《Dear Contract Wife, You Are Mine》


 Chapter 1

    Title: Nightstand


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Hi, babe. I¡¯m ho¡­ me¡­¡± My voice trailed off when I walked inside my room and found two naked people on my bed, having sex and moaning like their lives depended on. I had to go back outside to check to be sure I didn¡¯t enter the wrong room, but when I saw that it was my room, I walked back inside.


    My jaw dropped to the ground and my body trembled as I watched my boyfriend and soon-to-be husband, banging another woman right on our bed, the room I rented with my money.


    ¡°Harder please, Os¡­ car¡­¡± The bitch my boyfriend was busy fucking, moaned and cried out as she kept asking for more. They were so engrossed in the damn sex that none of them knew that I was inside the room.


    My heart wrenched painfully and my lips quivered as I stared wordlessly. I opened my mouth to call his attention, but the only thing I could produce were tears that streamed down my cheeks freely.


    ¡°Oscar!¡± I finally managed to yell his name, and as expected, he quickly pulled away shamelessly from the bitch and his face dted in shock as soon as he saw me.


    I scoffed as I nced at the bitch that was struggling to cover up her naked self, using my duvet that I bought with my hard earned money.


    ¡°How could you do this to me, Oscar?¡± My chest contracted tightly. So tight that I could barely breath. My heart pounded hard against my chest, and I swallowed nothing.


    ¡°You are home? You didn¡¯t tell me you woulde home so early,¡±


    ¡°Is that all you are going to say? I just caught you sleeping with another woman on our bed, and¡­¡±


    ¡°And what? Don¡¯t tell me you were expecting me to stick with someone like you? You never let me touch you, I¡¯m not an ascetic!¡± He shook his head as he stood from the bed, naked. Does he have an atom of shame in him?


    ¡°We¡¯ve been together for two years! Two damn years! Those time never meant anything to you? And I just insisted on not having sex before marriage!¡±


    I wanted to yell at him, but my body was so weak down to my vocal cord, and I ended up almost whispering as more tears streamed down my cheeks. I hated to be like this in front of him, I didn¡¯t want to look pathetic, but what could I do other than to cry my eyes out?


    ¡°Fuck! Do you really not know you are a geek? Who would insist on not having sex before marriage?¡± He said to me sarcastically as he grabbed his shirt and wore it.


    ¡°I give you a roof over your head, Oscar. I did everything for you. I gave you my all, how could you do this to me?¡± I cried out, but he scoffed and shrugged. I never meant to mention the things I¡¯ve done for him, but I couldn¡¯t help myself.


    ¡°Stop being delusional, May¡­ No man would stick around a pathetic loser like yourself. The only reason I¡¯ve been with you is because I had nowhere to stay¡­ And now¡­¡± He paused then stood up and smirk, ¡°You can go to hell with your house because I¡¯m so fucking done with you,¡±


    It felt like a dagger was pierced into my heart. Those words hurt so much but then I couldn¡¯t bring myself to do anything or say anything to him, so I just stared at him.


    Oscar didn¡¯t spare me another nce before he stormed out of my room and mmed the door so hard that I flinched.


    I cried on the spot, how pitiful I was, after spending two years with a man without heart , I was still dumped in the end.


    ¡®Club and alcohol¡¯ The only thing that came to my mind. They say alcohol and clubbing will only temporarily take your problem and pain away but won¡¯t ever solve it, but at that point, it didn¡¯t matter to me if it was temporary or permanent. All I wanted was to keep the pain away and be able to sleep tonight. Just for tonight. I¡¯ve had a hectic day at work and staying up all night and wallowing in pain was thest thing I wanted.


    I managed to stand up to myzy and weak feet, then strode out of my room with nothing but my phone.


    The cab I boarded soon pulled over in front of the not-too-popr club down the street, and I stepped out of the cab.


    The smell of alcohol and cigarettes weed me as I walked inside the rowdy clubhouse.


    ¡°Two sses of barcadi, please,¡± I yelled to the bartender so he could hear me amid the loud music, and he nodded. He left and came back almost immediately with my ordered drink, and I began drinking while feeding my eyes with anything worth looking at, trying to get my head off that ugly incident.


    Just one ss was all I had worthy enough to get me tipsy, and I found myself tipsy.


    I tried to get myself distracted by feeding my eyes with the people dancing while sipping on the drink slowly. I could barely finish a ss before I felt so tipsy. I suddenly had the urge to dance, so I dropped the ss back on the counter and stood up, but I staggered back. It felt like something was suddenly missing in me. I started to see people in pairs, and single things started to turn double.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Whoa! Fuck you, Oscar!¡± I screamed at the top of my voice as I hit the dancefloor and shook my body in rhythm to the music. It felt like I was on top of the world.


    ¡°Fuck you all, men! I hate you all!¡± I yelled at the top of my voice as I danced crazily. I stopped dancing when I felt pressed, so I quickly left the dancefloor in a bid to find a restroom. I staggered through the walkway that led to the restrooms, and when I finally found one, I pushed the door open and dragged myself inside. However, I paused when I walked inside the supposed restroom and found a bed inside.


    ¡°Is this a restroom?¡± I mumbled as I tried to keep my eyes open, looking around to be sure of where I was, but just then, the door opened and my jaw dropped at the sight of the angel that just stepped inside the room with a towel wrapped around his waist.


    ¡°Oh, my¡­¡± I whispered and covered my mouth as my eyes narrowed in shock. Even though I was drunk, I didn¡¯t fail to notice how earthly handsome this man was with his perfect height which could be about 6¡¯2 ft, sexy waist, perfectly toned abs, broad chest, those hard nipples, and when I looked up at his oval face, I couldn¡¯t help myself but drool over him and awed at his perfection. Somehow, I felt like I¡¯ve seen this face before even though I wasn¡¯t so sure of where and how.


    ¡°May?¡± I had no idea how the charming man got to know my name when I wasn¡¯t sure if we¡¯ve met before, but the way he called my name made my heart palpitated and a tingling sensation between my legs. Who the heck was this man making me horny effortlessly? I asked myself, but that wasn¡¯t necessary, anyway.


    I staggered toward him and when I almost fell, he caught me in his arms and our bodies pressed against each other. Fuck! It felt like I was in another and at that moment, the only thing on my mind was to getid by this stranger. Without restraining myself, I imed his lips and kissed him roughly even as he tried to stop me. It has been a while since Ist had sex before that bastard even cheated on me, so isn¡¯t it nice to do this?


    I grabbed the towel and ripped it off his waist, leaving him standing naked in front of me, and I couldn¡¯t deny that I loved what I saw between his legs. He had pretty huge dick down there, and the sight of it made me long to have him buried inside me while he fuck me so hard until I couldn¡¯t remember Oscar¡¯s name no more.


    I pushed him to the bed and climbed on top of him, not giving him the chance to do anything. I kissed his sexy lips, rubbing my long fingers on his broad chest, and hearing him groan made me so fucking horny. He slid his hands under my shirt and rubbed my body with his warm hand, and when he pressed my boobs, I moaned and bit my bottom lip. I may regret thister, and I knew it, but still, I wanted this.


    I was still kissing him when he flipped me over and got on top of me. He kissed me tenderly and gently like no one ever did to me before. It was literally my first time having such a sweet and nice kiss. Every touch of his made me crave him.


    He pulled away from me and helped me out of my dress, leaving me stark naked under him. I gasped when he took one of my boobs in his mouth and sucked on it, biting my nipple slightly and sending spark all through my body, his other hand caressing my other boob. Fuck! How could he be so good at this?


    He trailed kisses down my stomach, sucked on my bellybutton and proceeded down there. I arched my back and grabbed the duvet for support when I felt his cold tongue against my clit.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± I cursed as waves of pleasure spurred through me like never before. It¡¯s unfortunate that I lost my virginity to Oscar, and all the two years I had spent with him, he had never been able to make me feel this pleasured, and here I was, always thinking that I was the problem. He just didn¡¯t know how to do it right like this man was doing it now.


    ¡°Please¡­ don¡¯t¡­ sto¡­ p,¡± I cried out as he thrust his tongue inside me, moving it almost circrly and I felt like this shouldn¡¯t ever stop for any reason. I shuddered and cried out when I was close to orgasm, and just when I thought I was going to release, he quickly pulled away from me, then positioned his already hard dick against my pussy, and thrusted inside at once. I cried out in pain because of his huge size, but it only took me a few minutes to get used to his size.


    ¡°Fuck! You are so sweet,¡± he groaned as he thrust in and out of me, giving me the pleasure I have always longed for. I arched my back and pushed my hip up to meet his thrust.


    Minutester, he thrusted deep inside me as he groaned and I felt it when he released his seed inside me, and at that same time, I hit orgasm too, and that was all I remembered as I slept off¡­

 Chapter 2

    Title: Pregnant


    A few dayster


    Maybelline Walter POV


    My heart hammered against my chest as I stood in front of thepany, my fingers tightened firmly around the handle of my handbag. I wasn¡¯t sure if I was ready to face my boss after what happened a few days ago, but on second thought, I needed to resume work. This was my only source of ie and I couldn¡¯t just give it up like that. Not when I have bills to pay.


    After what happened that night, I lied to Mr. Miles that I was sick and took one week off.


    ¡°Just pretend nothing happened,¡± Taking a deep breath, I proceeded into thepound and just the sight of my boss¡¯s car made my heart skip a beat, but thinking about how he would look at meter made it even worse.


    I braced myself up and proceeded toward the elevator which took me to the third floor where my office is located. I was relieved when I walked inside my office and didn¡¯t find Mr. Miles around, but my happiness was soon cut short the moment the door opened and he walked in.


    My breath stopped abruptly and my heartbeat slowed down until it was barely beating. I felt like my soul left my body and like a dead person, I just sat on my chair, not knowing how to react. I was supposed to stand up and greet him as usual, but my strength left me and I couldn¡¯t move my body.


    ¡°You camete to the office today,¡± His deep baritone voice made me hold my breath as it broke thest piece of confidence in me.


    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± I stuttered and swallowed nothing when I couldn¡¯te up with anything.


    ¡°Send my schedule for the week to my desk and cancel all my appointments for today. Don¡¯t keep me waiting,¡± I wasn¡¯t expecting less of him for someone who had always been grumpy, but what surprised me was the fact that he was acting like nothing happened. Could it be that he didn¡¯t remember a thing about what happened that night? I asked myself but quickly dismissed the thought because no way that could ever happen.


    ¡°Alright, Sir. I will do¡­¡± I couldn¡¯t finish my statement before he walked into his office and closed the door behind him. I breathed out in relief and stared into space. My heart hammered hard against my chest like it was trying to force itself out of me in fear.


    My hands trembled as I worked on his schedule andpiled them. It took me fifteen minutes to finish everything, and when I was done, I arranged them in a file and left for his office.


    ¡°Come in,¡± His deep voice sounded from inside, and I breathed deeply before I pushed the door open and walked inside. Mr. Miles, as usual, was seated behind his desk, his attention all on his desktop as his fingers moved slowly on the keyboards.


    He looked perfect in the ck suit he was dded in as though it was tailored for him alone. His raven hair was styled beautifully. Mr. Miles was the definition of perfection. He was a good-looking thirty-two-year-old bachelor, wealthy and popr CEO of MG Tech Group, the most sessful techpany in the States. He was every woman¡¯s dream, but not me though. While other women would do anything to be with him, Mr. Miles even in his perfection was nothing close to my kind of man, and it was quite unfortunate that my fate was entangled with him at a point.


    I managed to brush my thoughts away as I stood in front of the desk and looked down at him.


    ¡°Drop the files and leave,¡± He instructed me, his gaze never left his desktop.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Sir¡­¡± I found myself calling his attention after I dropped the file as instructed.


    ¡°Yes?¡± He finally raised his gaze to look at me, and as his pair of charming brown eyes pierced into mine, my breath hitched subconsciously.


    ¡°Is there a problem?¡± He asked me when I didn¡¯t say anything, and I just shook my head. I wanted to be sure he didn¡¯t remember what happened days ago, but didn¡¯t know how to start everything. Oh, Sir, we had sex three days ago, don¡¯t you remember? I couldn¡¯t have told him that, right?


    ¡°No¡­ nothing, Sir,¡±


    ¡°You may leave then,¡± He replied to me grumpily and I nodded. Turning to leave, his cold voice sounded through my ears and made me stop abruptly.


    ¡°May¡­¡±


    ¡°Sir?¡± I quickly turned to face him, and he was now reclining on his chair.


    He seemed to have thought deeply about whatever he was going to say to me, and that made me nervous as many questions came running through my mind.


    ¡°Were you at The Blue Pyramid clubst week?¡± He asked after a long silence, and my heart skipped a beat. For the next few seconds, I stared back at him, not knowing what to say. I had no idea if I should deny being there or tell the truth. What if I denied it and he turned out to remember everything that happened that night? What would happen if I told him the truth? Won¡¯t he think I¡¯m a cheap whore?


    ¡°Never mind. It couldn¡¯t be you,¡± I was still thinking of what to say to him when he waved his hand in the air dismissively, and it felt like I had just narrowly escaped death.


    ¡°Call me if you need anything, Sir,¡± I bowed slightly to him then turned and advanced toward the door. Just before I left his office, I looked back at him and found he had a confused expression on his face like he didn¡¯t remember anything.


    ¡°That was a close one,¡± I breathed out when I got to my office. I felt relieved that he didn¡¯t remember anything. At least I would be able toe to work freely like nothing happened.


    I sat behind my desk and resumed work.


    The rest of my day in the office was boring and I was d as the closing time approached.


    ¡°I have somewhere to be, May. Wrap things up here when you are done. Make sure youe to the office early tomorrow. I don¡¯t want toe here before you,¡± Mr. Miles uttered coldly when he walked into my office, and without waiting for my reply, he sauntered toward the door and exited my office. I sighed briefly.


    I was barely wrapping things up in the office when my phone started to ring and I quickly swiped the answer button when I saw that it was Lily, my best friend and now roommate. After the incident, Oscar packed out of my house and my best friend, Lily moved in with me so I won¡¯t do something stupid to myself.


    ¡°Hey, baby girl,¡± I barely smile, forcing myself to act like everything was fine.


    ¡°Are you closed from work already?¡± Her voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°Yes, I just wrapped things up here. Are you back from work already?¡± I asked her. Lily works in a hospital as a junior nurse.


    ¡°Yes, I just got home,¡±


    ¡°Did you get my test result from the doctor? I asked him to give it to you,¡± I asked her as I grabbed my handbag from the table and headed toward the door. I was feeling sicktely, so I went for a general check-up yesterday. I took a contraceptive after the incident a few days ago, so I was sure that it couldn¡¯t be pregnancy. I wasn¡¯t going to do a pregnancy test if not that the doctor asked me to. Well, I was sure I wasn¡¯t pregnant.


    ¡°Yes, I did,¡±


    ¡°What does it say?¡± I asked her curiously as I stepped out of my office and strode down the walkway that led to the elevator.


    ¡°You¡¯ll see when you get home. I need to make dinner for us. See you around,¡± She rushed her words, and the call disconnected before I could say something else.


    Getting a cab home was going to be difficult since it was on a Monday, so I just strode down to the bus stop where I waited for the bus that arrived ten minutester and the ride home began.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    My thoughts were diversified without any direction. I wasn¡¯t supposed to be worried about it, but I couldn¡¯t help it. Howe he didn¡¯t remember what happened? Was he drunk too? What was my boss doing at such a club when he was supposed to be in a club that rich people like him would go to? I asked myself a series of questions, but in the end, my questions were left unanswered.


    I pressed the button close to where I was seated in the bus when it got to the ce I was supposed to alight, after it stopped, I stepped out of it along with some of the passengers that were also dropping there.


    Curious to see the test result, I hastened my step and soon got home.


    ¡°Finally! You are home,¡± Lily barely smiled at me when I walked into the living room of my apartment where I met her seated on the couch and eating cup noodles.


    ¡°Hmm. Where is the test result, Lily?¡± I asked, about to be eaten up by curiosity.


    ¡°Rx, May¡­¡±


    ¡°Where is it, please?¡± I demanded it.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go get it for you,¡± She rolled her eyes then stood up and dragged herself into the room. She came back about two minutester with the test result and threw it on my body as she slumped beside me on the couch.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t check it?¡± I asked her surprisingly when I saw that it was still sealed.


    ¡°The fact that we are friends and I work at that hospital doesn¡¯t mean I can invade your privacy. You are our patient, and it¡¯s not something nice to do,¡± She reminded me, and I rolled my eyes.


    Anxious, I quickly tore the file the paper was kept inside and I reached for the paper. I nced through it, but I soon regretted ever checking out when my eyes met with what I wasn¡¯t supposed to ever see.


    I blinked my eyes a few times to be sure they weren¡¯t deceiving me, but when I opened them, I could see the positive pregnancy result in my hand.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what¡¯s this?¡± I stuttered as my heart sank into my stomach. This wasn¡¯t supposed to happen. How did I get pregnant when I took pills after the incident?

 Chapter 3

    Title: Let¡¯s get married


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Are you going to keep living like this, May? You need to tell Mr. Miles what happened and find a solution to this,¡± Lily suggested when she walked in on me again wallowing in thoughts. My life has been in a state of mess ever since I discovered that I was pregnant.


    ¡°It¡¯s been two weeks already. You can¡¯t keep this a secret forever,¡± Again, Lily uttered as she finally sat beside me on the bed and held my hand.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to tell him¡­¡±


    ¡°Then what do you n to do? You can¡¯t take care of yourself all alone. He needs to take responsibility for what happened. I mean¡­¡±


    ¡°How am I supposed to tell him? That we had a nightstand at the club and I got pregnant for him? Does that even make any sense to you, Lily?¡± I cut her off, and she sighed briefly.


    ¡°All I¡¯m saying is that¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m off, Lily. We¡¯ll talk when I get back,¡± I stood up from the couch and picked up my phone from the center table.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± She asked as I advanced toward the door.


    ¡°Just going to take a walk,¡± I replied to her then pulled the door open.


    ¡°Without me?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I want to be alone,¡± And with that, I stepped out of my room and headed out of the house.


    I strode aimlessly down the road, trying hard not to burst into tears. Where should I start? How was I supposed to deal with this? I was just an orphan of both parents that didn¡¯t have a family to rely on except for my best friend that had been there for me all these years. How was I going to handle this?


    My thoughts were disrupted by the sound of my ringing phone, and checking to see that it was Mr. Miles, my heart skipped a beat.


    ¡°Why is he calling me? It¡¯s weekend today,¡± I mumbled and swallowed nothing nervously before I swiped the answered button and held the phone to my ear.


    ¡°He¡­ hello, Sir¡­¡± I tried not to stutter, but I ended up doing it, anyway.


    ¡°Let¡¯s meet. I¡¯ll send you the address,¡± Those were his only words and the call ended. My phone beeped almost immediately that the call ended, and an address popped on the screen. It was an address of a fancy restaurant in the town.


    ¡°Why are we meeting on a Saturday?¡± I muttered, looking at the screen of my phone. Did he find out about the pregnancy? I asked myself, but no way that could ever happen, right?


    Scared and curious, I boarded a cab that took me to the address he had sent to me, and I was stunned when I saw his car already parked in the parking lot. Is it that serious?


    ¡°Take a chill pill and rx,¡± I said to myself just before I walked inside the restaurant and found him seated at the far end. He was looking good as usual.


    ¡°Good day, Sir,¡± I greeted him when I walked over to him.


    ¡°Hmm. Sit,¡± He gestured coldly toward the chair in front of him, and I nodded and sat on it.


    ¡°What would you like to have?¡± He asked without any hint of emotion in his voice.


    ¡°Nothing. I¡¯m fine,¡± I replied to him, and he nodded.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Is there any problem, Sir? You asked to see me,¡± I asked curiously and he breathed out.


    ¡°I need a favor from you, May,¡± His voice softened a bit, but not too soft to convince me that he wasn¡¯t grumpy.


    ¡°A favor?¡± I asked to be sure I heard him correctly because I was sure that I could never render him any help let alone doing him a favor. After all, he had everything.


    ¡°Yes¡­¡±


    ¡°Uhm¡­ What is it, Sir, if I may ask?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s get married,¡± His reply left me frozen on the seat and I stared at him for the next few minutes, trying to process what the fuck he just said.


    ¡°Hu¡­ huh?¡±


    ¡°I will pay you any amount you want, just name your price. Let¡¯s get married,¡± He said for the second time, and I scoffed unbelievably because this didn¡¯t make any sense to me.


    ¡°It¡¯s a contract marriage, and we are going to get a divorce after three months, so you have nothing to worry about¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sir¡­ But I¡¯m not interested,¡± I quickly declined his request before he could finish his exnation. That didn¡¯t make any sense, and there was no way I was ever going to do that.


    ¡°Five million dors. I¡¯m paying three million here if you agree, and I will forward the rest of the payment during the project,¡± He offered me the irresistible mouth-watering money, and even though I was tempted by the money because I had never seen such an amount of money before and probably won¡¯t see it anytime soon, I would still not do it.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sir¡­ But I can¡¯t do that no matter the amount of money you are¡­¡±


    ¡°Ten million dors, May¡­¡± My jaw dropped and my eyes narrowed when he said those words to me.


    ¡°I will pay you ten million dors for this if you agree. You don¡¯t have to do anything. All you will do is live with me as my wife for three months, and we can get a divorce after then,¡± He tried to sound convincing, and I would be lying if I said that I wasn¡¯t convinced by the sound of the money already.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Why are you doing this, Sir?¡± I was forced to ask.


    ¡°It¡¯s confidential, so I choose to keep it to myself. Are you going to do it?¡± He further asked, his eyes piercing into mine and I swallowed nothing.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Slowly, I rubbed my hand on my stomach and bit my bottom lip. This was going to be a win-win game for me. I would get money from him and who knows, maybe the support I need even if it was not going tost long. With the money, I could quit working as his secretary after the divorce and start a new life, give my unborn child the happy life he deserves, and I¡¯m sure I would be happy being a single Mom.


    ¡°Won¡¯t he find out about the pregnancy while you two are together?¡± My subconscious mind asked me, but I was sure that it would never happen. My stomach would still be t like a normal person¡¯s in the first trimester, so no way he would ever find out.


    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± I paused and sighed briefly, not knowing what to say because I barely had anything to say.


    ¡°I will do it,¡± I could swear that his face wasced with a smile. Something that was just happening for the first time since I knew him.


    ¡°Thank you so much, May. You are such a lifesaver,¡± I had never seen my boss so happy since I started working with him, and that made me even more curious about why he was doing this and why it was so important to him.


    ¡°Let¡¯s sign the contract tomorrow and you can move in with me the next day,¡± He uttered, and my eyes narrowed.


    ¡°In two days?¡± I blinked my eyes rapidly and he nodded.


    ¡°Yes. Do you have a problem with that?¡± He asked, but I slowly shook my head.


    He took his phone and started to press it, and minutester, my phone beeped and I hesitantly checked, but I gasped when I saw the alert I just got. It was an alert of eight million dors. He was damn serious about this.


    ¡°I will send the rest of the payment after two weeks of the marriage,¡± He stated, and I couldn¡¯t deny the excitement I felt in my heart.


    He dropped a ck card on the table and pushed it to my front.


    ¡°The pin is my date of birth. You can get whatever you want with the card. Get new dresses and the things you will need while at my house. You will be in trouble if you spend more than you should,¡± He stated coldly, and my eyes narrowed. It¡¯s crazy how my life just turned around.


    ¡°Alright, Sir,¡± I took the car excitedly.


    ¡°I will send my driver toe pick you up tomorrow for shopping and after that, we can sign the contract and you¡¯ll move in the next day,¡± He further exined, and I slowly nodded, hoping this would turn out to be the best decision I¡¯ve ever made¡­

 Chapter 4

    Title: Moved in with Mr. Miles


    Two dayster


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Did I do the right thing?¡± Again, I asked myself after I stepped out of the car that had just driven into Mr. Miles¡¯s mansion. I was finally moving in with him today after I signed the marriage contract yesterday, but I guess even if I wanted to change my mind, it would be toote. I mean, I already signed the contract so there was no going back for me now.


    ¡°This way, Miss,¡± The driver¡¯s voice disrupted my thoughts and I turned to find him already carrying my suitcase.


    ¡°Oh, okay,¡± He led the way while I trailed behind him.


    Again, I took my time to check the beautiful house out and I didn¡¯t expect less from him, anyway. It was my second time of being here yet I couldn¡¯t still get enough of the ce.


    ¡°You are here, ma¡¯am?¡± Mr. Miles¡¯s maid, a youngdy in herte thirties walked up to me with a warm smile on her face.


    ¡°I will take it from here,¡± She went to collect my suitcase from the driver, then turned to me and smiled again.


    ¡°Mr. Miles asked me to take you to your room and make sure you feel at home when you arrive,¡± She said to me in the kindest voice she could use, and I pulled a puzzled look. It was Saturday today and Mr. Miles was supposed to be at home to wee me.


    ¡°Mr. Miles had an urgent trip to Texas, so he left this morning. He¡¯ll be back by tomorrow or next. He said he would call you,¡± She finally exined to me, and I sighed briefly in relief.


    ¡°Come with me. I will take you to your room,¡± She uttered then walked toward the staircase with my suitcase while I trailed behind her.


    We walked down the walkway upstairs and she stopped in front of the second room by our right. She unlocked it with a pass card then pushed the door open and walked inside.


    ¡°Here is your room, ma¡¯am. I wille back and arrange your things here when you are convenient with it,¡± She said to me politely after she left my suitcase in the room.


    ¡°Call me if you need anything,¡± She bowed slightly and finally walked away while I stared at her until she was out of my sight. All the time she was talking I didn¡¯t know what to reply to her with, so I just stared.


    A familiar cologne graced me as soon as I walked into the room that looked like a master¡¯s bedroom.


    ¡°Why am I here?¡± I mumbled as I looked around the room, and the outline of it already exined to me that it was really a master¡¯s bedroom, but that wasn¡¯t the problem actually. The room looked like one that had been used or was being used by a man. It couldn¡¯t be Mr. Miles¡¯s room, right? Although we were married, it was a contract stuff, and no way he would ask us to share a room, right?


    I brushed my thoughts away and went ahead to arrange my clothes in the second closet in the room since the first one was tightly locked. I didn¡¯t want to bother the maid to arrange my things.


    I was soon done with arranging my things, so I went ahead to shower after which I rxed on my bed, ready to call Lily. I was about to dial her number when my phone started to ring with Mr. Miles¡¯s name disyed on the screen.


    I rolled my eyes and swiped the answer button.


    ¡°Hey, wife!¡± His voice strangely sounded soft unlike every other day he would sound like he was going to kill me with his voice, and I had to check my phone again to be sure it was him who called me.


    ¡°Hmm. Good evening, Sir,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m your husband now. You can¡¯t keep addressing me like that. It¡¯s in the contract,¡± He reminded me, and I sighed briefly recalling that we were married now.


    ¡®I¡¯m going to continue to pay your sry, but you can¡¯t keep working as my secretary while we are married¡¯ I still found that funny even after I signed the contract. I didn¡¯t know why he would demand that, but it¡¯s in my favor, anyway.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ Husband,¡± I whispered and my heart fluttered.


    ¡°I was supposed toe pick you up myself. I¡¯m sorry I couldn¡¯t make it. I had to leave urgently for Texas because of a business appointment. I¡¯m sorry,¡± My eyebrows knotted together on their own, shocked that those words were actuallying from my grumpy boss. Was he drunk? I had to ask myself because that didn¡¯t seem like him.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I just hummed, unsure of what to say to him.


    ¡°Make yourselffortable and tell Adelie if you need anything. She will get it for you,¡± He uttered.


    ¡°Adelie?¡± I had no idea whose name was that, so I asked him.


    ¡°The housemaid. She¡¯s Adelie,¡± He exined to me, and I nodded as if he was there.


    ¡°Good night,¡± He uttered before the call ended, and I scoffed as I checked the caller again. I was sure that I just spoke to my boss and contracted husband just now, but the personality he disyed over the phone was nothing like him. Why was he suddenly being all nice to me? Is there something he was hiding from me? My curiosity heightened at that moment.


    I was still trying to figure things out when a knock sounded on my door and the maid¡¯s voice echoed from outside.


    ¡°Dinner is ready, ma¡¯am. Are youing to the dining room to eat or should I bring it for you?¡± I heard her speak and I was forced to ask myself where that respect wasing from, but then, I recalled that Mr. Miles must have told her that we were married. How crazy.


    ¡°I wille downstairs for it,¡± I replied to her, and minutester I heard her receding footsteps and I presumed she must¡¯ve gone back.


    *****


    I returned to my room after I had dinner, and after an hour of staying up for the food to digest even though I was heavily sleepy, I finally went to bed.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    I didn¡¯t know how long I¡¯d been asleep, but the sound of thick faint footsteps pulled me out of my deep sleep. The bright sunlight prated my eyes when I tried to open my eyes, so I closed them back. I felt someone¡¯s shadow towering over me and obstructing the bright sunlight that was prating my eyes, so I opened my eyes again and I was stunned to find those pair of charming brown eyes staring down at me, shining brightly like they¡¯d never been before. It was Mr. Miles.


