me but I held him back. I sobbed softly, I can¡¯t even imagine a minute without Maynard, He¡¯s been such a good man to me, Even though, We¡¯ve only spent two weeks together but they seems like eternity. His sweet words when he sleeps with me and the promises, I can¡¯t do without him. ¡± You know it¡¯s an offence for touching your boss abnormally?, Right? ¡°He asked in a colder time which send chills to my spine.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. I turned to him and sighed. ¡± This is not you, Maynard, what hase over you? ¡°I asked and his gaze be more softer. His expression doesn¡¯t match with his eyes at all, They seems so rxed, Filled with love and promising as he stared at me. ¡± You assured me that you will worship my body for the rest of your life, You made me feel loved, You turned my insecurities into a big flex for me, You promised me lots of things, Maynard, I¡¯m sorry if I¡¯ve ever done anything to hurt you, Please, let¡¯s go back to our former self, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I pleaded, I don¡¯t know how the words came out but I¡¯m d I said it out. He should be the one to apologize for breaking up with me without any good reasons but here am I, Begging him. ¡± You did nothing wrong, Magnolia, I just don¡¯t want to have anything to do with you again, It¡¯s dangerous for me, And there¡¯s nothing profitable to gain in dating you, I wished I could turn back the hands of time, I¡¯m sorry ¡°He said coldly this time around, I took hold of his suit and pulled him to me. Gathering all the confidence in me, I kissed him deeply. His body rxed immediately, He took over the kiss since my lips is trembling, He pushed me softly to the table and made me sit on it . I wrapped my hands around him and stared into his cute face, He¡¯s such a handsome man, The way his eyesshes batts at intervals, I sighed into his mouth knowing that this man can never be mine. He removed his hands away from me, I thought it ended already but he started removing his clothe, Making me so do as well. He didn¡¯t allow me to take off my shirt, He just pulled the skirt up and shift my panties before sliding into me. After slow and steady thrusts, He started pounding into me aggressively as if I awakened the demon in him. I grabbed the table and watched him thrusts into me harder, He¡¯s enjoying himself due to the rxed expression on his face. After a while, He pulled out of me, Iyed on the table for a while to catch my breath, All my body aches due to the hard surface and his excessive bangings. ¡± Get your self cleaned up, And go home, I don¡¯t want anyone to see you in this messy hair and face, You should use the bathroom ¡°He ordered, His face back into the usual cold expression. ¡± There¡¯s no need of me going home, I will take care of myself ¡± ¡± And I insists ¡°He snapped, I nodded immediately so as not to anger him. I picked up my clothes before going to the bathroom After cleaning myself up, I bowed softly before bading him goodbye. Getting to the gate, I realized the gateman was busy opening the gate, a shy car drove in, I wait a little bit before going but a familiar voice stopped me. Zoe. ¡± Hey, Magnolia, Wait for me¡± She called stylishly, I sighed before walking up to her and tried to arrange my hair. ¡± Is everything alright, You¡¯re going home? ¡°She asked taking a deep breath as if she runned a marathon already. ¡± I don¡¯t think that¡¯s any of your business, I should leave now ¡°I mumbled but she pulled me back. ¡± I¡¯m sure Maynard told you already?, The wedding ising up soon ¡± ¡± Congrattions, I will make sure I attend, So I can raise a ss and wish you guys a happy marriage ahead of you, I will like to leave now ¡°I said, trying as much as possible not to break down in front of her. No, this isn¡¯t right, I shouldn¡¯t cry now. ¡± You know, Magnolia, I think it¡¯s time for you to go back to Gael, I¡¯m sure the affection is still there, He¡¯s still much in love with you, I hope you guys get back together anyways ¡± ¡± If this is one of your ns, To get married to Maynard so he won¡¯t have time for me anymore, Then, Gael cane into the picture and tried filling the void Maynard left, You failed, I will never consider Gael, Not in my own life, I¡¯m not ready to have anything to do with you guys, You suck! ¡°I screamed before walking out of thepound angrily. MAYNARD POV After having a long boring day with Zoe, I drove back to my farm house and met a shy car packed in front of it. Huh, who opened the gate for the car? I entered the gate and packed carefully since my normal parking slot is being upied already. The man came out of the car, I furrowed my brows as he walked up to me. Who¡¯s this. His walking steps look familiar but I couldn¡¯t recognize him since it¡¯s dark already. ¡± Royce¡±I called, not sure of who the person is and he chuckled. This is Royce, My Dad¡¯s former guard and a skilled undercover agent before he got kil*led by some gunmen ording to Brea. ¡± You can even recognize me in the dark, You have such a retentive memory ¡± Heughed and pulled me into a hug, I hugged him back immediately and he sighed. ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡°He mumbled before pulling away ¡± No need of being sorry, where have you been? ¡± ¡± It¡¯s a long story, I can¡¯t say everything right now, Not even here ¡± ¡± Your mom?, Have you seen her?, She¡¯s been worried ¡± ¡± Yes, I took her to my private suite already for her safety, I hope Brea won¡¯t notice ¡± ¡± And what Did Brea have to do in this case?, I don¡¯t want you to talk about her here ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s time for your to know everything?, The evildy who ruined your family, Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s time for you to know what you¡¯ve been longing to know ¡± ¡± Really?, What happened, I want to know ¡°I mumbled desperately and he sighed. ¡± I think we need Mateo, He will help us, And your mom brother, They have a connection ¡± ¡± Connection?, Mateo, My mom¡¯s brother, What are you talking about? ¡± ¡± Mateo is Brea younger brother ¡± ?~? EPISODE THIRTY EPISODE THIRTY ?~? ¡± Ma¡­, You mean, Mateo? ¡°I stuttered, trying not to believe whatever he¡¯s saying and he nodded. ¡± He¡¯s Brea younger sister, And I¡¯m sure he knew everything about what we are saying here, Its better for you to talk to him, Maybe he can help ¡± ¡± Help?, He concealed his identity from me?, What if he¡¯s sent to ki*ll me?, Why should I trust him? ¡°I asked, My muscle tensed up, One thing I ha*te most is dishonesty, And Mateo has proved to me that he¡¯s someone with that attitude. Why can¡¯t he tell me? ¡± Mateo is a very soft man, But he¡¯s smart as well, I¡¯ve been watching him for the past two months I came back here and he¡¯s honest, He doesn¡¯t involve himself in any shady deals, Trust me, He will be the best to use for what he want to do ¡± ¡± Why should I believe you? ¡°I asked out of the blues and he squinted before walking closer to me. Royce had been the closest person to my Dad, But after Brea broke the news of his dea*th, He became forgotten, I still did my best in taking care of his mother for the past six years, Even if he¡¯s to take revenge, He should be on Brea side because My Dad didn¡¯t trust him up till thest minutes of his death, Brea convinced them enough that he¡¯s a bad man and he shouldn¡¯t be associated with. ¡± You grew up in my hands, I¡¯ve watched you be this great man you are today, I was with your Dad after he had his first child which is you, You will be twenty five this year, Did you think I¡¯m not desperate to win your Dad¡¯s trust back?, You think I¡¯m ready to let your Dad slip away from my hands, Just like that?, Never, I will never quit, By myself, I will ki*ll Brea with my own hands ¡°He swore, trying not to show the pains which is already visible in his eyes. I patted him and hugged him again. ¡± I¡¯ve missed you, Royce, Please, don¡¯t leave anymore ¡± ¡± I won¡¯t, if you let me stay and rectify all these ¡± ¡± Of course, You should stay, I will be ready to help ¡± ¡± The first thing we should do is to talk to Mateo, And gain his Trust, Then locate your mom, She will definitely know what we should do in this ¡± ¡± If you say so ¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV *LATE AT NIGHT* It¡¯s been two days I left home and life has been lonely to me, Maynard left, I stopped picking my mom calls, There¡¯s no one to talk to anymore, My life has been void and I don¡¯t wish to fill it up again, Not to quick, Unless, Maynard wille to me himself. After our love making this morning, It was as if I relieved him off the stress and burden he has been carrying on his shoulders, Even tho, Itsted for fifteen minutes only, I couldn¡¯t take it off my head, Still. I missed Maynard so much. Swimming in my ocean of thoughts, My phone started ringing, I checked it and realized it¡¯s mom calling. I don¡¯t want to pick it ording to Maynard instructions but I can¡¯t help it, I¡¯m her first daughter after all, She must have missed me a lot. ¡± Mom¡­.¡±I breathed and I heard her took a deep breath of relief. ¡± Where have you been?, I was worried ¡°She scolded. ¡± I was scared because of Mr. Hampson, Scott was his favorite son, I hurt him ¡°I sniffed before hugging my legs to my chest. ¡± It¡¯s not what you think, Mr. Hampson was angry at his son because he tried forcing you to sleep with him, And he was worried about your whereabouts, He sent Scotts back to school already, And he¡¯s noting home anytime soon, Now, tell me, Where have you been and how have you been coping? ¡± ¡± I called my mom after the incident happened, He gave me one of thepany houses, I¡¯m staying here now, Don¡¯t worry about me, I will be fine, You should take care of yourself as well ¡± ¡± Are you sure?, You can stille back here ¡± ¡± No, I don¡¯t know how to face Mr. Hampson, Don¡¯t worry, I will be fine Mom ¡± ¡± Alright, Magnolia, take care of yourself ¡°She mumbled before dropping the call. I dropped the phone on the table before going to bed to sleep. MATEO POV After disentangling myself from her naked body, I stepped down the bed to take my bath, It¡¯s morning already and the time isn¡¯t by my side anymore. After taking my bath, I dropped one of my ck cards on the table, I kissed her breathlessly but she only stirred in her sleep. We had a long night , She¡¯s not going to wake up anytime soon. ?~? Few minutester, I entered thepany, The junior staff bowed at me, I made sure I reply to each of their greetings before taking the elevator. Getting to Maynard¡¯s office, He was pacing to and fro in the room, My heart skipped a bit. Did something happened? ¡± Good Morning Sir ¡°I greeted and he turned to me. He had this cold expression which I can¡¯t exin. He¡¯s really vexed. ¡± Why did you lie to me, Mateo? ¡°He asked walking up to me, I dropped my briefcase on the chair and furrowed my brows.Original from N?velDrama.Org. What is he talking about? ¡± I don¡¯t understand you sir ¡± ¡± Why did you lie to me?, Why did you refused to show your identity to me?, Why?, I want to know ¡°He thundered making the whole office shook terribly. I bowed my head knowing it¡¯s bursted already. ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡± ?~? MAYNARD POV ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡°he apologized softly, I pushed my hair back before lifting his face up. ¡± You should know you¡¯ve caused more harm to me already, And I don¡¯t want this to continue any longer¡± ¡± I can still rectify this, I cut ties with Brea already, She¡¯s my biological sister but I decided to separate myself away from her before she cause me more harm, I only want to get closer to you so I can protect you ¡± ¡± How did you want to protect me?, You knew Brea kil*led my Dad¡¯s trusted agent ¡± ¡± He¡¯s not dead, I saved him myself and took him far away from the country because I don¡¯t want him to endager himself again, Brea thought I wanted to work for her because you picked an interest in me but I will never do that, I want to help you, And that¡¯s all ¡°He said truthfully and I realized he¡¯s saying the truth, Nothing but the truth. Mateo is a very good man and I see no reasons why he would hurt me. ¡± How did you intend to help?¡± I mellowed and he sighed. ¡± I can help you take down Brea, I knew everything about how she wants to hurt you, All her ns, I knew them all, I will help you ¡± ¡± How? ¡°I asked again, I really need to take down this woman called Brea, She has caused more havoc to the family. ¡± Through the help of your mom ¡° EPISODE THIRTY ONE EPISODE THIRTY-ONE ?~? ¡± My mom?, Howe? ¡°I asked in shock staring at him. Just the , Royce came out of the room where I told him to hid himself and Mateo gasped immediately he set his eyes on him. ¡± Royce¡­, how have you been?¡± He asked and they hugged immediately. ¡± I¡¯m fine, Thanks for thest time, I really appreciate ¡± ¡± You¡¯re wee, I¡¯m sorry this came from my sister, She¡¯s just blinded by greed ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine ¡°He mumbled and Mateo nodded. ¡± Aren¡¯t you curious as well, Royce, He said my mom will help ¡°I yelled feeling desperate already and the turned to me. ¡± Chix, I know whatever is going on your mind now, Trust me, Your mom has nothing to do in Brea¡¯s n ¡°Royce replied. I took a deep breath before taking my seat. ¡± What I meant is that, Your mom was with your Dad all through his life, And I¡¯ve been away from California for studies, When I came back, I learnt Brea hided Dad, ording to their ns, They faked his dea*th, The initial n was too take all the money they made in the business then, But after Brea fell in love with your Dad, They made your mom sign a document, Unknown to her, It was a marriage contract to seal the deal, Since your mom came from a poor background and Your Dad was hiding her, Brea threatened to expose your father so all his investors and business partners will not have anything to do with him again, That¡¯s who your mom left, With Ava, Apart from that, They framed your dad again, The marriage used to seal the deal, Brea made everyone believe that your Dad took thergest share which caused stroke for my Dad, Leading to his death ¡± ¡± So, Your Dad isn¡¯t dead?, And Mye came from a poor background?, She left because she didn¡¯t fit into my Dad¡¯s standard?, Really?? ¡°I asked in shock and Mateo nodded. This is too much to believe, It seems he¡¯s saying the truth. ¡± I suspected something fishy then, And Brea decided to take me out of the picture, She suceeded, But I¡¯m back now, To correct everything ¡± ¡± What did you think I should do? ¡°I asked faintly. ¡± We will have toe up with a n, You had a marriage deal with Zoe¡¯s family, For now, The marriage will have to be on hold, But don¡¯t tell anyone yet because I haven¡¯te up with a n ¡± ¡± Will this work out?, I don¡¯t want Brea to go Scot free ¡± ¡± She won¡¯t, I don¡¯t care if she¡¯s my biological sister, I will help you¡±Mateo, promised, I nodded softly. ?~? GAEL POV I knocked on the door for the fifth time and winced, The door is so hard, I¡¯ve been banging my hands on it for the past five Minutes but no one is answering. Turning to go, I heard a creak, I turned back and thankfully, It was Fleur. ¡± Hey¡±I whispered and she look up at me, She seems shocked and angry at the same time. Geez!, This is going to be hard! ¡± What are you doing here? ¡°She snapped closing the door behind her and I sighed. ¡± I need your help, I want us to talk, I.. ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t think I have anything to say to or listen to you, We aren¡¯t friends by the way, Why will you want to talk to me? ¡°She yelled. Fleur is the most stubborn person I¡¯ve ever meet, She¡¯s the exact opposite of Magnolia, I wonder how she cope with her. ¡± I want you to help me with Something, I want to meet with Magnolia, I don¡¯t know maybe you can help me ¡± ¡± Really?, You want to meet the girl you treated like a trash in front of your girlfriend, A childhood friend of yours?, Have you no shame?, Did you think she will want to talk to you or see your dirty face?, You¡¯re such a joker ¡°She said with distaste and anger written all over her.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡± If you think she¡¯s not going to talk to me, Then, let me do it myself, Just give me her house address, And I will do the job myself ¡± ¡± It¡¯s not going to help, Magnolia cut you off already, And I¡¯m d she did that ¡± ¡± Did you think me dating Alena was my own will?, Alena was a mistake ¡°I yelled feeling frustrated already. Why¡¯s no one trying to understand me. This is too annoying. ¡± Then, why didn¡¯t you carry us along? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m in love with her, There¡¯s no way I can tell her without me hurting her, I respected her for it, I thought she will be able to hold on for me, Not knowing she¡¯s going to move on so quickly ¡± ¡± I hope you will be able to amend things between you guys, I don¡¯t know maybe I¡¯m going to help ¡°She muttered, Her eyes softening a little bit. ¡± You can help me, You should be able to help me ¡°I muttered and she nodded slowly before paving way for me so I can enter. ¡± Thank Goodness¡±I muttered slowly. ?~? ¡± Have you been able to convince her? ¡°Zoe asked immediately I entered the house and I nodded. ¡± Yes, I was able to convince Fleur, And I¡¯m sure she will be able to help ¡°I muttered coldly and watch her filing her nails. Zoe has been helping me a lottely and I couldn¡¯t help but be grateful to her, Even though, I don¡¯t want to appreciate her so quickly since I¡¯ve not been able to win her heart yet. ¡± How has things been going between you and Maynard? ¡°I asked softly and she nodded. ¡± He¡¯s loosening up with me already, I hope I will be able to win his heart ¡± ¡± Alright then ¡± THE NEXT DAY. MAGNOLIA POV I walked into the hall immediately, Maynard was sitting on the CEO seat with Mateo beside him. I just entered the office and they announced there¡¯s an urgent meeting in the conference room. Only God knows what¡¯s happening. After we all assembled, Maynard stood up and the atmosphere was tensed . ¡± Good Morning Everyone, I¡¯m sorry I called an urgent meeting this early morning, This wille as a shock to everyone but I¡¯m sorry to inform you that I will drop this position temporarily for my Dad¡¯s wife, Brea for the meantime so I can treat the illness I was diagnosed of months ago, Leukemia¡­ ¡± ?~? EPISODE THIRTY-TWO EPISODE THIRTY-TWO ?~? The staff walked out, Leaving only me on the seat. Am I this useless and ignorant? Maynard had Leukaemia and I didn¡¯t noticed? He¡¯s been keeping it to himself all this while? Is this why he broke up with me? Tears ran down my cheeks, I sobbed softly not wanting to let anyone know I¡¯m crying. Then, I heard footsteps walking towards me, I didn¡¯t raise my head up to see the person. Then, I got tapped. ¡± Mateo ¡°I stuttered and he smiled softly. ¡± Is it true? ¡°I asked holding his jacket and he sighed. ¡± I don¡¯t know ¡°He replied simply.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡± You guys were best of friends, You¡¯re always with him, You should know when he¡¯s fine or not, How was he able to cope?, It must have been so hard for him ¡°Imented, He touched my hair and pat it slowly. ¡± You should focus on yourself for now, Don¡¯t think about Maynard, He will be fine, I don¡¯t know whatever is going on between you two but I don¡¯t want you to get attached, Please ¡°He mumbled, I nodded slowly. He¡¯s right tho, There¡¯s nothing good toe out of our rtionship, He¡¯s too much for me. I¡¯m d he broke up with me before I get too attached. ¡± Thank you ¡± I mumbled. ¡± Is there any sort of romance going here?, You guys should go back to your work ¡°I heard a domineering voice and turned to the direction. Maynard! ¡± Uhmmm, it¡¯s not what you think, We don¡¯t have anything together ¡°I sniffed, Hoping he won¡¯t misunderstand me. ¡± I don¡¯t think it¡¯s something bad if you guys are in a romantic rtionship, Both of you are adults, But office romance isn¡¯t allowed ¡°He snapped and I drooped Office romance isn¡¯t allowed but you took pleasure in taking me to your table, Pounding into me like I¡¯m a trash? I thought slowly and he scoffed. ¡± I should get going ¡°Mateo said softly before walking out of the conference room. Maynard turned to go, I rushed to him and held his hand. ¡± For how long have you been keeping this to yourself? ¡°I asked tearfully and he scoffed ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s any of your business, Miss Magnolia, I should be worried out it instead ¡± ¡± Is that why you broke up with me?, Is that why you refused to give me audience?, Is¡­.. ¡± ¡± We were never in a rtionship, Don¡¯t be too happy, I don¡¯t think I¡¯m ready to start this conversation with you ¡± ¡± Please, Be good, I will never give up on you Maynard, Take care of yourself while you¡¯re away from me, Maybe things will get better, I don¡¯t want to hurt you anymore, I hope you find someone who can fit into your world Perfectly, I¡¯m sorry I wasn¡¯t able to help ¡°I said softly before withdrawing my hands from his shirt. Maybe giving him distance will solve everything, I don¡¯t want him to get hurt because of me anymore, Maybe I¡¯m not worth it. I walked away with my feet wobbled. God!, I really hope he will get better, I don¡¯t want him to get hurt anymore. Leukaemia is a deadly disease. Getting to the office, I started working on myptop soberly. I have lots of documents to attend to and I hope I will be able to cover everything. I want to push Maynard off my mind! ?