    ¡°Mr. Miles?¡± My voice came out in a whisper.


    ¡°Good morning, wife,¡± He said to me with a nk expression on his face, and my jaw dropped. It was really him¡­

 Chapter 5

    Title: Acting weird


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Mr¡­ Mr. Miles?¡± I blinked my eyes a few times to be sure that I wasn¡¯t seeing wrong. I mean, he told me yesterday night that he went to Texas, so howe he was here this morning?


    ¡°I took a flight at night and arrived just a few minutes ago. Did you sleep well?¡± He asked me with a soft smile ying on his lips, and that threw me off because it was really crazy. This wasn¡¯t the same Mr. Miles that I¡¯ve been working with. He had never smiled at me for once, and this felt so fucking confusing.


    ¡°Are you ok? You look¡­ shocked. Did something happen?¡± He asked as he raised one of his eyebrows, and I swallowed nothing. How was I supposed to be okay when he was acting so weird?


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Ye¡­ yes,¡± I stuttered as I finally sat up on the bed. I yawned tiredly and wiped nothing from my face with the back of my palm. I had never slept so well in a while. The bed wasfy and I really enjoyed my sleep.


    ¡°Adelie already made breakfast. You shoulde down for it. I¡¯ll be waiting, wife,¡± He uttered in the calmest voice I¡¯ve ever had.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I¡¯ll use the restroom,¡± I quickly stood from the bed and advanced toward the bathroom. Just before I walked into the bathroom, I looked back at him and found him staring at me with a smile on his face which disappeared almost immediately when I looked at him.


    I dashed into the bathroom and mmed the door behind me, crashing against the door afterward. My heart pounded hard against my chest as I tried to catch my breath which was hitching earlier.


    ¡°What was that?¡± I whispered as I rested my head on the door. Mr. Miles was scaring me and I was beginning to doubt if this ce was safe for me and my baby.


    Talking about my baby, I held my stomach and closed my eyes. I didn¡¯t know if I should be happy or not. All this time that I have been with Oscar I¡¯ve always looked forward to having a baby with him. I¡¯ve always looked forward to having a child who¡¯ll be a sibling to me since I never had one, and now that my dream had finallye true, I was happy with a touch of pain and sadness.


    Brushing all my thoughts away, I proceeded to do my usual daily routine which included brushing my teeth and cleaning myself, and by the time I was done, it was already an hour.


    As I had expected, Mr. Miles was not in the room when I walked back inside, so I went ahead to cream my body and dressed casually since I had nowhere to go.


    I counted my steps down the walkway after I left my room, and the sweet aromaing from the kitchen weed me as I descended the staircase minutester. My stomach grumbled hungrily as if I hadn¡¯t eaten anything for days, and my mouth salivated just at the smell of that.


    ¡°You are here? Come have a seat,¡± He beckoned to the chair across from him, and I gave him a long confusing stare before I finally went to sit on the empty chair.


    ¡°Do you want me to serve you myself or should I call Adelie to do that?¡± He asked calmly, and again, I stared at him for a few seconds.


    ¡°I¡¯ll help myself,¡± My voice barely came out because everything still seemed confusing to me. From having a nightstand with my boss, to signing a marriage contract with him, and now being all sweet around me like he had never been before. What is he up to?


    ¡°Hmm,¡± He nodded.


    My hands slightly trembled as I served myself, throwing him peeps at every slightly given opportunity, and he was just smiling as he ate.


    ¡°What exactly is going on, Mr. Miles? Why are you acting weird?¡± I was going to ask him, but his phone started to ring so I had to wait.


    ¡°Excuse me,¡± He said to me as he picked up his phone lying on the desk, swiped the answer button, and held it to his ear.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ Right now?¡± He said to whoever called him as he checked his wristwatch.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be there shortly. Hmm¡­ Alright,¡± He said on the phone before he brought his phone down from his ear.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Mr. Miles¡­¡±


    ¡°May, I need to leave for office now. Something urgent came up there. Let¡¯s have dinner together when Ie home tonight,¡± He said hurriedly, then took the steamy tea on the table and gulped down everything.


    ¡°Call me if you need anything. Adelie is here to attend to your needs,¡± He further said then grabbed his briefcase from beside him and scurried out.


    ¡°This is crazy,¡± I mumbled as I reclined on the chair.


    ¡°Do you need anything, ma¡¯am?¡± I turned to find Adelie standing beside me.


    ¡°Nothing. I¡¯m fine,¡± I replied to her, and she nodded.


    ¡°Alright, ma¡¯am. Call me if you need anything. I need to attend to something,¡± She bowed slightly and walked away.


    I breathed out frustratingly and resumed eating.


    After I was done eating, I cleared the table since it¡¯s what I¡¯d always done before I came here. I couldn¡¯t just allow Adelie to do everything for me. I¡¯m not that kind of a person.


    I headed back to my room and when I walked inside, I found my phone screen on, so I reached out for it and sank on the bed. Two missed calls and a text from Lily popped on the screen as soon as I unlocked the phone.


    ¡®Where did you keep your phone? Let¡¯s hang out together, babe. I have a day off at the office today. Let¡¯s use it together. I¡¯lle over to pick you up soon. Send me your address, then get dressed and wait for me¡¯ I read through her text, and I couldn¡¯t help myself but smile excitedly. At least my day won¡¯t be spent boringly here.


    Did I forget to mention this before? Well, aside from being a nurse, Lily was from an average wealthy family. She has a car and an apartment of her own too. She is well-to-do.


    ¡®Alright. I¡¯ll be waiting. Here is the address¡¯ I typed the message on my phone and was going to send it to her when I recalled that I was married to Miles now and I needed to let him know about it.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    I wiped the message, then scrolled through my phone and when I finally spotted his number, I dialed it. I waited for him to answer as the phone rang, and after what seemed like forever, he finally answered the call.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you back, May. I¡¯m in the middle of a meeting,¡± He whispered from the other end and the call disconnected immediately. Again, I was left shocked. Mr. Miles never received calls whenever in the middle of a meeting, so what was up with this weird acting?


    ¡®I called to tell you that I want to hang out with my friend, Lily¡¯ I texted him, and his reply came in barely one minuteter.


    ¡®Alright. I¡¯ll call you right after I¡¯m done with the meeting. Take care, and make sure you share me your live location¡¯ His message popped on the screen of my phone, and I sighed¡­

 Chapter 6

    Title: Went out with Lily


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Did I keep you waiting?¡± Lily asked as she pulled over in front of the gate where I had been waiting for her for the past five minutes.


    ¡°Not really. Just five minutes of wait,¡± I replied to her as I hopped in the front seat of the white jeep she brought.


    ¡°So, how is your husband?¡± She asked and stressed the ¡®husband¡¯ probably to tease me, but I red hard at her, and she shrugged.


    ¡°Did I say something wrong? Mr. Miles is your husband now, and¡­¡±


    ¡°Whatever!¡± I rolled my eyes and fastened the seatbelt. ¡°Are we going or not?¡±


    ¡°Alright, mydy. I¡¯m on it,¡± She rolled her eyes as she started the ignition and the ride began. I had no idea where she was taking me, but I hoped for it to be full of fun. That was the only thing I needed right now.


    ¡°Why did you take the day off work?¡± I asked out of the blue moon, and she nced at me.


    ¡°Nothing. I just needed some time alone,¡± she shrugged, and I nodded. She has been working hard and she really deserved that.


    ¡°So, how is life with Mr. Miles? Is he treating you nice?¡± She asked, curiosity resounding in her voice. Of course, I knew it was one of the reasons she asked us to go out together. She wanted to get words out of me.


    ¡°It¡¯s pretty cool but weird,¡± I replied to her, and she looked at me briefly.


    ¡°What¡¯s weird?¡± She asked as she took her attention back to the road, her hands moving the steering wheel as she drove down the road.


    ¡°Mr. Miles has been acting weird, and I really don¡¯t understand him,¡± Iined, trying to wrap my head around the things that were happening, but nothing wasing true.


    ¡°What do you mean? Did he do something to you? I thought you both agreed not to have sex during the fake marriage stuff?¡± She raised her eyebrows as she nced at me.


    ¡°It¡¯s not about sex, Lily. I told you my boss is a grumpy idiot, right?¡± I asked her, and she chuckled softly as she nodded. I have talked to Lily a few times about Mr. Miles and how cold he is back at the office, so she knew about him very well.


    ¡°Hmm. You did. What happened?¡±


    ¡°He is acting weird. He is not that grumpy idiot I used to know. When I moved in yesterday, he called and told me he had something urgent to do in Texas, so he left earlier that day. He even apologized to me,¡± My heart almost left my chest as Lily matched the break and the car made a loud screeching sound before it stopped abruptly.


    ¡°What was that? You almost got us killed!¡± I held my chest as my heart pumped aggressively against my chest, but she was too shocked to say anything. Her eyes widened as though they were going to fall off their sockets.


    ¡°He did what? Mr. Grumpy apologized to you?¡± She cupped her cheeks in her palms and blinked her eyes a few times dramatically, and I scoffed.


    ¡°Stop being so dramatic. Anyway, that¡¯s not all. He waited for me to join him before he had breakfast, and when I called him earlier, he answered the phone even though he was in the middle of a meeting,¡± Her eyes narrowed even more, and she covered her mouth.


    ¡°Oh, my freaking goodness! This is giving me a Wattpad guys vibe. Could it be that Mr. Miles is in love with you already?¡± She shrieked, and I scoffed.


    ¡°You must be crazy. How is that even possible? Is it today that he fell in love with me? Far from that¡­¡±


    ¡°What possible exnation do you have for this? I mean, listen to yourself and be the judge of this. Can¡¯t you see¡­¡±


    ¡°Can we go, please?¡± I rolled my eyes at her and turned my face away.


    ¡°We are definitely going to talk about thatter, I promise you,¡± She stated before she started the car, and the ride to wherever she was taking us, began.


    ¡°That¡¯s not possible,¡± I muttered when what she said earlier crossed my mind. Although I have never seen Mr. Miles with any woman, rumors had it that he only deals with ssy girls, and I¡¯m nowhere near his standard. Not that he was my type either, anyway. Bute to think of it, why did we sign a marriage contract? I thought to myself, but quickly dismissed the thoughts because I was sure that whatever was happening had nothing to do with him being in love with me.


    ¡°And now, we are here,¡± Lily¡¯s voice pulled me out of my deep thoughts, and I looked around to find us parked in front of the usual amusement park we usually go to have fun then before we both got pretty busy with work and all that.


    ¡°Yay! It¡¯s good to be here again,¡± She squeaked excitedly as she got rid of her seatbelt and stepped out of the car. By then, I already stepped out of the car too.


    ¡°I¡¯ve missed being here so much,¡± I had to admit as a small smile formed on my lips.


    ¡°Come here, darling. Let¡¯s go have fun to the fullest,¡± She grabbed my hand and pulled me as we both advanced toward the entrance. As expected, the ce was filled with many people who hade to have fun.


    ¡°What game should we y first? Should we go for rollercoaster first?¡± Lily looked at me and asked.


    ¡°Let¡¯s ride a horse first,¡± I pouted my lips, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°That¡¯s for kids,¡±


    ¡°Then consider me a kid,¡± I winked at her and rushed off to where the horses were. We got on a horse each and the ride began. It was filled with fun and I couldn¡¯t be less happy that Lily brought me here as if she knew I¡¯d be bored at home today.


    After we were done riding the horse, we left for the rollercoaster section where we hopped on the rollercoaster. I was afraid of heights, but with Lily holding my hand tightly, I got the confidence I¡¯d alwayscked. We rode the rollercoaster-like our life depended on it, and just like before, I threw up as soon as we got off.


    ¡°We should get some rest now, babe,¡± I said weakly as I sat on the long bench.


    ¡°No, May. Let¡¯s go win a teddy bear at the w machine. Please go with me. You know you are good at it,¡± She pouted her lips as she nudged my arm, and I rolled my eyes. Left with no choice, I left with her to the section where the w machine was, but just before we got there, I saw a familiar face. My heart sank into my stomach when I realized that the person was Oscar, my ex-boyfriend, and seeing him holding hands with a youngdy as they smiled heartily sent a dagger that pierced through my chest.


    Slowly, I clenched my fingers into a tight fist and gritted my teeth until it started to hurt, but the pain was nothing,pared to the one I felt in my heart. Oscar had never agreed to go to the amusement park with me, and here he was, smiling with another woman barely three weeks after our break-up.


    ¡°Why are you not mov¡­¡± Lily¡¯s voice trailed off when she saw what I was seeing, and she sighed.


    ¡°We should leave here, May,¡± She held my hand and at that time, Oscar looked in our direction and a smirkced up his lips.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°Oh, you are here? It has been a while, ex-girlfriend,¡± His smirk dissipated into a grin, and I bit my bottom lip¡­

 Chapter 7

    Title: Abused by Oscar


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Who is she, babe?¡± The young blonde-haireddy who looked older than Oscar, asked as she looked at me, and I scoffed.


    ¡°Babe¡­ That¡¯s May. My ex-girlfriend that I told you about,¡±


    ¡°The one that cheated on you?¡± My eyes narrowed when thedy said that and red at me with pure disgust, and I scoffed unbelievably. Me? Cheated?


    ¡°Is that what you told her? That I cheated on you?¡± I was going to cry out of pain before, but no way I was going to look pathetic in front of them, and even though I felt hurt inside, I had to brace myself up.


    ¡°Are you stalking me? Did you trace me here so you can beg me to take you back like you¡¯ve been doing? I told you that I¡¯m not interested, so why don¡¯t you leave me the hell alone?¡± He fired at me, and I was left dumbfounded. I wanted to defend myself, but I was even too shocked to do that, so I just stared back at him wordlessly.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t have to feed her with such lies so you can date her, anyway. It¡¯s very obvious you are trying to live off this woman just the way you did to my friend, and she is too foolish to even see that,¡± Lily stepped forward and sneered at Oscar angrily.


    ¡°What is she talking about?¡± The woman turned to Oscar and asked.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t going to say something, but why allow a fellow woman like myself to be a victim of this scam once again? It makes my heart bleed to see something like this¡­¡± I paused, then stepped forward and tucked my hair behind my ear.


    ¡°This bastard here you call your boyfriend was my ex-boyfriend¡­ Someone I regret ever crossing paths with. We dated for two years, and I fed and clothed him for those two years, only for him to cheat on me!¡± I tried to stay calm, but thest words escaped my lips in a high-pitched voice because of my anger.


    ¡°We were going to get married, but I¡¯m d I didn¡¯t make the mistake of ending up with a shameless bastard like this,¡± I further said, and the woman scoffed.


    ¡°Honey, what is she saying? Tell me this is not true. You told me she cheated on you and took everything you¡¯ve ever worked for. Tell me she is lying to me,¡± The woman was close to tears as she faced Oscar and asked for an exnation.


    ¡°Babe, I can exin. She is lying, ok? You know I won¡¯t ever do such a thing. I never did any of that, I promise,¡± His voice quivered as he tried to exin to the woman, but she red at him disgustingly.


    ¡°You disgust me. To think that you deceived me and I¡¯ve been spending my money on you. I hate you so much! Give me my damn car keys,¡± The woman snatched the car keys he was holding, then red hard at him.


    ¡°Thank you so much for opening my eyes to see the real bastard in this jerk,¡± She said to us.


    ¡°Whatever!¡± Lily rolled her eyes, and the woman finally walked away.


    ¡°You bitch!¡± Oscar gritted his teeth and threw us a murderous look before he rushed off.


    ¡°Babe¡­ Wait up for me, babe. I can exin,¡± I heard him say as he ran after the woman.


    ¡°That was so sweet. I didn¡¯t know you were going to speak up,¡± Lily turned to me and smiled, but I only forced a smile, and she sighed.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± She asked, and a drop of tears slid down my cheek, but I was fast enough to quickly wipe it off. I wasn¡¯t supposed to be shedding tears because of that bastard.


    ¡°Hmm. I¡¯m fine,¡± I nodded.


    ¡°Should we go home? Maybe you should get some rest and you¡¯ll be fine,¡± She suggested as she ced her hand on my shoulders, but I smiled at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m really fine. We don¡¯t need to go home. We came here to have fun, so we should do that,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry about this. I wouldn¡¯t have brought you here if I had known he was here,¡± Lily apologized to me with guilt written all over her, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Come on, babe. You really don¡¯t have to apologize. I¡¯m not mad at you,¡± I assured her, and she nodded.


    ¡°We should go y something else instead of the w¡­¡±


    ¡°No, let¡¯s y that,¡± I cut her off, then held her hand and dragged her to the w machine.


    I was ying the game and trying to win a teddy bear for my darling friend when someone suddenly pulled me from behind and the next thing that happened was a hot deafening p that sent me falling roughly to the ground. I heard Lily scream, but my eyes were so blurry that I could barely see anything as I held my cheek in my palm.


    ¡°How dare you, shameless prostitute! How dare you do that to me!¡± Oscar¡¯s furious voice resonated in the atmosphere, followed by Lily¡¯s yelp apanied by a loud metallic sound and I presumed that he pushed her.


    ¡°Lily, are you ok?¡± Even though I could barely see, I tried to stand up, but a hand grabbed my arm roughly and another pnded across the other side of my cheek, and before I could do anything, he grabbed my neck and started to choke me.


    ¡°Let me go, Oscar! Let me go,¡± I could barely cry out, but I still did as I managed to open my eyes to find his eyes piercing at me furiously. He looked like he was determined to kill me.


    I was still trying to free myself from his grasp when someone hit him from behind and he finally let go of me, sending me roughly to the ground.


    ¡°How dare you touch her! Do you want to die?¡± A strange angry voice thundered and I heard Oscar yelp in pain when a punchnded on his face.


    Everything felt blurry to me and I could barely see anything. My eyes were slowly closing, and just then, I saw the figure of someone towering over me.


    ¡°May? Are you ok?¡± The strange deep masculine voice asked as his pair of brown eyes pierced into mine. I was sure that this person was not Mr. Miles, but I couldn¡¯t tell who he was.


    ¡°Lily¡­¡± Was thest thing I could say before my eyes slowly went close and that was the only thing I could remember happening as I cked out¡­T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.

 Chapter 8

    Title: Mr. Miles is gentle


    Maybelline Walter POV


    I yelped and touched my bandaged head, but the pain was so much that I could barely keep my eyes open. The ceiling was blurry at first when I tried to open my eyes, and secondster, I saw a familiar figure towering over me. It was Miles.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± I heard his deep voice, and I groaned as I touched my head again and winced painfully.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°My head¡­ It hurts,¡± I groaned painfully as I rubbed my fingers on my forehead, but I felt him hold my hand.


    ¡°You have an injury there. It¡¯ll hurt if you keep rubbing it like that. I¡¯ll call the doctor toe and attend to you,¡± He stated, and I sighed briefly. This time, my vision was finally clear and I realized that I was in my room. Wasn¡¯t I supposed to be in the hospital?


    ¡°Where am I?¡± I mumbled as I finally managed to sit up on the bed even though he tried to stop me.


    ¡°You are in your room. How are you feeling now?¡± He asked, his eyes piercing at me with concern and worries written all over him, and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. Where is Lily?¡± I asked him worriedly, recalling that we were together before the unfortunate incident happened earlier.


    ¡°She is being taken care of. She¡¯ll be fine,¡± He replied to me, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Why is my head bandaged?¡± I asked as I touched my head again.


    ¡°You got injured after you hit your head against a metal at the park¡­ I¡¯m sorry I wasn¡¯t there to protect you,¡± He held my hand and apologized. He rubbed my hands gently and affectionately, giving me the weird vibe that had me confused yet again.


    ¡°How am I here then?¡± I asked confusingly.


    ¡°You told me some time before that you don¡¯t like hospitals, so I called my doctor toe and attend to you at home,¡± He exined to me, and I blinked my eyes shockingly. How did Mr. Miles remember such little details? How did he pay attention to that? I was going to blush because this felt like heaven when I remembered my pregnancy, and a tight gasp tore through my throat as I quickly held my stomach. Did he find out about the baby?


    ¡°Are you ok? Are you having stomach upset? Did that bastard hit you there?¡± He asked worriedly as he leaned forward, and I bit my bottom lip. It didn¡¯t seem like he found out about the baby.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m fine. Uhm¡­ I think I¡¯m just hungry,¡± I lied to him, and he smiled.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have Adelie make something for you. I¡¯ll be back shortly,¡± He said before he stood up to leave, and just when he was about to walk out of the room, something crossed my mind.


    ¡°Mr. Miles¡­ That man from earlier¡­¡± I paused and tried to recall his face, but everything felt nk and I couldn¡¯t remember anything.


    ¡°Oh¡­ He is Miguel, my little brother,¡± He replied to me, and my jaw dropped to the ground. Mr. Miles had never mentioned anything about having a brother, so I have always thought all this while that he was an only child who probably had no family like those billionaires I¡¯ve read about in books.


    ¡°You made that up yourself, May. Besides, you both were not close enough to the extent of sharing personal information,¡± My subconscious mind reminded me, and I bit my bottom lip.


    ¡°Oh,¡± I mouthed, not knowing what to say again. I had a lot of questions to ask him. Why that Miguel guy was at the park because I was sure it couldn¡¯t just be a coincidence. How he knew me when he was probably seeing me for the first time, and how he knew that I was there and came to save my life just in time.


    ¡°Those are not necessary, May. The only important thing is the fact that you were saved,¡± Again, my subconscious mind said to me and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°One more thing¡­ You don¡¯t have to be so formal with me. You should call me by my name, Miles,¡± He said to me, and I slowly nodded. It¡¯s going to be weird, but I guess I would really have to, since we were married now.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± And with that, he walked out of the room and closed the door gently behind him. I couldn¡¯t deny the fact that my heart raced with everything he had done earlier. How could he make me feel this way when he was not even my spec?


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s because you are hurt,¡± I convinced myself. As the thought of Oscar shed through my mind, I couldn¡¯t help but feel disgusted just thinking about him. How could he do that to me?


    Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I looked around for my phone and quickly picked it up when I saw it lying carelessly on the nightstand. I was about to dial Lily¡¯s number when the door burst open and Lily rushed inside.


    ¡°May darling¡­ Are you ok?¡± She rushed over to sit with me on the bed. She examined my body with a worried look on her face.


    ¡°Oh, my¡­ You hurt your head. It was all my fault,¡± She pouted her lips, and her eyes brimmed with tears.


    ¡°Come on, Lily. Stop being dramatic. It wasn¡¯t your fault. Besides, I¡¯m fine now,¡± I replied to her and smiled.


    ¡°Did you get hurt?¡± I asked her as I scrutinized her with my eyes.


    ¡°I just passed out after I hit my head on a metal, but no injury was sustained, so I¡¯m fine,¡± She replied to me, and I nodded.


    ¡°What about you? Is your head fine? Does it hurt that much?¡± She pouted her lips again, and I managed to roll my eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, Lily. It doesn¡¯t hurt that much. I was worried about you, but I¡¯m d you are here now,¡± I pulled her in for a short embrace, and just then, a knock sounded on the door and she pulled away from me.


    ¡°Who is there?¡± I asked, and I heard an unfamiliar voice from outside. Lily gasped and covered her mouth.


    ¡°It¡¯s that guy, May. The one that saved us at the park. He is super hot. Your brother-inw is fucking hot,¡± She leaned forward and whispered as she gushed, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Can Ie in?¡± I heard him ask, and I quicklyposed myself.


    ¡°Hmm. Come in,¡± The door opened and he walked inside. My jaw dropped to the ground when I saw the charming man. 6¡¯3 tall, blonde wavy hair, chiseled face and sharp jawline with a pointed chin, pointed nose with sexy nose bridge, long eyshes, thick eyebrows, and a pair of blue hazel eyes. For a moment, I thought those were contact lenses, but they were really his natural eyes. Have I talked about his sexy biceps and his toned abs that were almost visible through the white singlet he was wearing? He was everything sexy, but not as sexy as Mr. Miles.


    ¡°Wait! Why am Iparing them together?¡± I pped myself mentally and swallowed nothing.


    He had a striking resemnce with Miles, that was something I couldn¡¯t deny.


    ¡°How are you feeling now, sister-inw?¡± He asked as he smiled at me, revealing his set of white teeth and his one-sided dimple¡­

 Chapter 9

    Title: Making her heart flutter


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°How are you feeling, sister-inw?¡± The Miguel guy smiled at me, and I slowly nodded. Lily was busy gushing over him and it wasn¡¯t unexpected because she had always had a thing for cute guys.


    ¡°I¡¯m much better now, thank you,¡± I replied to him, and he nodded with a smile lingering on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I came quitete yesterday,¡± He apologized, and even though I had many questions to ask him, I nodded instead.


    ¡°Thanks for saving me,¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my job to protect you as my brother¡¯s wife,¡± He smiled at me, and I slowly nodded.


    The door opened and Miles walked in with his hands tucked inside his pockets.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°Adelie is making the food now. It¡¯ll be ready in a while,¡± Miles said to me as he came to sit beside me on the bed after Lily quickly stood up. I looked over to Lily and gave her the ¡®Are you seeing what I¡¯ve been telling you¡¯ look, but the stupid girl just shrugged.


    ¡°I will excuse you two then¡­¡± Lily said then came to hug me tightly.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I need to leave now. I need to prepare for tomorrow¡¯s work,¡± She whined, and I nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯ll call you,¡± I said to her as she pulled away from me.


    Furthermore, Lily turned to Miguel who was still standing inside the room.


    ¡°Mr. Miguel¡­ Can you please drive me home? My head still hurts a bit and I don¡¯t think I can drive,¡± She pleaded with Miguel but in a way that looked like she was trying to flirt with him. The look on Miguel¡¯s face confirmed that she was really flirting with him. Where did I get this kind of foolish friend, please?


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I think I have something to deal with back here,¡± I know how it feels to be rejected, so I could imagine how terrible my innocent friend must¡¯ve felt when Miguel turned her down.


    ¡°She¡¯s our inw, Miguel. Don¡¯t be rude to her,¡± Mr. Miles scolded his brother, and my cheeks flushed, not leaving my heart out as it fluttered. Why was I feeling this way?


    ¡°It¡¯s fine, Mr. Miles. I¡¯ll just take a cab,¡± Lily said politely as she forced a smile, but I knew that deep inside her she wanted him to take her home.


    ¡°Don¡¯t listen to Miguel. He will take you home,¡± Mr. Miles said to her then turned to Miguel.


    ¡°Let¡¯s make it snappy, Ms Lily,¡± Miguel said politely then smiled at me and finally left with Lily, leaving just me and Miles back here.


    ¡°How are you feeling now?¡± Miles turned to me and asked with concern resounding in his voice.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m much better now,¡± I managed to reply to him, and he nodded.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I¡¯m sorry for interrupting your meeting. I must¡¯ve caused you trouble,¡± I said almost in a whisper.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine,¡± He replied to me casually. An awkward silence crept into the atmosphere, and I felt ufortable having him around, especially with my heart which kept pounding hard against my chest like it was going to explode.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He asked as he brought his hand forth to touch my forehead, but I flinched nervously, and he slowly balled his fingers into a fist while still having his hand hung in the air. It was already getting so damn awkward, but the knock on the door made me feel relieved.


    ¡°Your food is ready, ma¡¯am,¡± That was Adelie¡¯s voice.


    ¡°I will go get it,¡± I quickly removed the duvet covering my body and was about to leave the bed, but he stood up and went for the door. I watched as he pulled the door open, took the tray of food from Adelie, then closed the door gently and walked over to me. It¡¯s crazy how I admired everything he was doing, right? It suddenly felt like he was so perfect. It felt like he does everything in the most perfect way which no one had ever done before.


    ¡°He is not your type, remember?¡± I reminded myself as I turned my face away, but my inner voice reminded me that this man was the father of the baby growing inside my stomach.


    As the thought of the baby shed through my mind, I rubbed my stomach stylishly and gently in a way he wouldn¡¯t notice anything weird.


    ¡°Are you ok? Is your stomach hurting?¡± My heart fluttered when he asked me, and the way his eyes pierced carefully at me made my breath hitch subconsciously.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m just¡­ hungry,¡± I lied to him, and he slowly nodded.


    ¡°Come on¡­ Your food is here,¡± He sat on the bed in a meditation pose, his legs folded with the tray on top of them.


    ¡°Is it not hot?¡± I had to ask as I watched him open the steamy food.


    ¡°Not that hot,¡± He replied to me casually as he pulled up the sleeve of his shirt to his elbow, revealing his masculine hands.


    ¡°The doctor said you needed to rest. So, permit me to feed you,¡± He said to me in the gentlest and calmest voice as he dug into the food. My fingers itched to touch his long shiny wavy hair. Have I talked about how long my boss¡¯s hair is? Well, although his hair wasn¡¯t as long as that of a woman, but it was really longer than every normal man¡¯s hair. Always styled beautifully.


    ¡°Can I feed you?¡± He finally looked at me, and my heart missed a beat as it felt like he was looking through my soul. I swallowed nothing, cleared my throat, and quickly turned my face away. I tried to breathe normally, but it kept hitching and it felt like I was suffocating.


    ¡°Are you ok? You are sweating,¡± He raised one of his eyebrows, something I found so sexy. Is he doing all these intentionally to seduce me? I asked myself as I stared at him uncontrobly.


    ¡°Are you ok, May?¡± The way he pronounced my name made me grab the duvet as a crazy thought shed through my mind. I had no idea how things happened that night, but somehow, I wanted it to happen again just so I could hear him moan that name.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be silly, May. You are losing it,¡± I pped myself mentally and swallowed nothing.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Ye¡­ yeah, I¡¯m fine. And the food¡­ Don¡¯t worry, I will help myself,¡± I stuttered as I took the tray from him, but my hands trembled slightly as I held the tray in my hand.


    ¡°I¡¯ll help you with that,¡± He took the tray back from me, and this time, I quickly stood up from the bed.


    ¡°You can leave¡­ I will take care of myself. Uhm¡­ I need to use the restroom,¡± I rushed my words and dashed into the bathroom right away, mming the door behind me. I crashed against the door and released a thick breath as I rested my head on the door.


    ¡°What is wrong with you, May?¡± I whispered as I closed my eyes.


    ¡°He is not your type, May. Never forget that,¡± I reminded myself and breathed out tiredly¡­

 Chapter 10

    Title: Worried about him


    Maybelline Walter POV


    My day was boring as I¡¯ve been alone at home. Miles got a call from thepany and he was yet toe back after he left in the morning.


    It was a beautiful evening and I had just finished having a cold shower when I came back into my room and found my phone ringing.


    ¡°Who is it?¡± I mumbled as I walked over to the bed where I left the phone earlier, and I checked to see the caller was my sweetheart, Lily.


    ¡°Hey, darling,¡± I slumped on the bed excitedly.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been calling you all day but you never answered any of my calls,¡± I whined.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I had to rush to the hospital after Mr. Miguel dropped me off earlier. There was an emergency at the hospital,¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­ Hope it¡¯s settled now?¡± I asked her.


    ¡°Not really. The patient needed surgery, but the surgeon was not around, so she was transferred to another hospital,¡± She replied to me, and I nodded.


    ¡°How is your husband?¡± She asked and snickered.


    ¡°We are just contracted couples¡­¡±


    ¡°He is the father of your baby, you know?¡± She reminded me, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°That does not make him my husband¡­¡±


    ¡°You signed a contract with him,¡± She reminded me again, and I shook my head unbelievably.


    ¡°Whatever!¡±


    ¡°What about Mr. Miguel? That guy is so freaking handsome. Gosh! I think I have a crush on him. I¡¯m definitely going to shoot my shot at him,¡± She whined, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t keep your hope high, baby girl. You don¡¯t look like you are his type of woman,¡±


    ¡°Come on, May. Don¡¯t jinx things for me,¡± I heard her click her tongue, and I scoffed.


    ¡°Whatever! I got to go now. Let¡¯s talk tomorrow,¡± I said to her before the call ended. I tossed my phone on the bed and went to sit in front of the mirror. I still had that white bandage wrapped around my head with a blood stain on the side of it.


    ¡°When are they going to remove this?¡± I mumbled as I touched it.


    After my usual routine, I wore a short gown and left my room to take a walk.


    ¡°Do you need help, ma¡¯am?¡± Adelie asked me as soon as I arrived at the living room.


    ¡°No, thanks. I just want to take a walk around thepound,¡± I replied to her, and she nodded.


    ¡°Call me if you need anything,¡± She said to me before I left the house. I took my time to tour thergepound, and all I could say was ¡®wow¡¯. Everything about the house screamed wealth and luxury.


    I soon got tired of walking around, and just when I was about to go back inside, my phone started to ring, so I paused and checked the caller.


    ¡°Hey, wife,¡± Miles¡¯s voice sounded from the other end, and my heart fluttered.


    ¡°Are you sleeping?¡± He asked, but I felt tongue-tied and couldn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m here,¡± I managed to reply to him.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Have you eaten yet?¡±


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I just hummed while my heart did the talking as it hammered hard like it was going to explode. Why does talking to him make my heart palpitate? I asked myself but couldn¡¯te up with a logical answer.


    ¡°Alright. You should sleep early. I have something to deal with out here and I mighte backte. Adelie will attend to you if you need anything,¡± He said again, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Hmm,¡±


    ¡°Bye,¡± He said before the call ended, and I finally breathed out as I¡¯d been holding my breath unknowingly.


    ¡°What is he up to?¡± I mumbled while looking at the screen of my phone. A part of me was sad that I wouldn¡¯t see him before I went to bed tonight, but I tried to limit my thoughts because there was really no reason for me to be like that.


    I brushed my thoughts away and left for my room.


    ¡°I made your bed, ma¡¯am. Would you like a ss of hot tea before you sleep?¡± Adelie asked me as soon as I walked back into the living room as if she had been waiting there for me.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m fine,¡± I replied to her.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Boss asked me to massage your foot, waist, and head for you. He mentioned that your foot would be tired after the whole day of being on the bed, and your waist too. The head massage is for your injury so it won¡¯t hurt your head,¡± She exined to me, and I scoffed in disbelief. Miles is surely getting weirder every damn day and it¡¯s getting me even more confused.


    ¡°I¡¯m not a professional masseur, but I¡¯ll do my best,¡± She further said, and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry, Adelie. You should also rest. I¡¯m going to my room,¡± I replied to her and was about to leave when she spoke up again.


    ¡°Boss insisted that I do it for you, and he is going to get mad at me if I don¡¯t do it,¡± She stated, and I bit my lip.


    ¡°Alright. You cane,¡± I had to give up ying stubborn since she wasn¡¯t going to give up.


    ¡°I¡¯ll join you shortly, ma¡¯am,¡± She said to me, and I headed to my room first.


    On my way to my room, I got a text on my phone, so I paused and checked it.


    ¡®I asked Adelie to give you a massage, wife. Enjoy yourself and sleep well. Call me if you need anything¡¯ I read through the message and secondster, I felt my cheeks hurt that was when it dawned on me that I¡¯d been smiling as I read the text over and over again. Why did I find this so romantic even though it was unlike him?


    I shrugged the thoughts off and walked inside my room.


    Minutes after I settled on the bed, Adelie came to my room with a few bottles of oil which I assumed to be what she was going to use to massage me.


    ¡°Is this your profession?¡± I was forced to ask her, seeing that she had theplete uniform those people use. Even though I¡¯ve never gotten a massage from a masseur before, I¡¯ve seen them a couple of times on the TV and I remembered very well their dress code.


    ¡°Partially my profession. I was learning it before I stopped,¡± She replied to me as she set the bottles on the center table which she pulled close to the bed after she took permission from me.


    ¡°Wow!¡± I mouthed surprisingly.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, your dress¡­¡± She paused and demonstrated with her hand for me to strip.


    ¡°I need to strip naked?¡± I asked her, but she quickly shook her head.


    ¡°No, ma¡¯am. You need to wear a towel on the lower part of your body,¡± She replied to me, and I nodded. I did as she said, and she soon began work.


    ¡°So, tell me¡­ What kind of a man is your boss?¡± I had no idea why I asked that kind of question out of the blue moon, but I should really know more about Mr. Miles, right?


    A dead silence yed in the atmosphere and just when I wasn¡¯t expecting anything from her, she finally spoke up.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, ma¡¯am¡­ But I¡¯m not allowed to say anything personal about Mr. Miles to anyone. Forgive me,¡± She said to me politely, taking me by surprise. Wait! Is that how loyal she is to Miles?


    ¡°But I¡¯m his wife. Have you forgotten that?¡± I reminded her even though I hated to say that.


    ¡°I know, ma¡¯am. But I think you should ask him by yourself. I am only loyal to my boss,¡± She replied to me, and I mouthed an ¡®oh¡¯¡­

 Chapter 11

    Title: Tortured Oscar


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe you made me do your dirty job on my first day here. We¡¯ve been away for like six years now, is this how you are supposed to wee me?¡± Miguelined to me as I pulled over in front of the warehouse, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Stopining,¡± I replied to him casually as I pushed the car door open and alighted from the car. He did the same thing.


    Earlier today, I was in the office when I saw the video of someone being bullied online and I lost it the moment I realized that the person was May. My office was far from the park and since my brother said he was at the airport close to the park, I had to send him May¡¯s picture and the location so he could go take care of things there.


    ¡°Ugh! You are so annoying,¡± He whined as he walked behind me. I tucked my hands inside my pockets as I strode toward the entrance of the warehouse, and the dark ce weed us as soon as we walked inside.


    ¡°Where is he?¡± I turned to Miguel and asked once we were standing inside the warehouse. It was so dark in here that I had to switch on the torchlight of my phone.


    ¡°I kept him in the storage room. I¡¯ll go get him,¡± He said and walked away while I waited for him.


    Five minutes passed and I was already getting impatient before he finally brought the bastard to me, and as soon as they got to where I was, Miguel hit the back of his leg and sent him on his knees.


    ¡°Please spare me¡­ Please don¡¯t kill me,¡± The bastard pleaded as hey on the ground and rolled on it, begging for his life.


    ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± I asked as I stared down at him.


    ¡°Oscar, Sir,¡± He replied to me with fear resounding in his voice, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Oscar¡­¡± I repeated in a whisper and finally removed my hands from my pockets.


    ¡°Why is his face still intact?¡± I looked at Miguel and asked coldly.


    ¡°At your service, brother,¡± He smirked at me, then pulled the Oscar guy up and punched his face multiple times.


    ¡°How dare you touch her! Do you want to die?¡± Miguel asked angrily as he kept punching Oscar in the face until he was left half-dead.


    Miguel tightened his fist and was going to give him another punch before I stopped him. Of course, I didn¡¯t want the guy dead. At least not yet.


    ¡°Why did you touch my woman?¡± I asked as I walked over to him and squatted in front of him.


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t want me to repeat myself, trust me,¡± I held his head and raised his face to look at me, and as I shone the torch light on his face, he could barely open his eyes to look at me. His face was covered in blood after the series of punches.


    ¡°Pl¡­ ea¡­ se¡­ For¡­ give me¡­¡± He gagged for breath as tears streamed down his cheeks.


    ¡°You can¡¯t take much beating and you are hurting my woman?¡± I scoffed angrily and threw my face away. As the image of what he did to May shed through my mind, the only thing I could think of, was to make him pay by taking his life instantly.


    ¡°If you had wanted to punch someone, why not man enough and go fight your fellow man at the boxing ring?¡± I grabbed his hair tightly and he yelped in pain. I wanted to pull it off his scalp. How could he have done that to May?


    ¡°Please¡­ Please don¡¯t¡­ don¡¯t kill me,¡± He cried out and since his hands were tied behind him, he couldn¡¯t struggle.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know she was your woman¡­ I wouldn¡¯t have dared to touch her. Please spare me,¡± He pleaded for his life after I let go of his hair, and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°Give me a reason I should spare you?¡± I asked him as I stood up.


    ¡°I will ask for her forgiveness¡­ I will go apologize to her for doing that¡­¡±


    ¡°She gave you a roof over your head, fed you for years, and all you could was cheat on her, and as if that was not enough, you fucking abused her!¡± I felt my blood boil in rage, disgusted by the sight of this bastard. The urge to kill him for hurting May kept hitting at me, but I chose to keep calm. Of course, I would still kill him, but just not yet.


    ¡°Please forgive me,¡± He pleaded then spat out blood and gasped for breath.


    ¡°Tell me to forgive you one more time and I promise that it¡¯ll be thest words you would ever get to say. I promise,¡± I yelled at him, and he flinched fearfully.


    I breathed in and out while trying to stay calm, but that horrible image kept popping up in my head. The image of how horrible she must¡¯ve felt, how she must¡¯ve cried her eyes out when this bastard cheated on her, how she must¡¯ve felt at the park earlier when he was abusing her. The thought of everything made my heart sting.


    ¡°Should I kill him, brother?¡± I heard Miguel¡¯s voice, and I looked at him.


    ¡°Not yet. Lock him up,¡± I replied to him, and he nodded.


    ¡°Also, contact Lucas and have him pull down the videos on the inte. I don¡¯t want any trace of what happened earlier today,¡± I said to Miguel then nced at the bastard one more time and finally walked out of the warehouse, leaving Miguel to take care of things there.


    I waited for Miguel in the car for ten minutes before he finally came to join me.


    ¡°You still look angry, brother. Do you want to drink or¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you have a cigarette there with you?¡± I cut him off, and he scoffed.


    ¡°You know I don¡¯t smoke,¡± He reminded me. Miguel was a medical doctor so I wasn¡¯t expecting a health expert to smoke, yeah?


    ¡°Just drive me home,¡± I muttered as I fastened my seatbelt.


    ¡°Alright,¡± He started the car, and the ride home began.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°You must really like sister-inw, right?¡± Miguel broke the silence as he drove us down the road.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I just hummed as I stared out through the window. Yes, I¡¯ve always liked May. From the first day she stepped into mypany and became my secretary, I¡¯ve liked her since then. Everything she did made me fall for her even more, but I was scared of confessing to her, scared of getting rejected.


    ¡°You must really like her a lot to confess to me, hmm?¡± Miguel spoke up again and even though I hated to admit it, I found myself nodding my head and smiling.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you finally found love. I was scared for some time that you were not going to get married forever. I¡¯m just wondering why you didn¡¯t tell me you got married. It¡¯s suspicious,¡± He said again.


    ¡°We are not married for real. It¡¯s a contract marriage,¡± I replied to him casually, and the car made a loud screeching sound before it pulled over, causing us to jerk.


    ¡°What was that?¡± I looked at him and snapped¡­

 Chapter 12

    Title: Worried about him


    Maybelline Walter POV


    I held my phone tightly contemting on whether I should or not call Miles. Why was I worried about him, I had no idea.


    ¡°It¡¯s normal to be worried. How will you get your bnce if he doesn¡¯te home?¡± I said to myself as I went to check the window again to see if he had alreadye in since I could see the parking lot from my window, but his car was not yet at the parking lot.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°Why is he taking so long?¡± I mumbled and finally dialled his number.


    ¡°Hey, wife,¡± His deep voice sounded from the other end, and my heart missed a beat. I suddenly lost my voice and my breath hitched for a moment as my heart pumped hard.


    ¡°Are you there? May?¡± His voice sounded again and I pursed my lips and took a deep breath.


    ¡°Hmm. Sorry, I didn¡¯t intend to call you. I thought I dialed Lily¡¯s number,¡± I rushed my words and quickly hung up.


    ¡°Fuck! What was that?¡± I breathed out and cursed as I held my chest.


    ¡°You must¡¯ve lost it for a moment, May. How could you have done that?¡± I whined and slumped on the bed.


    My mind was literally upied with nothing but the thought of my annoying boss, so I sat up on the bed and decided to search through Google for the reason behind my weird action.


    ¡®What does it mean when I think about someone and smile?¡¯ I typed on the search engine on Google and clicked on search, and as it was loading, my heart pumped hard against my chest. It took a few seconds before the result popped on the screen of my phone.


    ¡®Here are the reasons why you smile when you think of someone¡¯ I clicked on it and the things that were disyed on my screen made my eyes narrow.


    ¡®When you think of someone and smile, it means you two did something together that brings you pleasure¡¯ I gasped when I finished reading that, and the first thing I could think of was that night. Even though I could barely remember what happened when I woke up, I couldn¡¯t forget the pleasure I had that night.


    ¡°It can¡¯t be. It¡¯s not that,¡± I quickly dismissed the thoughts and scrolled slowly through my phone to check for any more possible reason behind the crazy feelings I¡¯ve been havingtely.


    ¡®Thinking about someone and smiling could mean you have developed feelings for the person¡¯ I scoffed and rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous. Me? Feelings? That¡¯s not possible. I mean, that dude is not my type,¡± I retorted to my phone as if it could hear and reply to me.


    ¡°That¡¯s not the reason. Let¡¯s keep scrolling,¡± Furthermore, I kept scrolling and all the results I got weren¡¯t encouraging enough, so I gave up searching and just tossed my phone on the bed.


    ¡°My life is so boring,¡± I mumbled and rubbed my stomach. Knowing a baby was growing inside me, I found myself smiling. I was going to be a Mom in a few months.


    The door suddenly opened while I was still rubbing my stomach, and I snapped my head up to find Miles standing. His eyes fell on my stomach and he raised his eyebrows.


    I quickly removed my hand and stood up from the bed.


    ¡°You are home?¡± I scoffed nervously.


    ¡°Hmm. You¡¯ve been rubbing your stomach since morning. Are you sure you are fine? Do you want me to take you to the hospital for a test?¡± He walked over to me worriedly.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m fine¡­ It¡¯s just¡­ it¡¯s just that I¡¯m hungry,¡± I mumbled and turned my face away. I had already eaten and was full, but that was the only excuse I could give so he wouldn¡¯t suspect anything. I really needed to keep this pregnancy a secret until these three months were over.


    ¡°Did Adelie not make dinner?¡± He asked.


    ¡°She did¡­ Never mind. I¡¯ll be fine. Besides, she already slept off,¡± I replied to him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, wait here for me. I¡¯ll be back shortly,¡± He said and without spending another second with me, he walked out of the room, leaving me wondering where he was going.


    ¡°Maybe he is going to cook for you,¡± My subconscious mind said to me, but I quickly dismissed the thought because that was like something that would never happen.


    I suddenly felt thirsty, so I left for the kitchen to go get water.


    The aromaing from the kitchen as I descended the staircase made me wonder who was in the kitchen at that time of the night. Regardless, I proceeded to the kitchen and I flinched when I walked inside and found a shirtless man inside.


    ¡°Wife, you are here?¡± My heart stopped beating the moment the person turned to face me and I realized it was Miles. My jaw dropped to the ground as I stared at those sexy biceps down to his toned abs. I gulped down nothing when I looked down at his waist and saw the huge thing hanging between his legs. He had changed from the clothes he was wearing earlier and was now dded in just short trousers.


    ¡°May?¡± He called my attention as I was lost staring at him.


    ¡°Ye¡­ yes¡­ Uhm¡­ Did you say something?¡± I stuttered and turned my face away.


    ¡°Do you need anything? You said you were hungry so I came to make something for you,¡± His cold voice sounded through my ears, and my heart fluttered. It was literally the first time a man was going to cook for me and fuck! It didn¡¯t feel real. It felt like I was dreaming.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ No, I don¡¯t¡­ I¡­ I¡­ I came to get¡­ wat¡­ er¡­¡± I tried to keep my eyes away, but I couldn¡¯t stop myself from looking back at his sexy body. How could he be here, shirtless?


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I¡¯ll get it now,¡± I stuttered and quickly opened the refrigerator.


    ¡°Do you need help with that?¡± He asked, referring to the bottled water I was holding.


    ¡°Oh¡­ No, thanks. I¡¯ll be in my room,¡± And with that, I dashed out of the kitchen and took off to my room. I crashed against the door and breathed out as soon as I barged inside my room.


    ¡°Shit!¡± I cursed and breathed out again as I rested my head on the door. Was he trying to seduce me or something? I¡¯ve only been here for barely seventy-two hours and all these were happening. How much more was left for me for the rest of the months I had to spend here?


    ¡°This is crazy,¡± I mumbled and dragged myself to sit on the bed. I drank from the bottle and then kept it back on the center table, feeling much better now.


    My phone beeped and I reached for it. It was a text from Lily.


    ¡®Are you there, sweetheart?¡¯ I rolled my eyes. Why was she texting me at this time of the night?


    ¡®Hmm, I¡¯m here. Why are you not asleep yet?¡¯ I replied to her text and another text from her popped in almost immediately.


    ¡®I should be asking you that. Why are you not sleeping yet? Is the baby kicking? Is he giving you a hard time?¡¯


    ¡®Don¡¯t be silly, Lily. The pregnancy is less than one month. How is it supposed to kick?¡¯ I added a few emojis and sent them to her.


    ¡®Whatever! You should rest more because the baby needs it. Anyway, that¡¯s not why I texted you¡¯


    ¡®Can you please help me get Mr. Miguel¡¯s number? I want to speak to him again¡¯ she messaged me again, adding a few pleading emojis to her text.


    ¡®No!¡¯ I replied to her bluntly and went offline immediately. Just then, the door opened and my heart fluttered when Miles walked inside. Thankfully, he was wearing a singlet to cover his chest this time as if he knew I¡¯d freak out at the sight of it.


    ¡°I brought your food,¡± He uttered as he brought the food to me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡±


    ¡°You look like you have something disturbing you. Just let it out. I¡¯ll listen to you,¡± I guess he noticed the expression on my face. How could I not be disturbed when he was overly nice to me?


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I was just wondering why this weird behavior of us since I moved in. You¡¯ve been nice to me, and I haven¡¯t seen that side of you since I started working as your secretary,¡± I finally let out the thing bothering me, but he just shrugged.


    ¡°Just because,¡± Was the only reply he gave me, leaving me wondering what he meant by that.


    ¡°We are married, so I should be nice to my wife, don¡¯t you think?¡± He looked me in the eyes and uttered in the calmest voice that left my heart fluttering.


    ¡°Oh¡­¡± I just mouthed and slowly nodded.


    ¡°I will leave you to eat now. I still have a lot of things to handle tonight. I don¡¯t want to disturb you, so I¡¯ll just use the guest room,¡± he said as he stood up from the bed, and I nodded.


    ¡°Good night. Call me if you need anything,¡± He said before he left the room, and I breathed out. He getsplicated every second¡­

 Chapter 13

    Title: Couples¡¯ workout


    Maybelline Walter POV


    It was the weekend and since I had nothing to do, I was going to sleep my ass off on the bed almost all day, but my n was soon sabotaged by the knock on the door, forcing me to wake up.


    ¡°Who is there?¡± I groaned tiredly as I sat up on the bed.


    ¡°Good morning, ma¡¯am. It¡¯s me, Adelie. Boss asked you to meet him in the gym,¡± I heard Adelie¡¯s voice from outside and I yawned tiredly.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be there,¡± I replied to herzily and I heard her receding footsteps which I already assumed she was gone. Iy back on the bed and closed my eyes, and just like that, I was unconscious of where I was.


    I had no idea how long I¡¯d been asleep until I heard a faint voice.


    ¡°Wife¡­ Wake up,¡± I was so engrossed in the sleep that I just tossed on the bed sleepily.


    ¡°I¡¯ming,¡± I whined with my eyes closed.


    ¡°We need to go to the gym,¡± I heard Miles¡¯s gentle voice again, and this time, I was forced to wake up. My jaw dropped when I opened my eyes and found him towering over me. His body was all sweaty and I hated to admit that he looked fucking hot with those sweat on him. He seemed to have just worked his ass out.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to the gym,¡± He held out his hand to me.


    ¡°I don¡¯t¡­¡± I wanted to tell him that I don¡¯t gym, but I gave up halfway and just took his hand since it was written in our contract that I had to keep fit.


    ¡®Couples¡¯ workouts¡¯


    ¡®Couples¡¯ shopping¡¯


    ¡®Couples¡¯ vacation¡¯


    ¡®Couples¡¯ date nights¡¯


    ¡®Couples¡¯ Funtime¡¯ were all included in the contract and even though I knew good to the gym was going to be a problem for me, I still signed it because of the benefit thates with it.


    Miles helped me out of bed, gave me my gym outfit, and then excused me so I could wear them. I stared at the bed, the urge to sleep spurred through me and I felt tortured, but going back to bed was thest thing I wanted to do.


    I wore the clothes and went to visit the toilet before I went to join him outside.


    ¡°I¡¯m ready,¡± I said to him when I stepped out of the room and met him waiting just outside for me. His eyes narrowed and his jaw dropped to the ground when he saw me. I didn¡¯t know if he was impressed by how the dress turned out in my body or if he was disgusted.


    ¡°Is it not nice?¡± I asked him and checked myself out one more time.


    ¡°It¡¯s good. This way,¡± He walked ahead of me and I trailed behind him.


    We soon arrived at the gym, and my jaw dropped to the ground when I saw his personal gym. It was like thosemercial fitness centers. The gym was too big and too equipped for just personal use.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± My heart missed a beat when I heard his voice behind me, and I flinched.


    ¡°Hmm. I¡¯m fine,¡± I nodded.


    ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s get to it. Shall we?¡± He asked as he came to stand in front of me.


    ¡°I¡¯ve not been to the gym before,¡± I hated to admit it to him but I couldn¡¯t pretend to have been and end up messing everything up, yeah?


    ¡°I¡¯ll be your coach,¡± He replied to me, and my eyes narrowed.


    ¡°Hu¡­ huh?¡±


    ¡°I will be your coach,¡± Of course, I heard when he first said that.


    ¡°Oh¡­ Ok,¡± I felt ufortable having him coaching me, but I nodded regardless.


    Just then, Miguel came to join us. He was sweating profusely like he¡¯d been working out all day.


    ¡°Sister-inw¡­ You¡¯re here?¡± He smiled at me widely, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± I greeted him.


    ¡°Good morning, sister-inw. Did you sleep well?¡± He asked, and I nodded.


    ¡°I see, Miles is going to coach you¡­¡±


    ¡°Can you coach me instead, please?¡± I chipped in before he could finish his statement, and he nced at Miles.


    ¡°The thing is¡­¡± I paused and stepped forward.


    ¡°I¡¯m still a beginner and this is my first timeing to the gym. Mr. Miles might not be able to coach a beginner, so I think you could help out,¡± I heard Miles scoffed behind me.


    ¡°I told you to stop addressing me like that. You should just call me by name,¡± He thought he muttered those words, but since he was standing close behind me, I heard him clearly.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ That? Miles is very good at coaching, and I¡¯m sure he would do better than I can. Why don¡¯t you let him coach you instead?¡± Miguel suggested after he nced at Miles.


    ¡°I insist,¡±


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Alright, then. Anything for you, sister-inw. Come with me,¡± He said to me, and I couldn¡¯t contain my excitement so I smiled. I couldn¡¯t have imagined how draining it would be to be coached by Miles. I didn¡¯t want to get distracted and end up doing something stupid.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I said to him, then turned to Miles. I almost freaked out when I saw the deep frown on his face, but I tried not to be concerned.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I will go ahead now,¡± I said to him and finally left with Miguel.


    Miguel first took me to the treadmill to warm up.


    ¡°Get on it, sister-inw,¡± He said when we got to the treadmill.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I nodded and got on it.


    ¡°It¡¯s your first time using this, yeah?¡± He asked, and I nodded.


    ¡°Don¡¯t panic and just go with the flow. I will make it as slow as I can,¡± He assured me, and I nodded.


    ¡°Do you want to use this? You could listen to music while on it,¡± He offered me a headphone and I quickly took it from him and wore it.


    ¡°I will start the movement now,¡± He uttered, and when I nodded, he pressed the button. It was at level one, so the treadmill moved slowly and after I got used to it, he put it in the second level.


    I nced over at Miles and found him ring at us from where he was standing and lifting weights effortlessly. Now that I saw him lifting those weights, I now know where his nice body came from.


    ¡°Why is your brother ring at us like that?¡± I removed the headphones and asked Miguel. He nced over at Miles and back at me.


    ¡°Maybe he is not in a good mood. Don¡¯t mind him and just do your thing,¡± He said to me, and I nodded.


    ¡°Do it slowly. I need to visit the restroom,¡± He patted my back and walked away, leaving me to myself.


    After I got used to the second level, I pressed the fifth button and it started moving fast while I jogged on it as fast as I could, vibing to the calm music I was listening to.


    Again, I pressed the seventh button and from that to the ninth, but I soon regretted it because it started moving so fast that I could barely hold on anymore. I jogged as fast as I could to match the speed of the treadmill. It got so fast that I couldn¡¯t keep up with the speed anymore as it threw me off, crashing me hard against the stationary bike which was just in front of the treadmill. I yelped painfully.


    ¡°May!¡± I heard Miles called and he rushed over to me.


    ¡°Are you ok? Are you hurt?¡± He squatted beside me and held me in his arms. He looked so worried and freaked out.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. I think I set the treadmill too fast,¡± I gasped for breath as I tried to sit up on the floor, but I winced when I felt a sharp pain in my neck.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He asked worriedly.


    ¡°I think I sprained my neck,¡± I replied to him as I held the back of my neck.


    ¡°I told you to let me do it. Why were you not careful? Do you want to hurt yourself?¡± He vented out as he stood up and picked me up in his arms.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not. You hurt your neck,¡± He cut me off angrily, and I bit my lip.


    ¡°What happened?¡± I heard Miguel¡¯s footsteps as he rushed inside.


    ¡°Why did you leave her to herself?¡± Miles snapped at Miguel angrily.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I went to use the restroom¡­¡±


    ¡°And you left her to hurt herself? You could¡¯ve told her to get off first. What if it was serious?¡± He snapped at Miguel again.


    ¡°It was my fault, and besides, I¡¯m fine. You don¡¯t have to scold him like that,¡± I intervened.


    ¡°Wrap things up here and call the doctor,¡± Miles said to Miguel instead and finally left the gym while still holding me in his arms carefully like a baby.