~? MAYNARD POV I watch her leave the corridor dejectedly, She thought giving me a space will help, It only worsen things. I can¡¯t do without Magnolia, I¡¯m obsessed with her. I hope I will be able toe back hale and hearty so as to make her feel loved again. I¡¯m sorry, Magnolia. The door to my office opened and Mateo entered. ¡± Will you let her go?, Just like that? ¡°He asked staring at me keenly. I sighed deeply before walking up to him. ¡± I don¡¯t know what to do anymore, Zoe, Brea and Dad¡­, I can¡¯t concentrate ¡± ¡± You should push them off so you can achieve what you want to, They are mere distraction¡± ¡± Including Magnolia? ¡± ¡± No, Magnolia is different, You¡¯re in love with her, But not with Zoe, That makes things hard for you, Please, Make sure youe back to fight for Magnolia, So she won¡¯t be like your Mom, Your Dad wasn¡¯t strong enough to do that ¡± ¡± I will try, thank you ¡°I mumbled and patted him. ?~? ZOE POV ¡± What?!, Maynard has Leukaemia?, Howe? ¡°I screamed at Gael and he sighed ¡± I don¡¯t know, I think you should go to the Company to rify things yourself ¡± ¡± Will that work out? ¡± ¡± You don¡¯t know maybe it will work out or it will not if you keep standing here all day doing nothing, Stop pissing me off, Do what I ask you to do now ¡°He yelled at me, I nodded quickly before picking up my bag and rushed out of the house since I¡¯m dressed up already. Getting to the Company, I introduced myself and they let me in immediately. Seeing Magnolia crying profusely while working on herptop, I knew something is wrong already. ¡± Is there anything wrong? ¡°I asked her softly and she red at me. ¡± Don¡¯t ask me maybe something is wrong or not, You should know what you caused already, And you will be responsible for the consequences ¡°She yelled at me, I could see pain, Dejection and disappointment in her eyes. For the first time, Magnolia showed her real character, She¡¯s so good in hiding pains, I never knew she¡¯s going through something much like this. She look like she¡¯s going to pass out anytime soon. I took a deep breath before talking a step towards her ce. ¡± You know, I have never been your enemy, And I won¡¯t, You should take things slowly so we can sort things together ¡± ¡± Did you think I¡¯m a ything?, Because I¡¯m poor and less privilege, You think you can toss me around the way you like?, Fineee¡­, I got jilted my Maynard but can you please stop talking about helping me?, He¡¯s a good man for taking his business as his priority but you don¡¯t have to keep hurting me with your words, Don¡¯t you ever show your face in my presence anymore because you lost your dignity the moment you came here for the first time, Dressed like a prosti*tute, I ha*te you, Zoe, I despised you ¡± ?~? . EPISODE THIRTY THREE EPISODE THIRTY-THREE ?~? ¡± Magnolia!! ¡°Maynard yelled my name, I burst into tears immediately and copsed on the chair. I ha*te everyone right now. I feel like disappearing. Geez! ¡± I¡¯m sorry for causing such ruckus in the office, I apologize, Zoe¡±I stuttered immediately but she¡¯s still look shocked. Maybe my words gets to her badly. ¡± You should know how to control your emotions when talking to her, She¡¯s not a random girl you can just talk to like that, I don¡¯t want you to be in trouble ¡°Maynard adviced, Softly, this time around and I only nodded. I¡¯m not ready to listen to any of their sermon, They should leave me alone. ¡± Zoe, Get inside the office ¡°He ordered her, She carried her legs wobbly and walked into the room. ?~? ¡± What just happened?, Why will you start a conversation with her when you know Magnolia can hardly bottle words?, She love expressing herself ¡°Maynard yelled at me and I scoffed. Magnolia hardly bottle words?, She¡¯s the most secretive person on earth, She loved attending to her issues solely without anyone¡¯s help and that¡¯s the main reason we don¡¯t get along together. Magnolia must have trust you a lot, Maynard, I wished I didn¡¯te into the picture, Things are so tasky now. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I was worried about you, Are you fine? ¡°I asked trying to bury the former discussion and he sighed. ¡± Yes, As you can see, I will be fine, You don¡¯t have to worry about me ¡± ¡± Why did you keep such big thing to yourself?, Why can¡¯t you tell Magnolia?, At least ¡± ¡± Did you care about her now? ¡°He asked surprisingly but I shook my head. ¡± I care about you only, Because you¡¯re my fiancee ¡± ¡± Whatever, The wedding will have to be on hold, It takes months for the treatment and I want to get myself together before I can go into marriage with you, I¡¯m not sure of my feelings ¡°He said softly this time around, I only nodded. Bute to think of it, Did I love Maynard or I just want to help Gael gain Magnolia back? I don¡¯t even understand anymore. I¡¯m so confused. ¡± It¡¯s fine, Make sure you take care of yourself, I wished I can go with you but I have lots of business appointments these days, It¡¯s hard for me toe here sometimes because of my schedules ¡±Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± It¡¯s fine, I didn¡¯t want to be a burden to anyone, You can leave ¡°He said, more coldly this time around. Not to annoy him anymore, I picked my bag and walked out of the office. MAYNARD POV I scoffed as she walked away. Does she have no shame? She¡¯s even proud to say she can¡¯t follow me because of her schedules, Magnolia will follow me readily so as to know about my wellbeing. I picked my phone and summon her to my office, She walked in looking so pale. I offered her seat but she shook her head politely. ¡± I don¡¯t want to sit, Tell me the reasons why you called me here ¡± ¡± Do you know the reasons why I broke up with you? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t care anymore, You can leave if you want to, You cut me off your life already, I hope you find happiness and peace of mind ¡°She snapped but her eyes were saying different things from her words. I smiled lightly, She¡¯s now proving hard. ¡± This is the time I want to know the real Magnolia, The Magnolia that doesn¡¯t give up, The one who focus on her goals and dreams, This is the time I want to know the real you, Don¡¯t let your emotions control you, And just like I told you, I can¡¯t bear it to see you with another man, I¡¯m still on my words, I will take every one out of my way, to be with you ¡± ¡± You broke up with me already ¡°She whimpered, in a softer tone. ¡± I hope I will be able to exin it to you one day, Take care of yourself for me, Please ¡°I walked up to her and ced my hand on her shoulder. I kissed her passionately as she sob, She¡¯s not ready to let me go, Same way I don¡¯t want to let her go as well. ¡± Please, try to get across at me sometimes, I will pray for you ¡°She mumbled and I nodded before pecking her on the lips. ¡± I promise, I will get across to you ¡± The door opened suddenly and Mateo walked in. I took a beep breath before walking up to him. ¡± What happened? ¡± ¡± Royce is here, The jet is ready, We are leaving in an hour ¡± ¡± I will join you in the next twenty minutes ¡± ¡± Sure, Take your time ¡°He mumbled before leaving the room. I locked the door behind and walk up to Magnolia. I wished to make love with her for thest time, Probably, I don¡¯t know maybe I wille back hale and hearty to im her. ¡± You¡¯re leaving in an hour¡¯s time, Can we spend the twenty minutes together? ¡°She asked gently, Her hands on my suit. I nodded and kissed her softly before taking her to the mini bedroom for the first time. I won¡¯t make love to her on the table, I realized it¡¯s improper, It¡¯s better for me to do it on the bed. After taking off her clothes, I slipped into her gently, Taking it as slow as I can. She moaned sweetly in my ears and hugged me tightly, Soon, she started sobbing, Not because of the pains she felt in her p**ssy but I understood her already. I kissed her tears again and pound into her harder, After some times, I poured into her hotly making the rest ssh on herps. ¡± I will take care of myself, you should go ¡°She said softly, I nodded before putting on my clothes. After I¡¯m done, I gave her a snogging kiss before rushing out of the room. ZOE POV After I left his office, I didn¡¯t bother to take a nce at Magnolia, Her words really got to me. She¡¯s never said something like that to me before, She respects me a lot but it seems like I¡¯ve lost the respect to her already. Then, my phone started ringing, it was an unknown number, Since I don¡¯t like picking unknown numbers, I ignored it but after the third ting, I decided to pick it. ¡± Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s quite rude to ignore my calls?, Wiffy? ¡°A feminine voice said softly, Followed by a chuckle and I rolled my eyes. Who¡¯s this? ¡± I don¡¯t know who you are ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s time for you to get familiar with your mother-inw? ¡± ¡± Brea? ?~? EPISODE THIRTY FOUR EPISODE THIRTY-FOUR ¡± I found out about Magnolia Dad, He¡¯s a gangster, Her mom was just one of his victims, She had two kids for him and ording to what I researched on, He has tried bullying Magnolia once but her mom was lucky toe to the scene quickly, She ran away with her two kids, Her brother is studying abroad ¡°Royce reported immediately we got to the ne and I nodded. So, this is the reasons why Magnolia has been having night mares. Thank God he wasn¡¯t sessful with the abuse, I can¡¯t imagine Magnolia being hunted for the rest of her life. ¡± Please, keep am eye on her, I don¡¯t want her Dad to know of her location and her mum, Help me look after her ¡± ¡± Sure, I will, you can count on me ¡°He said softly and I nodded before closing my eyes to grab some sleep. Mateo was busy with theputer, Her been trying to track their Dad¡¯s location but it¡¯s not sessful, Brea was smart enough to hide him well from us. ¡± I have been unable to track the location, Did you think this will help?, Even if we were able to find out where my Dad is, Are you going to ki*ll him? ¡°He asked with concern on his face and i scoffed. ¡± Are you scared now?¡± I asked and he shook his head. ¡± My mom is highly hypertensive, It¡¯s been long I heard from herst, Losing my Dad will be so hard on her ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t think you¡¯re well familiar with Brea, If you used your Dad as a bait, We won¡¯t be able to bring her down, We need to win your Dad¡¯s side so he can give us the evidence ¡°Royce exined to him and he took a deep breath of relief. ¡± Thank you ¡± ?~? ZOE POV Getting to the mansion, My mouht was left agape, Our own house isn¡¯t even up to their parking lots, Up to thirty cars and twenty workers could been seen walking around. Wow. Somedies walked to me, They were all in green suits and their hair beautifully styled. ¡± Good day ma¡¯am, Are you Zoe?, We¡¯ve been waiting for you ¡°They said softly and I nodded. ¡± Yes, Is she here? ¡± ¡± Yes, she¡¯s around, Please, allow us to take you to her ¡± ¡± Sure ¡°I smiled before following them. Soon, we got to arge pool, Then, I sae her receiving massage, A maid will a wine and the other one with ss cup, Some with phones and towel. ¡± Good morning¡± ¡°Zoe, you¡¯re here?¡±she squealed happily and dismissed the maids, The two of us were the only one here. I wonder what she wants us to talk about. She offered me a seat and turned to me keenly. I took my face away and looked around the house. ¡± I knew how fufilled it will be for you to join the family, Finally, Huh? ¡°She asked with a grin and I let out a soft chuckle. I still don¡¯t get her point. ¡± I called you here to get familiar with you, We all know that you¡¯re not that attractive to make Maynard sign the contract?, He did it for a reason which I still don¡¯t know ¡°She said clicking her tongue. ¡± I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about ¡± ¡± He signed the contract for a reason, But don¡¯t you think we should find out the reasons together?, I¡¯m the new CEO now, why don¡¯t we work together? ¡± ¡± How?¡± ¡± You have to joi hands with me so we can do this together, And I promise you won¡¯t regret it ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t seem to get what you¡¯re saying, Work together towards what?, What do we want to achieve together?, I don¡¯t get you ¡± ¡± Alright, I will exin carefully then, I got married to Mr. Alvarez through illegal means, I forced them to marry me because of my own personal reasons which I will exin to youter, Maynard doesn¡¯t like me, But him handing over thepany to me is a little bit suspicious, I knew he did it for a reason, We all know that he was forced to sign the contract, But how about we changing the direction?,, So things can work for us, Even if we get kicked out of the Alvarez n, We will have enough money to sustain our lives¡±She said with a charming smile and I took a deep breath. I¡¯m bound to loose lots of things, And things won¡¯t happen the way it should be if Magnolia is still in thepany, I will make sure I get married to Maynard no matter what. So, I won¡¯t have any regretster. ¡± What if I don¡¯t want to join hands with you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve nothing to lose either because I¡¯ve acquired much more than you can imagine, I pitied you, and that¡¯s the reasons why I called you here, So, what¡¯s your decision? ¡± ¡°I concur¡±I said after a deep breath and she smiled softly at me. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV After washing myself off, I got the sudden urge to vomit, I covered my mouth before rushing back to the bathroom. What¡¯s happening with me? Geez!, I shouldn¡¯t get sick at this moment. My phone stayed ringing, I picked it up at the first ring.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± Fleur ¡°I breathed. ¡± What¡¯s wrong? ¡°She asked and I sniffled. ¡± Lots of things happened ¡± ¡± I¡¯m at your house, Come over now ¡°She said softly and I cut the call. Maybe ranting on her will solve things. ?~? ¡± Why do I have a feeling that they were lying about the Leukaemia?, Maynard might not be sick or does he look sick to you? ¡°She asked and I shook my head. ¡± Geez!, He should have exined everything to you than throwing you into confusion, Maybe that¡¯s the reasons why Mateo called me that he has somewhere urgent to go ¡± ¡± Mateo?, Are you guys friends? ¡± ¡± We are dating, And trust me, He¡¯s so good and strong on bed, I feel so fufilled to have him, He satisfied me with everything, Financially and se*xually ¡± ¡± Stop being dirty ¡°I mumbled rolling my eyes and she held my hands gently. ¡± What? ¡± ¡± Magnolia, I knew this mighte out of the blue,. Please, do all what you can do to make sure Maynardes back alive, I¡¯m sure he traveled out with Mateo to do something concerning his crumbled family, Let¡¯s help him. ?~? EPISODE THIRTY FIVE EPISODE THIRTY-FIVE ?~? ¡± I wished I can help him, I will try my possible best as well ¡± ¡± Please do, I don¡¯t want him to get hurt,. Mateo is there as well ¡± ¡± I hope they will be fine ¡± ?~? Getting to the small town, Royce drove through the rough road and after an hour, He stopped in front of a small shabby house. It looked clean and well organized but old. ¡± Is this where she¡¯s living? ¡°I asked Royce and he nodded before turning off the ignition. ¡± Yes, She¡¯s used to it already because she came from a poor background, Just that your sister isn¡¯t used to it, But your younger brother is a little bit submissive ¡°He said with a chuckle and I scoffed. ¡± I don¡¯t have a brother, Just I and Ava¡±I said trying to assimte his words. ¡± You have one, And he¡¯s in elementary school already, Your mother took in before she left the house ¡± ¡± Wow ¡± ¡± I think we should go in, Or are you observing something? ¡°Mateo asked and Royce shrugged. ¡± Did you bring any of my credit cards here?, I forgot ¡± ¡± Yes, I took five, I made sure I transfer enough money to each of them ¡± ¡± Good, we can go now ¡± We walked into thepound and Royce urged me to knock, After two knocks, I could hear her normal soft voice, I missed her so much. I think about her everyday. Mom. She opened the door and gasped at shock. She look more pretty and radiant, You could hardly notice any sad trace of her face but I knew she¡¯s hurting. ¡± Mom ¡°I called and touched her. ¡± You¡¯re here ¡°She said simply before letting us in. Mateo was about to walk in when she stopped him. ¡± You¡¯re here to cause more damages?, Much more than the one your sister caused? ¡°She asked in a hard tone and I sighed. ¡± He¡¯s not what you think he is, He¡¯s different ¡°I said trying to rify it and she only nodded. After taking our seat, A young boy rushed into the room and ran up his mom, I stared at him keenly and he¡¯s the exact replica of me. He¡¯s so cute and our hair are styled in the same manner. ¡± That¡¯s your brother, He will be six soon, After I left the house, I realized I took in already, Knowing that Alvarez won¡¯t listen to me or give me audience, I decided not to tell anyone about it, I took care of him myself ¡± ¡± It must have been hard ¡°Mateo said in a whisper and she smiled. ¡± I¡¯ve been used to it, Although it took me sometime before I was able to blend into it again, But I came from a poor background so all these aren¡¯t new to me, We have been taught how to survive on our own ¡± ¡± How about Ava? ¡± ¡± She work at the textile factory, She should be here soon ¡± ¡± She¡¯s doing well, Don¡¯t worry ¡± ¡± How were you able to survive, Royce ¡°Mom asked referring to Royce and he smiled. ¡± I¡¯ve been a survivor, Although it was hard for me, It took me months for my wounds to heal but I¡¯m better now ¡± ¡± You guys should start leaving soon, I don¡¯t want you to be exposed to danger because of me ¡°She said standing up to Gabriel and thetter wriggled himself from her grip. He rushed to me, I picked him up and kiss his hair. He¡¯s so cute. ¡± Mom, why should we leave?, I¡¯m here to make things right and take you back to dad, Alvarez corporations could not have been sessful without you ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t think you will convince me to leave here and exposed my kids to danger, We are doing fine here ¡± ¡± Did you think I was happy when you left six years ago?, It was hard for me as well, I can¡¯t leave without you guys, And we need to take Brea down together ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t want you to be in this, I can¡¯t afford to lose any of you, Please ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, I will be fine, Don¡¯t worry about us ¡°I convinced her and she sit down back. I hope she will be able to let us do this together, Mom is soft, She doesn¡¯t want any problem for us. ?~? THE NEXT DAY MAGNOLIA POV Getting to the office, I met some of the workers standing beside the receptionist table, And new faces were being led to the office, They look sad and angry. What¡¯s happening? ¡± What happened?, Why are you guys like this? ¡°I asked a guy and he grabbed my hand. ¡± Brea took over the office, And Zoe will be the new secretary as from now on, Brea changed all the workers as well ¡± ¡± Why¡¯s she doing this?, Without Maynard consent? ¡°I asked and he shrugged ¡°I don¡¯t know, Our sries will be cut down as well, Most of us couldn¡¯t resign because of the contract we signed with Maynard so we have to work here in misery, But I hope you will be fine?, You¡¯re Maynard woman¡± ¡± We never dated¡±I said sharply and he shrugged before walking out of my sight. What¡¯s happening? Why¡¯s Brea doing this? Shortly, She came back with Zoe and wiped the sweat on her face. She look hot as usual and beside her, Looking ravishing as ever. She red at me and I took my eyes away. ¡± I¡¯m sorry for the rush and not informing you guys for changing office with some of you, The secretary has been changed, She will be in charge of packing the files and cleaning the CEO office including the new Secretary office, Other jobs will be assigned to her soon ¡°She announced staring at me directly, I smiled and the workers turned to me, Staring at me pitifully. I expected this anyway, Just like what Fleur told me, Brea is a witch, She will change her attitudes towards me.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± Your sry will be reduced to $500 monthly as well, The secretary will be the one to assign the rest of the jobs for you, I¡¯m sure the rest of you know your ce of work already, you can leave ¡°She said pping her hands and I nodded before walking towards the stairs leaving everyone behind I guessed she still have lots of things to talk to her. I called Fleur immediately and she picked it up. ¡± What happened? ¡± ¡± Brea changed my office already ¡± ¡± What?!, Why will she do that? ¡± ¡± I won¡¯t have ess to thepany files again, I won¡¯t be able to do anything ¡°I said in fear and she sighed. ¡± Let¡¯s use thest minute in your office judiciously, I will text you what you will do now, You need to be fast about it ¡± ¡± Sure,. Please do that as fast as possible ¡± ?~? EPISODE THIRTY SIX EPISODE THIRTY-SIX ?~? ¡± I¡¯m done with it ¡°I breathed a reply and made sure I keep the files in my bag safely. ¡± Good of you, If there¡¯s any other important documents you need to take along with you, Make sure you take it, We can¡¯t risk things this time around ¡± ¡± Sure, thank you Fleur¡± ?~? ¡± I found the location ¡°Mateo who had been busy with theputer screamed, I jumped down from the dinning and walked to him. ¡± How were you able to track it down? ¡°I asked in shock and he smiled. ¡± I don¡¯t know how I was able to do it, But I found out the location came through for me, Now, we can move to the next n ¡± ¡± Alright then, Thanks a lot Mateo ¡°Royce patted his head and he joined us on the dinning. The next thing is to pay him a visit, I hope we get there safely. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Getting to the house after a long day, I met Fleur waiting for me at home, I was about to talk about the files when she stopped me. ¡± You have a visitor¡±She whispered before moving away from me and I scoffed. A visitor?, Howe? ¡± Who¡¯s the person? ¡°I asked and she sighed ¡± Gael ¡°She took a deep breath after replying and I frowned. Why will she invite Gael herself?, Despite how I¡¯ve warned her not to let anyone know where I am. She refused to listen to me. Gael came out of the small corner looking handsome as usual but he somehow irriates me now. I scoffed and stared at him from head to toe. ¡°Hi Magnolia, How are you doing? ¡°He asked softly trying to walk to me and I seethed in anger. ¡± Why will you invite him here without my consent?, Have you gone nuts? ¡°I yelled at Fleur and she sighed. ¡± Hey, he said he wants to talk to you, And I think you¡¯ve punished him enough, Try to give him audience ¡°She said trying to pacify me and I scoff.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± Did you think I¡¯m ready to listen to his apologies or whatever he¡¯s here to say, Why don¡¯t you think before you take actions, Fleur?, I told you how dangerous is it for anyone to know here I¡¯m living because of Brea, She won¡¯t stop at any length juts to hurt me because I¡¯m with Maynard, He hid me here because of all this issues You can¡¯t invite my mom here but this stu*pid bas*tard who ruined my birthday for me? ¡°I snapped at her breathing heavily, She moved back away from me and bowed. ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± Both of you should get out of here, I don¡¯t want to talk to any of you ¡°I said coldly. Fleur really get on my nerves this time around, And I won¡¯t forgive her anytime sooner. ¡± Did you ha*te me that much?, You don¡¯t even want to have anything to do with me again, is it because of Alena?, We never dated, She drugged me to sleep with her and hooked me down with her pregnancy, Why will I hurt you when I have feelings for you?, I¡¯m ready to make things right between us, Please, forgive me ¡± ¡± Just like I said, I will never forgive you and your family for what you¡¯ve done to me, Because you want to be with me, You connived with your sister to make Maynard sign a marriage contract together so he won¡¯t have time for me anymore, Now, Maynard is down with Leukaemia and the next thing for your sister to do is to join Maynard worst enemy to frustrate me, She now work in thepany and I¡¯m the one serving her coffee every morning and cleaning her office, As if that one is not enough, you are bold enough toe here again and ask for my forgiveness?, Even if I forgive you, Will God forgive you? ¡°I asked with tears running down my face and he stared at me in shock. ¡± What did you mean by that?, I didn¡¯t know anything about what you¡¯re saying, I never connived with my sister to victimize you, I¡¯m sorry ¡°He stuttered and I sat on the chair crying. ¡± Both of you should get out of my house, I need some space, And make sure you don¡¯te here without informing me¡±I warned before grabbing my bag and rushed to the bedroom. ?~? GAEL POV After packing my car, I rushed into the house and met Zoe busy with her phone. I walked up to her and grabbed the phone from her hands, She looked shocked and surprised. Geez!, I¡¯m so angry right now, And I hope I won¡¯t use my fist to expain things to her, I can be violent anytime I¡¯m angry. ¡± What happened?, Why are you so angry? ¡°She asked pushing her hair away and I scoffed. ¡± I heard what you did to Magnolia this morning, Is this part of the n?, Zoe¡±I yelled at her and she scoffed. ¡± Yoh thought I agreed to help you because of your own personal interest alone?, Did you think marriage is such an easy thing to jump in?, Even when you¡¯re aware that the man doesn¡¯t love you?, I also have my own reasons, I need to achieve whatever I want to before Maynard¡¯ses back, And this is the time for you to use your time judiciously with Magnolia, Try to get closer to her now that she¡¯s emotionally down so she will fall in love with you ¡± ¡± Are you that greedy?, Zoe, You of all people know that this woman is evil, She¡¯s the one who ruined Maynard¡¯s family, She came into their lives and ruined the whole Alvarez family, How will Maynard feel when he finds out that you¡¯re working with his worst enemy because of your own selfish interest?, Try to think about it, Zoe¡± I yelled at her and she stared at me, Speechless. ?~? EPISODE THIRTY SEVEN EPISODE THIRTY-SEVEN ?~? ¡± I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about, No one told me about that before I I agreed to help you¡± She stuttered and I scoffed. ¡± Had it been that you listened to me, This shouldn¡¯t have happened, Your own job there is to make Maynard fall in love with you after signing the contract, Then, Magnolia won¡¯t have any choice than to run to me, Now, she hat*es me more than anyone on earth, All thanks to you¡± ¡± You should have told me then, It¡¯s my own concern as well, Don¡¯t think I went to Alvarezpany to help you only, I went there to fufill my own missions because I can¡¯t afford to lose everything at the end of the day, There¡¯s no assurance that Maynard is going to survive it ¡± ¡± I¡¯m so proud of you, Don¡¯t think once you get bursted, You cane back here in thepany, I¡¯m now the master of the family, You should stay at the Alvarezpany as from now on, I don¡¯t need your help anymore ¡°I snapped before walking out of the house.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. Immediately I stepped into the car, I dismissed the driver immediately and tears rushed down from my cheeks. Why did this has to happen to me? I made sure I satisfy all my family members and friends as well, Not until Alena came to the picture. She ruined me. She made me lose Magnolia. Geez!, I hope I will be able to get back to my feet after this. Maybe I should leave Magnolia for now and let her rest. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV After sleeping for the rest of the day, I woke up around midnight with the sudden urge to vomit, I¡¯ve been losing weight these days due to my excess vomitting and my boobs are bing fuller and heavier making me so ufortable. I love it when it was moderate. After cleaning and washing my mouthe and face, I rushed to the kitch to find something to eat due to how I was starving. After eating, I retired back to the bed to sleep again. THE NEXT MORNING ~ Getting to the office, I met Zoe waiting for me at the entrance. ¡± Hi¡±I mumbled and dropped my bag of food and cookies on the floor and tried walking pass her but she pushed me back violently. ¡± You said hi to your boss?, How insolent of you?.¡±She rasped and I sighed. ¡± What do you want from me?, What have I don wrong this time around? ¡± ¡± You camete, You were five minuteste ¡± ¡± I was sick, I purged the whole night, I couldn¡¯t sleep ¡°I lied before walking away, She rushed up to me and pull my hair. ¡± First of all, It¡¯s very rude of you to talk to your boss without making use of formalities, I¡¯m now your boss, The new secretary of thepany, You mustn¡¯tete to work as from now on and don¡¯t hi me¡±She scmrssed frustrated and I chuckled, Ignoring the pains on my scalp. I arranged my full hair back neatly and bowed before walking away, She stopped me again. Now, I¡¯m tired and pissed off. What does she want? ¡± You won¡¯t say anything? ¡°She asked breathing heavily and I wiped my sweat. ¡± What did you want me to say, I don¡¯t want you to hold my words, You might report me to your boss that I disrespected you, I don¡¯t want to lose my job ¡± ¡± You¡¯re such a joker, Magnolia, There¡¯s no way you won¡¯t get sacked here ¡°I stared directly into her eyes and they portrayed a difference emotion on her face. The eyes look soft, gleaming, Like she was about to cry. I made her drop the hands and smiled. ¡± You should learn how to be more cruel than this, It doesn¡¯t fit your beautiful face, This is not you Zoe, I hoped you wake up from your dreams and get yourself out of this mess before it gets toote ¡± ¡± What do¡­¡± ¡± Have a nice day¡±I said softly before walking out of her. After the day¡¯s work, Fleur called several times but I refused to pick it up, Instead, I started trying Maynard number but I realized he blocked me already, I went to his verified Instagram ount but it has been locked and disabled, u couldn¡¯t send him any message, I sent him a request to scan his QR code on WeChat but his ount is deactivated already. I sobbed as I walked down the street. What¡¯s happened to him? I hope he¡¯s fine. I decided to go to his penthouse. I quickly called the cab, After some minutes, I arrived at the penthouse and stepped down the car, I paid him his money and ran towards the gate. After knocking for some minutes, The gateman opened the gate and beamed. ¡± Hey, Are you fine? ¡°He asked and I nodded. ¡± Is anyone at home?¡± ¡± Yes, Maynard¡¯s Dad is at home, The old master and¡­¡± ¡± Don¡¯t worry, I just want to talk to him ¡°I rushed my words before running to the house. Getting there, I opened the door and panted, Then, I raised my haid, Surprisingly, Brea was there too, With the old master. What¡¯s she doing here? I thought Maynard restricted her froming here? ¡± Who are you and what are you doing here?.¡±The man asked authoratively and I forced a smile. Brea sat beside him ring at me making me cringe. ¡± I¡¯m Maynard¡¯s former secretary, I came here to ask of his well being, I was unable to reach him ¡± ¡± But he just talked to me just now?.¡±He asked trying to pick his phone again but Brea stopped him. ¡± You don¡¯t need to worry yourself, I¡¯m sure he blocked her because of some reasons, As you can see, She¡¯s a pest who knows nothing than to chase me who aren¡¯t in their calibre, Maynard will be fine¡± ¡± But he told me he will get across to me, After announcing to us that he will go on a break about his Leukemia treatment, Why¡¯s he not picking his calls? ¡± ¡± Leu¡­ What? ¡°He yelled and started gasping for breath. Oh God, I think Maynard didn¡¯t inform him about it. Brea stood up immediately and walked up to me, She gave me a deafening p making the whole world stood still. What?! ¡± See what you¡¯ve caused!, You almosg kil*led my Husband¡± ¡± I didn¡¯t know ¡± ¡± Get out of here, I mustn¡¯t see you around my son anymore ¡°The man said in between deep breath, Holding his chest tightly. ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡°I sobbed. Brea grabbed me and pushed me out of the house immediately. ?~? EPISODE THIRTY EIGHT EPISODE THIRTY-EIGHT Do not copy or repost without my permission to avoid misfortunes. ? ?~? After leaving the house, I wiped my tears and put a call across Fleur. I knew she will be surprised to see my call but I have no choice right now. ¡± Hi ¡°I sobbed and she scoffed. ¡± What happened? ¡°She asked in a hurry. ¡± Can you pleasee over to my house, I need you right now ¡± ¡± I¡¯m already at the gate waiting for you, You shoulde back quickly ¡± ¡± Alright, I will ¡°I replied before returning the phone back to my bag. I guessed I went too far to go to their penthouse, Brea is such a devil. The p made me develop headache immediately. I touched my forehead and it¡¯s hot already. Getting to the house, I met her sitting on the cement, Immediately she set her eyes on me, she walked up to me immediately. ¡± What happened? ¡± ¡± I went to Maynard penthouse ¡± ¡± To do what? ¡°She asked raising her voice a bit. ¡± I didn¡¯t know maybe Maynard blocked me or he disabled all his social ounts, I couldn¡¯t reach him, I just wanted to inform his Dad but I didn¡¯t know that he¡¯s not aware of Maynard¡¯s health ¡± ¡± Why did you have to be so stu*pid?, Did you think Maynard broke up with you so you can start fooling yourself around?, I¡¯ve told you to wait for him, And if you can¡¯t wait, Move on, Don¡¯t cause ruckus into their family, His Dad is sick¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to do that, I just wanted to know maybe he¡¯s fine¡± ¡± He will be fine, Don¡¯t worry¡±She assured me and led me into the house. Then, she noticed my reddened cheeks. ¡± She pped me ¡°I sobbed. ¡°It¡¯s fine, Don¡¯t think about it, I will get you some ointment to use¡± ¡± I¡¯ve been sick, I wanted to inform you before but I think I will be able to handle it, I think I¡¯m pregnant, I¡¯m carrying Maynard¡¯s baby¡± ¡± What?!¡±she yelled and turned to me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±I mumbled after remembering how she warned me to use protection. ¡± I told you to use protection anytime you have se*x with him¡±She scolded. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, But I haven¡¯t confirmed it yet, I don¡¯t know maybe I¡¯m pregnant or not, It was just an assumption¡± ¡± Are you for real?, Even a blind man will know that you¡¯re pregnant, I¡¯ve noticed this before Maynard left but I don¡¯t want to inform you, It¡¯s overwhelming¡± ¡± What did you think I should do?, Should I abort it? ¡°I asked gently. ¡± Never, I will never allow you to abort this baby, We will take care of it together ¡°She shunned me. I hugged her immediately and continue crying. This is just too much for me. ¡± Hey, you will be fine, Mateo left one of his credit cards with me, he have up to $100, 000 there, He told me to use it to settle my debts and take the rest, You will get some baggy clothes with it so others won¡¯t notice, You can¡¯t visit the doctor now, Brea eyes are on you, I will rmend home service for you so they can prescribe the drugs and foods for you to use ¡± ¡± Thank you Fleur¡± ?~? MATEO POV We had to trek before we arrived at the old house, And I must say that Brea did well in hiding Dad. Royce took care of the bodyguards and spies already, The house is old fashioned, Looked like it was going to copse anytime soon. Entering there, I met mom in an old attire, Cleaning the room. ¡± Mom¡±I called and she turned to us. ¡± Mateo¡±She sobbed and pulled me into a hug immediately. ¡± What happened?, I didn¡¯t expect that I¡¯d see you soon, Why are you here? ¡°She asked looking around and I sighed. ¡± Where¡¯s Dad? ¡± ¡± He¡¯s working in the farm, He should be back soon ¡± ¡± Farm?, I thought Brea¡­¡± ¡± Don¡¯t you ever mention her name here, Your Dad hates her a lot ¡°She whispered. Maynard bowed slightly before her and she smiled. ¡± Maynard right?, The Alvarez heir¡± ¡± Yes¡±I replied even though she wasn¡¯t referring to me. ¡± What happened between you and Brea? ¡°I asked and winked at Maynard, He quickly on the recorder and smiled. ¡± It¡¯s a long story, I don¡¯t want to talk about it, Let your¡­.¡± ¡± Who¡¯s there? ¡°We heard a loud domineering voice and I stood up immediately. Dad. ¡± Dad¡±I mumbled and bowed He red at me . ¡± What are you doing here?¡±He asked and I sighed. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, Brea refused to disclose where you are to me, I had to track you down here, it took me to find this ce, it wasn¡¯t my fault ¡°I exined but I realized he¡¯s not listening to me. His eyes were on Maynard, He started trembling. ¡± I¡¯m not here to kill you, I¡¯m here to make peace with you, I don¡¯t have any intentions to hurt you, Mateo is my friend¡±He said quickly and that¡¯s when the tensed atmosphere calmed down a little bit. ¡± It wasn¡¯t my fault, Brea pushed me to this¡± ¡± How did it happened? ¡± ¡± Alvarez was my close friend, He came from a wealthy family but he believed in working for his own money, His wife came up with a crazy business idea one day and your Dad decided to give it a try, Surprisingly, it boomed more than we expected, He became so rich and popr, Then, We started doing business together, A business deal came up which is one of its kind, The money involved in it was so much, I didn¡¯t know how Brea heard of it, He lured me to dupe your Dad so we can have all the money to ourselves, Little did I know that she also had her own ns, I¡¯ve lost lives and my dignity because of Brea ¡± ¡± Do you have any evidence to prove that Brea forced you to do it? ¡°Maynard asked and he nodded.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡± A drive, She gave it to me, I¡¯ve only watched it once, After I lose your sister¡± ¡± my sister is dead? ¡°I asked in shock and he nodded. ¡± Yes, Brea kil*led her¡± ?~? EPISODE THIRTY NINE EPISODE THIRTY-NINE ?~? ¡± Brea kil*led her?¡±I asked in shock and Dad nodded. ¡± I¡¯m ready to give you all what you needed for it, I promise to cooperate with you, As long as you promise that you won¡¯t leak it to anyone that I¡¯m the one who helped you in this ¡°Dad butts in immediately and Maynard nodded. Brea killed my sister? Because of what?, What has she done to her? She¡¯s so young and pure. Oh, God! Tears rushed down my cheeks and mom sobbed. I¡¯m so sorry for her, She has to go through all these stress alone. ¡± I promise I will make you feel better, Please don¡¯t cry anymore, Mom¡±I pacified her and she nodded. Things must have been so hard for her. ¡± We are taking you along, This ce isn¡¯t safe for any of you, I will take you to one of my houses, Royce will arrange some men to guard you, Where can we get the drive? ¡± Maynard asked and my Dad stood up to his feet He walked to the small table beside me and lifts it¡¯s up a little. He bring it out and handed it over to Royce. Royce threw it at me, I collected it and pocketed it immediately. I will make sure Brea pays for what she did to my family. ?~? MAYNARD POV After following Mateo¡¯s Dad to one of the private houses, We went back to my mom¡¯s house. She refused to move out because of her safety, Of course, There¡¯s nowork here which seems so hard for her to track. Getting home, We exined all what happened to her, She was so sad for Mateo who has been down since, Losing a sibling is so painful, You feel indebted to them because you couldn¡¯t save them. After cheering him up, We made sure he ate some of his food. ¡± Did you think this drive is enough? ¡°Mom asked and we nodded. ¡± We¡¯ve watched already, Where her sister is being killed, his mom made sure she recorded the video at the expense of her life, And the voice notes as well, This will surely go a long way, I think we should go back now? ¡°I exined and she shook her head immediately. ¡± You just made her the CEO of thepany, Going there now will be so hard for you, Many people will misunderstood, As long as you assigned special security men to record the footage and everything, We will be able to bring her down, Let¡¯s wait for about four months¡±Mom advised and I scoffed. ¡± Four months?, That¡¯s too much, What about Mag¡­..¡±I stopped talking immediately since I didn¡¯t want to let her know Magnolia yet. ¡± You have a girlfriend already?, Unbelievable ¡°She chuckled. ¡± Magnolia will be fine, She¡¯s doing well without you, You have lots of things to worry about now, Don¡¯t think too much ¡± ¡± Sure, I won¡¯t ¡°I nodded immediately. I missed her so badly, I missed making love to her, I missed staring at her beautiful innocent face, I missed watching her cry over little things. I missed Magnolia so much. MAGNOLIA POV After the doctor left, Fleur led me to the chair and we both sat down The doctor just confirmed that I¡¯m three weeks gone, It falls to the exact date Maynard took my innocence. Am I that fertile? Or maybe Maynard is the fertile one here. Carrying a baby will be so hard for me because I won¡¯t be able to survive on my own, It¡¯s my first time, I hope Fleur will supports me in every way she can. ¡± You¡¯re thinking about something? ¡°She asked removing her hand under my waist and I nodded. ¡± Yes, I hope I will be able to cope with the baby, This is the time I missed and need Maynard most ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry this has to happen to you, But don¡¯t worry, I promise to be with you and be by your side, I¡¯m assuring you this¡±She promised and I nodded. I rested my head on her chest and sobbed, Maybe I should tell mom about this. She deserved to know. I will go to her ce tomorrow. THE NEXT MORNING. Getting to the office, Zoe arranged the heap of files I will have to work on. I started the work immediately, Brea opened the door suddenly, I stood up to my feet and bowed. ¡± I hope your enjoyed the little drama the day before yesterday? ¡°She askerd dropping the bag and I sighed. ¡± I have lots of work to do Madam, I will really appreciate if you can excuse me so we can talk about this after the day¡¯s work¡±I said softly and she seethed. She¡¯s the one I least expect to be here, I don¡¯t want her around me at all, Everything about her speaks negativity. ¡± Bold of you to assume that I will have time to work to minions like you¡± ¡± Then you should let me be, Stop pestering my life, Fine, I knew Maynard was in love with me, We shared some sweet memories together within the three weeks I started my work here, Can you just let me be now so I can focus on my work?, I¡¯m just a minion, Just like you said, I can¡¯t threaten you or fight against you, Treat me the way you should, Don¡¯t threaten me anymore, Please¡± ¡± You daughter of a bit*ch! ¡°She seethed angrily, I packed the files one after the other and leave her in the room to deliver it to Zoe. She¡¯s the least person I want to think about right now. BREA POV I watch her leave the room and I seethed, She seems like a threat to me even though there¡¯s nothing she can use to fight against me. I can¡¯t just watch her live. She will have to di*e. I dipped my hand into the bag and bring out my phone, I dialed Ryan¡¯s number. He picked it up immediately. ¡± Ryan, I have a¡­. ¡± ¡± I was about to call you ¡°He groaned and I furrowed my brows. He seems to be in pains. ¡°What happened?¡±I asked immediately. ¡± Mateo came with Maynard and took his Dad away, All the boys has been cleared, You should do something fast so you won¡¯t lose your life, Come over immediately, I might die before youe, Make sure you act fast¡±He said in between pains and cut the call. I knew it! Maynard didn¡¯t have any Leukemia! He left thepany to me to keep me busy!Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. He had something up to his sleeves. ?