    ¡°You really don¡¯t have to hold me like this. You don¡¯t need call the doctor. It¡¯s not that serious,¡± I said to him when we got to my room and he sat me on the bed.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He cupped my cheek in his palm, his eyes piercing into mine as he asked me, but I just stared at him wordlessly. Why was he caring so much about me?

 Chapter 14

    Title: Sick again


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°How is she now, doc? Is she fine? Does she need surgery?¡± Miles asked the doctor worriedly while I only stared in shock. I wasn¡¯t even feeling any pain anymore.


    ¡°She just needs to apply the ointment I gave her and she¡¯ll be fine. It¡¯s nothing to worry about,¡± He breathed out after the doctor finished exining to him.


    ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll call you,¡± He said to the doctor.


    ¡°Take care,¡± And with that, the doctor left my room and Miles quickly came to sit in front of me.


    ¡°Are you ok? Do you need anything? Do you want me to massage your body for you, hmm?¡± He bombarded me with questions, but I just shook my head.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I said to him, and he slowly nodded.


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± He nodded.


    ¡°I wanted us to go shopping today, but we can do it tomorrow. You should rest for today,¡± My face beamed with excitement when he said that.


    ¡°Shopping? Today?¡±


    ¡°Yes, but¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, seriously. I¡¯ll go bath and get dressed so we can leave,¡± I said excitedly as I jumped off the bed.


    ¡°You still need to rest, May,¡± He insisted as he stood up.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t need it. I will join you soon,¡± I said to him before I dashed into the bathroom. I stretched my neck and body a bit, and they made a cracking sound. I felt much better after I did that.


    I stripped out of my clothes and had a long and rxing bath.


    My stomach grumbled as I stepped back into my room. It felt like the hunger came at me with so much fucking speed, forcing me to grimace as I held my stomach.


    ¡°Ugh!¡± I groaned in pain when I felt my stomach hurt. It felt like my intestines were twisting forcefully. That wasn¡¯t all, I felt like my heart was going to cut.


    Tears brimmed in my eyes as I managed to go to the bed and sat on it. I¡¯ve been hyper-acidic for a few years now and have been trying to manage it since then. Lily had rmended a series of medications for me which I took, but none seemed to ever do the work.


    My hand trembled as I reached for my phone and dialed Miles¡¯s number. Thankfully, he picked up on the first ring.


    ¡°Hey! Are you ready so soon? I just got back from the bathroom,¡± His voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°Miles¡­ Ugh!¡± I was going to say something when the excruciating pain hit me more, and I yelped painfully.


    ¡°May! Are you ok? May? Are you there?¡± His worried voice sounded from the other end, but I felt out of breath and could do nothing but gasp for it.


    The door burst open and Miles barged in with just a towel wrapped around his waist and his body dripping wet. He was still holding his phone to his ear.


    ¡°May?¡± He called surprisingly and rushed to me.


    ¡°Are you ok? What¡¯s wrong?¡± He touched my back and asked worriedly.


    ¡°Food¡­ I need food,¡± I cried out.


    ¡°Food? Are you hungry?¡±


    ¡°Just get me something, please,¡± I couldn¡¯t hold back my tears anymore as I managed to say to him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± And with that, he stood up and dashed out of the room.


    Barely five minutes after he left, he rushed back in with a te of food.


    ¡°Here¡­ Do you want me to feed you?¡± He asked worriedly as he came to sit beside me on the bed.


    ¡°No¡­ I¡¯ll be fine,¡± I managed to say to him. Furthermore, I took the te of food and began eating. I tried to eat as fast as I could just to ease the pain since it always helps me whenever I¡¯m in pain. I held my breath momentarily as I ate, and when I was done, I drank a ss of water andy on the bed on my stomach.


    ¡°Do you need me to call the doctor?¡± I heard Miles ask as I closed my eyes, but I just shook my head. I really wanted him to call the doctor so I would be treated as I needed the pain to relieve me fast, but no way he wouldn¡¯t find out about the pregnancy, so I couldn¡¯t take chance.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine,¡± I whispered, and he sighed.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look like you are going to be. Let me take you to the hospital,¡± He insisted.


    ¡°Just give me a few minutes¡­ I¡¯ll be fine,¡± I said to him in a low tone.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be fine after I get some sleep,¡± I said to him when he didn¡¯t look like he was going to be convinced.


    ¡°Alright¡­ I¡¯ll stay by your side,¡± He stated as he held my hand.


    Slowly, the pain relieved me until I could barely feel any pain anymore. My eyes felt heavy, and I gave in as I slept off.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    I was unconscious of how long I¡¯d been sleeping for, but when I opened my eyes, I found Miles staring at me with enthusiasm, his face wasced with a smile. For the next few seconds, I stared back at him. The sparkles in his eyes were one of the things I admired so much about him and I could stare all day long if only I was given an opportunity to.


    I could literally hear my heart beating so fast when he slowly leaned close, our face just inches apart. Slowly, I grabbed the duvet and my toes curled subconsciously as I swallowed the lump that formed in my throat. The room was in perfect condition, but I felt so hot and suffocated.


    I bit my lip when his eyes darted to them and the thought of kissing me made my heart flutter.


    ¡°Just wait for it, May¡­ Wait for it,¡± I said to myself as I held onto the duvet tightly and shut my eyes as I awaited his lips touching mine.


    ¡°How are you feeling now?¡± I snapped my eyes open to find him already pulled away from me and I felt waves of disappointment spurred through me.


    ¡°Why are you disappointed? Not that you wanted it, anyway. Remember, he is not your type,¡± I reminded myself and turned my face away.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m fine,¡± I cleared my throat and tried to breathe.


    ¡°Miguel said you have hyperacidity and it seems like it has been long,¡± He spoke up, and I raised my eyebrows confusingly.


    ¡°Mi¡­ Miguel?¡± I stuttered and nced down at myself after I sat up on the bed. I gasped when I realized I was wearing a robe instead of the towel I was wearing earlier.


    ¡°Oh my goodness!¡± I gasped and shamelessly touched the area between my thighs as my eyes widened.


    ¡°I had to wear something for you before I called Miguel in to check on you. I couldn¡¯t have allowed him to see you half-naked,¡± He shrugged like this was not a big deal.


    ¡°Wh¡­ why would you change my clothes? We¡­ we agreed we were not going to have sex during the marriage,¡± I stuttered as I reminded him, and he scoffed.


    ¡°Rx! I didn¡¯t do anything to you. Besides, your body is not bad. It¡¯s cute and sexy,¡± He whispered thest part and my heart fluttered. I quickly covered myself up with my hands, embarrassed, but a part of me was flushing at thepliment.


    ¡°Was just kidding. I didn¡¯t see anything. I had Adelie change your dress,¡± He said, and I bit my bottom lip, a bit disappointed.


    ¡°Why are you disappointed? Are you crazy?¡± I scolded myself mentally, but still, I couldn¡¯t help it.


    ¡°Miguel will be officially resuming work at the hospital next Monday, and he can legally treat patients then. I will have him treat you and see if we can get rid of the acid,¡± He said to me, and I mouthed an ¡®oh¡¯. I had no idea Miguel was a doctor. I¡¯m sure Lily would be d to hear that.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you¡¯ll be fine, ok?¡± He assured me as he patted my shoulder, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Hmm,¡±


    ¡°Uhm¡­ What about our shopping? Can we go now?¡± I asked him, and he shook his head.


    ¡°Miguel said you need to rest. We can do that next week on Saturday,¡± I frowned deeply.


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave you to rest. Call me if you need anything,¡± He uttered and finally walked out of my room, and I breathed out.


    ¡°He is so cute,¡± I found myself gushing, but I quickly dismissed the thought the moment I realized what I was doing.


    ¡°He is not your kind of man, May. He is still the same grumpy boss you used to know,¡± I reminded myself and sighed.


    My phone beeped and I checked it.


    ¡®You are so mean! You went offline yesterday when I needed you the most. How dare you!¡¯ I rolled my eyes after I finished reading the text that Lily sent to me.


    ¡®You are not going to reply to me, hmm? I¡¯m breaking up with you. Don¡¯t ever call me your friend again!¡¯ her message popped up again just when I was about to reply to her.


    ¡®Anyway, I¡¯ming over to your house right away, not because of you but my sweet amazing crush. Don¡¯t act like you know me when Ie over¡¯ her message came in again, this time with angry emojis.


    ¡®I have good news for you¡¯ I typed the text and was going to send it to her, but I changed my mind. It¡¯s going to be fun if she finds out about it by herself.


    ¡®Expecting you, bestie. Get me fruits on your way. The baby is hungry¡¯ I texted her and finally dropped my phone back on the bed¡­

 Chapter 15

    Title: Funtime with husby


    Maybelline Walter POV


    I got bored of staying inside the room, so I decided to take a walk to the kitchen to get water as I was thirsty.


    I heard the sound of a machineing from the kitchen as I descended the staircase and I presumed it was Adelie in there, so I proceeded downstairs.


    ¡°Hey, sister-inw. How are you feeling now?¡± Miguel, who was in the living room and ying video games turned and asked me as soon as I walked inside the living room.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine. Thank you. Miles told me you checked up on me. Thanks a lot,¡± I smiled at him, and he nodded.


    ¡°Anything for you, sister-inw,¡± It felt really weird having him call me that, and even though I wanted to tell him to just address me by my name, a part of me felt it would be rude, so I just let it be.


    I strode into the kitchen to get water, and upon opening the door, I found Miles making orange juice. He paused when he saw me enter the kitchen.


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re here?¡± He smiled at me widely like he was so excited to see me.


    ¡°Hmm. I came to get water,¡± I said to him, and he slowly nodded.


    ¡°I made this for you. I¡¯m still making more,¡± He handed me a ss of juice mixed with milk.


    ¡°Miguel told me that this will help relieve the pain,¡± He uttered, and I slowly nodded as I took the ss from him.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered awkwardly. It felt so awkward that Mr. Miles was being like this around me. I felt like he had ulterior motives if not many, but I couldn¡¯t decipher what it was all about. He couldn¡¯t be so nice to me all of a sudden for no good reason, yeah?


    ¡°I will keep the rest in the refrigerator when I¡¯m done making them,¡± He further said, and I awkwardly nodded.


    ¡°Thanks for this. I¡¯ll be on my way now,¡± I said to him and walked out of the kitchen. I breathed out as soon as I closed the kitchen door.


    ¡°This is getting scarier,¡± I muttered as I shook my head.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you feel bored staying inside the room, huh? Do you want to join me?¡± Miguel asked when I was about to take the stairs back to my room, and I looked at him.


    ¡°It¡¯s boring to y video games alone, but having someone watching me will make it fun,¡± He further said, probably to convince me, and I didn¡¯t think twice before I went to sit beside him on the couch.


    ¡°Do you know how to y it?¡± He nced at me and asked, his fingers never pausing as they moved speedily on the pad like a pro. He wasn¡¯t even looking at what he was pressing, yet it looked like he was ying it perfectly. For how long has he been ying this game for him to be so perfect in it?


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not a gamer,¡± I shook my head, and he scoffed.


    ¡°Oops! You and Miles have something inmon. He doesn¡¯t like ying video games either, and as a manner, I think he is very boring,¡± Miguel stated, and Iughed briefly.


    ¡°I heard that. There is nothing special about video games. You should spend more time in your career than wasting your time pressing the keypad all day like you are earning from it,¡± Miles uttered as he walked into the living room, and Miguel rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Whatever!¡±


    ¡°May¡­ Come sit with me here. I have something to tell you,¡± Miles said out of the blue moon, and I raised my eyebrows as I looked at him.


    ¡°Me?¡± I asked dumbly as if there was someone else here with us bearing the name. Instead of replying to me, he patted the space beside him on the couch where he was seated.


    ¡°Come on, go sit with your husband,¡± Miguel urged me, and my cheeks heated up embarrassingly. I stood up and went to sit beside Miles.


    ¡°What did you want to tell me?¡± My voice came out expectedly low and weak as I looked at his chest level. I was so nervous to look at his face.


    ¡°Here,¡± He mumbled as he patted his shoulder, and I finally looked at his face.


    ¡°Hu¡­ huh?¡±


    ¡°That ce is not convenient. You should rest on my shoulder. You¡¯ll feel morefortable,¡± My heart fluttered when he said that. It felt like I was a character in a movie or a romance book because these things could only happen between the two leading characters.


    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± I paused and batted my eyshes. I nced over to Miguel, but he wasn¡¯t looking at us.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine there,¡± I said to him and tried to stand up, but he held my hand and sat me back on the couch.


    ¡°I insist,¡± He uttered seductively, his eyes piercing into mine, and I swallowed the lump that formed in my throat.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I am really¡­¡± He held the side of my face and rested my head on his shoulder.


    ¡°Rx¡­¡± He hushed, and I bit my bottom lip. Gosh! Was he trying to seduce me?


    It felt so awkward being in this position in front of his brother, but he didn¡¯t seem to mind.


    ¡°Miles¡­ I want to go shoppingter. I need new clothes since I¡¯ll be resuming work next Monday¡­¡± I quickly raised my head.


    ¡°Really? Should we go together then?¡± I asked Miguel, and he nced at Miles.


    ¡°Please¡­ I¡¯m fine now. I really want to go with you,¡± I pleaded with him, and he nodded.


    ¡°Anything for you, sister-inw,¡± His reply made me so excited.


    ¡°When are we going? I should go get dressed,¡± I stood up quickly and asked him.


    ¡°I was thinking in a few minutes¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± I cut him off and rushed off, heading to my room.


    After I got dressed, I went back to the living room, but was stunned to find Lily seatedfortably on the couch and staring at Miguel while blushing.


    ¡°Lily¡­ You are here?¡± I spoke up as I walked into the living room, and she stood up. She came to hug me.


    ¡°I¡¯m just doing this because of Miguel and Miles. I don¡¯t want to look like a bad person. Trust me, you are not my friend anymore,¡± She whispered in my ear as she hugged me.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°You should y cool if you want toe with us. I¡¯m going shopping with Miguel,¡± I whispered back to her, and she gasped.


    ¡°Really? Come on, sweetheart. You know I love you. Tell him so we can go together,¡±


    ¡°What are you guys doing?¡± Miguel spoke up out of the blue moon, and we finally disengaged.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing¡­ I just missed her so much and had to hug her like that,¡± Lily smiled at him nervously as she exined, and he just turned his face away.


    ¡°I¡¯m going with you. Wait for me while I go get dressed,¡± Miles uttered as he stood up. He left for his room.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± Miguel also stood up and left for his room. It¡¯s embarrassing how he didn¡¯t even look at Lily even with all the green g she was showing him. Maybe he was not just interested in her, who knows?


    ¡°He is so cute,¡± Lily gushed and cupped her cheeks in her palms, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°You should wake up, Lily. It doesn¡¯t seem like he likes you,¡± I wanted to tell her the truth, but I held myself back in order not to hurt her feelings.


    Miguel was first toe back fully dressed, and of course, Lily didn¡¯t fail to gush over him. No lies, he looked incredible.


    ¡°What¡¯s taking Miles so long?¡± I mumbled as I checked my wristwatch, but just then, I heard footsteps descending the staircase, and my jaw dropped to the ground when I looked in the direction.


    He looked perfect just like a model. From the pair of ck trousers he wore, to the button-up shirt which had the sleeves folded up to his elbow lines, to his ck shoes which matched his outfit, the only thing I could say was ¡®wow¡¯.


    ¡®No perfect-looking man exists¡¯ Was what they said, but I saw the perfection in Miles. Damn! Am I falling for this grumpy nice contracted husband of mine? I asked myself, but this time, I failed to remind myself that he was not my kind of man. Maybe I changed my mind already¡­

 Chapter 16

    Title: Shopping


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Thanks for the other day, Mr. Miguel,¡± Lily smiled at Miguel.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Miguel just hummed and nodded, his face not leaving the road as he drove down the driveway. Lily was seated beside Miguel in the front seat, and I was in the backseat with Miles.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± My heart missed a beat when Miles held my hand and asked the gentlest voice ever, and I slowly nodded. Everything he does makes my heart awkwardly flutter.


    ¡°Mr. Miguel¡­¡±


    ¡°Just call me Miguel,¡± Miguel cut Lily off, and she slowly nodded.


    ¡°Miguel¡­ Uhm¡­ Do you mind going out on a date with me tomorrow? We could just hang out at the restaurant and you know, get to know ourselves,¡± I almost choked on my spit when Lily boldly said that to Miguel. For goodness sake, why the fuck has my friend chosen to embarrass me in this manner?


    ¡°Lily¡­¡± I whispered, but Miles held my hand firmly and when I looked at him, he shook his head for me to leave them be.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not interested,¡± Miguel replied to her coldly, and I facepalmed myself. It felt like I was the one that just got rejected. She just fucking gave me the secondhand embarrassment of my life.


    ¡°Come on, Miguel¡­ That¡¯s rude,¡± It¡¯s crazy how Lily could hold her confidence together and talk to Miguel like nothing happened. At that moment, the only thing I wanted was to disappear from the car because it felt so awkward.


    ¡°We can all go together. Was thinking of going on a date with my wife tomorrow too. We could all go to the same restaurant, or what do you think, Ms Lily?¡± Miles spoke out of the blue moon, and I looked at him.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Really?¡± Lily looked at us and smiled excitedly.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Miles nodded.


    ¡°I have things to do tomorrow, so I won¡¯t be able to¡­¡±


    ¡°You can always postpone whatever you have to do. Ms. Lily is our inw, so you should not be rude to her,¡± Miles cut him off, leaving me stunned. The miles I knew from time would never be this way with anyone, and it¡¯s only getting crazier.


    ¡°Thank you, inw,¡± I scoffed silently when Lily said that. For goodness sake, this girl would kill me before my time.


    The car finally pulled over in front of the mall, and I quickly alighted. It felt like a burden had just been lifted off my shoulders as the fresh air graced me.


    Lily alighted and came to stand beside me.


    ¡°That was crazy, I hope you know that, babe?¡± I cursed at her silently, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I go for what I want, sweetheart. I¡¯m not like you. I like Miguel, and I¡¯m going to get him at all costs,¡± She turned and smirked at me, and I briefly sighed. I had almost forgotten the kind of crazy girl Lily was. This is who she is right from high school where I knew her, so I shouldn¡¯t have expected less.


    ¡°Lily¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t waste your time with me, sweetheart. Your husband is waiting,¡± She winked at me and walked over to meet Miguel who had just alighted from the car.


    ¡°I think your friend likes my brother¡­¡± My heart almost jumped out of my chest when Miles¡¯s voice sounded behind me. I turned swiftly but collided with his hard chest, so I quickly stepped away from him.


    ¡°I like her courage. She knows what she wants, and she¡¯s going for him,¡± He smiled as he tucked his hands inside his pockets, and the only thing I could do was nod my head.


    ¡°Ye¡­ yeah,¡± Iughed nervously and quickly walked ahead of him.


    The cold air conditioner graced us as we walked into the biggest mall in the city. It was literally my first time going to the ce, and I could only say ¡®wow¡¯ because it really deserved it.


    ¡°Miguel, I think you should go with Ms. Lily to buy your clothes. Women know good clothes for men. I will go to the other section with May,¡± Miles uttered as he held my hand, and I couldn¡¯t help but notice the look of betrayal on Miguel¡¯s face.


    Miles could only care less and led me away to the female section of the mall.


    ¡°Good day, Mr. Miles. It¡¯s nice to meet you again. It has been a while,¡± An olddy in her forties came to wee us, and I presumed she was the attendant here.


    ¡°Yes, it has been a while. How have you been, Ms. Penelope?¡± Miles¡¯s face was straight with no hint of emotion or friendliness in it like he was in a fight with thedy or something. And wait! Did he just call her Ms? Is she not married? I asked myself.


    ¡°I would like to get clothes for my wife,¡± Miles uttered as he held my hand and smiled at me weirdly. I looked at the woman, and the expression on her face wasn¡¯t weing at all, and at that moment, I knew something was wrong. It couldn¡¯t be that she had a crush on Miles, right? She looked older than him for goodness sake.


    ¡°Age is just a number. Anyone can have a crush on anyone regardless of age,¡± My subconscious mind reminded me, and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°Oh¡­ I had no idea you got married. Howe nobody knew about it?¡± Thedy asked after she gave me a long disgusting stare as if I was a piece of shit.


    ¡°That¡¯s because I didn¡¯t invite you to my wedding,¡± He smirked at thedy, and she slowly nodded.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have all the time in the world. Can you attend to us already or do you want me to call the manager?¡± Miles¡¯s voice sounded cold this time as he red hard at thedy, and she quickly nodded.


    ¡°This way,¡± She turned to me hesitantly and said.


    ¡°We are your customers, so, you need to treat my woman with respect,¡± Miles said to the Penelopedy.


    ¡°You can¡¯t look my woman with those eyes,¡± He further said, and she quickly bowed.


    ¡°Forgive me, Mr. Miles,¡± She apologized immediately.


    ¡°I¡¯m not the one you should be apologizing to,¡±


    ¡°Forgive me, ma¡¯am,¡± She hesitantly bowed to me, and I nodded awkwardly. Why was Miles being mean, please?


    ¡°This way, ma¡¯am,¡± She finally led me to the fitting room after we selected a few clothes for me to try on.


    I wore the first short white flowery gown that stopped some inches above my knees and a pair of heels.


    Miles¡¯s jaw dropped and his mouth opened when I stepped out of the fitting room to go show him how the dress looked on me since that¡¯s how it¡¯s done. I mean, it was him that came to buy me clothes, so curtsey demands that I showed him, yeah?


    ¡°This is¡­ This is so gorgeous,¡± he gushed over the dress, ttering me.


    ¡°But¡­ I don¡¯t think we should buy heels for you,¡± He uttered, and I raised my eyebrows confusingly.


    ¡°Why?¡± I questioned him, and he just shrugged.


    ¡°It¡¯s going to make your feet hurt, and you are also hyper-acidic, so you need to be mindful of the kind of dress you wear too,¡± now, this sounded like just an excuse because thest time I checked, being hyper-acidic had literally nothing to do with the kind of shoe the patient wears.


    ¡°Could it be that he found out about the pregnancy?¡± My subconscious reminded me, and now that I got the pieces together, I couldn¡¯t help but be worried that he knew about it. I mean, I¡¯ve only heard that pregnant women are not adviced to use heels, and this was bing logical.


    ¡°It¡¯s not possible. He would¡¯ve confronted you if he knew about it. Don¡¯t be silly,¡± A part of me dismissed the thoughts immediately because there was a high chance of it not being true.


    For the sake of my baby, I didn¡¯t bother to further ask him any questions for his reasons, so I agreed and went for st shoes instead.


    After that, I tried a few clothes on and he was impressed with everything.


    We were finally done here, and after he made payment for the clothes, we left to go meet Miguel and Lily.


    ¡°Where could they be?¡± I asked as I looked around the big mall when we got to the lobby, but with the crazy number of people present in the mall, I knew no way I could get a glimpse of them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think we should go ahead and leave them to do their thing?¡± Miles asked out of the blue moon, and I raised my eyebrows.


    ¡°But why?¡± I asked as I blinked my eyes cluelessly.


    ¡°This is the time for your friend to show her affection to my brother. We shouldn¡¯t disturb them. Come on, let¡¯s go,¡± He held my hand again, and I bit my inner bottom lip. If anyone ever told me that Miles had this soft side, I wouldn¡¯t have ever believed it, but here he was, making my heart flutter with everything he does. I don¡¯t want to fall in love with this man, please¡­

 Chapter 17

    Title: Funtime with Lily


    ¡°I think you should buy this. It¡¯ll look good on you,¡± Lily picked a ck t-shirt and sampled it on Miguel¡¯s body, while he just stood with his hands tucked inside his pockets frustratingly.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like it,¡± He replied to her casually, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Come on, Miguel. It would look really good on you,¡± Lily insisted, and Miguel briefly sighed.


    ¡°Can you stop trying your best, Ms. Lily? I¡¯m not interested in you. I already have a girlfriend,¡± Miguel said to her politely, crushing thest hope she had left in her. Her hand dropped to her side, and she bit her bottom lip.


    ¡°You will find someone who would love you, but that person is not me, so can you please quit being like this?¡± Miguel further said as he looked her in the eyes.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t have a problem with your girlfriend, Miguel. You are not married yet, and there is every chance that I can still win you over and snatch you from your girlfriend,¡± She shrugged once she got back her confidence, managing to put on a small smile as she looked back at him, and Miguel sighed.


    He hated to admit that he was impressed with her guts and confidence. She was a very beautiful and charming youngdy with sexy body he couldn¡¯t help but notice on the first day they met, those charming blue eyes that caught his attention first, but he was trying not to fall for this youngdy even though his heart was starting to betray him.


    ¡°You are crazy,¡± He mumbled then scoffed and turned away from her. She was everything cute. The cutest and most courageous woman he ever met, but still, he couldn¡¯t allow himself to fall for her.


    ¡°So, what do you say? You will go out on a date with me tomorrow, yeah?¡± She asked as she went to stand in front of him.


    ¡°Fine! You win!¡± He hated to admit that he wanted to spend time with this youngdy too, but why was he resisting himself when he didn¡¯t even have a woman in his life? Maybe he wasn¡¯t just ready for amitted rtionship, who knows?


    ¡°Yes!¡± She squeaked excitedly.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to buy you the clothes you would use for the date. So, let¡¯s go over there,¡± She held his hand and dragged him with her before he could say anything.


    Miguel watched as she selected a pair of cute trousers and a shirt, not without a pair of sneakers to perfect everything.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to pay for it. I will pay the bill,¡± Miguel spoke up when she was done picking the clothes.


    ¡°What did I say before we came here? I told you I was going to pay for it, so, just watch me do my thing,¡± She turned to him and winked. A wink that made his heart flutter. Gosh! What was she doing to him?


    ¡°Hmm,¡± he just nodded.


    ¡°We are done here now. Let¡¯s go make the payment,¡± She held his hand and dragged him again as they both went to the cashier where they made the payment.


    ¡°I will help you carry some of that,¡± Lily offered as she held out her hand for him to hand her one of the five shopping bags he was carrying.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can handle them,¡± Miguel refused her, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I know you can, but I insist. I¡¯m not that heartless to watch you holding so many bags while I¡¯m going empty-handed,¡± She insisted, and he finally handed her two of the bags.


    ¡°You are not going to get clothes for yourself too?¡± Miguel asked as they walked down the mall.


    ¡°I already have tons of clothes at home. I don¡¯t want to buy more,¡± She shook her head.


    ¡°But you should still get some clothes, at least one. I will pay for it. Just take it as an appreciation for helping me out here and also for the clothes you got for me,¡± He insisted, and she shrugged as she was left with no choice at that point.


    ¡°It¡¯s over there,¡± Miguel said as he pointed toward the ce where Miles and May went to get clothes earlier, so they walked over there.


    After they were finally done shopping, they left for the parking lot where their car was parked earlier, and just when they stepped out of the mall, their phones beeped almost at the same time.


    ¡®I have something to deal with urgently, so I left with May. You can find your way home with Lily. Be nice to her. Remember, she¡¯s our inw¡¯ Miguel scoffed after he read through the text. He was sure Miles had nothing to deal with, but this was just a set-up to get him and Lily to spend some more time together.


    ¡®Hey, annoying best friend. We left earlier. Enjoy your time with Miguel. Don¡¯t overdo things, anyway. Just a friendly advice from a friend that loves and cares for you¡¯ A smileced up Lily¡¯s face as she read through the text from May.


    ¡°Miles said they left already. I¡¯ll go drop you off at your house and go back home,¡± Miguel said to her casually and walked ahead of her to where their car was parked.


    ¡°You would have to take me to your house. My car is still there, so I need to get it before I go home,¡± Lily replied to him as she trailed behind him.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Miguel wordlessly pulled the car door open and hopped inside, and Lily hopped inside beside him in the front seat.


    ¡°You should use your seatbelt,¡± Miguel reminded her as he fastened his seatbelt, and she fastened hers quickly. The ride back home began.


    ¡°Thanks for today,¡± Lily said on their way home.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± He hummed and nodded.


    ¡°So, what time should we make our date tomorrow? Do you think we should leave in the morning and go back home at night? We could spend all day together, I don¡¯t mind,¡± she uttered and prayed silently for him to say it was fine with him.


    ¡°I have to resume work the day after tomorrow, so I can¡¯t hang out like that for a long time. I need to be back home early and prepare for work,¡± He replied to her, his face not leaving the road as he drove down the driveway.


    ¡°Wow! What type of work is that?¡± Lily couldn¡¯t help but ask him out of curiosity.


    ¡°I¡¯m a¡­¡± Miguel¡¯s voice trailed off when his phone began ringing, so he pulled over at the side of the road and answered the phone.


    ¡°Hey, Lucas,¡± Miguel said on the phone as soon as he answered the phone, and his expression changed after a few seconds.


    ¡°Like right now?¡± He spoke on the phone.


    ¡°Shit!¡± He cursed under his breath as he mmed his hand on the steering wheel, and Lily¡¯s heart skipped nervously.


    ¡°Is everything alright?¡± She whispered as he was still on the phone.


    ¡°Alright. I will let Miles know about it right away. Yes, I¡¯ll meet you there,¡± He finally ended the call after hisst words.