~? TBC. EPISODE FORTY EPISODE FOURTY I tried calling him back but he¡¯s not picking the call. Oh, God! He might leak what happened between us to then, And the drive as well! Geez! What do I do? I pressed my lips together trying to think of a solution but I couldn¡¯t find anyone, All my boys have been cleared, I have nothing to hide again. Then, I will have no choice than to ruin the Alvarez corporations before I surrender everything to the cops. I rushed to Zoe office, She was busy working on the files I gave to her. ¡± Hey¡±I called almost in a whisper, She looked up to me and smiled. Poor girl!, Who knows maybe I¡¯m going to clear you out of my way?. ¡± Hi, How have you been? ¡°She asked softly and I nodded. ¡± Fine¡±I mouthed before walking up to her. ¡± We need to look for the documents that contains all the properties Alvarez own, we do t have much time by our side anymore, We need to act fast¡± ¡± Really?, but do we have to take the documents?, There are enough money on ground¡±She said softly, Trying to persuade me. ¡± We can¡¯t act like this, We need to be in charge of The Alvarez corporations so Maynard can crawl back to us, Don¡¯t you like to be in charge of things like this?¡±I asked with a wink and she smiled. ¡± Sure, the documents should be in one of the files here, I will look for it before the end of the day¡± ¡± Alright¡± ?~? ¡± How about Dad?¡±I asked Royce as we walked into the garden and he smiled. ¡± I didn¡¯t allow Brea to see him, Mrs. Cora told me he¡¯s getting better¡± ¡± Please, Tighten the security, And don¡¯t allow any one to touch Magnolia¡± ¡± Sure I won¡¯t, One of my boys reported to me that they saw a man dress in white coat in her house, I guessed the person is a doctor, But not to worry, She¡¯s doing fine ¡± ¡± Thank you¡± ?~? THREE MONTHS LATER~ MAGNOLIA POV I entered the hospital smiling at the nurses, Life had been going on pretty good for me. Except Brea who has been bossing around thepany, Making life hard for all of us. I reconciled with Gael but I don¡¯t have anything for him anymore, I learnt that he knew Nothing about Fleur bing the secretary of thepany. Fleur learnt she was pregnant three months ago, I almostughed at her after scolding me when I learnt I¡¯m pregnant, Although I knew she¡¯s carrying Mateo¡¯s baby, I persuaded her to let Mateo arrived before deciding on what to do with the baby. Mom visited me two days ago for a proper check up, We all are expecting the baby, Except Maynard, I didn¡¯t inform him about the baby so I don¡¯t know how he will feel. There has been rumour that he will be back before the end of the month, I hope he gets better. I missed him so much. Getting to the doctor¡¯s office, He was scribbling some things down as usual. He¡¯s always busy. ¡± Good Morning Doctor¡±I beamed and he chuckled at me. ¡± You seemed to be in a good and better mood today, What happened?¡±He asked staring at me keenly and Iughed. ¡± Nothing much, I was just happy, Hoe was the test? ¡°I asked and he drooped. He insisted to let me undergo a test afterpleting my first trimester, I¡¯ve been anticipating the health of my baby. I hope he¡¯s fine. Little Maynard. ¡± Is there a problem?¡±I asked immediately I noticed his countenance and he shook his head. ¡± You¡¯re a single mother, I don¡¯t know how you will feel about this¡± ¡± I¡¯m not a single mother, My boyfriend traveled¡±I corrected immediately and he nodded. ¡± The tests shows that you¡¯re carrying twins, I can¡¯t reveal the gender to you until the father of the baby is here¡± ¡± Twins?¡±I respected gobsmacked. Twins? Howe? I¡¯m still trying hard as possible to believe that I¡¯m carrying a baby but twins? ¡± Howe?,¡± I sobbed and he touched my hands. ¡± It¡¯s fine, They are healthy, I will make sure you won¡¯t have anyplications during child birth¡± ¡± Thank you, Can I leave now? ¡°I asked quickly and he nodded. ¡± Yes, you can leave now, Make sure you use your drugs as prescribed¡± ¡± Sure¡± ?~? BREA POV It¡¯s been three months, I walked into the office with my head high as usual. It¡¯s been three months of peace for me, Maynard restricted me from seeing my husband but who cares?Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. As long as I¡¯m in power, Zoe has been of help to metely. I couldn¡¯t help but love her. She¡¯s the best. I ordered my guards to track Dad and they found him easily, Silly Maynard. He couldn¡¯t even protect them well. Since they have been cleared, The drive has been destroyed as well, After sending an anonymous message to Maynard, He refused to reply but who cares. I now have the properties wrapped around my fingers. ¡± Good Morning Ma¡¯am ¡± Magnolia greeted respectfully, After threatening her countless times and witheld her sry for two months, She learned hie to respect me. ¡± Have you cleaned my office? ¡± ¡± Yes Ma¡¯am, I just left there, In heading to Zoe office now¡± ¡± Alright, You can go¡± ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I entered the office and met Zoe working on theputer. ¡± Good Morning Ma¡¯am¡±I greeted respectfully and she nodded. ¡± How are you? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m fine, Thank you ¡°I mumbled and she walked up to me. Zoe collected the mopping stick from me and sighed. ¡± How about Gael?, Is he fine?¡± ¡± Yes of course, I assumed that he¡¯s your brother, You should know more about him than I do, He¡¯s doing fine, We talked just now¡± ¡± Can you please help me talk to him?¡±She pleaded and I smiled. ¡± God in heaven knows that Gael will neot Forgive you for the damages you caused, I¡¯m surprised that a whole Zoe, The secretary of Alvarez corporations could cut ties with her family because of wealth?, Did you know Maynard wille back someday?, He wille back to right all the wrongs you guys did, And I¡¯m sure you won¡¯t be able to withstand this¡± ¡± I have a confession to make, About Brea, She¡¯s¡­.. ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t want to hear anything from you, u I will appreciate if you can let me do my work ¡°I smiled before taking the mop from her hand. Just then, Her personal assistant walked into the office, He¡¯s quite in a hurry. ¡± What happened? ¡°She asked trying to hide her face so he won¡¯t know that she¡¯s been crying but thetter doesn¡¯t seem to notice it. ¡± Maynard is back, He¡¯s here with Mateo, The former secretary¡± ?~? . EPISODE FORTY ONE EPISODE FORTY ONE A very short episode, No light. ?~? I stared at him in shock. Maynard is back? What?! ¡± Maynard is back?¡±Zoe screamed in horror and he nodded. I rushed out of the office running towards the CEO office as fast as my leg could carry me. Maynard is back, My Maynard is back. I tried as much as possible not to son, This is too overwhelming for me, Howe he came back without telling anyone? Why?, He should have at least give me a hint or call me. This man is just so impossible. Getting there, I panted heavily, I¡¯ve been getting tired these days due to my condition. I opened the door and turned it slowly, I could sense that Zoe was behind me, Panting in horror. His figure was the first thing my eyes searched in the room, Then, I saw him in white best with a ck jacket, Looking hot as usual. I sobbed. ¡± Maynard¡±I smiled and he turned to me, He was surprised to see me. His eyes glinted. ¡± Hi¡± He replied casually before turning to Brea who looked like a bloated animal. Her face pale already, She¡¯s shocked to see Maynard, Just like everyone is surprised to see him. Mateo waved at me and bobbed his head, Telling me to leave. There were other three people in the room, An old couple with a guy wearing face cap. I smiled sadly before walking out. Then, Zoe rushed in with Mr. Alvarez, The old master of the family. Oh, God! It¡¯s going to get heated. ?~? MAYNARD POV ¡± You must be surprised to see me here ¡°I chuckled and watched the heavy rise and fall of her chest, She looked like she has just seen a ghost. Of course, Mateo parents whom she sent some assassin¡¯s to ki*ll, Royce was smart enough to get them, They lied to Brea that the deed is done while we stayed low for about three months, Just like what Mom advised us to do. ¡± What are you doing here, Uncle?¡±She stuttered and the man gave her a deafening p, Blood came out of the other side of her ear immediately, She gasped and the whole ce fell in silence. He¡¯s so raged. ¡± I did everything for us, Yet, You betrayed me, You thought you can get away with this?¡± She heabed heavily in anger and I scoffed. ¡± You¡¯ve always been so evil, Desperate and devil you are, I thought you were a good friend when Mom introduced you to me about seven years ago as an old high school friend, Not knowing that you were a devil incarnate, You did everything you could do to frame Dad and forced him to marry you, You made her leave with a six weeks pregnancy ¡°I yelled and she gasped. Ever since Brea married Dad, She¡¯s been trying to give him a baby but was it impossible, Brea doesn¡¯t have a womb again. She even cheated on him. Then, Magnolia walked in with Zoe. I turned to her and my eyes beamed, She¡¯s now more beautiful and fat¡­ ?~? ?~? I didn¡¯t want any distraction for now, After arresting Brea, I will go back to where my mom is and persuade her toe with me.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. After a while, Dad entered the look, He panicked when he saw his old friend. ¡± I told you I married Brea already, Why did youe here to threaten my son again?, He¡¯s just recuperating¡± ¡± Dad¡±I breathed and urge him toe to me. He looks so vulnerable and weak, His health had been failing him. ¡± I¡¯m sorry¡±Mateo¡¯s Dad cried and hugged him immediately. ¡± Is this what y¡¯all n to do?, You want to arrest me and gain the whole Alvarez corporations to yourself? ¡± ¡± It has always been mine, It was my mom¡¯s hardwork, She builded this because if her hardwork, Not until you came to ruin everything¡±I roared. ¡± Even Zoe as well, She was part of this, She was in this¡± ¡± And she will be punished the same way you will be too¡± ¡± Maynard¡±Zoe whimpered, I red at her. She was sobbing hard, They are all screwed, I will make them face the wrath ording to what they did. They will pay for this greatly. ¡± She forced me to do this, She forced me to victimze Magnolia, it wasn¡¯t my doing, I can exin this¡±She exined trying to clear herself. ¡± I took the documents, And I¡¯ve kept it where no one can reach¡± ¡± Then let¡¯s see how you will enjoy the wealth in the prison ¡± The cops entered and they bundled them away, Brea looked so devilish and angry. They handcuffed her hand, Suddenly, She pulled a gun behind her and aimed it at me. I gasped, What?! She pulled the trigger and shot it, I closed my eyes expecting it to hit at me but it didn¡¯t. ¡± Zoe¡±Mateo called in shock, I opened my eyes immediately. Then, I saw Zoe falling in front of me, She took the bullet for me. Oh, God! ¡± Zoe¡±I knelt beside her, Her eyes is closing at the moment. ¡± I did it because of Brea, My mom.., If I didn¡¯t ept to join hands with her, She will ki*ll me, And Gael, My Dad as well, I¡¯m sorry I hurt you, I¡¯m sorry I hurt the person you love, I¡¯m sorry I acted foolish, No one was ready to listen to me, Everyone thought I was evil, I¡¯m sorry I didn this to you, This is the little help I can do, I don¡¯t want you to feel any pains again, I don¡¯t want you to get hurt again through Brea, Treat Magnolia well, She¡¯s a fighter¡± She whimpered and start coughing out blood. Brea eyes were bloodshot. Mateo collected her from me and carried her out of the room. ¡± My daughter¡­¡±She sobbed and I walked up to her. I grabbed her neck, She didn¡¯t even struggle She was in shock. ¡± Zoe ews your daughter, Yet, you kil*led her with your own hands, Haven¡¯t you done enough harm?, You should be ashamed of yourself ¡°I roared at her, She looked shocked, Bereft and bloated. ¡± My baby, My little Zoe, I didn¡¯t¡­.¡± ¡± You¡¯re such a ev*il woman, Brea, And I will make sure you pay for this¡± ?~? EPISODE FORTY TWO EPISODE FORTY-TWO ?~? The cops took her away immediately. Mateo started calling, I picked the call immediately. ¡± Your mom refused toe, What are you going to do?¡± ¡± How about Zoe?¡±I asked ignoring his questions. ¡± She¡¯s fine, The doctor¡¯s are trying to make her condition stable¡± ¡± Thank God¡±I mumbled. ¡± May¡­. ¡± ¡± Arrange my jet, We are leaving in a hour¡¯s time, I will bring her myself¡± ¡± Alright¡±He mumbled before cutting the call. ¡± Dad,, Please take them home, they should stay in the mansion for the meantime¡± ¡± Your mom..¡±He stuttered. ¡°I will bring her here myself, Don¡¯t worry¡±I patted his back before going out of the office. I met a one of the cops waiting for me. ¡± Make sure you arrest all her aids, Including everyone who have anything to do with her, Make sure you take them with you and torture them well¡±I ordered before walking out of the corridor. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I couldn¡¯t keep it any longer, I bring out the documents I took from Maynard¡¯s office months ago ording to how Fleur advised me to help Maynard, Brea is a snake, She¡¯s desperate as well. I¡¯m sure she took the fake one I reciprocated with it already. I walked out of the office to Maynard¡¯s office, But surprisingly, I met no one there except the old mastering out of the office. ¡± Good Morning Sir¡±I greeted and he red at me. I guessed he¡¯s still angry due to our encounter thest time. ¡± What are you doing here?¡± ¡± I¡¯m looking for Maynard¡±I stuttered in fear and he scoffed. ¡± He¡¯s not here¡±He snapped. ¡± I want to give him this document¡±I stretched it at him, He stared at me closely before collecting it from me, His face litted up immediately. ¡± Hoe did you get this? ¡°He yelled and grabbed me immediately. Fear coursed through my body!, Oh God!, He misunderstood me already. ¡± It¡¯s not what you think¡±I stuttered, He pped me immediately with all his strength, pains enveloped me. Oh, God!, This man is so brutal. ¡± I don¡¯t have anything to do with it¡± ¡± So, All what Brea said about you is true?, You¡¯re one of her aplices as well?, I will make sure you pay for this¡±He threatened, Veins threatening to pop out of his forehead. I trembled. He dragged me to the cops and the man bundled me out of thepany. ?~?Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. Getting to the station, They took me out and immediately I set my eyes on Brea, I rushed up to her not minding the pains. ¡± Brea¡±I sobbed and she turned to me, Her eyes glinted immediately she saw me and scoffed. ¡± Why are you here?¡±, ¡± I was misunderstood, Plesee tell them I knew nothing about this¡±I sobbed and she almostughed. ¡± Zoe told me she knew nothing about it, Yet, They let me ki*ll my own daughter because if their own unforgiving spirit, Won¡¯t it be nice to give birth to this baby inside the prison¡±She scorned. ¡± No, Please, I can¡¯t endure it, Let me release me, I promise to do whatever you tell me to do ¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I can¡¯t help¡±She sighed and the cops dragged her away to a separate cell. Oh, God! Maynard, where are you? MAYNARD POV Later at night, We arrived at the small house and to our surprise, We met mom packing her bags. Ava and Gabriel were crying already. What¡¯s happening? ¡± Mom, Please let us wait for him, He told us he wille back for us¡±Ava pleaded but she shook her head. ¡± No, it¡¯s better for us to live in hiding for the rest of our lives, He doesn¡¯t care about us¡±She shook her head. I felt a stab in my chest immediately. Mom said I didn¡¯t care about her? ¡± Mom!!¡±I yelled immediately and she looked at me in horror, Her face aghast. ¡± Brother¡±Ava yelled and rushed to hug me immediately, Gabriel ran as fast as his long legs could carry him. I scooped him in my arms, Tears rushed down my face. ¡± You said I didn¡¯t care about you?, Yet, I traveled all the way here to settle things?, Or because Dad didn¡¯t bother about it?¡± ¡± It¡¯s not what you think¡±She sobbed. ¡± Or is it because I refused to point out your own faults in this?, You caused all this mom!!, You brought Brea into our lives and introduced her as your childhood friend!, Did you remembered what I said then?!, I told you I didn¡¯t trust her yet you didn¡¯t listen to anyone, She set you up and took you to a bar, She sedated you and made a man sleep beside you, She sent the pictures to Dad, Trust me, Who won¡¯t believe it?, Your adamant lifestyle had thrown us into chaos, Don¡¯t you pity Gabriel at all?, He didn¡¯t even recognize his own father!¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry, It wasn¡¯t my fault, Forgive me, I don¡¯t know maybe my husband will forgive me, That¡¯s why I want to run away¡± ¡± Run away?!, If you¡¯re to run away, You should leave without Ava and Gabriel because they deserved to live happily with their own father¡±I snapped and grabbed Ava hand, We walked out of the house together not until mom held my legs, She was kneeling down. ¡± Promise me that you will talk to your Dad¡± ¡± He told me to bring you to the family house, if you¡¯re ready, you should follow me, My boys will bring the important things hereter¡±I replied in a more softer tone ¡± Thank you¡±She cried and hugged me immediately. Maynard took Gabriel from me and we both walked out of the house together. Finally!! ?~? THE NEXT DAY?~? The jet just took off early in the morning, We arrived at Atherton around 10AM. Royce was waiting for me already but his fave isn¡¯t smiling. I got worried as he walked up to me. ¡± What happened?¡± I asked as I cradled the sleeping Gabriel in my hands. ¡± Magnolia was arrested yesterday and they have been toturing her¡±He said in panic. Mom collected Gabriel from me immediately. ¡± On whose order? ¡°I yelled and he took in a deep breath before answering. ¡± Your Dad, He¡¯s on his way to the station already, They have hurt her badly, I think you should go¡± ¡± Give me the car keys, Meet me in the car with Mateo if you wish to follow me¡±I mumbled immediately trying to conceal my anger due to the press around us. He gave me the keys, I hopped into the car immediately. ?~? . EPISODE FORTY THREE EPISODE FORTY-THREE ?~? ¡± please, let us see her, She¡¯s pregnant, Don¡¯t torture her anymore¡±I could hear Fleur begged Mr. Alvarez but the man isn¡¯t ready to listen. ¡± I don¡¯t care if she¡¯s carrying a baby or not, She should look for good evidence to vindicate herself from this¡±He replied. All I could feel is pains, I stared at the wounds on my body and sobbed. This is just too much for me, It¡¯s too much. Why will Maynard ignore me? Am I that unfortunate when ites to love? Why will he leave me here? ¡± It¡¯s fine, Don¡¯t beg him anymore, He won¡¯t listen, It will only infuriate him more, Please¡±I pleaded, Gael held my hand and sobbed. The time they gave them to see me is just too small, And they will be leaving soon. ¡± Look at your body¡±Fleur cried as she walked up to me. I smiled sadly. ¡± I promise to make Maynard pay for this, I won¡¯t let him touch you again, I¡¯m so sorry ¡± ¡°It was my fault, I should have waited for you, I was so anxious yesterday¡± ¡± You know I told you that Maynard is not who you think he is, He will only hurt you, I knew I can win your heart again but seeing you hurting badly because you wanted to save Alvarez corporations is the biggest pain I¡¯ve ever experienced, I told you to let go of this man ¡°Gael chided, I tightened my hands around his finger, The pains were hitting my back so much. I couldn¡¯t cry again, the pains choked me already. ¡± I don¡¯t want to loose my babies, Please do whatever you can do to stop them so they can stop torturing me, I can¡¯t take it any longer ¡± ¡± I can¡¯t do anything, our family didn¡¯t have up to one sixth of their wealth, My hands are tied, Dad had been trying to contact some of the important personalities so they can persuade him but he refused tantly ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine¡±I mumbled, One of the man who was assigned to torture me entered immediately. ¡± You guys should start leaving, Mr. Alvarez told us to resume the torture ¡°He said. ¡°If any of your fingers touch thatdy, I promise I will cut them and roast it for mg dogs¡±a A familiar voice threatened immediately. Maynard! ?~? MAYNARD POV I called one of the DPO who¡¯s a good friend of mine, He picked it immediately. ¡± Are you in the station? ¡°I asked going straight to the point. ¡± No, I took a leave since yesterday¡¯s morning, But I¡¯m on my way already, Is there a problem?