    ¡°Is everything alright?¡± Lily asked worriedly.


    ¡°Yes. Everything is fine. Ms. Lily¡­¡± He called then paused and removed the seatbelt from his body.


    ¡°I think you would have to find your way back home. You can drive this model of car, yeah?¡± He asked, and she raised her eyebrows as her eyes narrowed.


    ¡°Wh¡­ wh¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t go home with you. Something urgent came up that needs my attention right away,¡± He exined to her, and she blinked her eyes rapidly.


    ¡°Let me have your phone,¡± He held out his hand to her, and she ced her phone on it. He inputted his number into the phone and gave it back to her.


    ¡°That¡¯s my number. Call me,¡± He uttered then pushed the door open and stepped out of the car hurriedly, leaving Lily confused.


    ¡°Just give the car keys to sister-inw when you get home,¡± He said before he rushed off, and Lily stared in shock and confusion.


    ¡°What the hell is happening?¡± She mumbled¡­

 Chapter 18

    Title: Are you in love with Miles?


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡®Wife, I need to take care of something. I¡¯ll be back shortly¡¯ Miles had said to me with a worried look on his face as soon as he drove us into the house, and he drove off without even entering inside. I tried to get him to talk to me about what was going on, but he didn¡¯t say anything before he drove off, and it got me all worried over here.


    ¡°Do you need help with anything, ma¡¯am?¡± Adelie asked as she walked into the living room where I was seated tiredly.


    ¡°Just get me a ss of water, please,¡± I replied to her tiredly. My waist hurt so badly like I had a load on it, and I presumed it could be the pregnancy doing that to me.


    ¡°Here, ma¡¯am,¡± Adelie soon returned with the water and handed it to me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered as I took the ss from her and drank from the chilled water, just how I wanted it.


    ¡°Do you need help with anything else? Do you want me to massage your feet for you? You must be tired from the¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, Adelie. You should get some rest too,¡± I cut her off. I wasn¡¯t a princess, so there was no need for her to be treating me like this.


    ¡°Alright, ma¡¯am. Call me if you need anything,¡± She bowed and finally left.


    I breathed out as I rxed on the couch and rubbed my hand gently on my stomach as a smileced up my lips. Having a fetus growing inside me was a beautiful feeling and something that always brought a smile to my face each time I thought about it. I could have just waited for everything to be over so I could go to a faraway ce and have my baby.


    I picked up my phone to text Lily when I heard the sound of a car honking from outside, so I paused and waited for her toe inside.


    Five minutes passed before the door finally opened and she walked inside, a deep frown on her face.


    ¡°Lily? Are you ok?¡± I asked her worriedly as I stood up, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Miguel is so fucking weird and annoying!¡± She huffed angrily as she slumped on the couch, and I raised my eyebrows confusingly.


    ¡°What are you talking about? Did he do anything to you? Where is he? Why is he not with you?¡± I bombarded her with questions, but she just scoffed.


    ¡°That dude fucking left me on the road to drive myself home. He said he had something urgent to attend to. Can you imagine? Who does that?¡± Shemented angrily.


    ¡°Miles rushed out too. Could it be that something bad happened?¡± I couldn¡¯t help but get worried.


    ¡°You are unbelievable. You are going to talk about your husband alone?¡± Lilymented again, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Maybe something urgent came up. I¡¯m sure Miguel wouldn¡¯t have left you on the way to sort yourself out. Sorry about that,¡± I said to her absentmindedly.


    ¡°Maybe. Bute to think of it, what do you think happened?¡± She leaned forward and asked me with a worried expression on.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Do you think I should call Miles and find out what¡¯s happening?¡± I asked, and she nodded.


    ¡°Yes, you should,¡± That was the only motivation I needed to reach for my phone and dial Miles¡¯s number. It rang for a few minutes and the call disconnected.


    ¡°He is not answering his phone,¡± I looked at Lily andined.


    ¡°You should dial it again. Maybe he didn¡¯t know his phone rang,¡± Lily suggested, so I dialed the number for the second time, and this time, he picked up almost immediately.


    ¡°I was about to call you when your call came in again, wife. I¡¯m sorry, I missed your call,¡± His voice sounded calm over the phone like everything was fine over there, and I had to ask myself if this was the same man earlier that looked like everything was wrong.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I was just uhm¡­ I was just¡­¡± I paused, not knowing how to put it to him so he wouldn¡¯t misunderstand that I was so worried about him. I didn¡¯t want to give him the impression that I liked him or something.


    ¡°Is there a problem, wife?¡± He asked, and I swallowed nothing as I bit into my lip nervously.


    ¡°Nothing. I uhm¡­ I mistakenly dialed your number. I was going to call Lilly,¡± I stuttered, and Lily¡¯s eyes narrowed as she looked at me.


    ¡°I¡¯m here with Miguel. He told me Ms. Lily was going to drive herself home, maybe she¡¯s still driving. You should give it some time and call her back,¡± He exined to me, and I slowly nodded as if he could see me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I have to go now,¡± He said.


    ¡°By the way¡­ Did something happen? Uhm¡­ I¡¯m saying that because of the way you went out earlier. Is everything alright?¡± I finally asked.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve handled it. I¡¯ll be back before lunch. Adelie will attend to you if you need anything. Also, call me if you need anything,¡± I felt relieved knowing that he was fine.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I hummed and finally ended the call. I breathed out unknowingly, and I heard Lily scoff.


    ¡°What was that?¡± I looked at her, and she was giving me a look of ¡®exin what happened¡¯.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I shrugged, and she scoffed.


    ¡°You know what I mean. You were so nervous just now when you were talking to Miles. Is there something you are not telling me?¡± She raised her eyebrows, her eyes preying on me.


    ¡°What do you mean something I¡¯m not telling you? Of course, there is nothing,¡± I tried not to stutter even though I could barely keep my voice calm.


    ¡°And who said I was nervous?¡± I mumbled and turned my face away.


    ¡°Babe¡­ You are flushing. Are you in love with Miles?¡± She asked out of the blue moon, and my jaw dropped to the ground¡­

 Chapter 19

    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡®Are you in love with Miles?¡¯ Those words reyed in my head for the umpteenth time as I sat on the edge of my bed. Those words had been living rent-free in my head all day, and all efforts to stop thinking about it had proven abortive.


    ¡°He is not your style, May. Lily is just being crazy,¡± I reminded myself before I left for the bathroom to shower and go downstairs for dinner.


    After I was done bathing and changing into something convenient, I went to the dining room.


    ¡°Miles is not back yet?¡± I asked Adelie when I got to the dining room.


    ¡°Good evening, ma¡¯am. No, Mr. Miles is not back yet,¡± She replied to me, and I slowly nodded as I took a seat at the dining table.


    ¡°Where is he?¡± I mumbled, a bit worried about him. He hasn¡¯t been home after he left earlier, so it was fine for me to be worried about him, yeah?


    ¡°Are you ok, ma¡¯am?¡± Adelie¡¯s voice pulled me out of my deep thoughts, and I nodded as I looked at her.


    ¡°Hmm. I¡¯m fine,¡± I forced a smile at her. Furthermore, she served my food and I began eating.


    I had expected Miles to be back before I finished dinner, but up until I finished eating, there was no sign of him, and I was even more worried.


    ¡°I have to wake up at night for my online ss. I beg to go to bed now, ma¡¯am,¡± Adelie asked politely after she was done clearing the table.


    ¡°It¡¯s ok. You can go,¡± I gave her permission.


    ¡°Call me if you need anything, ma¡¯am,¡± Those words seemed to have be her signing out of work every time because she always said that literally every time.


    ¡°Yes, I will,¡± She finally left, and even though I was feeling sleepy and tired, I decided to wait up for Miles.


    ¡®Hey, are you there?¡¯ My phone beeped, and I checked my WhatsApp message to see a text notification from Lily. I quickly unlocked my phone and clicked on the message.


    ¡®Hmm. I¡¯m here. What¡¯s up?¡¯ I replied to her text, and my phone disyed her typing almost immediately.


    ¡®Is Miguel back yet? I¡¯ve been trying to reach him, but he is not answering his phone, and all of a sudden, his number isn¡¯t going through again. Have you tried to reach Mr. Miles too?¡¯ Her message popped up on my phone.


    ¡®They are not back yet¡¯ I replied to her, then minimized my WhatsApp and went to the call log where I found Miles¡¯s number as first on the list. I hesitated before I dialed the number, and it started ringing. The call rang for a few minutes and disconnected.


    ¡°Why is he not answering his phone?¡± I mumbled then dialed the number again, but this time, his line didn¡¯t go through.


    ¡®I¡¯m trying to call Miles too, but his number is not going through although he didn¡¯t answer on the first ring¡¯ I texted Lily.


    ¡®Do you think something happened to them? Maybe we should report it to the police. I¡¯m worried¡¯ Her reply came in, and I almost thought of calling the cops immediately, but I dismissed the thought. It wasn¡¯t yet twenty-four hours, so they couldn¡¯t be reported as missing.


    ¡®I¡¯ll wait for him¡¯ I texted her.


    ¡®Alright. Drop me a text whenever theye home. I¡¯m going to sleep now. I need to wake up early tomorrow. We are having a new senior doctor tomorrow at the hospital, so I can¡¯t afford to bete. I don¡¯t want to give him a bad impression of myself on the first day. Good night. Love you¡¯


    I breathed out and tossed my phone beside me on the couch. Furthermore, I checked the time and realized that it was past 9pm.


    ¡°Did something happen out there?¡± I mumbled and reached for my phone again. As much as I didn¡¯t want to be worried about him, I was always reminded that this man was my baby Daddy and my boss, so I needed to be sure he was fine. I dialed his number again, hoping it¡¯d go through this time, but I got the same reply. It wasn¡¯t avable.


    Seconds slowly ticked into minutes and it was soon past an hour that I¡¯d been waiting. My waist was beginning to ache, and my eyes were heavy from being sleepy, but still, I was determined to wait up for him.


    ¡°Why am I doing this?¡± At some point, I asked myself because nothing was making sense to me. I mean, why the fuck was I sacrificing my sleep for this man?


    ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal, May. You are just being nice,¡± I held on to that until I couldn¡¯t hold myself from sleeping any more, and I ended up dozing off.


    I had no idea for how long I¡¯d been out, but a hand tap on my shoulder was all needed to jerk me back to reality, and as I forced my eyes open, I realized that it was morning. Late in the morning.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, you slept here?¡± I opened my eyes to find Adelie towering over me.


    ¡°Did I sleep here?¡± I asked the dumb question even though it was very obvious that I had passed the night here.


    ¡°I guess so, ma¡¯am. I¡¯m justing out now after I left for my room yesterday night, and it seems like you passed the night here. Were you waiting for boss?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Is Miles back?¡± I asked her, but she shook her head, and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I tried to stand up from the couch, but I yelped painfully when I felt my neck and my whole body cramped.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± Adelie asked worriedly as she hurried to my front.


    ¡°My body¡­ It hurts,¡± I cried out as I tried to move my hand, but couldn¡¯t. I slept in a bad posture yesterday.


    ¡°Hold on¡­ I will do something about it,¡± She said worriedly and began stretching my body carefully for me.


    Just then, I heard the entrance door open followed by thick footsteps down the walkway, and I presumed it was either Miles or his brother.


    ¡°What happened? Are you ok?¡± I heard Miles¡¯s voice and the footsteps quickened. I couldn¡¯t even look at him because I couldn¡¯t tilt my head.


    ¡°What happened? Are you ok, wife?¡± He knelt in front of me with a worried expression on his face, and I scoffed.


    ¡°Get away from me,¡±


    ¡°May¡­ Are you ok¡­¡±


    ¡°Does it look like I¡¯m ok? Get the hell away from me, Miles! Don¡¯t you even dare touch me!¡± Tears brimmed in my eyes as I yelled at him. The only thing I could wish for at that moment was for my body to be okay so I could push him away from me, but my body stiffened and I couldn¡¯t move any part of it.


    ¡°Sir¡­ I think you should give ma¡¯am May some time. You should go to your room first,¡± Adelie said to him, but he didn¡¯t move.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to see you, Miles. Get out of my sight!¡± I had no idea why I was being so emotional right now to the extent of shedding tears, but seeing his face was irritating me. Maybe I was mad at myself for worrying so much about him and ending up hurting myself. I was just pissed.


    He stood up and walked away.


    Ten minutes passed and after a series of massages, I finally felt relieved and I left for my room at once. I mmed the door behind me and burst into tears as soon as I stepped inside my room.


    ¡°You are so foolish, May¡­ You are a big fool,¡± My subconscious mind reminded me even though I knew that I was a fool already. How could I have done that? Not that I was in love with him or something, so why the fuck was I like that? Just the thought of it made me so bitter.


    My phone beeped and I hesitantly checked it.


    ¡®Guess what, best friend! Guess who we have here as our new senior Doctor! It¡¯s Miguel! Miguel is my new superior¡¯ I read her message, but I just tossed my phone beside me on the floor because I wasn¡¯t in the mood for that.


    ¡°May¡­ Can we talk, please?¡± Miles¡¯s voice sounded from outside¡­

 Chapter 20

    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°May¡­ Can we talk, please?¡± Miles knocked on the door for the second time, but I remained silent. No way I was going to open the door for him after everything he had done to me.


    I heard him sigh.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about yesterday¡­ I didn¡¯t know you were going to wait up for me. I didn¡¯t mean to hurt you. Something came up and I had to stay back and handle it. I¡¯m really sorry,¡± He spoke from outside, but I just rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Go away, Miles. I don¡¯t need your exnation,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, wife¡­ I would never do something to hurt you. Can you please open the door?¡± He pleaded again, and this time, I finally stood up from the floor and pulled the door open.


    ¡°You are crying?¡± He raised one of his eyebrows surprisingly, but I quickly wiped my tears and turned my face away embarrassingly.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t crying,¡± I mumbled.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, okay?¡± He cupped my cheek in his palm and stared into my eyes. His eyes were so charming and sexy that I could only wish to stare for long if I had the chance to.


    Slowly, he leaned forward until our faces were just inches apart, and fuck! I crazily wanted him to kiss me.


    My heart thumped heavily against my chest as I felt his warm breath on my face. The long-awaited moment was finally here when he finally imed my lips.


    His lips tasted so sweet, and fuck it! Mr. Miles was a good kisser. A better kisser than my ex-boyfriend, Oscar.


    The kiss was intense, leaving me almost breathless, his hands exploring my body, and his tongue didn¡¯t fail to do its job as it explored my mouth. Just a kiss from him made me so damn horny as I found myself wanting more than just a kiss from him.


    ¡°This is wrong, May. You can¡¯t do this with him,¡± My subconscious mind reminded me, but fuck it! I was so into this that I could barely think straight.


    ¡°He is your baby Daddy, so there is nothing wrong with this,¡± A part of me gave me a reason to go ahead with this, and as if my hands developed minds of their own, they sank into his hair, as I pulled him in and deepening the kiss until I could barely breathe.


    It felt awkward to pull away so I could breathe, but that was until a knock sounded on the door.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, it¡¯s me,¡± Adelie¡¯s voice came on from outside, and we finally broke from the kiss. I gasped for breath.


    ¡°Oh, Adelie¡­¡±


    ¡°Breakfast is ready, ma¡¯am,¡±


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be there shortly,¡± I replied to her, and heard her receding footsteps and I concluded she already left.


    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± I bit my lip as I was left with no words to say to him because everything felt so fucking awkward. I was so embarrassed to even look him in the eyes.


    ¡°I¡­ I will use the bathroom,¡± I rushed my words and dashed into the bathroom at once, mming the door behind me. I crashed against the wall and breathed out, but my heart wouldn¡¯t stop racing.


    ¡°What the fuck was that? How could you do something that stupid?¡± I scolded myself silently as I sank my fingers into my hair and pulled it slowly. Am I losing my mind? Why did I kiss him?


    ¡°It¡¯s not something serious. Just pretend nothing happened,¡± I said to myself and proceeded to do my usual morning routine.


    Done with everything, I left for the dining room, and as I descended the staircase minutester, the aromaing from the kitchen weed me. My stomach grumbled and my mouth salivated just at the aroma of the delicacy, and I could only look forward to devouring it.


    I finally arrived at the dining room, and my jaw dropped at the series of food on the table. There were different kinds of food on the table that left me wondering if there was an even hosting today.


    ¡°Why is there so much food, Adelie?¡± I asked Adelie who was busy arranging the dish.


    ¡°Boss asked to make this much food that he wants you to eat to your satisfaction,¡± She replied to me, and my cheeks flushed.


    ¡°Really?¡± I asked, taking a seat on one of the chairs arranged around the table.


    ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am. What would you like to have first? I will dish it out for you,¡± She uttered as she picked up a te and a spoon, ready to take my order.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you rest, Adelie? I will take it from here,¡± I suggested.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Boss will be mad at me if he found out I didn¡¯t serve you,¡± She replied to me, and I briefly sighed.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll go for Mac and cheese first,¡± I stated, and she went ahead to serve me.


    ¡°Where is Miles?¡± I asked her as Miles was not yet at the table, but just then, I heard thick footsteps descending the staircase, and I looked in the direction to find Miles. He had already changed from the clothes he was wearing earlier, and the way he was casually dressed left me questioning myself if he was not going to the office today.


    ¡°You are here?¡± He asked as he pulled out a chair across from me and sat on it.


    ¡°Hmm. I got here not quite long ago,¡± I replied to him. I tried as much as not to make eye contact with him.


    ¡°Good morning, boss. Should I serve your food?¡± I heard Adelie¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± He just hummed and I could sense the coldness in his voice, so I looked at him, and our eyes met. Surprisingly, his face was nothing portraying the tone of his voice earlier. Maybe I heard him wrong. I concluded and quickly turned my face away. I resumed eating.


    Adelie finally finished serving him, and she left us to eat alone.


    An awkward silence assumed the atmosphere as we ate. The only sounds I heard were the onesing from the cutleries we were using to eat. It felt awkward especially as the thought of the kiss earlier struck my mind, and feeling his gaze all over me made everything even worse.


    ¡°Adelie will be away for some time,¡± He said out of the blue moon, and I looked at him.


    ¡°She took two months off. She said she had something to take care of back home,¡± he stated, and my jaw dropped to the ground.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s possible to talk to your friend to move in with you for now. I¡¯m afraid you would be left all alone at home whenever I¡¯m off to work, and there¡¯ll be no one to take care of you,¡± He suggested.


    ¡°Lily has to go to work every day, and she¡¯s usually in the morning shift, so she spends all day at the hospital. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s going to change anything even if she moves in,¡± I replied to him sadly. Even though I rarely talked with Adelie, she was still apany to me here.


    ¡°Hiring another maid is out of it because I don¡¯t trust those girls out there. What do you think we should do?¡± He asked, and I thought about it for a while before something struck my mind.


    ¡°How about I resume work?¡± I asked, but he quickly shook his head without hesitation.


    ¡°That¡¯s not an option. I can¡¯t have you stress yourself,¡± He refused.


    ¡°Who said that I¡¯m stressing myself? I¡¯m just going to stay behind the desk and¡­¡±


    ¡°I insist. I won¡¯t allow you to work as my secretary. How abouting to work with me daily? You can just sit around my office, take a walk when you want, and you can even sleep when you want. How about that?¡± He suggested, and I gave it a brief thought.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine,¡± I nodded affirmatively.


    ¡°Adelie is leaving this weekend. We can resume work together next Monday,¡± He stated, and I nodded.


    At least, my day won¡¯t be spent at home boringly henceforth¡­

 Chapter 21

    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Grrrrr! Grrrrr!¡± Came the ring sound of my rm that jolted me out of my deep sleep, and I tossed on the bed tiredly. I was so tired that I wanted nothing at that moment more than to stay glued to the bed all day and sleep my ass off, but I had to get off the bed and make breakfast since Adelie was gone for a while.


    It was supposed to be a beautiful Monday morning, but nothing felt beautiful. Not when I had to wake up so early.


    I couldn¡¯t help the smile thatced up my lips as I rubbed my hand on my stomach after I sat up on the bed.


    ¡°Good morning morning, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?¡± I whispered to the little one as I smiled heartily before I left the bed to go to the bathroom.


    It was past 6am by the time I was done with everything, so I left for the kitchen to make breakfast.


    However, the aroma that weed me as I arrived at the living room had me asking myself who could be in the kitchen. Giving in to my curiosity, I went into the kitchen, and s! It was Miguel.


    ¡°Miguel?¡± I called surprisingly, and he turned to face me with a sweet smile disyed on his face.


    ¡°Good morning, sister-inw. Did you sleep well?¡± He asked, and I nodded.


    ¡°When did youe back home yesterday?¡± I asked him as I leaned against the counter. He had been busy with worktely that we barely see each other these days. He even goes to work on weekends. Isn¡¯t that crazy? Being a doctor was thest thing I would ever wish for myself. Yes, it¡¯s cute, but have you thought about the shitty stress thates with it? I¡¯m sure you wouldn¡¯t ever think of bing one if you know what they go through.


    ¡°I came backte. You were already asleep, so I didn¡¯t bother to wake you up. How was your night, by the way?¡± He asked as he went back to what he was doing before I came inside.


    ¡°It was fine. I will take it from here,¡± I went to take over the cooking.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. I¡¯m almost done. And besides, I don¡¯t want to get scolded this morning. You know how crazy my brother can be,¡± he whispered thest part as if he was scared of someone hearing him.


    Just then, the kitchen door opened and Miles walked inside. He was fully ready for work.


    ¡°I checked inside your room earlier but you were not there. Good morning, wife,¡± Miles smiled at me, and I nodded.


    ¡°Hmm. Good morning,¡± I replied to him.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you wait outside? I¡¯m sure breakfast is almost ready,¡± he said to me.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t make your brother cook in the house when I¡¯m here. I¡¯m a woman, and¡­¡±


    ¡°And who says it¡¯s a woman¡¯s duty alone to cook in the house?¡± He cut me off as he crossed his arms on his chest, and I bit my lip.


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    ¡°Come on, you should go get dressed. We are leaving for the office as soon as we are done having breakfast,¡± he held my shoulder and turned me to face the door.


    ¡°Off you go,¡± he pushed me slightly toward the door, and I sighed before I finally left the kitchen.


    ¡°He is so sweet,¡± I found myself gushing and my cheeks flushing as I headed back to my room.


    ¡°Fuck! I think I¡¯m going crazy,¡± I cursed as soon as I walked inside my room.


    ¡°Shit!¡± I cursed again as I sat on the edge of the bed and touched my chest. My heart was fluttering and thumping hard against my chest. It felt like I was about to lose my mind.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you think you¡¯ve already fallen for him?¡± My subconscious mind asked me, and this time, I didn¡¯t deny it. I think I was starting to develop feelings for Miles unknowingly.


    ¡°Daddy is so sweet,¡± I whispered as I rubbed my stomach gently.


    As the realization struck me that I had to prepare for work, I quickly stood up from the bed and went to pick out some corporate dress from my closet. It took me less than forty minutes before I was fully ready for work.


    ¡°Perfect,¡± I mumbled after I checked out my reflection in the mirror. Furthermore, I left to join Miles at the dining table.


    ¡°Where is Miguel?¡± I asked surprisingly when I walked into the dining room and found Miles seated alone and waiting for me.


    ¡°He left for work already,¡± he replied to me as he opened his te of food, and I pulled a puzzled look.


    ¡°Work? Why so early?¡± I mumbled after I checked my wristwatch for the time.


    ¡°He got a call that there was an emergency at the hospital, so he needed to leave in a hurry,¡± he replied to me as he stood up and came to help me with my te of food.


    ¡°Oh,¡± I just mouthed, not knowing what to say. One of the reasons why I won¡¯t ever dream of bing a doctor. They are going to mess with your head. Have I talked about the psychopathic patients that would frustrate your life close to suicide? Well, my mental health is very important to me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered after he was done serving me.


    We both ate silently, and I peeked nces at him at every given chance. Everything about him screamed perfection. His etiquette when he was eating. Just everything.


    My heart missed a beat and I quickly turned my face away when he raised his head and our eyes met.


    ¡°Get a grip on yourself, May,¡± I said to myself and cleared my throat silently.


    ¡°Do you want to go on a date with me after work today?¡± He asked out of the blue moon, and I choked on my food.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He asked worriedly as he handed me a ss of water.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I managed to utter amid gagging. I drank all the content of the ss in one go.


    ¡°Are you ok now? Do you need me to get you more water?¡± He asked, but I shook my head.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡±


    ¡°So, what do you say?¡± He asked as he looked at me, and I bit my bottom lip. Many thoughts linger in my mind. Was he having the same feelings as me? Was he in love with me too? I asked myself.


    ¡°Don¡¯t keep your hope high, May. He is just being nice to you because you are his wife. His contracted wife. Don¡¯t read meaning to that,¡± I quickly dismissed the thoughts because no way Miles could ever be in love with me. He is a wealthy and handsome young man who would have different calibers of women lining up and waiting to get his attention, and I was sure most of those women were from wealthy home, and I would be thest person he would ever settle for.


    ¡°I¡¯m waiting for an answer,¡± he uttered, and I bit my bottom lip.


    ¡°You need to get rid of this feeling you are having for him as soon as possible,¡± furthermore, my subconscious mind reminded me, and I knew to keep my distance from him before it was toote.


    ¡°I prefer toe home when we are done there,¡± I replied to him, and I could swear I saw disappointment sh through his face, but it onlysted for split seconds before his usual smile appeared again.


    ¡°Alright. Let¡¯se home then,¡±


    After we were done having breakfast, we left for work.


    We soon arrived at thepany and we headed straight to his office. He was a different person now. He wasn¡¯t the same Miles I knew at home. I recognized the look on his face. It was that grumpy look he always had on back when I was still working as his secretary.


    ¡°Did I do something wrong?¡± I asked myself because I didn¡¯t know what could¡¯ve made him frown all of a sudden since he was smiling back at home, but I tried not to ask him anything.


    We finally got to my former office, and I was stunned to see a youngdy seated behind the desk.


    She stood up and bowed as soon as we walked inside, but the moment she saw me, she had this funny look on her face. She looked at me with pure disgust as if I¡¯d met her somewhere before.


    ¡°Why is she looking at me like that?¡± I blinked my eyes as I thought to myself¡­

 Chapter 22

    Miles nced at May for the umpteenth time, unable to concentrate on work no matter how much he tried to. Having this woman around him had be a therapy he never knew he needed all these years. She was everything cute, his peace of mind lies in her. She was everything he ever wanted in a woman.


    ¡°Am I just going to sit here and do nothing?¡± May asked, pulling him back to reality, and he turned his face away.


    ¡°Yes. You can take a walk around if you be bored,¡± He replied to her, and she briefly sighed. This was no different from staying in that boring house all day.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have any files you want to sort out?¡± She asked as she stood from the sofa where she was seated, and went to sit on the chair across from him.


    ¡°I can help with that,¡± She further said.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t. If you are bored, you can take a walk around thepany,¡± He replied to her, and she nodded.


    Silence crept into the atmosphere and Miles was busy working that he didn¡¯t spare her a nce. He was doing his best not to get distracted, especially now that she was sitting close to him. If only she knew the effect she had on him, then she wouldn¡¯te anywhere close to him else he would lose his self-control.


    ¡°I should¡¯ve just stayed at home,¡± She mumbled and rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I should go get coffee then,¡± She stood up from the chair and uttered.


    ¡°Coffee is not safe for you in your condition,¡± He stated, and she paused. Her jaw dropped to the ground as she stared into space, her eyes narrowed.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what do you mean by that?¡± She turned to him and asked, her heart pounding hard against her chest. Hope he didn¡¯t find out about her pregnancy. She thought to herself.


    ¡°Coffee has caffeine, and that is not good for your health. Ulcer patients shouldn¡¯t take caffeine,¡± She breathed out in relief when he exined to her.


    ¡°I really want to drink something,¡± She whined subconsciously as she sat back on the couch, and Miles stared at her. She looked so freaking cute, and the way she pouted her lips made him want to kiss her, but he quickly dismissed the thought.


    Miles reached for the office telephone and dialed a number. He waited for whoever he called to answer the phone, and after a few minutes, a feminine voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°Yes, Boss,¡± Came the feminine voice.


    ¡°Come in,¡± Miles briefly said on the phone and dropped it back on the desk.


    ¡°I¡¯ll ask my secretary to get you a smoothie. I think that would be better,¡± He stated, and she briefly sighed.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Am I going to drink smoothie all the time? I¡¯ve not had any other drink except a smoothie for some time now,¡± Again, she whined as she pouted her lips, and Miles bit his bottom lip. He was restraining himself so hard from doing something stupid, but she wasn¡¯t helping matters at all.


    ¡°We¡­ we will go to the hospitalter for a medical check-up and see what can be done,¡± He tried not to stutter, but his voice came out weakly. His heart kept beating fast and rapid, and his breath hitched momentarily.


    A knock sounded on the door, and he ushered the person in. His secretary walked inside.


    ¡°Boss, you asked to see me,¡± She bowed.


    ¡°Hmm. Get me two sses of strawberry smoothie¡­¡± He paused, then looked over to May.