¡± ¡± Are you the one who gave your boys to torture ady who was brought in yesterday? ¡± ¡± No, I was going because of this, One of my female officers called me and told me thedy is bleeding badly, They found out she¡¯s pregnant few hours ago, After they stopped the torture, Mr. Alvarez came this morning and sted all of them, He told them to continue the torture which is against thew, I was on my way there now¡± ¡± Please and please, Order them, Do anything you can do to stop them, I¡¯m on my way already, I hope I will meet you there ¡°I breathed before cutting the call. Getting to the station, I found out he just arrived there, he locked the car immediately. I stopped down while Mateo locked the car behind me. ¡°Hi¡±He smiled and we shook hands. ¡± Who¡¯s thatdy? ¡°He asked arranging his ties and I took a deep breath. ¡°My girlfriend¡± Wow! He breathed before we both walk into the office. FLEUR POV I stared at him with hate and rage in my heart, This man was just too cruel. How could he ignore thedy he shared good memories with and haven¡¯t seen her for about four months? Why is he this cruel? ¡± Maynard, I found out that she¡¯s the one who took the documents Brea was talking about ¡°His father rushed his words immediately. ¡± Have you checked the documents in Brea hands and you didn¡¯t realize that it was a fake one?, The documents with you is the original, If you think Magnolia took the document because she was working with Brea, Did you think she will give it to you just like that?, Why can¡¯t you use your head and think for once? ¡°I blurted rudely at the old man, Not minding his status. ¡± You don¡¯t talk to me like I¡¯m your mate¡±He barked at me and I scoffed. ¡± You lose my respect the moment you ordered the cops to beat up a woman who¡¯s carrying your first grandchildren, You losed my respect the moment you ordered the cops to beat her after exining the ring reasons why she took the documents in Maynard¡¯s office, You losed my respect the moment you told me you didn¡¯t care maybe she¡¯s pregnant or not, I hate you so much, I hate the Alvarez family for doing this to Magnolia, and I will make sure both of you regret it because I don¡¯t care anymore, Even if we are to raise the children in her in poverty, I will make sure that they won¡¯t get closer to any of you, I¡¯m using this opportunity to tell you that you deserved each and every bit of what you sent through in the hands of Brea, You should be dead by now! ¡°I screamed and held his shirt, He looked bloated, Like he has just realized the truth behind all this but I don¡¯t care anymore. I¡¯m leaving this ce with Magnolia, I will never let them touch a strand of her hair again. MAGNOLIA POV ¡± You should have told me, why did you keep all this away from me? ¡°Maynard asked immediately and I let out a dry chuckle. ¡± Today makes it four months you left thepany because of the diseases you told me about, You broke up with me, Yet, I didn¡¯t gave up on you, I made sure I get across to you, I keep sending you messages and different emails, I even called Mateo but you refused to talk to me, You arrived yesterday and treated me like a piece of trash, You didnt even gihe me audience, Today makes it six months I¡¯m carrying your babies, I hoped you arrive and I will break the news to you about my pregnancy, I hope heaven rewards you greatly for all you made me pass through, I ha*te you so much, Maynard, I detest you¡±I sobbed.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. He walked up to me but Gael stopped him immediately. ¡± She told you to leave , I don¡¯t want to disrespect you ¡°Gael said softly and Maynard shook his head. ¡± Please, let me take care of her, I promised I will just take her to the hospital and tried as much as possible to give her the space she want, please ¡°He pleaded. Gael leave the way for him, He scooped me in his arms, For the first time, My babies kicked rigorously in my stomach. I smiled sadly as I wrapped my arms around him. ¡± I¡¯m sorry¡±He sobbed and kisses my forehead before taking me out of the room. Slowly, I surrendered in the hands of darkness. ?~? Good evening. ???? Our story ends soon, I hope you¡¯re enjoying it? Have a nice day!??? EPISODE FORTY FOUR EPISODE FORTY-FOUR ?~? TWO HOURS LATER~? The doctor walked out of the room tiredly but with a satisfied look on his face. I took a deep breath.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡± How¡¯s she?¡±I asked immediately and we all rushed to him. ¡± She¡¯s fine, She¡¯s one of my patients and the babies are fine, I was surprised to see that they made their first movement in her stomach today ever since she took in, We have all been expecting this moment¡±He exined happily, I did my best not to break down in front of me. Everything is still amusing and surprising to me as well. Magnolia took in before I left? The romantic night we had when we traveled resulted into this? I didn¡¯t expect her to keep the baby because of her financial status. I wondered how she was able to cope. ¡± Thank you, Can we see her now? ¡°I asked immediately and he shook his head. ¡± Give her thirty minutes to rest her head first, She¡¯s been asking about you even though she¡¯s daydreaming, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re Maynard, I should show you the gender of the babies in her because I refused to tell her since she didn¡¯t bring her husband to me, She told me you traveled, You stayed too long man, Make sure you spend more time with her as soon as possible, She needs it, The babies needs it ¡°He winked and patted my shoulders before leaving the room. I sighed dejectedly. ¡± How were you able to cope Fleur? ¡°I asked and she shrugged. ¡± Mateo dropped one of his credit cards for me, We have been managing it and Gael helped us with lots of provisions as well since she consumes a lot¡±She replied simply and I nodded. I turned to Mateo and he only smiled at me. Oh, God!, I didn¡¯t even remember to drop something for her before I left. If not for Gael and Mateo¡¯s credit card, She would have been living on the streets since Brea refused to pay her sry to her. ¡± I¡¯m sorry¡±I said again and Fleur sighed. ¡± You¡¯re one sort of soft guy who pretends to be cold and arrogant due to your background, I assumed Magnolia was your first love or maybe girlfriend, You didn¡¯t offend me tho, You should apologize to Magnolia, But I¡¯m sure she won¡¯t forgive you that easily¡± ¡± I will do my best to gain her forgiveness¡± ¡± Uhmm¡­, Maynard, I¡¯m sorry but can we talk? ¡°Gael suddenly ask and I turned to him. ¡± Yes, I was about to inform you that our family doctor just informed me about your sister¡¯s health, The bullet has been removed and she is recuperating already¡± ¡± I want to talk about her ¡°He said softly, I patted his shoulders and led him out of the hospital. Getting to the car, I opened the door and he looked at me in confusion. ¡± You shoulde inside, You said we need to talk?, And I¡¯m sure you¡¯re dying to see your sister already, Let¡¯s talk about it in the car¡± ¡± Alright, thank you¡±He replied quickly before entering the car. J I ignitrd it to live and start driving out of the ce. ¡± I¡¯m sorry ¡°I began and he took a deep breath. ¡± I didn¡¯t respect your decision when you tried begging Magnolia for forgiveness, I just learnt that Alena pushed the pregnancy on you, I think I¡¯m the one who ruined the rtionship between you and Magnolia ¡°I said with a sad chuckle and he shook his head immediately. ¡± No, you shouldn¡¯t say that, I¡¯m the one at fault, I refused to confess my feelings to Magnolia, Thank God I didn¡¯t, She would have ept but I willter break her heart, I¡¯m kind of an introvert, Magnolia came into my life and changed it, She¡¯s the one who made me who I am today, She used to follow me topanies to beg for contracts, No one knew she¡¯s the one who helped my Dad win the contract which changed our lives until months ago, I reallymend Magnolia free spirit and kindness, I hope you treat her well¡± ¡± My mom came from a poor family, Brea came into our family and ruined it for us, It was so hard then, my mom left the country to live in hiding because she was scared of Brea, I went to talk to her yesterday concerning hering back to thepany and our lives, She didn¡¯t listen until I threatened to take my siblings alongside with me without her consent, That was why I camete, I didn¡¯t want to talk to Magnolia yesterday because she will misunderstood things between I and Brea since I didn¡¯t carry her along, I didn¡¯t know I was hurting her¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, you made the right decision, I will help you talk to her ¡°He butts in immediately and I nodded with a smile. I really hope so, I can¡¯t afford to lose Magnolia. ¡°You said you want to talk to me¡±I said trying to divert the topic and he pressed his lips immediately. He¡¯s nervous. I knew he wants to talk to me about Zoe. ¡± I want to to talk to you about Zoe¡±He stuttered and I chuckled. I knew it. ¡± I don¡¯t want you to send her to prison, it will hurt my Dad¡± ¡± Why?, I thought you ha*te her? ¡± ¡± I didn¡¯t know that Brea was our mother, She left us when I was a toddler because my Dad we t bankrupt, He couldn¡¯t satisfy her needs any longer, None of them refused to show me my Mom¡¯s picture, I was talking rashly at Zoe not knowing she was trying to protect me, I wil make sure I retrieved all the documents in Zoe possession for you ¡°He rushed thest sentence, Iughed again ¡± Do you think Brea will be dumb enough to let Zoe know any of her ns?, I knew She know nothing about all these, She was just acting under Breamand, Zoe took a bullet for me, why will I hurt her?¡±I asked with a shrug. ¡± Thank you, I really appreciate¡±She mumbled and I nodded. Shortly, We arrived at the hospital. ?~? EPISODE FORTY FIVE EPISODE FORTY-FIVE ?~? Getting to the hospital, She was fully awake by that time but the nurse reported to me that she¡¯s been crying. We entered her ward and I sighed, She took the bullet with her arm and it has been bandaged. ¡± Gael¡±She sobbed, I walked up to her and drew her head to my chest. She was surprised ¡± Hey, Rx, I won¡¯t bite¡±I cooed and she continued crying. ¡± It¡¯s not what you think, I had to do it because of Gael and dad, I didn¡¯t want her to find out that she¡¯s my mother, That¡¯s why I stopped visiting the house, I¡¯m so sorry¡± ¡± It¡¯s okay, You just did what you were supposed to do¡±I said softly. ¡± You did it because of me right?, Why can¡¯t you inform me?¡± ¡± You told me to stop calling you, You blocked my number ¡± ¡± God damnit, I¡¯m sorry ¡°He groaned and pulled her into a hug immediately. ¡± How are you feeling now? ¡± ¡± I¡¯m getting better ¡°She said softly, I decided to leave the room to settle the bills before going back to the hospital. ?~? TWO HOURS LATER. It¡¯s nightfall already, She¡¯s been sleeping since. Fleur was dozing beside her already. ¡± You should leave with Mateo, I will take care of her¡±I mumbled, She nodded immediately. Mateo led her out of the room. I sat beside her bed, I dragged the cover down and my hands went to her belly. She¡¯s heavy already, I wondered how she hid the belly from me. I was too busy to notice. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I have been a bad person to you, I didn¡¯t deserve your forgiveness, I will make it up to you and our babies, I love you do much ¡°I felt a hand on my hair. ¡± Magnolia¡±I stuttered and raise my head to her. ¡± Stay still, Let me touch it, It¡¯s been a while I fondled your hair anytime we are making love¡±She said with a small smile. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I promise to make it up to you¡± ¡± You broke up with me, You hurt me, You lied to me¡± Her voice came out in a whisper, I gripped the bedsheet beside her and sighed. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡±I repeated again and she sighed. Her belly gave a violent kick and she winced. ¡± I¡¯m starving ¡°She pouted, I nodded before raising my head. ¡± I got you some food already ¡°I replied before going to the table to get the food for her. After serving it on the small table designed with the hospital bed, I gave her the spoon and realized she can¡¯t use her hand for now. ¡± I will feed you¡±I said quickly before scooping some rice into her mouth. After eating the whole dish, I packed the tes and try to make hery down but she stopped me. ¡± Please, Don¡¯t let Zoe go to jail, She¡¯s a good person ¡°She begged, I chuckled. ¡± I¡¯m not nning to jail her, She took a bullet for me, I forgive her already¡± ¡± I feel so sorry for her, She tried confiding in me but I shunned her off, I¡¯m sorry ¡°She sobbed, I leaned closer to her and peck her forehead. ¡± It¡¯s okay¡± ¡± Do you forgive me already ¡°I asked softly and she turned to me.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡± We have lots of things to talk about, You have lots of exnation to make¡±She snapped, I like a three year old baby begging for candy. ¡± I know, I will try my best to exin in a way that won¡¯t annoy you ¡± ¡± Fine¡±She mumbled. I pulled the bed cover down revealing the transparent white dress. I could see her big boobs and dark nipples clearly. Her baby bump looks so beautiful on her, She¡¯s now more beautiful and fatter. Oh, God! I missed taking her to bed. ¡± Aren¡¯t you hungry?¡±she asked suddenly and I shook my head. ¡± You told me you ha*te me, Why are you suddenly nice to me?¡± ¡± Are you questioning me now?, I was only worried about you since you¡¯re leaner, Are you sure you¡¯re not sick?, Your hair is rough and not well dressed, Why won¡¯t I be worried?, You broke up with me already and said hurtful words to me but that doesn¡¯t mean I stopped caring about you, I haven¡¯t forgiven you yet so you should brace yourself up and await my decision ¡°She barked at me and turned to sleep, I held her carefully and kissed her on the lips immediately She reciprocated as if she was expecting me to do that. We locked and unlocked until she loose her breath. ¡± Don¡¯t stay mad at me for long, Who can make you feel like I do?¡± ?~? FLEUR POV This is the first time I¡¯ve been this nervous, It was hard for me to look straight into his eyes. I¡¯ve thrown up thrice at his presence and all he could do is to stare at me suspiciously. Getting to the house, I was about to go into my room when he pulled me back. ¡± Really?, It¡¯s been three months I left, you didn¡¯t miss me at all? ¡°He asked and I shook my head. ¡± Of course I do, I just don¡¯t want to stress you since we had a long day already, I think it¡¯s better for me to sleep in my room, Then , we can talk tomorrow ¡°I stuttered and he pulled me to himself. ¡± Did you think I¡¯m a stone?, You let me had a taste of you before I left and you think I¡¯m ready to let this night slide?, Seems you have something you¡¯re hiding from me, Or you¡¯ve been sleeping with another man? ¡°He asked and I was forced to turn to him. ¡± Never¡­., I will never share my body with another man except you, If you insist on sleeping with me tonight, Then, I will follow you ¡°I mumbled before going into the room. This is not the Mateo I know, He¡¯s changed. Immediately I entered the room, He grabbed my hand and started putting off his clothes, I sighed as I undress myself revealing my baby bump. He scoffed. ¡± Really? ¡°He asked staring at me and I burst into tears. ¡± I don¡¯t know how you will feel about it, That¡¯s why I refused to inform you the few times you called, I was nervous since none of us were expecting it, I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± You think I don¡¯t want the baby or you didn¡¯t want to tell me? ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t know¡±I stuttered, He walked up to me, I tried to cover my belly but he swat my hands away. He¡¯s left on his small shorts while I¡¯m naked already. He moved his hand to my breasts and cup it. ¡± Your bobbs are more bigger, Guess your body has changed a lot, Hmph¡±He groaned. ¡± You said you want to sleep with me ¡°I stuttered and raise my head up at him. He pecked me passionately. ¡± I have lots of things to talk about, I¡­. ¡± ¡± Take me first ¡°I stuttered before going to the bed, I sat on it timidly and he joined me. ?~? EPISODE FORTY SIX EPISODE FORTY-SIX ?~? MAGNOLIA POV I missed him so much, I can¡¯t wait for him to touch me again, He¡¯s surely my weakness. Truly, No one can make me feel like this. ¡± I¡­¡± ¡± It¡¯s okay, Magnolia¡± He cooed and gave me a light peck on her face before handing the test results to me. ¡± The gender of the babies, They are boys¡±I beamed and he nodded ¡± I can¡¯t wait to have them ¡± ¡± Me too, I wished they are girls, They will be the envy of both genders, I will pamper then till they gets tired ¡± ¡± You don¡¯t want boys? ¡°I asked in shock and he chuckled. ¡± I want them, But I preferred girls¡± ¡± You have lots of business and works to handle, Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s more better to have boys to take care of it? ¡± ¡± What if they want to face another path?, Who am I to stop them? ¡°He shrugged and I nodded. FLEUR POV He took off his briefs and came to join me on the bed, I trembled in fear but his gaze soften and he kissed my belly gently. ¡± I won¡¯t hurt you¡±He assured and I only nodded. I wrapped my hands around his waist and he smiled at me before iming my lips again. It was a slow kiss, Passionate but domineering. I moaned into the kiss and he worked his hands up to my boobs and fondle them carefully. He¡¯s trying as much as possible not to im me hurriedly so I won¡¯t get hurt but I¡¯m eager to have him inside me as well. He trailer few kisses down the the path that led to my boobs, Since it¡¯s now more fuller and attractive. I let him suck me gently, His tongue rolled on my nipples giving me undefined sweetness Oh, God! He paused for a while and look up at me.¡± Are you okay? ¡± ¡± Yes, I¡¯m fine¡±I nodded in deep breaths and he continue his sweet, Pure torture My body worked up in mes, The sweetness was overwhelming.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org. His hand was fondling the other one, He raised my tummy up making it touch his own chest. I grabbed the bedsheets and whimpered. ¡± Please¡±My voice broke out in a sob, He wiped my tears and trailed kisses down my belly again. I could feel him move his head to my womanhood, I slipped my hand under his arms and held him up. ¡± Don¡¯t, Don¡¯t give me more pleasure than this, We should do it another time, You can take me now¡±I whispered, He chuckled and hovers over me again. He took hold of his cock and found his way to my opening. ¡± Your body is now more sensitive, I love it¡±Heplimented, I blushed The cap opened my V more but he pulled out immediately I groaned, I wrapped my hands around him as I awaits the thrusts. He did it for sometimes, Trying to prepare me, I wrapped my legs around him and urged him to do more. ¡± Oh, please¡±I sobbed again. He finally slipped into me. I broke into a sob, He raised my tummy and entered into mepletely, it took time for me to be able to amodate me. ¡± You¡¯re too tight ¡°he groaned, I moaned into his ears and urged him to move. He thrusts into me slowly, Gently and carefully. This is one of my best nights with Mateo. I cried after the third round, My waist aches sweetly, He helped mey well on the bed and pull me closer to him. Iy on his chest, Panting. ¡± You¡¯re okay? ¡°He asked kissing my hair and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯m fine¡± ¡± How about your sister? ¡°I asked after a long silence and he stiffened for a moment. Oh! ¡± She¡¯s dead, Brea kil*led her¡±He groaned atst. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m so sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have asked you about it, Forgive me ¡± ¡± It¡¯s okay, You didn¡¯t have anything to do with it, Brea was the one at fault, I hope she will learn her lesson, Let¡¯s focus on your health for now¡±He mumbled and I nodded. ¡± I¡¯m sorry for not telling you about the baby, I was nervous, I didn¡¯t know how you will react to it, It wasn¡¯t my fault ¡± ¡± It¡¯s okay¡±He chuckled and rubbed my back to urge me to sleep. After a while, I slept off. ?~? THE NEXT MORNING. After preparing breakfast for Mateo, We ate together and rushed to the hospital to check up on Magnolia. Getting there, She¡¯s the only one left in the ward, I frowned. ¡± Hey¡±I cooed and she smiled at me. ¡± How are you? ¡°I asked again and rubbed her arm. I stared at her stered body and smiled sadly. She will get over this. ¡± I¡¯m fine, Fleur, I slept well ¡± ¡± Please be fine for me, You need to leave the hospital filled with annoying smell¡± I grumbled. ¡± I will, They should discharge me before Sunday ¡± I looked around again.¡±Where¡¯s Maynard? ¡± ¡± He left to have a bath, He stayed awake all night, He should get some rest ¡± ¡± Do not forgive him, Unless I give you the permission ¡°I warned immediately and sheughed. Mateo coughed behind us, I rolled my eyes. ¡± Things doesn¡¯t work like that, I¡¯m not nning to go back to him for now, I can¡¯t stay away from him for long¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I huffed before turning away from her. Just then, Gael walked in and smiled at me. He looked handsome in his blue cardigan and tight jean. ¡± Hey, How are you? ¡°He asked referring to Magnolia and she nodded. He waved at Mateo and thetter replied with a small smile. Guess he¡¯s busy. ¡± Can you guys please excuse me?, I want to talk to Magnolia ¡°He asked softly and I furrowed my brows. ¡± What did you want to talk about that I¡¯m not entitled to hear?, We are friends¡± ¡± No, I just want to talk to her, It¡¯s private ¡± ¡± But¡­. ¡± ¡°Fleur..¡± Mateo groaned before walking me out of the ward. GAEL POV I watched her look at me with curiosity and I smiled ¡± Hey, Rx, Zoe is fine, She will be discharged this evening, Maynard dropped all the charges on her¡±I said quickly and her pretty face rxed again. ¡± Thank God¡±she mumbled, I sat beside her on the bed and held her palms gently. ¡± What did you want us to talk about? ¡°She asked again after long minute of silence. I pressed my lips together before talking. ?~? EPISODE FORTY SEVEN EPISODE FORTY -SEVEN Do not copy or repost without my permission to avoid misfortunes. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV ¡± I loved you Magnolia¡±He started, My heart skipped a bit. Now I knew where he¡¯s going to. Ever since he reconciled with me, He stopped talking about loving me and wanting us to be back. ¡± I love Maynard, I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± I¡¯ve always love you, I guess this is the time for me to talk about it because I don¡¯t wantto get hurt anymore, Myck of making decisions caused this, I¡¯m sorry I hurt you during your birthday, It wasn¡¯t my fault, Alena¡­.. ¡± ¡± Hey, It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m sure you don¡¯t want to talk about it any longer, It¡¯s fine if we can forget about the past and let¡¯s move on, I can¡¯t date you Gael, I love Maynard already, There¡¯s nothing I can do to stop loving him, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I replied holding his hands and he nodded. ¡± I¡¯m nning to go on a vacation next week, But I want to spend sometime in US, One of my hotels are here so I need to oversea it for me meantime, We should be able to reach ourselves right? ¡± ¡± Yes of course, Make sure you bring lots of things for me when you¡¯reing, We should video call often, I will miss you ¡°I broke into a sob and he pulled me to a gentle hug immediately. ¡± Hey, it¡¯s okay ¡°His voice came out broken and I nodded. ¡± I wished you the best thing you can ever imagine, Gael, I hope everything turns out well for you, I¡¯m sorry ¡± ¡± Don¡¯t be so sorry, I promise to make my decision as fast as often as from now on ¡± ¡± If you see any girl of your liking, Marry her immediately, Don¡¯t waste time, You must get married before the end of this year¡±I joked and he burst into aughter. ¡± Geez!, Will you stop being crazy?, That will be too fast, We are in November already ¡± ¡± Whatever ¡°I rolled my eyes and he patted my head before standing up beside me. ¡± I will be leaving now, Make sure you take care of yourself ¡°He ruffled my hair and I smiled at him before leaving. MAYNARD POV I entered the mansion and met Ava packing tes on the table. I guessed they just finished eating. ¡± Brother! ¡°She screamed happily and rushed to me. I pulled her into a hug and kissed her hair. ¡± How have you been? ¡°, She asked staring at me and I smiled. ¡± I¡¯m fine, Where¡¯s Gabriel?¡±I asked looking around. ¡± Dad instructed one of the boys to take him to an elementary school and have him registered, They are at home since and I guessed he¡¯s not in a good mood ¡± ¡± Of course, He shouldn¡¯t be in a good mood ¡°I muttered under my breath and walked up the stairs. Then, I met moming downstairs . ¡± Good Morning Mom¡±I greeted perfunctorily and she sighed. ¡± Please, don¡¯t be angry at your Dad, I caused this¡± She begged and held my hand. ¡± You caused this mom, If you¡¯re not adamant to follow Royce, This wouldn¡¯t have happened, I would have time to settle things with the poor girl I left with a pregnancy three months ago!¡± ¡± She¡¯s pregnant?¡±she asked in shock, Her eyes gleamed happily. ¡± Yes, She¡¯s carrying two babies ¡°I snorted before walking out of her. ¡± Can I see her?, Where¡¯s she admitted? ¡± ¡± No, She doesn¡¯t want to see anyone ¡°I replied and she drooped. I chuckled before walking out on her. Anna Pov I walked into the big building in front of me, The hotel looks expensive from the exterior Rumour had it that the hotel is owned by a Twenty four year old man. How could someone as young as that own a big hotel like this whereas I¡¯ve been living in poverty since all these years? I chuckled sadly before walking into the main building. One of the security stopped me immediately I entered. He checked out my body lustfully and I almost got irritated. I pulled my long hair back and walked closer to the receptionist ¡± Good Afternoon ma¡¯am ¡± ¡± Hello, Wee to G hotels and resorts, We have lots of rooms avable for you, Depending on your budget, The ssic , Exclusive rooms, Mono¡­. ¡± ¡± Uhmm, I¡¯m not here to lodge, I don¡¯t even have the money to do that, I came here to resume my duty, I¡¯m a a new cleaner ¡± ¡± Oh dear, I¡¯m so sorry¡±She said looking a little bit embarrassed and I nodded. ¡± It¡¯s fine, you¡¯re just doing your job, How can I resume ma¡¯am? ¡°I asked gently and she smiled. ¡± I¡¯m not ma¡¯am, You will have to go to the second floor, Then, The hotel assistant manager will guide you on what to do, I hope you enjoy your stay here as a worker, if you have any questions, You can ask me¡± ¡± Alright, Thank you¡± ¡± Moreover, You have such a nice hair and enticing shape, You should be careful around the hor*ny customers and spoilt kids, They might touch you abnormally ¡± ¡± I will, Thank you ¡°I bowed before leaving. Getting to the second floor, I met a youngdy dress sophisticatedly and I assumed immediately that this is the Mandy she was talking about. ¡± Good Morning ma¡¯am, I¡¯m the new cleaner to be assigned here ¡°I greeted politely and he only stared at me in disgust. ¡± Who are your parents?, And why are you dressed like a mad woman? ¡± ¡± What?!¡±I scoffed in shock and quickly close my mouth. This woman is just too rude for my liking. ¡± Uhmmm, I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t have parents any more, And I¡¯m not dressed like a mad woman¡±I snapped immediately. ¡± Whatever ¡°She huffed before throwing the dress at me. I quickly change into it and realized it¡¯s way too short for my liking and all my cleavages were exposed. I started working immediately. GAEL POV It hurts a lot, Loving someone for years and you realized she¡¯s not reciprocating the love you have for her. But it¡¯s more better and more relieving the way I let her go. I will go to US to clear my mind. A new atmosphere heals a broken heart like mine The guard collected the traveling bag from me and I entered my private jet. After thirty minutes, It took off. Getting to the hospital, I called the Manager that I¡¯m in US already, I will be revealing myself to rest of the workers tomorrow. After putting on my nose mask and face cap, I entered the Hotel. Since it¡¯s night already and I¡¯m putting on a face mask, No one could recognize my face. I book one of the most expensive rooms in the hotel, One of them took my bags inside while I followed him. ANNA POV My waist hurts, The job is so stressful but it¡¯s worth it. I collected my pay and pocketed it. A whole hundred dors daily is worth it. After greeting the receptionist, I turned to leave but ady stopped me. She¡¯s dressed in suit and looked corporate, The receptionist bowed to her and I did so as well. Guess she¡¯s one of the senior workers. ¡± Hi, Can you help me take this to the Seventh floor, The executive room, I need to deliver this to one of our customers ¡°She said referring to me and I realized she¡¯s carrying a basket containing wines there. ¡± Uhmmm, I¡¯m just a cleaner ¡°I stuttered and she sighed. ¡± It doesn¡¯t matter, I just want you to help me, Please ¡°She persuaded and I nodded before collecting her, She gave me the room number and took me to the elevator since stairs will be too stressful and slow. Getting there, I knocked on the door but no one answered, I entered the room and met a young man, Drank to stupor. ?~? Hi guys, There will be some extreme sexual scenes as from now on, If you¡¯re ufortable with it, You can skip. Thanks so much.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org. EPISODE FORTY EIGHT EPISODE FORTY-EIGHT ?~? He¡¯s drunk to stupor already, The AC in the room hit my naked skin already and I shiver. He was lying down on the bed drunk. I walked closer to him and his head was burning already. I was lost staring at him for minutes, Father Lord!, This is the most handsome man I¡¯ve ever seen. His smooth skin glowing under the light made me gulp repeatedly. ¡± Good evening sir ¡°I greeted and dropped the basket beside the table. After cing the wines on the small ss table, I made to leave but suddenly, I felt a hand grab me. My heart skipped a bit, I turned back to him and his eyes were open. He has this magenta eyes which added to his beauty. I tried as much as possible not to drool. ¡± Uhmmm, I need to go¡±I stuttered trying to free my hand from his grip but he pushed me to the bed. Then, I remembered the receptionist words. ¡± You should be careful around hor*ny customers¡±Her words rang in my ears. ¡± Let me go¡±I sniffled and he came on top of me immediately.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. His well built body hovers over me and I whimpered. Hope he¡¯s not trying to have anything to do with me? ¡± What did you want from me? ¡°I asked in fear and he pinned my hands to the bed. ¡± You should know it already ¡°He spoke for the first time, His voice is so cool and serene. Oh, God!, Lead me not into temptation. ¡± It¡¯s not what you think, I¡¯m not the whore you ordered, I work here, I was asked to serve you drinks¡± I rushed my words hoping he would believe me but he didn¡¯t. He let go of my hand, Instead of me to push him away, I found myself holding the bedsheets tightly. He scoffed and suddenly, He tore my dress revealing my bra and panties. I whimpered. ?~? GAEL POV I¡¯m not really drunk but I could recognize her face well, She¡¯s so thick and beautiful. It¡¯s been ages I had a good se*xst, I couldn¡¯t resist her. After tearing off her clothes, I unbuckle my belt and pull down my trousers, She looks so scared and frightened. I shredded her panties and bra, Without any forey, I slided into her hole. She¡¯s so warm and tight. I groaned in pleasure and pounded into her hurriedly. ANNA POV He was moving so fast and rough, My waist hurts badly, He¡¯s just too huge. Oh, God!, I will lose my virginity to this unknown man I cried bitterly as I felt the hymen cut, It hurts so much, I clunged onto him tightly and he stopped as blood gush out of my opening. ¡± You¡¯re a virgin? ¡°He asked in surprise and I only nodded. ¡± Why didn¡¯t you inform me? ¡± ¡± You were too quick, I¡¯m sure you aren¡¯t drunk ¡°I sobbed, He sighed softly before continuing his rought thrusts. ?~? THE NEXT MORNING. I woke up with a hurting pu**ssy and a broken waist, I turned to the other side of the bed, He was sleeping peacefully. Myps were stained with blood and semen, He released hotly into me countless times yesterday. I didn¡¯t even feel any pleasure. All I felt was pains. After gathering the little strength in me, I stepped down the bed and pick my clothes. Then, the few notes dropped on the floor. I picked it up quickly and return it into the pocket. The dress is torn already, I wore it and covered the torn parts before walking towards the door. Then, an authorative voice stopped me. ¡± Where did you think you¡¯re going?¡±he asked but I didn¡¯t turn to him. I halted immediately. ¡°I¡¯m leaving¡± I stuttered, Then, he stepped down the bed and walked up to me. A short towel is the only clothing on him. ¡± Good morning sir¡±I tightened my grip around the dress and he scoffed. ¡± Where are you going?¡± ¡± I told you already that I work here, I need to start the work of the day or else I will be sacked ¡°I mumbled and he stared at me keenly. I should be angry at him for taking advantage of me but I couldn¡¯t find myself getting angry. ¡± The managements can¡¯t do anything, They won¡¯t sack you, You will stay here with me, I still want more ¡°He mumbled and grabbed my hands immediately. I burst into tears. ¡± Please, let me go, You¡¯ve done the worst already, I should wash myself up ¡°I begged staring down at my thighs and he dropped me on the bed. He came on top of me immediately and im me. ?~? After the fifth round in the morning, He pulled out of me, His semen smeared my thighs. I cried in pains as I closed my thighs immediately. He was panting and there¡¯s a look of satisfaction on his face. ¡± You¡¯re still warm as ever ¡°He groaned and touch my boobs. I closed my eyes, Sobbing. The pains were so much. ¡± I should leave¡± ¡± Not yet ¡°He mumbled and carried me to the bathroom. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV After Zoe has been discharged, She insisted on seeing me. Maynard led her into my ward, She came to hug me immediately on the bed. ¡± Zoe ¡°I sobbed and she patted my hair. ¡± It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m sorry for treating you badly, It wasn¡¯t my fault, I had to save Gael, No one was ready to listen to me then, I¡¯ve tried countless times to talk to you but you keep shunning me off, I¡¯m so sorry, I promised to make it up to you ¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, you did well, That¡¯s the least you can do for your brother, Thanks for saving Gael and your Dad, I¡¯m so sorry that Brea has to be in prison due to the countless crimes shemitted ¡± ¡± Hey, It¡¯s no one¡¯s fault, She¡¯s just been greedy, I promised to make her pay for what she did, Thanks so much Maynard¡± ¡± You¡¯re wee ¡± ?~? EPISODE FORTY NINE EPISODE FORTY-NINE ANNA POV After washing me up, He led me to the mirror and I noticed a new parcel there. He cleaned off the water on my body and removed the towel. After that, He made his way to the parcel and unwrapped it, It¡¯s a new cloth, For me. I collected it and wore it quietly, I¡¯m sure the dress cost thousands of dors. He raised my gown up and the lustful look on his face came back immediately. ¡± Please¡±I sobbed holding my dress tightly. He rolled his eyes before pulling it down. GAEL POV I feel like spending the rest of the day in her V, she¡¯s so warm, I forgot all what I exined in California when I¡¯m with her. ¡± Anna¡±I whispered and help her pack her full here, She turned to me and a tear slipped down her face. I wonder how she¡¯s will react when she found out that I¡¯m the owner of this big hotel. I stared down at her beautiful face and pink small lips, I remembered we haven¡¯t shared our first kiss, I¡¯ve been busy drilling her hole since yesterday¡¯s night. ¡± What do you want?, You had for me for whole night, I¡¯m exhausted already¡±She stuttered and cling to her clothes. ¡± You don¡¯t know how much I¡¯m getting addicted to your body, What are you doing to me?¡±I groaned and move my hand to her lips. She looked up at me and use the back to her hand to wipe her tears. ¡± I should leave¡±She muttered and walked out of me immediately. I grabbed her waist and engulf her in my arms, Not waiting for her permission, I kissed her passionately. ANNA POV Oh, God!, He¡¯s kissing me. The stranger I spent a night with is kissing me!, The most annoying fact is that I love the kiss. He pulled away and my heart beat increased rapidly. I just had my first kiss. ¡± The owner of the hotel will soon be here, I don¡¯t want to lose my job¡±I blurted, He chuckled. I bowed slightly before walking out of the room Even though, My walking steps changed, You could hardlt notice but searing pains in my v is still there. Getting to the Manager ¡®s office, I met Mandy with her and I bowed. ¡± You¡¯re three hourste, Where have you been?¡±Mandy asked rudely, I pressed my lips together. ¡± Uhmmm, I¡¯ve been busy, I¡¯m sorry ¡°I rushed my words and she scoffed. The manager attention isn¡¯t with us, He was pacing to and fro in the room with his phone. ¡± He¡¯s not picking up ¡°He muttered bitterly and Mandy drooped. ¡± I nned on meeting him today, Where¡¯s he? ¡°She asked in a sweet tone and I got confused. Are they talking about the CEO? Suddenly, Someone opened the door and we all turned to the directions. Surprisingly, It was the guy I spent a night with, He¡¯s dressed like a corporate man, He looks so handsome as hair has been styled again. I trembled in fear. Oh, God!, I hope he won¡¯t sack me or use me of taking advantage of him when he was drunk. ¡± Sir¡±The manager called in shock and walked to him. His eyes fixed on me, I bowed immediately. ¡± I¡¯ve been here since yesterday ¡°He muttered ruffling his hair and Mandy gasped. ¡± Good Morning Sir ¡°She greeted sweetly and he scoffed. ¡± How are you?, I¡¯m Gael ¡°He mumbled stretching his hand for a handshake and she collected it, Mandy winked seductively at him and he scoffed in disgust. ¡± Who¡¯s she?¡±He asked referring to me and I whimpered. ¡± She¡¯s the new cleaner we just appointed ¡± ¡± Seems like we¡¯ve met before, She served me wine yesterday night, I really loved her service ¡°He muttered with a smirk. ¡± Sir¡­ ¡± ¡± Everyone should exclude us without being interrupted¡±He ordered in a strict tone and Mandy seethed before leaving. GAEL POV She look so scared and surprised to see that I¡¯m the CEO. Only God knows whatever is going on in her mind. I walked up to her and raise up her face. ¡± I¡¯m sorry¡±She stuttered, I scoffed and op her into my arms. I ced her carefully on the desk and caged her. ¡± Why are you sorry?¡± ¡± I¡¯m sorry for sleeping with you, I¡¯m sorry for¡­¡±I cut her off with a peck on her lips. ¡± You should really pay for your sis¡±I chuckled and she touched her lips. A blush crept into her face. ¡°I will do whatever you ask of me¡± ¡± Marry me then¡± ?~?Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. MAGNOLIA POV I¡¯m getting discharged today, Fleur and Maynard helped me out of the hospital while Mateo took my bags. My legs still hurts due to my inability to walk around. Maynard makes sure he provides me with everything I needed with I¡¯m indeed grateful for. Although, After the kiss we shared, He didn¡¯t get intimate with and I¡¯m sure he¡¯s taking his time to make sure I¡¯m healed. I needed lots of space. Before I will be able to cope with his family drama and wealth. Things will get to tasky for me as from now on. Getting to the house, Fleur stayed with me while Maynard returned to the office with Mateo. ¡± What are you nning to do?¡±Fleur asked and I could sense that she was asking about Maynard. ¡± I don¡¯t know, But I think I should take a break from him, I want to settle down first and take a decision about my life, Maynard is too much for me to handle¡± ¡± I understand but I will advise you to settle things with him, You heard the doctor right?¡± ¡± Fleur¡­¡±I drawled and she chuckled. ¡± I wondered how you were able to hold yourself through out the time you were in the hospital, Mateo slept with me the first day they arrived and it has been frequent since then, My baby will be so healthy by the time I¡¯m due for birth¡± ¡± Amen, And me too¡±I huffed and a knock cane on the door. We starsd at ourselves and I shrugged. ¡± Go get it¡±I whined and she stood upzily from the chair. She opened the door more wider and a woman dressed expensively entered. I gasped immediately I recognized her and she smiled softly. What¡¯s she doing here. Mrs. Alvarez, Maynard¡¯s mother. ?~? EPISODE FIFTY EPISODE FIFTY DO NOT COPY OR REPOST. ¡± Marry?¡±I asked in shock staring at his cute face, He wrapped his hands around my waist and kissed me again. ¡± Yes ¡°He mumbled and I smiled. ¡± I don¡¯t know¡±I mumbled, He kissed me again but for a longer time. I wrapped my hands around his neck and deepened the kiss. The door got opened and I pulled away immediately. Surprisingly, It was Mandy. Her face look like she has just seen a ghost. ¡± I thought I said I don¡¯t want any disturbance? ¡°Gael rasped and she bit her lips. ¡± I¡¯m sorry sir but what¡¯s she doing with you? ¡± ¡± You¡¯re sacked ¡± ¡± Huh?! ¡°She asked in shock and fell on her kness immediately. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to barge into the office¡±She sobbed, I got scared immediately. The security men rushed inside the office and took her away while she keep crying. He turned back to me and arrange my hair. ¡± I¡¯m taking you away from here¡±He mumbled and helped me down the table. He wrapped his hand around my waist and we both walked out of the office. MAGNOLIA POV I stood up immediately and stared at her on shock. She¡¯s just the female version of Maynard, Her beauty is threatening in that dazzling dress a d Flsuer stared her her, Looking flushed. She still maintain this smiling face and I got ufortable. ¡± You should seat, It¡¯s not good for the baby of you keep standing ¡°She said in a sweet voice, I nodded. What¡¯s she doing here? Did Maynard invited her? ¡°I came here to make peace, I¡¯m not like Brea, And I promise I will treat you better not as your mother-inw but as your own mother ¡± ¡± I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re saying ¡°I flustered and she smiled again. ¡± Maynard is very secretive and doesn¡¯t trust easily, It took me lots of years to understand when he¡¯s in pains and when he¡¯s not, I was a bad mother to abandon my son and husband into the evil hands of a woman like Brea, It wasn¡¯t my fault ¡± I watched her talk and I could see sincerity in her, She¡¯s so pure and simple, For some reasons, I found myself gettingfortable around her. Fleur decided to excuse us and leave for the kitchen leaving me with her. ¡± I was born in a poor family so I decided to hid myself from the camera because of the society we are, Poor people aren¡¯t counted as living things, I was focused on helping my husband build this corporation and making up with Brea being my former friend, Maynard warned me countless times about this woman but I refused to listen to him, She eventually reveal her true colours, My husband was so sad and angry due to the allegations raised against me, It wasn¡¯t easy so I had to leave, Maynard did everything he could do to bring me back but I refused, After he was able to bring Brea down, I should have followed him down here that particr day but I was being stubborn and scared because my husband might not believe, He came back for me and that¡¯s how you got misunderstood, I¡¯m so sorry for causing you so much trouble, I promise to make it up to you, Maynard didn¡¯t even know I wasing here because he told me you needed space, I will make sure you don¡¯t have to suffer anymore¡± I was sobbing by the time she finished talking, I hugged her immediately. She patted my back and soothed me. God!, Maynard didn¡¯t even tell me anything about what his mom went through in the hands of Brea and his father, Yet, she came back for the kids sake. I really respect her courage. ¡± I¡¯m sorry I misunderstood you, I¡¯m not angry at you anymore¡± ¡± Thanks so much, And please, Make sure youe back to thepany because every business organization need people like you, I hoped you will be able to forgive Maynard as well, I¡¯m so sorry this has to happen to you, Please forgive me¡± ¡± It¡¯s fine, I¡¯m not angry, I¡¯m so sorry you went through this for the sake of love and for your kids, Please forgive me¡± ¡± Nah, it¡¯s okay¡±She chuckled and hugged me again. ?~? Mr SALVADOR POV(MAGNOLIA¡¯S FATHER) ¡± Have you gotten the location of Renata?¡± I asked Cazzo my personal body guard and he nodded happily. A wave of happiness rushed into me and I smiled. Now, They won¡¯t be able to slip from my finger again, Both Magnolia and her brother, I will make sure I get custody of them back because no one can take Magnolia from me. She¡¯s bound to serve me till herst breath. ¡± What do you n on doing with them sir? ¡°He asked curiously and I smiled. ¡± Why don¡¯t you wait and watch as the drama unfold?, It will be slow but steady, I don¡¯t n on taking my revenge hotly, I nned to take things slow with Magnolia, It¡¯d been long you know?