    ¡°Do you need anything else aside from that, wife?¡± He asked, not forgetting to add ¡®wife¡¯, maybe he was trying to show her off in front of someone, she had no idea. Well, she liked the sound of that, anyway.


    ¡°Fried chicken¡­¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t have that. Go for something else,¡± He cut her off, and she huffed frustratingly.


    ¡°Fatty meat¡­¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t have that either,¡± He cuts her off again, and she rolled her eyes angrily.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ Just the smoothie is fine with me then,¡± She mumbled, and he turned to the secretary.


    ¡°Two sses of strawberry smoothie it is,¡±


    ¡°Sir, I still have something to take care of in the office. I¡¯m yet to sort out the file you asked me to,¡± The youngdy uttered politely.


    ¡°So?¡±


    ¡°So¡­ Uhm¡­ I was thinking you should look for someone else to go get it for her, or maybe she can go get it herself. It¡¯s just across from the street,¡± The youngdy uttered politely, and he scoffed.


    ¡°Natalie, what did you say?¡± Miles¡¯s face darkened all of a sudden as he threw Natalie a murderous re that left every ounce of confidence in her breaking into pieces.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Boss, I was¡­¡± She paused and bit her bottom lip.


    ¡°I¡¯m busy, Boss. That¡¯s why¡­¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t get something for my wife because you are busy?¡± He scoffed unbelievably as he stood up. His blood boiled in fury, his throat burned down to his stomach, and slowly, he clenched his fingers into tight fists as he stared into space.


    ¡°Sir, I was just¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will go get it myself,¡± May rose to her feet and quickly spoke up. She knew from the moment she stepped into this office that this youngdy didn¡¯t like her, but she had no idea why. Causing trouble was thest thing she wanted.


    ¡°Sit, May!¡± He ordered coldly without even looking in her direction.


    ¡°Miles¡­ You need to calm down,¡± May tried to calm him. This was the real Miles she knew. This was who he was. Has he been deceiving her all this while by being nice to her? She asked herself, but that wasn¡¯t necessary now.


    ¡°This is between me and my secretary, May. Can you please stay out of it?¡± He tried as much as to be polite with her even though he was burning inside.


    ¡°You know what, Natalie?¡± He paused then took a deep breath as he threw his head back.


    ¡°You are fired! Get your things from that office and get yourself out of thepany for good!¡± He finally mmed his hands on the desk, and May flinched fearfully.


    ¡°Si¡­ Sir¡­ I didn¡¯t mean to. I will go get it for her¡­¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to repeat myself, Natalie. The security guard will escort you out if you are not going to leave by yourself¡­¡±


    ¡°It hasn¡¯t gotten to this yet, Miles. You don¡¯t have to fire her,¡± May tried to speak to him, but the murderous re he threw her made her flinch and her heart missed a beat as fear gripped her.


    ¡°Sir, please¡­¡± Natalie went on her knees and cried out. She had just gotten this job less than one week after spending thest few months of her life job hunting. She couldn¡¯t afford to lose her job now.


    ¡°Miles¡­ Please reconsider your decision¡­¡±


    ¡°I told you to stay out of this, May! Don¡¯t push me!¡± He finally lost it and raised his voice at her, and she cringed. Miles has not changed but has just been pretending. What was she thinking? That he would ever change just because they were together now?


    ¡°You were just his contracted wife, how could you think so highly of yourself?¡± May¡¯s subconscious mind reminded her, and her eyes glistened with tears as she stared back at Miles¡­

 Chapter 23

    Title: Mad at him


    Maybelline Walter POV


    I red hard at Miles and scoffed silently for the umpteenth time. How could he act like nothing happened?


    ¡°I shouldn¡¯t havee here in the first ce,¡± I mumbled and rolled my eyes sarcastically. He was so engrossed in hisputer like it meant the whole world to him. Wait! Miles really prioritized his work over every other thing, so it meant the whole world to him, apparently.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He asked when he looked in my direction and our eyes met.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I replied to him bluntly and turned my face away, and I heard him sigh.


    ¡°Is it about what happened earlier?¡± He asked as he turned his full attention to me this time.


    ¡°What? That? No¡­ I¡¯m fine,¡± I tried to be fine even though my tone was evidence that I was not fine.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I had expected him to try to convince me to talk to him, but I was disappointed when he just nodded his head and turned back to what he was doing.


    ¡°You really expect too much from this guy. He is not that nice person. He is not nice!¡± My subconscious mind reminded me, and I briefly sighed. I suddenly felt suffocated being in the same office as him. I couldn¡¯t stand the sight of him because my blood was boiling in rage whenever the thought of how he yelled at me earlier crossed my mind.


    ¡°Do you want to take a walk?¡± He asked out of the blue moon, his eyes never leaving hisputer, and his fingers speeding away on the keyboard like he was a professional typist. Who knows, maybe he really was.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    How did he know I was suffocating in here? I asked myself as I gave him a brief stare.


    ¡°You can go take a walk if you want to,¡± He gave his permission and I stood up wordlessly and headed toward the door.


    ¡°Don¡¯t hurt yourself out there. And if anything goes wrong, give me a call,¡± He said to me, but I just rolled my eyes and stepped out of his office.


    ¡°Like you care,¡± I mumbled and rolled my eyes.


    It was so good to be back here in thepany after so many weeks of being away. The fresh air here was still the same, the fragrance of thepany still gave me the same longing feelings. It was literally my first time touring thepany since I was always busy and never had the time while I was working as Miles¡¯s secretary.


    I finally got to the rooftop, and damn! The air here was even more weing. I leaned over the rail and inhaled slowly, taking in as much fresh air as I could, and I could only admit that I enjoyed every bit of it.


    ¡°You must be happy that Mr. Miles fired me because of you,¡± Even though we just met today, I already recognized her voice and knew it was her when I heard the voice. Turning in that direction, I found thedy from earlier, standing and throwing me murderous res like she could kill me if she had the chance to.


    ¡°Me?¡± It was so stupid of me to have asked her that question especially knowing that there was no other person here with us.


    ¡°What¡¯s your rtionship with Mr. Miles?¡± She asked as she walked elegantly toward me until she was standing in front of me. She was a bit taller than me, so I had to look up at her as she towered over me.


    ¡°You are too close,¡± I said awkwardly and stepped away from her.


    ¡°I ask again¡­ What¡¯s your rtionship with Mr. Miles?¡± She asked for the second time.


    ¡°Oh¡­ I¡¯m his assistant,¡± I replied to her and bit my bottom lip.


    ¡°We have a boss-employee rtionship. You can put it that way,¡± I further exined to her, and she scoffed as she crossed her arms on her chest.


    ¡°And do you think you are talking to a fool?¡± She rolled her eyes at me, and I raised my eyebrows.


    ¡°You are sleeping with Mr. Miles, aren¡¯t you? You are not just his assistant, are you?¡± She asked me coldly, and I blinked my eyes a few times, not knowing what to say.


    ¡°Are you kidding me? Who said that I¡¯m sleeping with him?¡± I scoffed nervously, my heart pounding hard against my chest. My chest contracted and I could barely breathe, so I cleared my throat.


    ¡°That¡¯s not my problem. I don¡¯t care how you are going to do it, but I just got hired here after searching for a job for so long, and I don¡¯t want to lose this job. You need to do something,¡± She said threateningly, and I scoffed as I looked around.


    ¡°Are you threatening me or something?¡± I had to ask her because it couldn¡¯t be me she was talking to in that manner. I may be cool and all that, but threatening me? Ugh! I hate that so much.


    ¡°Who said that I was threatening you? I only said you should do something,¡± She rolled her eyes at me sarcastically, and I breathed out.


    ¡°Fine! I will do something about it,¡± I gave her my words even though I wasn¡¯t sure how I was going to go about it.


    She stretched out her hand to me, and I looked at her cluelessly wondering what she wanted from me.


    ¡°Your cellphone,¡± She demanded, and I raised my eyebrows confusingly. What does she need it for?


    ¡°We need to have each other¡¯s number so I can know the progress of it. I mean when you start helping me out,¡± As if she read my thoughts, she cleared my confusion, and I hesitantly handed her my phone. I watched as she typed in something and after a few seconds, I heard a phone ringing in her handbag.


    ¡°That¡¯s my number. I will save yours and call youter. Make sure you tell me the progress of it. I¡¯m really depending on you,¡± She said to me, and I nodded.


    She gave me onest long stare before she finally left, and I breathed out.


    Brushing all my thoughts away, I returned to the rail and leaned over it. Getting fresh air was the only thing I wanted at that moment, not until the sound of my ringing phone distracted me.


    Seeing Miles¡¯s name disyed on the screen as the caller, a dry scoff tore through my throat.


    ¡°Let¡¯s have lunch together,¡± His voice sounded from the other end after I swiped the answer button, and I scoffed unbelievably. How could he be so rude with his words?


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry,¡± That was going to be my reply, but my grumbling stomach was quick enough to remind me that I was hungry, so I gave up.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there,¡± My voice came out in a mutter and the call disconnected.


    ¡°Ugh! Can¡¯t you respect yourself?¡± I cursed at my stomach and was going to hit it when I realized that I had a baby in there, so I held back.


    ¡°Mommy was just ying around with you, sweetheart. You know I would never hurt you,¡± I smiled excitedly as I rubbed my stomach gently. As much as I was looking forward to my stomach growing big, it was also a prayer point for me not to get noticed for the next two months and a few weeks and I would be married to Miles for. I would be doomed if he found out that I was pregnant.


    Furthermore, I made my way back to his office, and the sweet aroma of the several meals on the center table in his office weed me. My stomach grumbled and my mouth salivated as I looked forward to devouring the meals.


    ¡°Come on¡­ Let¡¯s eat,¡± Miles smiled at me from the sofa where he was seated, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Are you still mad at me?¡± He asked as I went to sit beside him on the sofa since there was only one in his office.


    I ignored him and began eating.


    ¡°Are you seriously going to be like this, May? You¡¯ve been giving me cold shoulders since morning. Can you please be nice to me?¡± He spoke up again, but I ignored him and continued eating.


    ¡°I know I was wrong for yelling at you, but I really didn¡¯t mean it. I did that because I lost it¡­ I¡¯m really sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to,¡± He finally spilled the words I¡¯d been waiting for and dying to hear all along, but fuck it! I wasn¡¯t going to forgive him so easily.


    ¡°Forget it! You are mean, and I¡¯m used to it. It¡¯s not that I¡¯ve not been working with you for so long¡­¡±


    ¡°Come on, wife. I¡¯m saying that I¡¯m sorry,¡± His voice was so soft that it melted my heart, and the way he called ¡®wife¡¯ made me want to hug him right away and tell him that I¡¯d forgiven him.


    ¡°Wait! What is wrong with you, May? Why are you excited that he called you that?¡± I asked myself and cringed mentally. My brain must¡¯ve squeezed andcked blood for some seconds which was possibly why I couldn¡¯t think of something sensible.


    ¡°You told me to stay out of it, and I¡¯ve decided to stay out of your business already. What more do you want?¡± I dropped the cutleries I was using to eat, and mmed my hands on the center table angrily. Me? Stay out of it? Wow! He really got some guts.


    ¡°May¡­¡±


    ¡°You know what? Just forget it!¡± I stood up from the sofa and dashed out of his office angrily. Why the fuck was I so angry? I asked myself.


    ¡°He is mean¡­ He is not your style. He is not your kind of man,¡± I reminded myself as I sauntered down the walkway, going to God knows where. I just wanted to get away from him¡­

 Chapter 24

    Title: Seducing Miguel


    Lily was so impressed with thedy staring right back at her from the mirror. It was her reflection.


    ¡°I think this is perfect,¡± She muttered as she smacked her lips together after she applied lip gloss. It wasn¡¯t her first day resuming work at the hospital, but Miguel was around now and she couldn¡¯t afford to look like a mess when going to see her.


    ¡°One more thing,¡± She muttered when she recalled she hadn¡¯t worn her perfume yet. Just as she reached for her perfume, her phone started ringing, so she went for her phone first. It was one of her colleagues calling her.


    ¡°Why the disturb this early morning?¡± She rolled her eyes after she answered the call.


    ¡°Lily, there is an emergency at the hospital. You need to hurry down here to assist Doctor Miguel,¡± Came her colleague¡¯s masculine voice.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be there shortly,¡± The call disconnected afterward. Lily didn¡¯t have time to spray her perfume again because the life of the patient at the hospital was more important than any other thing.


    Lily reached for her car keys on the nightstand, grabbed her cross bag, and dashed out of her spaciousrge room.


    She strode briskly down the walkway of her apartment, and descended the staircase as fast as her legs could carry her. Arriving at the parking lot where two cars were parked, Lily hopped in the white jeep and drove out of her mini mansion, and was soon on her way to the hospital.


    It wouldn¡¯t have been possible for her to get to the hospital in exactly fifteen minutes if she hadn¡¯t vited the traffic rule. She couldn¡¯t afford to bete.


    Lily parked roughly at the parking lot of the hospital as soon as she drove in, alighted from the car, and took off toward the entrance of the hospital.


    ¡°You are finally here. This way,¡± One of the male nurses uttered as he hurried over to Lily who was just stepping into the hospital.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± The young man led the way while Lily trailed behind him. They finally arrived at the emergency room, and Lily barged in to find Miguel trying so hard to save the ident victim who was in her pool of blood lying almost lifeless on the bed.


    ¡°The internal bleeding needs to be stopped first,¡± Miguel was sweating profusely as he worked hard with other nurses. He was so perfect with everything he did.


    Lily couldn¡¯t help but admire him even amid the situation on the ground. She admired everything about him, which wasn¡¯t limited to his passion and desperation to save the patient. He was indeed a dedicated medical Doctor.


    ¡°Her heartbeat is dropping! We need to perform CPR immediately. Get me the defibritor,¡± Miguel demanded, and Lily quickly handed him the two machines.


    ¡°One¡­ two¡­¡± Miguel said as he pressed the machine on the patient¡¯s chest, and as he removed it, she jerked up briefly. By now, the machine had started beeping as her heartbeat slowed down.


    ¡°Get the venttor machine,¡± Miguel demanded, and furthermore, he fixed the venttor on the patient.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    Miguel¡¯s body was soaked in his sweat as he did his best to revive the patient. He couldn¡¯t afford to lose a patient just on his second day of resuming work. It was going to be bad luck for him.


    After so much effort, the patient was finally revived, and Miguel breathed out in relief.


    *****


    Hourster, Miguel was seated behind his desk in his office when a knock on the door disrupted him.


    ¡°Come in,¡± He ushered whoever was at the door in, and Lily came inside.


    ¡°Good day, Sir,¡± Lily smiled at Miguel, and he nodded.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ Good day,¡± He replied to her.


    ¡°How may I help you?¡± He further asked as he took his attention away from her.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t need help,¡± She shrugged as she walked over and sat in front of him.


    ¡°You did a good job today. I¡¯m proud of you,¡± She admitted, and he shed a smile secretly.


    ¡°Thank you. It¡¯s my responsibility,¡± He was trying hard to be mean and push her away, but this was not working out for him.


    ¡°We haven¡¯t had time to talk ever since you resumed work¡­¡± She paused and shrugged, not knowing what to say.


    As much as Miguel wanted to stay focused, he couldn¡¯t help this attraction that was pulling him to thisdy. She had captured his heart even though he never wanted to fall for her. Everything about her was cute, and he couldn¡¯t help but admire her.


    ¡°Are you so free to apply make-up?¡± Miguel scoffed, stylishly letting her know he knew she was wearing make-up.


    ¡°Is it not pretty?¡± She cupped her cheeks in her palms and pouted her lips.


    ¡°You look like a masquerade,¡± He rolled his eyes and turned his face away, but deep inside him, he knew that makeup fit her so well and she was insanely gorgeous in that.


    ¡°Ugh! You are so mean. To think I did it to impress you. Forget it. I¡¯ll just wash it offter,¡± Lily rolled her eyes, and Miguel smiled.


    ¡°I¡¯m just kidding. It¡¯s pretty,¡± He finally admitted, excited that she did that to impress him. It really worked. He was really impressed even though he was trying hard not to admit it.


    ¡°I know, right?¡± She winked at him, and he quickly turned his face away as his heart fluttered. Gosh! What the fuck was she doing to him?


    ¡°That reminds me¡­ Howe you never mentioned to me that you would be working here? It was a good thing I looked my best yesterday. You would¡¯ve seen me in such a messy state,¡± She rolled her eyes as she tucked her hair behind her ear, and he scoffed.


    ¡°Are you here to work or to attract someone?¡± He asked instead, and she shrugged.


    ¡°At first, it was to work, but it won¡¯t be bad if I add thetter to it now that you are here, right?¡± Her reply always gave him chills every damn time, and this time wasn¡¯t an exemption.


    ¡°You are crazy,¡± Miguel shook his head and muttered even though his heart was hammering against her chest. This was an awkward moment for him, but still, he couldn¡¯t deny that he really loved this. It felt so good.


    ¡°You should focus more on your work instead of trying to attract someone. That¡¯s a piece of friendly advice from me,¡± Miguel leaned forward, his eyes piercing into hers, he uttered. He had expected her to roll her eyes, but she grabbed her chest and gasped sharply.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± Worried, Miguel leaned forward and asked her.


    ¡°My heart just thumped. I think I¡¯m in love,¡± She bit her bottom lip, and this time, Miguel couldn¡¯t hold back hisughter anymore.


    ¡°You know, you look so cute when youugh. I love that side of you. You shouldugh more often,¡± She winked at him flirtatiously, and he quicklyported himself.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have work to do?¡± He asked her.


    ¡°Of course, I do, but I don¡¯t mind spending all day here with you,¡± She replied to him, and he huffed.


    ¡°Get ready to be fired then,¡± He smirked at her, and she shrugged.


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind getting fired for you, Mr. Miguel,¡± She winked at him again, and he huffed and swallowed the lump in his throat. She was making his heart flutter with everything he did, and this was not funny at all.


    ¡°I came here to ask for something, anyway,¡± She paused, then stood up and walked over to him. She sat on the desk, pushed her chest forward, and crossed her legs. She was deliberately seducing him.


    Miguel¡¯s heart hammered against his chest as he stared at her sexy body. From her long straight legs, to her tiny waist, and of course, her chest wasn¡¯t an exemption. She was everything sexy, and as a man, he could only admire her even if he didn¡¯t want to. He knew she was trying to seduce him, yet he couldn¡¯t resist her.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go out on a date tonight, Mr. Miguel,¡± She said in the sexiest voice as she stylishly tucked her hair away, revealing her bare neck, and as Miguel saw that, he swallowed nothing as crazy thoughts lingered in his mind. His breath hitched subconsciously.


    ¡°What do you say, Mr. Miguel?¡± She asked as she leaned forward this time, their faces were just inches apart, and Miguel could barely breathe. The air conditioner was working, but his body felt hot.


    ¡°Ye¡­ yes¡­ I¡¯ll go out on a date with you,¡± He stuttered as he rushed his reply, and she finally straightened her back.


    ¡°That¡¯s good. By 8pm on the dot. I¡¯ll be waiting for you at my apartment. Don¡¯t bete,¡± She said to him, and he slowly nodded like someone under a spell.


    ¡°See you around,¡± She finally stood from the desk, straightened her back, then blew him a kiss before he finally stepped out of his office, and Miguel breathed out in relief.


    ¡°That was close,¡± Lily breathed out as soon as she stepped out of Miguel¡¯s office.


    ¡°That was crazy,¡± She said again as she ran her fingers through her hair while walking down the walkway.


    The sound of her ringing phone made him halt, and she rolled her eyes when she checked the caller and saw that it was May.


    ¡°What does she want from me now?¡± She mumbled and finally swiped the answer button.


    ¡°What do you want, youngdy? You don¡¯t realize that I¡¯m at work, don¡¯t you?¡± She rolled her eyes as she spoke sarcastically on the phone.


    ¡°Let¡¯s hang out tonight. You are getting off work by 7pm, right?¡± May¡¯s voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°I¡¯m working overnight, so it¡¯s not going to be possible,¡± Lily replied to her sarcastically.


    ¡°I know you are lying to me, Lily. Don¡¯t keep me waitingter. Pick me up at most 7:30pm. You¡¯ll be do damned if you don¡¯t show up,¡± May threatened, and she sighed as she crashed against the wall.


    ¡°Were you sent to make my life miserable? I have a date today for goodness sake, May,¡± She whined as she ruffled her hair like a crazy person. She had really lost it at this point.


    ¡°You¡¯ll be damned if you don¡¯t show up,¡± May threatened again, and she knew she didn¡¯t have a choice at this point.


    ¡°Ugh! Fine! I¡¯ll show up,¡± She agreed before the call ended. She breathed out again¡­

 Chapter 25

    Title: Hang out with Lily


    Maybelline Walter POV


    My phone rang and when I checked the caller, I realized it was my sweetheart.


    ¡°Hey, babe. I¡¯ll be there with you shortly,¡± I said to Lily on the phone, but her scoff greeted me instead.


    ¡°Don¡¯t keep me waiting,¡± She said coldly and the call disconnected immediately.


    Just onest nce at my reflection in the mirror was all I needed before I left my room and headed outside to meet her. She was leaning against her white jeep outside the gate with a deep frown on her face.


    ¡°What¡¯s with that frown? Are you not happy to be here?¡± I teased her, and she scoffed.


    ¡°You of all people should know that I¡¯m not happy to be here. For goodness sake, why are you married and yet not allowing me to find a man for myself?¡± She rolled her eyes as she pulled the car door open.


    ¡°Point of correction, I¡¯m not married for real. We are contracted couples,¡± I argued with her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t forget you are carrying his child,¡± She reminded me as I hopped inside the car, and I scoffed sarcastically.


    ¡°Help yourself with the seatbelt. Don¡¯t make it too tight. You wouldn¡¯t want to suffocate our darling baby,¡± She said sweetly as she fastened her seatbelt, and I did mine too.


    ¡°Why did you want to hang out? What about your husband?¡± She asked on our way, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°You know his name, Lily. You don¡¯t need to call him my husband,¡± I red hard at her, and she shrugged.


    ¡°That¡¯s the easiest thing to call him. Besides, you two are married. So, where is he? I bet you didn¡¯t tell him you were going out, right?¡± She nced at me and asked, and it was so annoying that she actually guessed it right. I was still mad at him and couldn¡¯t stand his presence, so why should I tell him about my going out? So he would stop me from leaving?


    ¡°What did he do this time, sweetheart?¡± She asked when I didn¡¯t answer her question, and I told her everything.


    ¡°You needed to see the way he shut me up and told me to stay out of his business. That was so mean,¡± Iined, pained as the thought of it yed in my head.


    ¡°Couples do fight, so I think you should sort it out and not stay mad at each other. Besides, I see nothing wrong with what he did. He was just being protective of you. I bet every woman would kill to have that kind of man to themselves,¡± She said nonchntly, and I scoffed.


    ¡°We are not couples. We are together because of a contract¡­¡±


    ¡°And you are carrying his baby, so that automatically makes you two couples¡­¡±


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t know about the child, and I¡¯m not nning to ever tell him about it, so quit thinking about that,¡± I cut her off, and she shook her head.


    ¡°You are so unbelievable, May. Why am I friends with someone like you?¡± She clicked her tongue and shook her head again.


    ¡°Whatever! Even if he was trying to protect me, I still think he shouldn¡¯t have fired the youngdy, and also, he shouldn¡¯t have treated me like that,¡± I still stood my ground.


    ¡°And I still insist that you should be happy. At least that should assure you that if you two eventually get married in the future, you won¡¯t have to worry about him being around other women,¡± She had a point there, but that was never going to happen.


    ¡°Which will never happen. We won¡¯t ever get married for real,¡±


    ¡°Whatever!¡±


    We finally arrived at the park after what seemed like forever, and she pulled over at the parking lot. We alighted from the car and headed to where they were selling ice cream.


    ¡°That reminds me¡­ Have you heard from Oscar after the incident that day?¡± She asked out of the blue moon just before we got to the ice cream joint, and it was at that moment that I thought about him. After the incident that day, I hadn¡¯t set eyes on him and didn¡¯t hear from him.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t heard from him either,¡± I replied to her, and she pulled a puzzled look.


    ¡°Could it be that something bad happened to him?¡± I gasped and covered my mouth, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Good for him. After what he did to us that day, he deserves the worst thing in this world. Gosh! I can¡¯t stand someone like him,¡± She cringed, and I sighed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about that asshole. Let¡¯s talk about my inw instead. Are you thinking what I¡¯m thinking?¡± She asked with a mischievous smile on her face.


    ¡°What are you thinking?¡± By now, we were standing in front of the ice cream shop and ready to order ice cream.


    ¡°I was thinking¡­¡±


    ¡°What would you like to have?¡± She was saying, when the youngdy selling ice cream distracted us.


    ¡°Two pieces of cone ice cream and two chocte bars,¡± Lily ced the order.


    ¡°Is it good for the baby?¡± I leaned close to her and whispered as I held my stomach, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I wouldn¡¯t order it for you if it¡¯s not safe for my little angel. I¡¯m more cautious than you are,¡± She smirked at me, and I breathed out.


    ¡°Here,¡± Thedy handed us our order.


    ¡°You should pay for it. You asked us to hang out,¡± Lily turned to me and smirked.


    ¡°Ugh! You are unbelievable,¡± After I paid the youngdy, we left to take a walk.


    ¡°You were saying something¡­¡± I reminded her, and she snapped her fingers.


    ¡°Yes! Now I remember. So, I was thinking¡­ Don¡¯t you think Mr. Miles has fallen for you?¡± She asked, whispering thest part, and I choked on the ice cream as it smeared on my nose and cheek.


    ¡°Ugh! You are so clumsy. Why are you nervous?¡± She snorted as she brought out her handkerchief and handed it to me.


    ¡°You should clean your face with that. I only said what I noticed,¡± She muttered.


    ¡°That¡¯s not true¡­ He is not in love with me,¡± My voice betrayed me as I tried to defend that because I didn¡¯t know what to think. He has been nice to me ever since we started living together, but that doesn¡¯t mean he had feelings for me, right?


    ¡°How sure are you about that?¡± She asked, and I sighed briefly.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to be sure, Lily. I know there is nothing like that,¡± I insisted, and she shrugged.


    Lily¡¯s phone started ringing, and she answered the call.


    ¡°Really? Oh, my goodness! I¡¯m so sorry. I¡¯m on my way now,¡± She said to whoever she was talking on the phone with.


    ¡°Babe, I forgot I didn¡¯t cancel my date with Miguel, and he is waiting for me at home. What should I do?¡± She whined and ran her fingers through her hair like she was losing her mind. Who knows, maybe she was really losing it. Lily was so fucking into Miguel like they¡¯d known each other for years, and I couldn¡¯t spoil their date for them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me, you can go meet him. I will take a cab from here,¡± I said to her, and she pouted her lips.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Let me drop you at your house first. I need to be sure that you are safe¡­¡±


    ¡°You are going to keep him waiting for long if you go drop me at home. I will find my way around here. Besides, it¡¯s not my first time being here,¡± I assured her.


    ¡°Are you really sure you¡¯ll be fine?¡± She asked yet again, and I nodded.


    ¡°Alright, darling. I will call youter. Make sure you text me when you get home. I love you,¡± She rushed her words then hugged me and rushed off without waiting for a single word from me.


    ¡°Crazy girl,¡± I muttered and shook my head as I tucked my hands in the pockets of my coat.


    ¡°What a beautiful night,¡± I looked up at the beautiful stars in the sky as a smile formed on my lips. If only my life was twinkling and beautiful as those stars, then I wouldn¡¯t ask for anything else from life.


    I breathed in and out before I turned to go take a cab home when I collided with a hard chest, and I staggered back. I thought I was going to fall, but someone held me by my waist.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± His deep baritone voice sounded through my ears as those pair of blue eyes pierced into mine. I blinked my eyes a few times to be sure I wasn¡¯t hallucinating, but when I finally opened them, I realized that it was reality. It was really him. He still looked almost the same even after many years.


    ¡°May?¡± He called surprisingly¡­

 Chapter 26

    Title: Obsessed with her


    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°Liam!¡± I called surprisingly after I straightened my back and took a step away from him.


    ¡°May?¡± He called again with a shocked expression on his face. I guess he was as shocked as I was. Liam and I were ssmates back in college. We were not just regr ssmates, but quite close that you could call us friends. I had a secret crush on him. I mean, who wouldn¡¯t crush on the most handsome dude in the whole college?


    During our third year in college, Liam won an award in school as the most handsome and neatly dressed dude in school. You can imagine the amount of hate and love it must¡¯ve brought him then, yeah? His handsome face and sharp brain was the only thing he needed to attractdies to himself and of course, I was not an exemption then, but I had to hold back because he was in a rtionship then. We haven¡¯t seen each other since graduation from college, and, shockingly, we bumped into each other here.


    ¡°Wow! This is¡­¡± He paused and scanned me with his eyes as a big smile yed on his lips.