¡±I said with a wink and he was confused. ¡± I thought Magnolia is your own Biological daughter?, Why did you want to hurt her? ¡± ¡± Because of her mother, She should pay for her mofher sins ¡°I snapped back at him and he only nodded before walking out of the room.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. Now, It¡¯s time for a sweet revenge after twenty years of waiting. ?~? GAEL POV I led her to the car and opened the door for her. The rest of the staff were looking at us weirdly, Anna looked so shy and timid but my grip on her hand was able to calm her nerves down a little. I was staring at her throughout the drive. ¡± Aren¡¯t you hungry?¡± I asked and she held her tummy. ¡± Not really, I¡¯m fine ¡°She mumbled and I scoff. ¡± Why should you be hungry?, I went on five rounds with you, That¡¯s a whole meal ¡°I winked and she looked away immediately. ¡± I¡¯m sorry, Anna¡±I mumbled and she turned to me. I see nothing in her eyes than purity and innocence. That made me want her more. ¡± For what?¡±She asked in a soft voice and I smiled. ¡± For taking advantage of youst night, I wasn¡¯t drunk¡± ?~? EPISODE FIFTY ONE EPISODE FIFTY ONE ?~? ¡± I wasn¡¯t drunk, I just feel like fu*cki¡­., I mean, sleeping with you ¡°I confessed and she removed her hands from mine immediately. ¡± I know, I knew you aren¡¯t drunk yesterday, That¡¯s why I decided not to say anything about it¡± ¡± Will you sue me?¡±I asked and she chuckled. ¡± I don¡¯t have money to file a case against you, There¡¯s no possibility that I¡¯m going to win you, It won¡¯t bring my Virginity back, It¡¯s fine¡±She said softly. I took a sharp bend on the fourne road and I started driving towards a different direction. ¡± Where are we going to?¡±she asked feeling scared and I chuckled. ¡± To my penthouse¡± ¡± For what?¡± ¡± To sleep with you¡±I joked even though I wished to do that, She gripped her gown tightly and covered herps. ¡± Chix, I¡¯m not doing it in the car¡±I mumbled. ¡± I¡¯m still sore, You¡¯re hurting me already, You did more than five rounds this morning, It¡¯s okay already ¡°She pleaded. ¡± Haven¡¯t you check how hot and endowed you are?, I¡¯m grabbing the opportunity of this moment, Let me enjoy it, Anna¡± After a long drive, We arrived at the penthouse. I opened the car door and stepped down, I walked over to her side and opened the car door for her. She stepped down, I scooped her into my arms immediately. Getting to the living room, I started pulling off my clothes, Her shaky hands started undoing the zip of her gown, She let it slip down her legs, Left with my briefs, I grabbed her by the waist and pull her to myself, She¡¯s still on her panties and bra, Her boobies threatening to pop out of the cups. ¡± You¡¯re so beautiful¡±I murmured and took her to the bedroom. I dropped her on the floor and she stood there timidly. ¡± Get on your knees¡±I ordered softly and she shook her head. ¡± I don¡¯t know how to do that¡±She panicked. ¡°I will teach you¡±I mumbled and she slowly kneel down in front of me. ANNA POV I¡¯m so scared right now, Why¡¯s he doing this to me? Is he a se*x maniac or what? This will be the third time he wants to sleep with me within twenty four hours. I acted ording to his order and kneel down slowly. He pulled me by the hair gently and raise my head to his cock, I could see it bulging out of the briefs. ¡± Pull it down¡±He ordered and I moved my shaky hands to it, I pulled it down gently and his erected phallus bounced into my face, The strong muscles visible. ¡°Start stroking¡±He said softly and I moved my two hands to it, He let go of my hair, I stroked it gently and he started groaning, I could sense that he¡¯s enjoying it. After a while of stroking, he held my hand and stared at me for a while. ¡°Are you ready?¡±He asked and I pressed my lips together. ¡± I don¡¯t know¡±I mumbled. ¡± Start sucking¡±He groaned, I moved my small mouth to it, I licked the cap, he smells so good, His body jerked continuously to the slight contact. ¡± Dang it!, What are you doing?¡±He gritted through clenched teeth, I pushed it deeper into my mouth and start sucking it. He was moaning and groaning at the same time, I added little pressure to it as I was enjoying it as well. ¡°Damn you!, Anna, what are you doing to me? ¡°He moaned holding my hair. He stopped me and satrted throat fucking me himself. I could feel him building up, Ready to release. His rough thrusts choked my throat and after a short while, He released into my mouth. ¡± Lick everything, Anna¡±He groaned, I made sure I scoop the substances into my mouth, It was sort of fun even though I wished he gave me sometime to heal but who am I to argue? I need to keep my job. He pulled me up, Even though, I¡¯m still in my pants and bra, He led me to the bed. ¡± You¡¯re riding me¡±He mumbled and I nodded. Hey on the bed and urge me toe on top of him, He pulled off my panties which is soaked already and sniffed it. ¡± You¡¯re so wet, Damn!¡±He mumbled and threw it on the bed. I sat on top of him and straddle him for a while before grabbing the huge cock. It look more erged, I felt so much for my hole already, The way he¡¯s been stressing it sincest night was painful enough not to talk of riding him again. ¡± Push it in¡±He says, I nodded before nudging it to my opening. He grabbed my ass and spank it repeatedly as I tried forcing it into me. The sore muscles stretch, A sob escape my lips, He swat my hand away and pushed everything into me making me so full. ¡°Oh, Please¡±I sobbed. ¡± You know what to do already¡±he mumbled, I started riding him slowly not until he keep pping the day out of my ass urging me to move faster in which I did, Making me so sore. It was such a hell for me, Not until my hold started loosening up to hisrgeness and I could feel little pleasure. He turned me over with his dick still stuck into me and started pounding in my hole repeatedly. I groaned in pleasure as I urged him to move faster in which he did. The bed shook vigorously to our movement, I felt myself building up andter ssh all over him. My breasts left the cups already due to the rough movement, He took the left one into his mouth and suck it passionately. The pleasure was overwhelming, I wrapped my hands around his neck and pushed my breasts more into his mouth, Not wanting the moment to end. He released into me hotly and I felt my womb warm, Oh, God! He pulled out of me immediately and I panted. ¡°You¡¯re good?¡±He asked with a mischievous smile and I nodded.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. I don¡¯t know why but I still want more of him. I stared down at his erected cock and blushed. He raised my legs up to my face making my V face heaven, He entered into me through that and continue his rough thrusts, It was so good. After an hour, He let go of my legs, It dropped helpessly on the bed and I smiled at him, He kissed me not pulling out of my V and pull me into myself. ¡± You should sleep¡±He cooed and I nodded. ¡± Like this? ¡°I asked referring to him inside me and he nodded. ¡± You¡¯re so warm,, You gave me the satisfaction no one has ever give me Anna, I love you so much ¡°He breathed into the crook of my neck and i felt tears building up in my eyes. Oh, God!. He loves me? I heard his soft snores and I could sense that he¡¯s sleeping already. ¡± I love you too¡±I replied softly before falling into deep slumber. ZOE POV It¡¯s night already, this will be thest time I will be sleeping in the hospital because I¡¯m getting discharged tomorrow, I don¡¯t wish to leave but not because I love staying in the hospital but because of the my personal doctor. He¡¯s so handsome, Kind and funny as well. I learnt from the nurses that his father owned the hospital and he just came from abroad after his master degrees to take over. He made my stay in the hospital so good and I feel like I shouldn¡¯t leave, But there¡¯s no I can avoid that. After eating, I made toy waiting for myst injection since they took off the drip already and he entered looking handsome as usual. He¡¯s with a young nurse carrying the tray. After she dropped the tray, she walked out of the room and I smiled. ¡± Good evening doctor¡±I greeted and he smiled softly at me. ¡± Good evening Miss Zoe, I hope you¡¯re getting better?¡±He asked softly and I nodded. ¡± Yes thank you ¡°I mumbled and he walked up to me with the syringe, He dropped the bed sheet on my body and I tried as much as possible to hide my blush. This will be the second time he will be giving me injection ever since I got here, The first one was when I was unconscious. He dropped the syringe on the small table beside me and pull up my gown, He slided the panties down myps and got hold of the syringe again. After some seconds, I felt the sharp needle peirced into my butt, I winced slowly and he rubbed my back. He dropped the stuff and rubbed my butts to stop it from swollen. He made to pull up my panties but I stopped him. ¡± I will do it¡±I stuttered and he smiled. ¡± Don¡¯t worry, Let me handle it, Your arm shouldn¡¯t be stressed for now¡±He said softly, I nodded and let him do it. Once he¡¯s done with it, He raised to look up at me but mistakenly, His soft lips brushed mine. My eyes widened in surprise and he pulled from me but courageously, I held him and wrapped my hand around his body and leaned to him to kiss me. He reciprocated immediately and took control of it. Finally, This is what I wanted. EPISODE FIFTY TWO EPISODE FIFTY-TWO ZOE POV I pulled away from the kiss and he straightened up immediately, Looking flustered. I bowed my head trying as much as possible to hide my smile. This is literally the best kiss I¡¯ve ever had. ¡°What?¡±I asked looking up at him few minutes and he ran out of words. I¡¯m sorry, I shouldn¡¯t have..¡± ¡°Whatever!¡±I huffed Beforeying on the bed and turned against me. He held my arms making me face him, He chuckled slowly and leans to me. ¡°You don¡¯t have any idea how much I¡¯ve been wanting to do this, Zoe, Thank you for rescuing me out¡±He said softly and I felt my eyes watered. ¡°You¡¯re not angry?¡±I stuttered and he shook his head. ¡°Not at all, I love it¡±He mumbled and kissed me again. ¡°We should hang outter in the week, Once you recuperate¡± ¡°Sure¡±I mumbled into his lips, He pulled away and leave the room. ?~? ANNA POV I¡¯m still a little bit sore down there but it¡¯s better than yesterday, I woke up few minutes ago, Gael left my side already. I stepped down the bed and made to the bathroom to to wash myself up. After a hot bath in his expensive bathroom, I wore one of his shirts, It was sa total bad idea to wear the shirt because it only reached under my butts and my cleavages exposed, Since I don¡¯t have any other choice than to wear it, I walked down the stairs to look for something to eat. I should leave as early as tomorrow morning to resume my work, I have lots of bills to cover since I¡¯m the only one living. Getting there, I met Gael on a simple outfit, I white V neck dress and short jean. I gulped down nothing before walking up to him. His eyesnded on me walking down the stairs and broke into a smile. ¡°Hey¡±He mumbled and collected my hand. ¡°Good evening sir¡±I stuttered before walking towards the dinning with him. ¡°I made pasta, That¡¯s the only dish I can make without burning the whole house¡±He joke, I chuckled before digging into the food since I haven¡¯t eaten anything since. ¡°You should have wake me up to help you with it¡± ¡°Nah, You were tired by the time you slept off, I should let you rest¡±He waved his hand at me and continue picking on his food. ¡°You¡¯re not eating?¡±I asked and he shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m a model, My manager will strangle me once he found out that I¡¯m not eating ording to my diet¡± ¡°Oh¡±I mouthed and I assumed that this is the time to tell him about me leaving tomorrow. ¡°Sir, I should leave tomorrow, I need to start working again so I will be able to cover some of my bills¡±I stuttered, He chuckled again. ¡°You¡¯re not leaving until I¡¯m done with you, And I won¡¯t be done anytime soon¡±He stated, I gulped down nothing. ¡°You¡¯ve been sleeping with me since yesterday, I¡¯m tired and sore already, It¡¯s not easy for me to lose my virginity overnight and you didn¡¯t even show a remorse for it, I¡¯m sore already, Please¡±I broke into a sob and he dropped his cutleries before looking up at me. ¡°I told you already that you¡¯re the sweetest person I¡¯ve ever slept with, You think I will let go of a whole meal like you?¡± ¡± But, I¡¯m tired¡±I whined and he chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m leaving you on one condition¡± He raised a finger and my eyes glinted. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°You¡¯re following me to Atherton to meet my Dad¡± ¡°What?!¡±I scoffed and heughed softly before packing my empty tes and leave the room. ¡°You can¡¯t do this to me¡±I muttered and followed him to the kitchen. He shook his head and turned to me. His height was dominantly as I barely reach his chin. He slided his hand under my armpit and sweep me off the ground. ¡°You¡¯re making this hard for me, Anna, stop following me or else, I won¡¯t hesitate to sleep with you again, Tonight¡±He stared at me keenly and I blushed. ¡°Fine, I will follow you but let me work, Or will you find me a job there?¡± ¡°Sure, I will pay you $1000 daily, Just stay with me¡±He cooed, I red at him immediately. ¡°I¡¯m not a whore, Don¡¯t pay me if you want to sleep with me¡±I snapped, He leaned closer to me and joined our lips together. ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re doing to me¡±He groaned, i wrapped my hand around his neck and my legs wrapped around me, His hands touching my butts directly, The clothes red up. ¡°Take me to bed again¡±I stuttered and his eyes glinted. ¡°No, Anna, you¡¯re sore, I don¡¯t want to hurt you anymore¡± ¡± You won¡¯t¡±I pressed and he nodded before taking me to the stairs. ?~? ZOE POV THE NEXT DAY~ Isaac walked me out of the hospital with his car keys, Ready to take me home but I told him not to worry since I called Gael already. ¡°Are you sure he¡¯sing?¡±He asked and I nodded even though I¡¯m not so sure, Gael can be a di*ckhead sometimes. ¡°I will call his number again¡±I mumbled and dial his number, He picked it after the second ring. ¡°Where are you?¡±I asked trying to control my anger and he sighed. ¡°Heyy, I¡¯m in USA right now¡±He said sleepily and I scoffed in shock. ¡°What the hell?!, You told me you left there already¡± ¡± ns changed, Dad isn¡¯t around at this moment, You should go somewhere else¡±He mumbled. ¡± I swear to God Gael, I¡­.¡± ¡± Wait.., is that doctor guy still around?, Isaac or something like that, You like him, You should tell him to harbour you in his house, I¡¯m busy right now, Bye¡± ¡± Gael but¡­.¡±I bit my lips in embarrassment and he collected my bags. He chuckled softly. ¡°We should start going, don¡¯t have any issues with you staying with me¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine, I will go lodge in the hotel¡± ¡°That will be too stressful for you¡± ¡°Thank you¡±I mutttered before following him to his car. ?~? .Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. EPISODE FIFTY THREE EPISODE FIFTY-THREEThis content is ? N?velDrama.Org. ?~? ZOE POV Getting to his mansion, I was wowed at the beauty and designs of the house, It was top notch. Everywhere screams wealth. Is he that rich? ¡°I thought you just resumed your work as a doctor?, How did you acquire this within a week?¡±I asked and heughed. ¡± Nah, I was a full time business man even though I studied medicine, I just decided to while away time with the business but it boomed unexpectedly, Pops told me to resume as the director of the hospitalst week so I handed everything over to my personal assistant, This is one of my houses, Some are in the states¡± ¡± Woww¡±My mouht fell in shock, He wrapped his hand around my waist and helped me up the stairs. Getting to a room, I assumed immediately that this is the master¡¯s bedroom. I turned to him. ¡°This is your room?¡± ¡°Yes, you have a problem with that?, Or it¡¯s not good enough?¡±He raised a brow and I shook my head immediately. ¡°No, that¡¯s not what I meant, I mean, you shouldn¡¯t have bring me here since this is your personal bedroom, I can just use one of the guest room¡± ¡°I just want to make youfortable here, You are still recuperating, If you don¡¯t want me to sleep together with you on the bed, I will use the other rooms¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s fine, We can use it together¡±I stuttered even though I¡¯m not sure. I won¡¯t regret him sleeping with me but I don¡¯t want to look cheap, He¡¯s getting sexier by every passing minutes and it¡¯s a big torture to me. ¡°Or you¡¯re scared of me touching you?, I¡¯m not a pervert¡±He chuckled, I blushed immediately. ¡°It¡¯s fine, thanks for your hospitality¡±I mumbled before walking to the bed. ANNA POV I woke up early in the morning, My bed empty and my clothes still intact. He insisted on not touching mest night which I deeply appreciate, He¡¯s trying to get some control over his hormones. I stepped down the bed to meet an expensive dress waiting for me on the table. I beamed happily and picked it carefully. It¡¯s a silver ck dressed with a deep split below the right legs, I blushed happily at Gael kind gesture. ¡± Hey, You¡¯re crushing on the dress?¡±I heard his deep chuckle from the bathroom, I turned quickly and smiled, He took his bath already. ¡°Good Morning¡±I blushed, He walked up to me and kiss me passionately. I reciprocated immediately and pulled away after a while. ¡°Go take your bath, The jet will soon be ready to take off¡± ¡°Jet?¡±I asked in shock and he nodded. ¡°Yes, You expect me to take themercial ne?, I have my own jet¡±He winked at me before walking to his closet. I smiled softly and rushed to the bathroom to take my bath. ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Its been three days that son of a di*ck visited mest, His mom do drop by sometimes and Iter learnt today that he went on a business trip. But at least, He should call to ask about my welfare. I shrugged my mind off it and walked out of the bathroom with a towel around my chest, I quickly put on my transparent ck night wear. I saunter to the kitchen to round up my cooking before settling down to eat, A knock came on the door. I furrowed my brows, Who could be there? It¡¯s night already. I shrugged before walking to the door and opened it after some seconds, My fave went pale immediately I set my eyes on the person at the door. ¡± Dad¡±I said in shock and he smiled devilishly at me before walking inside. He now look older but not too old, He¡¯s dressed in a ck outfit and ck jacket as well, His head held high. The horrible night shed into my memory again. I closed my eyes trying to act like I¡¯m not scared of him. Of course, I¡¯m scared of him, He¡¯s a hitman, A well known assassin. ¡°How has my been doing?¡±He asked softly and I shook my head. ¡°What are you doing here?¡±I snapped at him, He turned to me and grins. ¡°You should be at least, A little bit nicer to your father, It¡¯s been long, You know?, Where¡¯s Renata, Does she live here?¡±He asked looking around, I scoffed. ¡°I know you must have carried out a thorough investigation beforeing here, You know mom isn¡¯t living here, Go straight to the point and get out of my life and remain invisible forever¡±I yelled not minding my condition. His jaw clenched tightly, He red at me furiously, I chuckled. ¡°You really think you won?, How dare you shwo your fave after ruining my life?, Why are you still alive?, You should be ashamed of yourself for once¡±I screamed, Then, in a swift moment, I found him grabbing my neck, Trying to strangle me. I tried to wriggle myself away from him and he scoffed. He stared down at my body and licked his lips. ¡°Who touched my meal?, You¡¯re now pregnant?, For who?, Who got you pregnant?, How did you end up with the Alvarez?, That family full of dramas?, Why did Maynard choose you?, Did you tell him about your dad and how he made your childhood horrible for you?, He must have think so lowly of me, That¡¯s what you and your mother, Renata is good at, You can¡¯t consider how much I¡¯ve saved your life countless times?, And harbour your mother into my house¡± ¡± You had to do that because she¡¯s your wife, I¡¯m your daughter, Why did you became do inconsiderate?, Why did you choose to turn to a monster overnight?¡± ¡± I swear with my life, I won¡¯t hesitate to slit a knife down your throat at this moment of you don¡¯t shut your mouth¡±He threatened. ¡°Then do it¡±I snickered. He tightened his hand around my neck, I was choking already, My breath irregr already. I started hearing footstepsing towards us, He furrowed his brows and stared at me again. ¡°You¡¯re expecting someone?¡±He asked and I whimpered. ¡°No¡±I said in between deep breaths. Ady entered the house and I noticed immediately that she¡¯s a cop, A small gun in her hand. ¡°Drop that girl¡±She ordered staring at me, I started sobbing. ¡± Why should I drop her?¡±He asked, I realized he¡¯s not holding any gun with him. With all the strength left in my body, I kicked him violently where the light doesn¡¯t shine and he dropped me immediately, He tried taking his gun from his pocket, Thedy shoot his legs, Other cops entered the house and including Maynard, Royce and Mateo. I winced slowly on the floor and she rushed to me. ¡± Are you fine?¡±She asked, I broke into a sob. Maynard walked up to me, He knelt beside me, I hugged him immediately and sob into his chest. ¡°He told me he will hurt me again¡±I cried and he kissed my hair. ¡°Never, Not when I¡¯m alive¡±He assured me, I nodded and continue to weep. ¡°Thank you Maya¡±He mumbled and scoop me into his arms. ¡°You¡¯re wee, We have lots of things to talk about, We should hang out sometimes during the week¡±She said softly before walking out of the house. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s okay¡±He cooed and wrapped his hands around me tightly. ?~? . EPISODE FIFTY FOUR EPISODE FIFTY-FOUR ?~? ¡°where were you?, You left again without informing me?¡±I yelled at him immediately everyone left. He sighed softly. ¡°I¡¯ve been busy, I have lots of things to catch up, There are lot of work and mess I have to clean up, Brea caused lots of damages already ¡± ¡°You only cared about thepany, You didn¡¯t care about me and the baby, I ha*te you so much¡±I whimpered and punched him with my tiny fist, He pulled me to a hug and kissed my hair. ¡°You¡¯re transferring your agression on me because your Dad came around, I¡¯ve been on his tail for the past three months, I knew he wille today, That¡¯s why I arranged with Maya¡±He cooed softly, I hugged him tightly and ended up getting a shortugh from him. ¡°I missed you so much, I expected you toe sooner than this, Why did you keep doing this to me?, Maynard ¡°I sobbed harder in his chest, He tapped me gently. ¡°You told me you needed some space, Magnolia, I respected you for it, That¡¯s why I used the opportunity to sort out things¡± ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have left, I was angry then, You should have stayed with me, I don¡¯t want to have any physical contact with my father anymore, I don¡¯t want to see him again, He ruined my childhood for me, I was broken for years ¡± ¡°Howe I met you as a virgin?¡±He asked softly, By this time, I was now seating on hisps, His hands on my protruded belly. ¡°He only abused me se*xually, I remembered him telling that he wants to take things slow with me, I was sad and broken, He told me not to tell my mom, I couldn¡¯t keep it to myself anymore, My mom ran away from him¡± ¡°You should have told me all this?¡±He said softly and wiped my tears. ¡°I thought you will hate me¡± ¡°Of course not, I will never ha*te you¡±He pecked my liso softly, I grabbed his shirt tightly and kissed him on the lips immediately. He was surprised by my sudden courage but reciprocate the kiss immediately. I wrapped my hands around him and continue kissing him, His tongue dived into my lips, He continued exploring his tongue in my mouth while I undid his shirt. Only God knows how much I¡¯ve missed this. He pulled away from me after a while and held my hand on his shirt, I furrow my brows. ¡°You should recuperate first, We can continue thister¡±He said softly, I scoffed. ¡°I¡¯m fine now, Or you don¡¯t want to have anything to do with me?¡±I asked sarcastically, He shook his head. ¡°No, You still remain the attractive Magnolia i slept with in the hotel months ago, I will never get tired of you¡± ¡°Then, take me to bed¡±I urged him, He nodded immediately and scoop me in his arms. THE NEXT MORNING I woke up in Maynard arms, Stark naked under the sheets, I blushed at the memories ofst night. My demands became much now that I¡¯m pregnant, Maynard was so tired by the time I rode himst night. ¡°Hey¡±He mumbled sleepily and I look up at him. ¡°Good Morning¡±I blushed and he kissed my hair. ¡°You¡¯re good?¡±He asked raising the sheets up and I nodded. ¡°Damn!, I¡¯m so exhausted¡±He groaned, I chuckled softly. I wrapped the sheets around me and leave the bed to wash myself up. ¡°Do you have any ns today?¡±I asked and he nodded.This content is ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m going to Stanford with Mateo, But I will be back early tomorrow morning¡± ¡°Okay then, I¡¯m resuming my work today¡± ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re strong enough?¡±He asked worried, I nodded gently before walking into the bathroom. Immediately I¡¯m done washing up, I prepared a light breakfast and Maynard ate well before going. ¡°I will miss you¡±I pouted as soon as he¡¯s about to get inside the car. He chuckled and kissed me carefully. ¡°I will be back sooner, Don¡¯t worry¡±I nodded sadly and kiss him again. His hands roamed to my ass and cupped it carefully. ¡°Hey¡±Iughed and pulled away from him. ¡°Sorry, My Dad wants to see you¡±He said softly, I frowned. I don¡¯t want to talk or be around that man for now. ¡°Now now, Please¡±I mumbled, He nodded gently. ¡°Take your time, It¡¯s okay for you to be angry, Make sure you take care of your legs since you don¡¯t want me to massage it for you¡±He warned and slided into the car. I waved at him till his car is out of sight. ?~? Getting to thepany, The old workers has been restored to their former ce of work already, I greeted them cheerfully and they replied with respect, My swollen legs became more unbearable for me as I walk so I had to take the elevator. Surprisingly, I met Mr. Mateo entering the Elevator with his guard. He turned to me a shed a genuine smile, I bowed softly. ¡°Uhmm, I didn¡¯t know you will be here, I will take the stairs¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, You can join me, I won¡¯t hurt you ¡°He said softly but I¡¯m still not convinced, He made the cops torture me for a whole day, Why should I stay with him? ¡°I will¡­.¡± ¡°Please, Magnolia, I won¡¯t make you ufortable¡±He pressed on and I nodded, I walked into the elevator quietly while he followed me, His guard pressed the button goinf to the first floor, I stayed beside him timidly. ¡°I hope you¡¯re getting better?¡± ¡°Yes sir¡±I replied with a fake smile, The pains in my legs became unbearable, I winced slightly. ¡°Are you fine?¡±He asked staring at me, I nodded gently. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine sir¡± ¡°Your legs?¡±He pointed at it, It¡¯s now bigger and painful. ¡°Pregnancy stuffs, But I will be fine¡± ¡°Are you sure¡± ¡°Yes¡±I said quickly, I stepped out of the elevator hurriedly but I couldn¡¯t walk faster again immediately the pains niggled at me. My legs failed me this time around, I found myself falling on the hard ground. A strong hard stopped me from falling, I realized it¡¯s Maynard¡¯s Dad. ¡°You¡¯re so stubborn¡±He chuckled and scoop me into his arms. ¡°Get the car ready, I¡¯m taking her to the mansion¡±He ordered His guard, Thetter bowed before walking out of the room. ¡°I can walk¡±I muttered closing my eyes shyly. ¡°Let me help you, You¡¯re not okay, Trust me this once, Please¡±He persuaded, I nodded before wrapping my hand around him, He took me back to the elevator. . EPISODE FIFTY FIVE EPISODE FIFTY-FIVE ?~? MAGNOLIA POV Getting to their mansion, I was wowed at the beauty and designs, Maynard¡¯s Dad surely have a good taste. ¡°This is beautiful¡±I mumbled and Mrs. Alvarez chuckled. ¡°Thank you, I designed it myself¡± ¡°Wow, You surely have a good taste when ites to designing houses¡± ¡°Awwn, thank you¡±She said softly before rubbing the cream on my legs. I¡¯m now in Maynard¡¯s room, It¡¯s so spacious and look expensive, Almost everything is in blue. Of course, Blue is Maynard favorite colour. ¡°I¡¯m sure he will be surprised to see you here¡±she said with a chuckle and I nodded. ¡°Of course, All thanks to my stubborn swollen legs¡±I grumbled. ¡°You¡¯re lucky, When I took in for the first time, I almost died, Anxiety and panic attack most of the times, There are weeks that I won¡¯t eat, Maynard took a big toll on me¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry about that¡±I said softly and sheughed again. ¡°Sorry for what?, It¡¯s surely a good experience, I¡¯m happy I went through that stage to have my boy¡±She dropped the small jar on the table and made mey on the bed. ¡°You should sleep, I will call you once it¡¯s time for lunch, Ava will go get some drugs for you in the city¡± ¡°Sure, Thanks so much¡±I mumbled. I didn¡¯t wake up till night, This is the longest nap I¡¯ve ever taken, I felt so refreshed and strong, My legs were normal already. I stepped down the dinning, The whole family is eating already. ¡°Hey, You should have called me to bring your food upstairs¡±Maynard¡¯s mom eximed immediately and I smiled. ¡°I¡¯m fine, I need to exercise the legs so It won¡¯t get swollen again¡± ¡°Alright,e down and have your meal¡±She urged me softly, I walked up to her and sit beside them. Unfortunately, They were eating rice and beef soup while I craved for noodles. I frowned immediately. ¡°You don¡¯t want?, I can tell the maids to prepare any food you want¡± ¡°I want noodles but my taste bud changed already so I won¡¯t be satisfied if they prepare the food for me, Can you permit me to use the kitchen?, I promise I won¡¯t touch the expensive things there¡± ¡°Oh, Please, You¡¯re free to use anything, There are chickens, Beef, Frozen fish, And every other thing you needed there¡± ¡°Alright thank you ¡± ¡°I will go with you¡±Ava said immediately and dropped her cutleries, I noticed she didn¡¯t really like the food but of course, she have no other choice than to eat it. ¡°Ava¡±Her mom called sternly and I chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s fine, We can prepare it together¡± ¡°Make sure you don¡¯t stress yourself¡±Mr. Alvarez warned and I nodded immediately. MAYNARD POV I¡¯ve been trying to rich Magnolia¡¯s number but it¡¯s not going through. ¡°Still not reachable?¡±Mateo asked dropping his suitcase in his car, Ready to go home. ¡°Yeah¡±I mutttered under my breath I hope she¡¯s fine. ¡°She will be fine, I need to go home or else, Fleur will strangle the life out of my body¡±He joked and i chuckled. ¡°Wait, how did you end up with that crazy woman?, I got scared when she came to my office the other day, I had to act up¡± ¡°She¡¯s not like that, She¡¯s a sweet soul, I like her¡± ¡°I see¡±I scoffed before walking to my car. ¡°Bye¡±He waved at me, I nodded immediately before sliding into the car. Getting home, They were eating already, Mom was smiling mischievously and I got confused.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Mom, I¡¯m home¡± I announced, Gabriel drop his cutleries and ran to me. ¡°My baby¡±I cooed and he smiled. ¡°How was your day?¡±I asked softly and he nodded. ¡°It was fine, Dad took me to thepany and different ces, An Aunty with a big stomach came here, She¡¯s so beautiful and Mom treats her like a baby¡±Gabriel reported, Mom grabbed her from me and red at him. ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡±I asked in surprise and she scoffed. ¡°I have a surprise for you, Go to the kitchen, I¡¯m sure you will love it¡± ¡°Food?, I¡¯m not hungry¡± ¡°If you¡¯re not surprised enough when you get to the kitchen, I will pay you $5000, But if you love the surprise, You will pay me $10000¡± ¡°I will pay you $30000¡åI countered, She beamed immediately and nodded. ¡°You¡¯re gambling now?¡±Dad asked taking a big bite from his drumstick and I chuckled before walking to the kitchen. Mere staring at her back view in my shirt, I recognized her immediately. Magnolia?! What¡¯s she doing here?, I thought she¡¯s angry? ¡°Magnolia?!¡±I called in surprise and she turned to me. Her eyes sparkled and ran to me. ¡°Hey¡±Iughed and hugged her carefully. ¡°I thought you¡¯reing tomorrow?¡±She asked in surprise and kissed me passionately. ¡°I rounded up everything quickly so, Here I am, What are you doing here?, I thought you don¡¯t want to see my Dad yet?¡± ¡°Whatever, My legs got swollen and your dad took me here, Did you get the pizza?¡± ¡°Babe, I came here unexpectedly, There¡¯s no way I can get it for you, And you¡¯re preparing noodles, Manage it for tonight¡±I cooed, She nodded and kissed me again. ¡°I¡¯ve missed you, Take me anywhere you want to go, Please¡± ¡°You¡¯re heavily pregnant, I could have handed it over to Mateo but Fleur need him as well, I¡¯m still thinking about Zoe, Or you¡¯re not in support? ¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯m in support, But don¡¯t hand over everything to her since I juts have three months to give birth¡± ¡°Sure, I won¡¯t hand everything over to her, She will be in charge of handling the overseas business¡± ¡°I¡¯m hunrgy,, I need to eat¡±She pushed me away and rushed to her noodles. It¡¯s all done already, After we ate, We left the remnants for Ava and leave for the bedroom. After a while, She slept off, I quickly took my bath and realized I¡¯ve some missed calls already, It¡¯s Mateo. ¡°Hey¡±I said lowly and he sighed. ¡°There¡¯s a problem, Have you checked the inte?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a social media person and you know that¡±I rolled my eyes. ¡°Your pictures with Magnolia got leaked, You were with her this morning, You guys were kissing¡± ¡°And what¡¯s the issue with that?¡± ¡°Nothing, I just want to tell you to get prepared because the shareholders requested for am urgent meeting tomorrow¡± ?~? . EPISODE FIFTY SIX MAYNARD POV I woke up as early as 6AM the next morning, Magnolia was still fast asleep. Dad came to my room after I took my bath, I sensed that he heard the news already. Whatever it is, I will never hide Magnolia as my wife. She¡¯s mine, There¡¯s no use of me telling her I love her when I can¡¯t show it to the world that she¡¯s my wife. ¡°I will solve this Dad, Don¡¯t worry, We won¡¯t loose our shareholders¡±I assured him and he sighed. ¡°I¡¯m not talking about shareholders, I don¡¯t care if they cancel their contract with us, I will never let you treat Magnolia the same way I treat your mother, Let them know that if they can¡¯t ept you the way you are, There¡¯s of no use of dealing with them¡± ¡°Sure dad, Please, Make sure Magnolia doesn¡¯t leave the room, Tell Ava and Gabriel to keep herpany¡±I pleaded staring at her on the bed and he nodded before leaving the room. I packed my phones and suitcase before leaving the room not until I heard her sleepy voice. Oh, Sh*it! ¡°Hey¡±I greeted with a light smile, She¡¯s on her feet already, Howe I didn¡¯t notice that she woke up already? ¡°You were talking to someone,, Is there a problem?, It¡¯s not 7AM already, Are you leaving again?¡±She asked walking up to me. I chuckled at her cuteness, Damn!, I will never trade her love for anything. ¡°I needed to work on some stuffs in the office, But I will be back sooner than you expected, Trust me¡± ¡°Should Ie?¡± ¡°No, I will be back before 10AM, trust me¡± ¡°Alright, Take care of yourself¡±She hugged me tightly, I pecked her hair before walking out of the room. ?~? Getting to the office, The shareholders and press were there already, Mateo and the security men were trying to chase them away. They seems to be doing a good job in keeping them away from the premises, I stepped down from the car and their attention were diverted to me. The guards pushed them out of the way while I walked in, Mr. Chris, One of the shareholders who¡¯s the most difficult one among them red at me.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°What do you n to do about this?, How do you rify this?¡±He asked staring at me and I scoffed. ¡°We are going to talk about it here?, Let¡¯s meet in the conference hall minutester with the press present there¡±I announced, Mateo rushed to me immediately, Panting. We both entered the elevator, I gave him a bottle of water, He gulped it down at once. ¡°It must have been hard for you?¡±I chuckled, He sighed. ¡°What do you n to do?, These people won¡¯t rest until they seperate you from Magnolia ¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, I preferred to live an impoverished life with Magnolia than to marry their spoilt daughters¡± ¡°I hope you will be able to solve this, Fleur wasn¡¯t able to sleep, I had to stay awake all night to pacify her that something like this won¡¯t happen to her¡± ¡°You¡¯d better go back to your woman, I don¡¯t want her toe here to strangle me¡± ¡°May¡­¡± ¡°The ten minutes is up, Enough of the chit chat, We should be in the conference room¡± ¡°Alright¡± He mumbled, We both walked into the conference room. They were all seated, With the standby, Arranging their devices so they won¡¯t miss any of my word. ¡°Tell me, Why did you choose that poor girl over our daughters?, It was in the agreement that you will marry one of our daughters¡±Mr. Chris attacked me again. ¡°Can you show me where I signed it that I will marry one of your daughters?¡±I asked immediately and he kept quiet. ¡°Most of you pushed your daughters into evesting sorrow because of riches, Most of you are in unhappy marriages because of the contracts you signed withpanies, All because you want to acquire more wealth, You¡¯re telling me to marry your daughters?, Even you Chris?¡±I asked and he scoffed. ¡°Why can¡¯t you marry her?, She¡¯s a gooddy¡± ¡°Really?, The one who got drunk in the club?, Messing herself around?, Your second daughtermitted sucidest week, Mr. Ric, She was in an abusive marriage for four years and you didn¡¯t do anything concerning it?, You want me to end my rtionship with a woman who¡¯s carrying my baby?, Or you want me to hide her forever the same way my father did to my mom?, I don¡¯t care if any of you cancel the contract between us, You guys are on the losing side because I¡¯ve acquired enough riches tost me forever, It¡¯s up to you, Have a nice day¡±I ended my announcement, Mateo winked at me and I chuckled. Mr. Ric stood up immediately, He look so fragile, Losing a daughter to suicide is the most painful thing which is really taking a toll on him. ¡°I want to renew my contract, It will expire in few days, I promised not to push my daughters into marriages the same way I did to my poor Mirabel¡±He sobbed, I nodded immediately. The shareholders bowed to me while I leave the room. MAGNOLIA POV Everything is getting suspicious, Even Maynard was acting suspicious in the morning, Ava is now in my room, We are watching Netflix while she keep engaging me with interesting topics, They didn¡¯t allow me out of my room or use my phone. Is Maynard is trouble and they don¡¯t want me to know? ¡°Ava¡±I called softly and held her hand. ¡°What happened?¡±She stuttered. ¡°Please, tell me what happened, I promised to handle it maturely, Why can¡¯t they allow me to go out?, What¡¯s happening?¡±I asked holding her hands tightly and she gulped nervously. ¡°Nothing, Mom didn¡¯t want you to stress yourself¡± ¡°Really?, You don¡¯t want to tell me too? ¡± ¡°See, it¡¯splicated, I can¡¯t tell you¡± ¡°Why?, Why can¡¯t you tell me?¡±I yelled suddenly, Standing up. ¡°Fine, Your video with Maynard got leaked, And he¡¯s in trouble already, The shareholders are about to cancel their contract with him, He told us he¡¯s going to settle it himself, That¡¯s why mom didn¡¯t want to tell you¡± ¡°You should have told him, I would have leave already to rify things¡±I sobbed, Oh, God! Maynard is in trouble already, The whole Alvarez is in trouble because of me? ¡°Your condition, You¡¯re heavy already, Mom didn¡¯t want to stress you, Please trust Maynard¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to the Company¡±I muttered and wore his white shirt on the bed, Luckily, it reached my knees. I walked out of the house with Ava yelling my name. ¡°Can you take me to Alvarez Mansion?, I can¡¯t drive¡±I begged one of the drivers and he bowed to me immediately. ¡°Of course, Please choose the car you want to go out with¡± I looked around and there¡¯s more than twenty cars inside thepany. ¡°Take anyone you want, I need to be there as soon as possible¡±I pleaded and he nodded. Heter choosed a blue car in thepound and drove me out of the house. By the time we got there, Maynard wasing out of thepany, Smiling and chatting at the same time with Mateo. What¡¯s happening? I thought he¡¯s in trouble?, I stepped down the car immediately and walked towards him, His eyes sparkled immediately he set his eyes on me. ¡°Ava told me you got into trouble, can you let me talk to them?, The shareholders, You can¡¯t loose them because of me¡±I begged, He walked up to me and shut me up with a kiss. ¡°I settled everything, They didn¡¯t terminate their contracts, and I¡¯m not leaving you too¡± ¡°How?¡±I sobbed, He clean my tears and wrapped his hand around my waist ¡°You smell so good in my shirt, You should wear it often¡±He joked, Iughed out tears. ¡°Thank you, Thanks so much, Thank you ¡°I sobbed and heughed and kissed me again. #EPILOGUE Six monthster¡­ Ava and Maynard stepped down the stairs with the twins in their arms, Maynard won¡¯t release Alex for me the same way Ava won¡¯t release Alexa for me. They were all dressed up, Ready for Gael¡¯s and Anna wedding, Yeah!, Today is their day. She¡¯s heavy already and it has bene so stressful for Gael, I¡¯m so happy to see him getting married to the love of his life. Fleur gave birth to a tiny two months ago, She went for a vacation with Mateo, They needs lots of rest before they start nning their own wedding. Life has been so good to me, Maynard opened the biggest mall for me in California, Anna is one of my trusted partners who make designs for me, She¡¯s a fashion designer, Gael didn¡¯t hesitate to set her up after her twenty fourth Birthday. Zoe is now the manager of thepany after Mateo resigned to start his own business, She told me she¡¯s now in a romantic rtionship with the popr doctor, I¡¯m genuinely happy for her. She¡¯s such a sweet soul who deserved all the happiness in the world. My babies clocked three months yesterday, Maynard bought an estate for me in their names, He cherished them so much, My delivery wasn¡¯t a funny experience, I almost died because I had ate delivery, I was a month already before I delivered. Maynard instructed them to block my womb for a while because he¡¯s not ready to make me go through that funny experience again. ¡°You¡¯re ready?¡±He asked smiling at me and I nodded. ¡°Yes, We can start going¡±I said softly and attempt to collect Alex from him but he shook his head. ¡°I told you I¡¯m not giving him to you, He¡¯s mine¡±He chuckled, I pouted and we made to go. He grabbed my waist and kissed me passionately as he held the baby carefully in his hand. ¡°I love you so much¡± ¡°I love you too¡±I mumbled in between the kiss. ¡°Hey, we should go¡±Ava yelled from the car, We chuckled before walking towards her. ?~? THE END! Who enjoyed this story the same way I did? 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