    ¡°I¡¯m speechless. It¡¯s so good to see you,¡± He said, obviously excited, and I could say the same thing for myself. He was still as handsome as ever. Oval-shaped face, sharp jawline, charming blue eyes, pointed nose, and a sharp chin. Of course, I didn¡¯t fail to notice his biceps which were almost visible through the ck leather jacket he was wearing. He was still breathtaking.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s good to see you too,¡± I didn¡¯t expect to still be shy around him even after so many years, but I guess the feeling was something that couldn¡¯t be helped.


    ¡°Where have you been? I¡¯ve tried to reach you several times with your phone number that I had then, but it never went through,¡± He tucked his hands inside his pockets and briefly raised his shoulders before he dropped them again. Just like before, he still loves making eye contact when talking. I guess that was one of his charms.


    ¡°I lost my phone,¡± My reply was brief as I was clouded with anxiety.


    ¡°What about you?¡± I asked him, somehow curious to know what he had been up to after so many years of being away.


    ¡°I just came back from Europe three days ago and decided toe here to have fun today. Don¡¯t mind me. I was bored at home,¡± He exined to me, and I nodded shyly.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we take a walk and catch up on old times? It¡¯s really been ages,¡± He suggested, and since I wasn¡¯t even thinking of going home, I agreed to take a walk with him.


    My heartbeat increased rapidly as I walked side by side with Liam, and I fondled with my fingers while trying to think straight. Even though the feelings I had for him then were gone, I couldn¡¯t still stop being nervous around him.


    ¡°So, what have you been up to?¡± He asked out of the blue moon, and I nced at him.


    ¡°Nothing¡­ Just here,¡± I shrugged. You weren¡¯t expecting me to tell him that I was pregnant for a man who didn¡¯t even know about the child, right? Or that I got into a contract marriage with a crazy man, yeah? That was thest thing I would ever do. That¡¯s embarrassing.


    ¡°What about you?¡± I asked him, and he smiled.


    ¡°After college, I left for Europe for my masters and just got back a few days ago,¡± He briefly exined to me, and I nodded.


    We talked about random things that were not limited to old times in school, and weughed together.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t we get ice cream from there, hmm?¡± He suggested when we got to where they were selling ice cream, and even though I already had one before, I couldn¡¯t decline this.


    ¡°Sure. We should,¡± I said affirmatively, and he led the way while I trailed behind him.


    Liam ordered two pieces of cone ice cream for us and we proceeded to take a walk.


    As we took a walk across the park, enjoying the fresh mist air of the night, I could only be grateful that I came out tonight. I tripped over something and almost fell, but Liam held my arm quickly and pulled me back. I ended up colliding against his chest and again, the ice cream smeared my face and stained his jacket too.


    ¡°Oh, my goodness. I¡¯m so sorry about this¡­ I didn¡¯t mean to,¡± I quickly apologized to him. It was a good thing that I was still with the handkerchief that Lily gave me earlier, so I quickly took it out to clean his jacket.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me. Let me help you with that,¡± He took the handkerchief from me instead and started cleaning my face with it.


    ¡°Are you sofortable with other people touching you aside from your husband?¡± My heart missed a beat when I heard the familiar voice behind me, and before I could look to confirm if it was really who I thought, someone grabbed my arm from behind and pulled me roughly away from Liam.


    ¡°You should get married or find yourself a girlfriend if you desperately want to flirt with someone. Don¡¯t mess around with my wife,¡± My jaw dropped to the ground when Miles came face to face with Liam and said to him coldly.


    For the next few minutes, Liam stared in shock as he blinked his eyes a few times.


    I yanked Miles¡¯s hand away and stepped away from him before I finally turned and faced him. He was dded in ck leather trousers and a ck big coat with sunsses on. For goodness sake, who in their right sense wears sunsses at this time of the night?


    It was as if he read my thoughts aloud because he removed the sunsses and threw Liam a murderous re before he turned to me.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me you were leaving the house, wife?¡± He cupped my cheeks in his palms and asked me like the sweetest man on earth, but I could not say anything. How the heck did he find me at this ce? Was the only question I kept asking myself as I looked into his eyes, forgetting Liam was still there with us.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ May¡­ You didn¡¯t mention to me that you were married,¡± Liam¡¯s voice pulled me back to reality, and I quickly stepped away from Miles and turned to him.


    ¡°Oh, that? Uhm¡­¡±


    ¡°There is no reason to tell you she was getting married. And now that you know that she is married, stay away from her¡­¡± Miles paused, then took a step toward Liam and locked eyes with him.


    ¡°Stay away from my woman. She is mine alone,¡± Even though it was cringe, crazy, and annoying, I couldn¡¯t deny that my heart fluttered when he said that. I couldn¡¯t deny the excitement that filled my heart upon hearing him iming me like he was obsessed with me. Well, deep inside me, I was sure that Miles was just messing with me. I wasn¡¯t the type of woman he would be obsessed with, and one more thing, he wasn¡¯t my kind of man.


    Liam just huffed and stared with his mouth hanging open and his eyes narrowed. I guess he was speechless because even I was speechless at that moment.


    For a moment, I felt like a leading role in a movie. You know those Korean movies where the male lead would be obsessed with the female lead and would protect her from another man? I literally had that feeling. It felt like I was stuck in a love triangle, just that this was nothing like a love triangle but instead a crazy urrence that was going to drive me mad.


    Miles turned to me, then held my hand and dragged me off with him, leaving Liam behind there, while I just followed him wordlessly.


    Miles didn¡¯t stop dragging me until we got to where his car was parked. He pulled the door open, bundled me inside, and mmed it behind me. He went to the driver¡¯s seat and hopped inside. I was still too shocked to react because it all felt strange and crazy.


    I had expected him to start the car and drive us home immediately, but he just rested his head on the headrest, and sparing him a nce, I found him closing his eyes like he was doing meditation or whatever it was that he was doing.


    ¡°What was that about? You left the house without telling me¡­ You didn¡¯t answer my calls even though I called several times, and¡­¡± He paused and breathed in and out.


    ¡°How could you allow another man to touch you when you know that we are still married?¡± His voice sounded enraged this time and a bit higher than before.


    ¡°You were smiling and giggling at him. You both looked like couples back there. Were you not concerned about people misunderstanding you two?¡± He rambled on, but I remained silent.


    ¡°Ugh! I can¡¯t believe this. You allowed him to touch you¡­ He was wiping your mouth and you were fucking enjoying it. Are you kidding?¡± He continued to yell. He sounded so angry and I could¡¯ve sworn that he was going to hit me, but I knew he wouldn¡¯t dare, anyway. I was not going to spare him and I was sure he would never do such a thing to me.


    ¡°Are you not going to say something? You are driving me crazy!¡± He mmed his hands on the steering wheel.


    ¡°You are driving me crazy too, Miles. What do you want me to say? I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean that? Why are you acting like we are couples?¡± I snapped at him, and he raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°We are just married on contract, and thest time I checked, we didn¡¯t make any agreement that we were not going to live our personal lives. We didn¡¯t agree that neither of us was not going to see another man or woman, so why are you making a big deal out of this?¡± I yelled at him again, and he flinched.


    ¡°This is my life and you have no right to tell me what to do, who to mingle with, and how to live my life. And besides, Liam was my crush,¡± I revealed to him, and he huffed a few times.


    ¡°We are just married on contract, so I think you should stop being this obsessive. It¡¯s crazy and annoying,¡± I stated clearly, and even though the disappointment and pain were written on his face, I could only care less¡­

 Chapter 27

    Title: The confession


    ¡°Thank you for going out with me,¡± Lily said shyly as she sat beside Miguel on a long bench. It was a beautiful cozy night. The gentle breeze slowly swayed Lily¡¯s hair as she stared into space. The atmosphere felt awkward. The bold Lily that had seduced Miguel earlier, was seated beside him now, being all shy and jelly. Was she not the same person?


    ¡°So¡­¡± Miguel began, but paused and just shrugged as he had nothing to say. He couldn¡¯te up with anything. The atmosphere wasn¡¯t favorable. His heart kept thumping hard against his chest.


    ¡°Wait¡­ I think it¡¯s going to snow today,¡± Lily gasped sharply as she stared at the screen of her phone with her eyes widened in shock, and Miguel looked at her.


    ¡°I think we should go home before it starts then. It¡¯s going to get cold out here and I didn¡¯t bring a coat outside,¡± Miguel suggested, but Lily quickly shook her head.


    ¡°Let¡¯s watch the snow together,¡± She demanded, and he gave her a long nk stare before he turned his face away.


    ¡°Are you a child? Only children are desperate to watch the snow. It¡¯s not like you¡¯ve not seen it before while growing up,¡± Miguel rolled his eyes sarcastically as he crossed his arms on his chest, and Lily bit her bottom lip.


    ¡°Just consider this as you doing me a favor. Let¡¯s watch it together,¡± She insisted, and he finally nodded.


    ¡°Actually, it was my first time watching snowfall with someone I like,¡± She blurted out, and he looked at her. His heart missed a beat, and his throat went dry. Slowly, he blinked his eyes as they pierced into hers.


    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± He cleared his throat and swallowed nothing as he blinked his eyes a few times. His heart thumped hard against his chest as he turned his face away. His chest contracted so tightly that he could barely breathe, so he hit his chest slightly a few times, looking everywhere else except his face.


    ¡°Breathe, Miguel¡­ Fucking breath! What is wrong with you?¡± He cursed silently as he tried to stabilize his breath, but his thumping heart wouldn¡¯t let that happen.


    ¡°I have something to tell you, Miguel¡­¡± Lily began, but she paused and bit her bottom lip. Coming up with the right words was quite difficult, but she was going to do it. Even though she was shy, she was a straightforward person who always set her feelings straight and never hid anything. What was the point of hiding it from him, anyway?


    ¡°Are you listening?¡± She asked, staring at the back of his head as he had turned his face away.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m listening,¡± He nodded without even looking at her, and she scoffed.


    ¡°How am I supposed to talk when you are not even looking at me?¡± She rolled her eyes, and he finally turned to face her, but his eyes were staring straight at her forehead.


    ¡°Why are you staring at my forehead, Miguel? Are you disgusted by me?¡± Lily teased him but sounded a bit serious. Of course, it was written all over him that he wasn¡¯tfortable, and not because he was disgusted by her or anything.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not,¡± He replied to her quickly.


    ¡°Look at me,¡± She reached for his hands and held them. Miguel¡¯s heart skipped a beat.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what are you doing?¡± He stuttered as he blinked his eyes. He wasn¡¯t supposed to be like this as the man, but there was something about Lily. There was something about her that always rendered him helpless every time he was around her. Something about her that always made him vulnerable.


    ¡°Stay still¡­ Just for a few minutes¡­ Let¡¯s stay like this,¡± She demanded in the calmest and sexiest voice that left his heart melting in his chest.


    Their eyes were locked intensely, and fuck! He couldn¡¯t help but admire those gorgeous and charming eyes of hers. They were so beautiful, the sparks in them melted his heart.


    Shortly, snow started falling. It was a romantic moment for the two. This was something Lily had always dreamt of all her life. Watching the snow with the one he loves, and maybe getting her first confession there. Although that scenario had only happened in dramas she had watched severally, and of course, she knew that it was scripted and those shows were probably never real, but still, she had been fantasizing about this all her life. Hoping it works out eventually.


    Miguel looked around and all he could say was ¡®wow¡¯ when he saw the beautiful snows. He was not a fan of movies, but the few romance movies he¡¯d watched in the past had this same scenario, and he found it a bit funny as the thought of suddenly being in the male character¡¯s shoes struck his mind.


    ¡°You said you wanted to tell me something,¡± Miguel turned to her and broke the silence. He looked down at their hands that were still locked, and back to her face. All he saw in her eyes was admiration.


    ¡°I love you, Miguel¡­¡± She finally spilled the beans, and Miguel¡¯s face went nd.


    ¡°I know we¡¯ve not known each other for long, but I fell for you the first time we met¡­¡± Lily paused and squeezed his hands gently.


    ¡°Your handsomeness drew me in at first, then you made me fall for your personality in a short time¡­ And your passion for your job made me love you even more¡­¡± Lily paused and breathed in and out as her heart beat rapidly against her chest. She couldn¡¯t believe she was doing this. She couldn¡¯t believe she was confessing her feelings to a man, but still, she didn¡¯t have any regret.


    ¡°I love you with everything in me. I don¡¯t know how long it¡¯s going to take you to realize my feelings for you, so I thought¡­ Why not tell him instead?¡± She shrugged and chuckled briefly as she threw her head back and bit her bottom lip.


    ¡°Let¡¯s date, Miguel¡­ I wouldn¡¯t mind marriageter,¡± To Miguel, this was the smoothest confession in history. Of course, many women hade forward to confess their feelings to him in the past, but there was just something about this particr one. Maybe it was because he already had something for her, or maybe she was just unique, but there was just something about this particr confession.


    He stared back at her wordlessly, his mouth hanging open with no wordsing out of them. He desperately wanted to say yes to her, but he couldn¡¯t just do it.


    Silence assumed the atmosphere, and Lily was already crazily imagining things in her head while ying an intense piano in her mind, just like it¡¯s done in these types of scenes in Kdrama. She was at least expecting him to smile and tell her that he felt the same way, and maybe a long romantic kiss to wrap things up.


    ¡°You are not a character in a Kdrama, Lily. Think straight and breathe!¡± She reminded herself and swallowed nothing as she waited for him to say something.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Lily¡­ But things can¡¯t work between us,¡± Those words struck her like a thunderstorm and her heart sank into her stomach. Even though she wasn¡¯t so sure of being epted in the first ce, this rejection still hurt so badly.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what¡­¡± She stuttered with her lips parted, pain was written all over her.


    ¡°We barely know each other, and besides, I told you before that I have a girlfriend,¡± He shrugged as he retracted his hand from her, and she bit her bottom lip.


    ¡°Why did you lie to her? You don¡¯t have a girlfriend,¡± His subconscious mind reminded him, and again, he asked himself why he was holding back, but there was something he was still yet to figure out.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have feelings for you, Lily¡­ We work in the same ce, and you are my brother¡¯s wife¡¯s friend, which makes you our inw. That¡¯s our rtionship,¡± He stated clearly, and her heart wrenched painfully.


    Lily stared at him, her eyes glistened with tears, but she tried hard to fight them back. There was no way she was going to cry in front of him like a pathetic bitch after rejection.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Why exactly are you rejecting me, Miguel?¡± Miguel raised his eyebrows and blinked his eyes a few times when she asked him that question.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Why exactly did you reject me? Is it because we barely knew each other? Or is it because you don¡¯t have feelings for me? Or is it because you already have a girlfriend?¡± She asked calmly, but Miguel just stared in silence.


    She tucked her hair behind her ear and adjusted close to him. She held his hand again and rubbed them gently with her thumbs.


    ¡°If it¡¯s because we barely know each other¡­ There is still time for us to get to know each other, Miguel¡­¡± She paused then smiled softly, and continued, ¡°If it¡¯s because you have no feelings for me, trust me¡­ You will fall deeply in love with me when we get to know each other. Trust me on that¡­¡±


    ¡°Lily¡­¡±


    ¡°Is it your girlfriend? Well, as I said before¡­ I have no business with your girlfriend. I¡¯m going to chase you and won¡¯t back down until you invite me to your wedding with that girlfriend of yours¡­¡± She paused, then tucked her hair back and smirked at him.


    ¡°Who knows¡­ Maybe your girlfriend would be the guest at our wedding that day,¡± She shrugged, and Miguel¡¯s jaw dropped to the ground. This was supposed to be crazy, but damn! It was so fucking smooth.


    ¡°I have a gift for you, by the way,¡± She uttered, but Miguel just blinked his eyes.


    She leaned forward and imed his lips, and his eyes narrowed in shock. They remained like that for the next thirty seconds before she finally pulled away from him and stood up.


    ¡°That was my first kiss. I have just given my heart to you. Handle it with care,¡± She winked at him, and his heart fluttered¡­

 Chapter 28

    Title: Cravings


    Maybelline Walter POV


    I tossed on the bed for the umpteenth time, unable to sleep no matter how I forced myself to. It was already past 11pm and I was supposed to have been asleep by now, but the incident from earlier kept reying in my head every time and I couldn¡¯t help myself.


    Why was he like that? I asked myself the same question yet again, but couldn¡¯te up with the possible reason he was like that.


    ¡°Maybe he¡¯s in love with you,¡± a part of me had that thought, but I was quick to dismiss the thought because I was sure that it was thest thing that could happen. No way Miles could be in love with me.


    Twenty minutes passed before my eyes finally became heavy, and I didn¡¯t try to fight the sleep as I had been waiting for it almost all day.


    I didn¡¯t sleep for long before my hurting stomach jolted me out of my deep sleep, and I tiredly sat up on the bed. My stomach grumbled, reminding me that I didn¡¯t have dinner earlier before I slept off. I just went straight to my room when we arrived at home.


    ¡°Just hold it in, May. You can do it,¡± I thought I could fight the hunger and the crazy craving to have rice and stew, but it didn¡¯t work. I literally imagined myself eating the food, and you know what that meant. It wasn¡¯t a craving I could just get rid of without satisfying it.


    My body hurt as I dragged myself from the bed and tiredly strode out of my room. My body hurt like hell, but still, I needed to eat.


    I almost jumped out of my skin as I descended the staircase minutester and found Miles seated in the living room.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He turned to me and asked, and I scoffed.


    ¡°You startled me,¡± I admitted, and he put hisptop away. He stood up and walked over to me.


    ¡°Are you ok? Why are you awake? It¡¯s past 1am,¡± He nced at the wall clock and turned to me again.


    ¡°Nothing¡­ I just came to get water¡­¡± I could barely finish my statement when my stomach sounded again, contradicting my answer.


    ¡°You are hungry?¡± He asked, and I bit my bottom lip.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I nodded shyly, and he scoffed.


    ¡°Are you pregnant? It¡¯s only pregnant women that get hungry in the middle of the night,¡± He asked with a serious expression on his face, and my heart missed a beat.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what do you mean?¡± I stuttered and panicked for a moment. Did he find out that I was pregnant?


    ¡°I¡¯m just kidding,¡± He replied to me casually. How was he kidding when he didn¡¯t even smile orugh?


    ¡°Maybe it was just a dry joke,¡± I concluded.


    ¡°What do you want to eat?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Rice and stew¡­ I want to eat white rice and stew,¡± I replied to him, and his face went nd.


    ¡°White rice and stew? In the middle of the night? Now, I¡¯m really suspicious of you. Are you sure you are not pregnant?¡± He stepped closer to me and asked with a serious expression on his face, and I huffed nervously.


    ¡°Who said that I¡¯m pregnant?¡± I scoffed nervously and turned my face away.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Why are you even talking to me? We are not that close,¡± I rolled my eyes at him and started walking into the kitchen just so I could avoid talking to him, but he went after me into the kitchen.


    ¡°I was just kidding around with you. I will make you white rice and stew. Do you want a smoothie first?¡± He asked as he opened the cab and brought out the ingredients for the food.


    ¡°I thought you were doing something just now. I can handle this,¡± At least I wanted to be considerate even though I didn¡¯t mean it. I was so tired and could barely lift a finger, so he would be doing me a lifetime favor if he cooked the food for me.


    ¡°I will handle thatter,¡± He replied to me and began dishing out the ingredients, ready to start cooking.


    ¡°You should drink this first,¡± He got me a smoothie from the refrigerator.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered.


    I sat on the tall chair in the kitchen and watched him cook. I couldn¡¯t help but admire him. He looked so perfect.


    ¡°You are going to distract me if you keep staring at me like that,¡± I almost choked on the smoothie when his voice came on. How the heck did he know that I was staring at him? Even though I was confused, I turned my face away.


    I tried hard to keep my face away from him, but I ended up looking at him every time. The way his hands moved perfectly as he did the cooking. It wasn¡¯t supposed to be sexy, but fuck! I couldn¡¯t help it.


    ¡®She is my woman and mine alone¡¯ I bit my bottom lip and smiled to myself when those words reyed in my head. Damnit! I think I¡¯m losing my mind.


    ¡°You are not looking bad, after all. You are cute,¡± I blurted out before I could hold the words back, and he stopped abruptly and winced.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± I jumped down the chair and hurried over to him, but my eyes narrowed in shock when I saw his hand bleeding. He had cut his finger while chopping pepper.


    ¡°Shit! Why weren¡¯t you careful?¡± I med him as I subconsciously took his hand and blew a gentle breeze on it, but the bleeding didn¡¯t stop.


    ¡°You are still bleeding¡­ What do we do?¡± I felt like crying as I freaked out at the blood on his finger. I didn¡¯t know why I was suddenly so emotional, but I felt a sting in my heart and it hurt so much.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it¡­ I¡¯ll be fine. I¡¯ll treat itte¡­¡± I didn¡¯t allow him to finish his statement before I took his hand to my mouth and curved my lips around his bleeding finger. I sucked it and twirl my tongue around it not minding that it wasn¡¯t healthy.


    ¡°What if he has an infection?¡± I asked myself, but even so, I wasn¡¯t going to let go. Maybe I¡¯ve gone crazy¡­

 Chapter 29

    Miles¡¯s heart pounded hard against his chest like it was going to explode soon. His throat went dry and he swallowed nothing as he blinked his eyes. His finger in her warm mouth was supposed to help him relieve the pain he wasn¡¯t even feeling in the first ce, but fuck it! Why was he feeling aroused instead? He asked himself and slowly bit his inner lip.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    May was lost staring into his eyes, and for a moment, she asked herself why she did that. Why did she suddenly do that? Why was she so worried about him that he would get hurt? In the end, she couldn¡¯te up with anything.


    ¡°Uhm¡­¡± She quickly let go of his hand and stepped away from him.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I will wait outside¡­¡± May quickly grabbed a bottle of water from the counter and turned to rush out of the kitchen, but he held her hand and pulled her back.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry about what happened earlier¡­ I didn¡¯t mean to get mad at you¡­ And at the office¡­ I was just pissed that Natalie looked down on you. I didn¡¯t mean to treat you that way¡± May¡¯s jaw dropped to the ground as she stared back at him wordlessly. Although she knew that Miles had been full of surprisestely, but that was something she didn¡¯t expect to hear from him. He was a grumpy man and it¡¯s crazy how he was being like this.


    ¡°May¡­¡± He ced his hands on her shoulders and swallowed nothing.


    ¡°While we are married, can you please stop seeing other men? I mean, stop hanging out with other men. I don¡¯t feelfortable with you being around¡­¡±


    ¡°Remember this is an open contract marriage where we could see anyone. It¡¯s not like we are married for real,¡± She cut him off and mumbled thest part and shrugged. Those words pierced through Miles¡¯s heart, and he bit his lips.


    ¡°May¡­¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want such a thing repeating itself in the future. You have no reason to prevent me from seeing another man,¡± She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms on her chest.


    ¡°I have every reason, May¡­¡±


    ¡°Then what¡¯s your reason? Can you tell me?¡± She demanded, and he bit his lip.


    ¡°If I tell you that I love you, will you believe me? I don¡¯t like seeing you with another man. It makes my heart ache,¡± He stared into her eyes and said to himself.


    ¡°Are you not going to say anything?¡± She raised her eyebrows, but he just forced a smile and stepped away from her.


    ¡°Well, as for what happened earlier in the office, I¡¯m not pissed. I should learn not to cross my boundaries henceforth,¡± She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms on her chest.


    ¡°You should wait for me in the dining room. I will join you soon with the food,¡± He turned to continue what he was doing.


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± May finally walked out of the kitchen and breathed out in relief as she slumped on the dining chair.


    May waited in the dining room for a few more minutes and by the time Miles walked into the dining room, it was past 2:30am.


    ¡°Your food is ready. Here you go,¡± Miles carefully ced the tes of food on the table and served her.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± She smiled at him excitedly, and he nodded.


    ¡°You are not going to eat?¡± May raised her eyebrows as she looked at him, and he scoffed.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not hungry. I will eatter,¡± He replied to her, and she nodded.


    May slowly munched on the food and she couldn¡¯t help but admit that it was delicious. How could he cook so well?


    ¡°This is delicious. Who taught you how to cook?¡± May was forced to ask out of curiosity.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you like it. I grew up with my brother alone, so I didn¡¯t have a choice but to learn how to cook,¡± He shrugged, and she slowly nodded.


    ¡°Wow!¡± She mouthed.


    May took her time to eat and after she was done, Miles offered to clear the table.


    ¡°Are you going back to sleep?¡± He asked as he walked into the living room where May was standing.


    ¡°Yes¡­ What about you?¡± She asked as she nced over to theptop he left on the center table earlier.


    ¡°Not yet. I still have a lot of things to do, so I would have to dy a little,¡± He tucked his hands inside his pockets.


    ¡°You are going to be tired when you wake upter in the day and you might end up beingte to work. Why don¡¯t you rest¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me and just go to bed. I will stop working in thirty minutes,¡± He nced at the wall clock then looked at her and smiled.


    ¡°Do you want me to keep youpany? It was my fault your work got dyed, so I should take responsibility for¡­¡± Her voice trailed off as he covered the distance between them, and ced his hands on her shoulders. Her heart fluttered, and she swallowed nothing.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me and just go to bed. I will be done shortly,¡± He assured her as he looked into her eyes, and she managed to nod.


    ¡°Uh¡­ uhm¡­ I¡¯ll head to the room then,¡± She stepped away from him and quickly walked away, her heart pumping hard in her chest.


    Miles stared at her until she was out of his sight, his lips curled up in a smile.


    Minutester, May walked inside the room and crashed against the wall as she held her chest and breathed out as she had been holding her breath unknowingly.


    As the incident that happened earlier reyed in her head, she ran her fingers through her hair. Why did she do that? Has she really fallen for him?


    ¡°Impossible! He is not my type,¡± She muttered, but deep inside her, she knew she was deceiving herself. How could she still lie to herself when her heart only beat rapidly against this man? How could she deny this feeling, the burning desires in her whenever he was around, and the way her heart yearned for his presence? How could she deny that and lie to herself?


    ¡°Forget it, May. You will get over it. He is not your type,¡± Again, she told herself as she dragged herself to the bed and slumped on it tiredly.


    Mayy on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. A small smile subconsciously curled up her lips at the thought of Miles. The way he cared about her. He was driving her crazy with the things he was doing.


    ¡°Ugh! I think I¡¯m losing my mind,¡± She swung her legs in the air and squeaked as she covered her face.


    ¡°Go to bed, May. Don¡¯t think about him,¡± She whispered as she wrapped herself up with the duvet tightly with her eyes shut while trying to disrupt her thoughts from Miles, and she finally fell asleep after what seemed like forever¡­

 Chapter 30

    Waking up to May sleeping peacefully beside him was everything he needed to make him happy.


    A smile formed on Miles¡¯s face as he watched her sleep like the queen she was. She looked so cute when sleeping and he could only admire her.


    He finally got out of bed, pulled the duvet to cover her body, and left for the bathroom. After he washed his face, he left the room for the kitchen.


    Miles heard the sound of water sshing in the kitchen as he descended the staircase minutester, and he paused. Adelie was not around, so who could be in the kitchen?


    He proceeded into the kitchen, regardless, and was stunned to find Miguel washing the dishes.


    ¡°It¡¯s you? When did you get home?¡± Miles could still remember that he went to bed around 4am and Miguel was not home at that time, so howe he was there now?


    ¡°I returned at 4:30am,¡± Miguel nced at him, and he nodded.


    ¡°You barely have time for yourself after you started working in the hospital. This career of yours is really killing and draining¡­¡± He paused, then pulled the refrigerator opened, and picked out a bottle of water.


    ¡°I can¡¯t imagine myself doing that,¡± He uncapped the bottle and drank some water from it.


    ¡°This is the path I chose for myself. Why are you awake so early, by the way?¡± Miguel turned to him, and he shrugged.


    ¡°I want to make breakfast,¡± Mile replied as he dropped the bottle on the counter, and advanced toward the cab where food ingredients were kept.


    ¡°Oh¡­ I guess sister-inw is still asleep,¡± Miguel finally turned the tap off and wiped his hands clean with the towel on the sink.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ She is tired and sleeping,¡± Miles replied as he picked out a few packs of noodles from the cab.


    ¡°You are making noodles?¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Miles nodded.


    ¡°That reminds me¡­ How is your new girlfriend?¡± He looked at Miguel and asked.


    ¡°New girlfriend? Who is¡­¡± Miguel paused and rolled his eyes when the realization dawned on him who his brother was referring to.


    ¡°She is not my girlfriend. She is just my colleague at work,¡± Miguel emphasized on the ¡®colleague¡¯.


    ¡°Wait! You two work together?¡± He pulled a surprised expression, and Miguel rolled his eyes. Maybe he shouldn¡¯t have mentioned that.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with working together?¡± Miguel mumbled as he leaned against the counter.


    ¡°I think she likes you¡­¡± He paused, then turned to him. ¡°Why don¡¯t you give her a chance? I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll make great couples, trust me,¡±


    ¡°Sorry to disappoint you, but the feeling is not mutual,¡± Miguel smirked at him, but even with the denial, he wasn¡¯t so foolish not to see through his brother that he was lying.


    ¡°I bet you like her a bit,¡± He teased Miguel.


    ¡°Whatever!¡±


    ¡°I think you should confess to sister-inw. Why not tell her you like her?¡± Miguel suggested, trying to change the topic.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­¡± He shrugged and sighed briefly before he continued, ¡°I¡¯m trying to take my time to do this. I can¡¯t stand getting rejectedter,¡±


    Miguel nodded affirmatively. Of course, he knew how painful it felt to be rejected by the one you love, so he could only agree with his brother.


    ¡°We haven¡¯t spent proper time together since you came back. Mind going out for a walk tonight?¡± He asked.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be going to the hospital by 8am and will only be back probably by midnight. Maybe some other time,¡± Miguel exined to him, and he nodded.


    Miguel¡¯s ringing phone caught their attention, and since the phone was just beside Miles, he saw who the caller was.


    ¡°Your woman is calling,¡± He teased Miguel.


    ¡°She is not my woman. Stop calling her that,¡± Miguel warned him then grabbed his phone and walked out of the kitchen.


    A smile formed on Miles¡¯s lips as the thought of May clouded his mind.


    The sound of the footsteps behind him caught his attention, and he turned swiftly to find May standing. He almost flinched when he saw how horrible she was looking with her disheveled hair and ck eyes.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± Her voice came out tiredly as she dragged herself toward the refrigerator.


    ¡°Good morning. You slept well, I guess,¡± Miles teased her. It was obvious that she slept well. The look on her face was a piece of evidence.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± She stood up after she got a bottle of water from the refrigerator.


    ¡°You look tired,¡± He uttered as he watched her gulp down some water.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m so tired,¡± She groaned tiredly as she sank her fingers into her hair and yawned.


    ¡°I¡¯m already making breakfast. Why don¡¯t you go shower, get changed, ande down for breakfast?¡± He suggested, and she opened her tired eyes.


    ¡°What are you making?¡± May looked and even sounded like a new person, and he was sure it was the effect of her sleep, but then, it was cute.


    ¡°I¡¯m making spicy noodles and scrambled eggs,¡± Her face brightened with a smile as she opened her eyes wide.


    ¡°Really? It¡¯s really spicy?¡± She blinked her eyes cutely, and he smiled.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you confirm itter?¡± He knitted his eyebrows together, and she slowly nodded.


    ¡°I will be back shortly,¡± She smiled and turned to leave when he spoke up.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°You should stay back at home today if you are tired,¡± She paused and looked at him. She pouted her lips and shook her head.


    ¡°I want to go,¡± She whined, and he scoffed as he turned his face away. His heart fluttered, and he swallowed nothing. She was acting so fucking cute and it felt like he was going to lose his mind around her. She was driving him crazy with everything she did.


    ¡°Fine¡­ You cane with me,¡± She smiled brightly and squeaked excitedly before she finally walked out of the kitchen.


    ¡°She¡¯s so damn cute,¡± He muttered as a smile formed on his lips¡­

 Chapter 31

    Maybelline Walter POV


    I felt so exhausted after a long ride to thepany. We were stuck in a traffic jam for a few minutes before we were able to make it out.


    ¡°Are you ok? Do you want to go to the hospital?¡± I was stunned when Miles asked with concern written all over him just because I groaned tiredly.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I managed to reply to him.


    ¡°What are you going to do now that you don¡¯t have a secretary anymore? I can still take¡­¡±


    ¡°We agreed that you won¡¯t be working while we are married, so don¡¯t think of that¡­¡± He paused, then looked up from his desktop to me.


    ¡°I will do something about it in a few days. The work is not difficult for me to handle,¡± I slowly nodded and turned my face away.


    My phone beeped, and I checked to see a text from Lily.


    ¡®Are you there?¡¯


    ¡®Hmm. I¡¯m here. What¡¯s up?¡¯


    ¡®Do you think Miguel is mad at me because I kissed him thest time? He has been giving me cold shoulders and avoiding me¡¯ I could feel the sadness in her text, but I couldn¡¯t help the scoff that tore through my throat. For fuck¡¯s sake, Miguel is not showing interest in her, why don¡¯t she just give up already? Well, it was thest thing I would say to my dear friend, knowing that it would hurt her.


    ¡®Just give him some time. I think he wille around¡¯ I tried to sound as persuasive as I could. I wasn¡¯t caught up for this, but what would I have done when my dear friend won¡¯t stop getting me involved in her love life?


    ¡®Are you sure? Do you think I should get him a gift and apologize to him?¡¯ Her next text made me curse angrily, and Miles looked at me.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± He raised his eyebrows as he looked at me, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± He finally returned his attention to what he was doing, and I sighed briefly.


    ¡®Don¡¯t get him a gift and don¡¯t apologize to him. Just leave things be, and it¡¯ll happen naturally¡¯ I had already sent the message before I knew what I said didn¡¯t make sense. I mean what the fuck would happen naturally?T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Well, I was d that did magic as she agreed to me, and I breathed out in relief.


    ¡°Am I going to sit here doing nothing?¡± I looked at Miles and asked even though I knew that was the case. That is what I have been doing for the past few days since I¡¯ve beening to the office. I just sit here doing nothing.


    ¡°You can stare at me if you feel bored,¡± He looked at me and smiled.


    ¡°You wish!¡± I mumbled and rolled my eyes.


    ¡°You can take a walk if you feel bored. It¡¯s almost lunchtime. We can go out and have lunch togetherter,¡± He checked his wristwatch as he said to me. I barely waited for him to finish his statement before I stood up and hurried out of the office.


    The sound of my ringing phone made me pause along the walkway minutester, and I checked to see that it was Miles¡¯s secretary who was sacked a few days ago. What does she want now?


    ¡°How is the progress of my¡­¡±


    ¡°I think courtesy demands that you say hi when you call someone,¡± I cut her off with an eye roll, and I heard her scoff.


    ¡°Whatever! Hi! So, what about what we discussed? Have you talked to Mr. Miles about me?¡± I wonder why I didn¡¯t see how rude she was that day. She really deserved to be sacked, and no way I was going to talk to Miles to take her back.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think Mr. Miles would want to work with someone so rude. You should find somewhere else to work, and don¡¯t disturb my phone again,¡± I ended the call and blocked her number immediately. I hate rude people and it¡¯s always difficult to stand them.


    ¡°So rude,¡± I huffed and shook my head before I proceeded to the rooftop to get fresh air.


    I was forced to stop when I passed the restroom and heard my name being mentioned by an unfamiliar voice.


    ¡°I think she is having an affair with Mr. Miles. She must be so proud now,¡±


    ¡°Gosh! I hate her so much. Natalie was sacked because of her. She must be so happy right now,¡±


    ¡°She is a slut. Of course, she seduced Mr. Miles. It¡¯s obvious she¡¯s not his type,¡± My fingers clenched on their own and waves of anger spurred through me as I stood there and listened to them gossiping about me. A part of me wanted to just let go of it, but fuck it! I wasn¡¯t someone to let go of something like that, so I pushed the door open and barged in on them.


    I wasn¡¯t so surprised when I saw Ashley Turner and Nancy Hudson from the marketing department. It was the two annoying bitches in thepany.


    ¡°May¡­ It¡¯s you? I didn¡¯t know you were here,¡± Ashley smiled nervously as she scratched the back of her neck.


    ¡°Of course, you didn¡¯t,¡± I scoffed and tucked my hair gently behind my ear.


    ¡°May¡­ It¡¯s not what you think, ok? We are just concerned about you. Mr. Miles is not someone you can seduce¡­¡± Nancy tried to touch me as she switched to her hypocritical attitude, but I pushed her roughly and she slumped on the ground.


    ¡°What if I seduced Mr. Miles? Are you angry because your seduction on him didn¡¯t work?¡± I crossed my arms on my chest and smirked at them.


    ¡°May¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m warming you two¡­ If you don¡¯t want to be fired the same way Natalie was fired, then you better steer clear off my path and don¡¯t get on my bad side,¡± I stated, and they nodded immediately.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry¡­ I didn¡¯t mean to¡­¡±


    ¡°You should also pray that I¡¯m in a good mood. I will get you thrown out of thepany with just a snap of my fingers, so you should be careful,¡± And with that, I walked out of the bathroom and mmed the door angrily behind me.


    ¡°Hmph!¡± Going to the rooftop wasn¡¯t something to consider anymore as my mood was ruined, so I headed back to meet Miles in the office. I found him talking to someone on the phone when I walked inside.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± He hummed before he ended the call, and turned his attention to me.


    ¡°May? Are you ok?¡± He stood up from his seat and walked over to me.


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± My heart flustered as he held my waist and pulled me close out of the blue moon, our bodies collided against each other.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what are you¡­¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t look happy. Did something happen out there? Did someone get on your nerves?¡± His question made me recall what happened earlier, and I bit my bottom lip. How could they use me of seducing him?


    ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡± I stepped away from him and turned my face away.


    ¡°May¡­¡± He wanted to touch me, but I shook my head, and he paused.


    ¡°Are you sure you are fine?¡±


    ¡°Hmm. You should go continue your work,¡± I walked over to the sofa and sat on it.


    I felt his gaze on me, but I tried not to look in his direction.


    ¡°Check the CCTV footage of thepany and send it to me immediately,¡± I was forced to raise my gaze, and I found him holding his phone to his ear. What does he need the CCTV footage for?


    ¡°Miles¡­¡±


    ¡°Since you are not going to tell me what happened back there, I will find out about it myself,¡± He stated coldly, and my jaw dropped to the ground. Is he kidding me?

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    ¡°Don¡¯t make me repeat myself¡­ What the hell did you do to May?¡± Miles snapped angrily as he mmed his hands on the table, making Nancy and Ashley flinched. They fondled with their fingers nervously.


    Ashley opened her mouth to talk, but words failed her, and she ended up swallowing nothing. Waves of regret hit her hard at that moment. She shouldn¡¯t have messed with May.


    ¡°Forgive us, Mr. Miles¡­ We didn¡¯t intend to do that. Please,¡± Nancy went on her knees and pleaded with tears in her eyes.


    ¡°Please forgive us, Sir,¡± Ashley also knelt, and Miles scoffed.


    ¡°I will ask again¡­ What did you say to May? Why was she looking sad?¡± Miles mmed his hands on the desk yet again, keen on knowing what happened in the restroom. After he checked the CCTV footage, he saw when May halted upon arriving at the front of the restroom, when she went inside, and when she came out looking all sad. He was sure that they did or said something that must¡¯ve pissed her off in there even though May didn¡¯t want to say something about it.


    ¡°I told you they said nothing to me. I just went in there to¡­¡± Just a nce from Miles was all it took for May to swallow her words, regretting her actions immediately. She shouldn¡¯t have gotten herself involved knowing he didn¡¯t regard her that much.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± She mumbled and stepped back.


    Miles took a deep breath, trying hard to hold in his anger when I¡¯m short he was failing at it. Because of them, he had hurt May yet again, and he didn¡¯t want anything more to deal with these two.


    ¡°You know what¡­ Get the hell out of my office, and out of mypany for good. I don¡¯t want to ever see you again,¡± Miles stated coldly with finality in his voice, and Ashley¡¯s jaw dropped to the ground, while Nancy¡¯s face went nk.


    ¡°Si¡­ Sir¡­ You can¡¯t do that¡­ I¡­ I¡­¡± Ashley¡¯s eyes were filled with tears as she crawled on the ground.


    ¡°Please don¡¯t fire me. This is the only¡­¡±


    ¡°One more word from you, and I will make sure today will be yourst day of working in anypany. Don¡¯t get me pissed and just get the hell out of my sight,¡± Miles yelled at the top of his voice.


    May knew that there was no reason to step in to help them, knowing he wouldn¡¯t listen to her. He had already made his decision, and trying to get him to change his mind was like subjecting herself to ridicule in the presence of Ashley and Nancy.


    ¡°May¡­ Please help me,¡± Tears poured down Ashley¡¯s cheeks as she crawled to May and pleaded with her.


    ¡°I won¡¯t talk about you with anyone again, I promise. Please don¡¯t let him fire me,¡± Ashley shook her head. After staying for three years without a source of ie, she was lucky enough to get this job one year ago, and losing it now was thest thing she wanted. She couldn¡¯t afford to, knowing getting another one would be hell for her.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Mr. Miles¡­ Can you please¡­¡± May paused and sulked on her lips, her heart pounding hard against her chest. As much as she was touched by Ashley¡¯s tears and didn¡¯t want her to be sacked or be the reason that they would be sacked, she could barely do something about it. She was just a contract wife who had no right to make decisions for Miles or make him change his mind about doing something.


    ¡°Just do it, May. They should at least see that you tried to help,¡± She told herself and inhaled deeply.


    ¡°Can you please pardon them? Just this once, please,¡± She finally spoke up, and Miles closed his eyes and breathed in. He really wanted to deal with these two for hurting his woman, but what could he do now that she wanted them released?


    For the next few seconds, Miles stared into space. He wasn¡¯t someone who would change his mind because someone wanted him to, but he was caught in a tight corner now and didn¡¯t have a choice but to give in.


    ¡°You should thank your luck that she is willing to let this go. Try this next time, and you both will be kissing your job goodbye,¡± May didn¡¯t expect that he was going to listen to her, but then, she couldn¡¯t contain her excitement when she heard him say that.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Sir¡­ This won¡¯t happen again,¡± Ashley said excitedly.


    ¡°You should be grateful to her,¡± Miles rolled his eyes and finally sat back in his seat.


    ¡°Thank you so much, May. I¡¯m grateful,¡± Nancy and Ashley said to May.


    ¡°Hmm,¡±


    An awkward silence crept into the atmosphere after Nancy and Ashley left. May fondled with her fingers nervously as she looked down at her feet.


    ¡°Why are you standing there? Aren¡¯t you going to sit?¡± He looked at her and asked.


    ¡°Thank you for letting them go,¡± Her voice came out excitedly.


    ¡°If you are grateful, why don¡¯t you treat me to dinner after work?¡± She raised her gaze to him, her eyebrows raised.


    ¡°What? You don¡¯t want to?¡± He raised his eyebrows, and she bit her bottom lip.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Fine. I will do that,¡± A smile formed on his lips as he nodded his head.


    ¡°You should get some rest. You must be stressed. I have something to deal with over here,¡± He took his attention back to his desktop as he stated.


    May nodded and walked over to sit on the sofa. Her heart fluttered as she stared at him, unable to take her eyes off him. He was in every way attractive. Her grumpy boss then was everything sweet now. How wonderful!


    Her heart missed a beat when Miles raised his gaze and found her drooling over him. She quickly turned her face away, and he smiled.


    Her phone beeped and a text popped on the screen.


    ¡®Hey! What¡¯s up? It¡¯s been a while. I just moved into a new apartment today. Mind checking it outter?¡¯ May knitted her eyebrows together as she read through the text.


    ¡°Who is this?¡± She mumbled, and just then, a picture popped on the screen of her phone, and she checked to see that it was sent from the same number. It was a familiar picture of Liam, her college crush.


    ¡°Liam?¡± His name slipped out of her mouth before she could control it, and Miles immediately raised his gaze from the desktop and looked at her.


    ¡°Liam? Is that jerk texting you?¡± He huffed as he reclined on the chair. She looked at him and blinked her eyes a few times confusingly.


    ¡°Is there a problem with that?¡± Her question made Miles clench his fingers tightly as waves of anger sparked through him. How could she ask him that when there is everything wrong with that jerk texting her?

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    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡®I¡¯m sorry, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be able to go see it with you¡¯ I declined Liam¡¯s request earlier since I have ns with Miles after work.


    It was finally closing time, and we got ready to leave the office.


    ¡°So, which restaurant should we¡­¡±


    ¡°I changed my mind. Let¡¯s go home,¡± His reply came rather harsh and cold, leaving me confused.


    ¡°Why?¡± I was forced to ask.


    ¡°Nothing. I don¡¯t feel like going out to eat anymore. I have something to deal with at home also,¡± He didn¡¯t even spare me a nce as he grabbed his coat and headed toward the door.


    ¡°Are you not going to wait up for me?¡± I rushed after him, but he kept walking.


    We took the elevator to the first floor and when we arrived at the parking lot, he hopped in the driver¡¯s seat of his car and started the car. I could bet with my life that he would¡¯ve driven off if not that I was fast to hop inside the car.


    ¡°What¡¯s with you?¡± I mumbled as I fastened my seatbelt.


    Just when I thought he was going to start the car, he turned to me and inhaled deeply.


    ¡°What¡¯s with you?¡± I asked again, and he scoffed.


    ¡°You can¡¯t tell? We are married, May. Why would you be talking to another man? Liam of all people? Ugh! This is crazy,¡± He groaned and mmed his hands on the steering wheel.


    ¡°Why can¡¯t I talk to him? I told you he is¡­¡±


    ¡°Was your crush. You had a crush on him back in school. Why would he text you? What does he get on you? Is he trying to win you back now that you are married or what?¡± He rambled on while I just stared at him wordlessly.


    ¡°But why are youining?¡± Confusion resounded in my voice as I stared at him nkly, and he blinked his eyes.


    ¡°Right¡­ Wh¡­ why am Iining? Ugh! I think I must¡¯ve lost my mind for a moment¡­¡± He mumbled, but I heard him clearly.


    ¡°Just forget it. I was just¡­ Never mind,¡± He said dismissively as he started the car and drove off.


    Many thoughts lingered on my mind as I nced at him for the umpteenth time as he drove down the road minutester. Why was he being like that? Does he have feelings for me? Is he jealous?


    ¡°Don¡¯t be silly, May. How can Miles have feelings for you? Jealous? Forget it! It¡¯s not even possible,¡± My subconscious mind reminded me, and I huffed and clicked my tongue.


    We got home after a few minutes¡¯ ride, and he alighted from the car before me.


    ¡°You are confusing me, Miles¡­ What¡¯s going on? Why are you acting like this?¡± He stopped on his track and turned to face me.


    ¡°Why am I acting this way?¡± He huffed as he tucked his hands inside his pockets.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ Maybe I lost my mind for a moment back at thepany. Maybe I was just stressed, who knows?¡± His reply was nd and didn¡¯t sound realistic, so I wasn¡¯t convinced.


    ¡°Come on¡­ You are¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m notfortable with you being around other guys for as long as we are together. I don¡¯t want you to have male friends¡­¡± He paused then walked over to me and ced his hands on my shoulders.


    ¡°Call me insecure or whatever, but I feel like for as long as we are bound by that contract, we are still legally married, and you should be with me alone. I don¡¯t want to see you around that Liam guy. It makes me ufortable,¡± My heart fluttered, and I swallowed nothing. I wasn¡¯t mistaken, I saw jealousy and desires in his eyes when I looked into them, but I had no idea how true it was.


    ¡°So, stay away from him. Don¡¯t talk to him¡­ If you need anyone to talk to, I¡¯m here¡­ You don¡¯t need him. I¡¯m here for you. That is why you have me and your friend, Lily,¡± This was yet again another soft side of my boss and husband I was seeing. Another passionate side of him, and I was sure that I wasn¡¯t mistaken.


    ¡°Will you?¡± I found myself nodding my head affirmatively even though I had no idea why he was doing this. Could this be jealousy? Again, I asked myself, but was quick to dismiss the thought, reminding myself constantly that no way it could be true. I was sure Miles just saw me as his contract wife and there was no string attached.


    He patted my shoulder and forced a smile before he walked away.


    My body hurt all over as I dragged myself into the room minutester. A smile formed on my lips as I gently rubbed my hand on my stomach.


    ¡°How are you, baby?¡± I whispered. I couldn¡¯t wait to hold my baby in my arms, I couldn¡¯t wait to be a mother, but then, a part of me felt sad that I would be raising the child aler. I¡¯ve always wanted my child to experience both parents¡¯ love, but I guess this was fate I had to embrace.


    My phone started to ring, demanding my attention which I gave to it as I walked over to the bed and picked up the phone. A smile formed on my lips when I saw that it was Lily who had called me, but my smile disappeared almost immediately, realizing that it must¡¯ve been because of Miguel she was calling.


    ¡°I hope this is not about Miguel this time?¡± I rolled my eyes as I slumped on the bed, and I heard her scoff.


    ¡°You are mean,¡± I bet she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Whatever! Are you back from the hospital already?¡± I nced at the wall clock and yawned tiredly.


    ¡°Yeah¡­ Just got back a few minutes ago. Are you back home?¡±


    ¡°Hmm. A few minutes ago,¡±


    ¡°How is my godson and your husband?¡± I rolled my eyes and scoffed.


    ¡°They are fine,¡±


    ¡°You finally admit that he is your husband,¡± She chuckled, and I rolled my eyes.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Whatever!¡±


    ¡°We have a lot to talk about tomorrow. I¡¯m taking the day off tomorrow. Can you talk to Miles to give you the day off? Let¡¯s hang out tomorrow,¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± I sat up on the bed immediately and smiled brightly.


    ¡°I know you have missed me so much and can¡¯t wait to see me. Save the excitement till tomorrow. I took the day off especially for you, so let¡¯s spend all day together,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s so sweet,¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m the sweetest friend you can ever ask for. I need to go now. Let¡¯s see tomorrow,¡± The call finally ended, and I smiled.


    I yawned tiredly as I dragged myself from the bed and headed into the bathroom. I took my time to have a refreshing shower. I stopped on my track when I walked back inside the room about an hourter and found Miles inside the room. I had forgotten we shared the same room and was careless.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± I cursed under my breath as I turned swiftly to go back into the bathroom.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think you should be so guarded around your husband. Besides, we didn¡¯t agree that we were not going to make love while married,¡± my legs went jelly and I froze on the spot.


    ¡°I think you should stop running away from me. I¡¯m your husband and not some stranger,¡± he added, and I closed my eyes and breathed in deeply.


    Slowly, I turned and found him already standing on his feet with his hands tucked inside his pockets as he feasted on me with his eyes.


    ¡°Wh¡­ what are you staring at?¡± My voice quivered as I quickly covered my body with my hands as I only had a white towel wrapped around my chest.


    ¡°Your body, of course¡­ You have a pretty sexy body,¡± His words made my heart flutter and my cheeks flushed. I quickly turned my face away so he didn¡¯t notice it.


    ¡°I made dinner. You should join me downstairs. I¡¯ll be waiting,¡± I heard his footsteps followed by the sound of the door opening, and seconds passed before the door finally closed. I released the breath I¡¯d been holding unknowingly upon realizing that he already left the room.


    ¡°That was a close one,¡± I slumped on the dressing chair weakly¡­

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    Maybelline Walter POV


    Miles made breakfast before I woke up, and we ate together.


    ¡®Can I take the day off? Lily said she¡¯ll being overter, so I want to hang out with her¡¯ I had told Miles earlier while we were having breakfast together, and he gave me his permission.


    After he left the office, I quickly went to my room and took my time to bathe. And after I was done, I got dressed and waited for Lily toe and pick me up.


    My phone started to ring as I descended the staircase minutester, and I swiped the answer button when I saw that it was her.


    ¡°I¡¯m outside your gate. Don¡¯t keep me waiting,¡± Her voice sounded from the other end, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°What if I tell you that I¡¯m not ready yet?¡± I smirked, and I heard her scoff.


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t dare,¡±


    ¡°Whatever! I¡¯ll be there in two,¡± The call disconnected afterward, and since I was all ready, I left the house.


    ¡°I¡¯ve missed you so much, my love. I thought I was going to die if I didn¡¯t see you,¡± She whined as she ran into my arms as soon as I stepped out of the gate.


    ¡°Are you going to choke life out of me?¡± She quickly pulled away from me and smiled.


    ¡°Of course, not. I don¡¯t want to hurt my baby in there,¡± She hurried over to me again and rubbed her hand gently on my stomach.


    ¡°Is it kicking already?¡± She leaned forward and whispered as if she didn¡¯t want someone to hear about it.


    ¡°The baby is just one month old for crying out loud, Lily,¡± I reminded her, and she huffed.


    ¡°I can¡¯t wait to have him in my arms. Gosh! I really can¡¯t wait,¡± She squeaked excitedly, and I rolled my eyes. Well, she wasn¡¯t excited and anxious more than me though.


    ¡°You are not nning to keep me here forever, are you?¡± I crossed my arms on my chest.


    ¡°Forgive my manners, my queen. This way,¡± She quickly pulled the car door open for me, and I shook my head unbelievably as I hopped inside the car. Why are you so dramatic?


    ¡°So, where should we go first? Restaurant, park, or¡­¡±


    ¡°Restaurant is out of it. I just had breakfast,¡± I replied to her as I fastened my seatbelt.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to the cinema then. I heard there is a new Korean movie that¡¯ll be yed there today,¡± I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just go to the park,¡±


    ¡°Alright then,¡± She finally started the car, and the ride began.


    I could barely concentrate on our way even as Lily kept talking. My thought was on what happened between me and Miles yesterday.


    ¡°Are you ok? You look¡­ distracted,¡± Lily¡¯s voice disrupted my thoughts, and I looked at her.


    ¡°I¡¯m disturbed about something, Lily,¡± My heart almost jumped out of my chest as she stepped on the brake and brought the car to an abrupt halt with a loud screeching sound.


    ¡°What was that? You startled me,¡± I held my chest and breathed out.


    ¡°It¡¯s dangerous to talk while driving. What¡¯s disturbing you? Did Miles do something to you? Is it about him?¡± She asked curiously, and I breathed out.


    ¡°It¡¯s Miles. He keeps acting weird. Yesterday, he almost sacked two of his workers because they bullied me, andter when I got a text from Liam asking us to meet, he went all out and crazy. It¡¯s disturbing,¡± I exined to her cluelessly, and her eyes narrowed as she cupped her cheeks in her palms.


    ¡°Are you for real? He freaked out because you were talking to Liam?¡± I blinked my eyes rapidly in confusion, wondering why she was being all dramatic.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°What¡¯s there to be so dramatic about?¡± I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Everything, girl. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know what¡¯s happening,¡± She gasped, and I shrugged.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening? He is just being crazy. I mean, we only got married on¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t even go there, girl. Don¡¯t remind me of that because, to me, he is my brother-inw, and nothing else. I don¡¯t care what your marriage is based on,¡± She cut me off, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Wait¡­ What! Liam texted you? What the fuck does that jerk? You didn¡¯t tell him you got married? For goodness sake, he had all the chance back then but chose another woman, so what the fuck does he want now?¡± I thought Miles was driving me nuts with his weird behavior, but I guess I was mistaken. Lily was the real damned one here.


    ¡°Lily¡­¡±


    ¡°Why the fuck is he texting you? Ugh! That brat! I think I should¡­¡± She paused and huffed.


    ¡°Never mind. I will deal with it,¡± She waved her hand in the air dismissively.


    ¡°You all are unbelievable,¡±


    ¡°Whatever! Wait! Are you trying to pretend you don¡¯t see what¡¯s happening?¡± She cupped her cheeks in her palms again, and I scoffed.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know,¡± I shrugged.


    ¡°Miles likes you. He has fucking fallen for you and you shouldn¡¯t be so foolish not to see his feelings for you,¡± She said the most unrealistic thing I ever heard. How could she evene up with something like that? I mean, is that even possible? Miles is thest man to have feelings for me, and besides, he¡¯s not even my type. I told myself, but my heart fluttered and I didn¡¯t need anyone to tell me that I was lying to myself.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous, Lily,¡± I huffed nervously.


    ¡°I¡¯m being serious right now, babe. Thest time, he fired his secretary because she talked down on you, and yesterday, he almost did the same¡­ He even got angry because you were talking to Liam. Are you that clueless?¡± She sank her fingers into her hair and emphasized the ¡®clueless¡¯.


    ¡°Forget it! It¡¯s not possible,¡± I mumbled and turned my face away.


    ¡°Have you asked yourself why he married you? What if he secretly likes you, and¡­¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t go there, Lily. If he liked me, he would¡¯ve just told me about it,¡± I rolled my eyes dismissively.


    ¡°Have you ever thought about what happened between you two in the past? What if he is pretending not to remember that night? What if he has a big crush on you and thought this is the only way to win¡­¡±


    ¡°Ugh! Just forget it. Let¡¯s stop talking about it. Can we leave already?¡± I cut her off, and she stared at me for a few seconds before she finally started the car.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be too guarded, anyway,¡± She finally started the ride.


    Does he really like me? Does he remember what happened that night? What if is really pretending not to remember? What reason would he have to do such a thing? Why did he marry me? I kept asking myself, and thetter was even more confusing considering he never gave me a good reason for getting married to me.


    ¡°Forget it! It¡¯s not possible,¡± I dismissed the thought.


    ¡°What about Miguel? What¡¯s up with you two?¡± I nced at her, and she breathed out.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. He¡¯s been giving me cold shoulders after I kissed him the other time¡­¡± She paused and halted the car abruptly again.


    ¡°I mean, I didn¡¯t do anything wrong, right? It¡¯s not my fault that I like him. Why would he be cold to me because I kissed him?¡± Sheined, and I just sighed.


    ¡°Fuck! I hate making it too obvious that I like him. May¡­ Am I not because enough? Am I that bad?¡± She looked at me and asked.


    ¡°You are beautiful. You should just give it time. I¡¯m sure he wille around,¡± I assured her, and she sighed.


    ¡°I¡¯m frustrated,¡± She pouted her lips as she stared into space, but I wanted to tell her so badly that I was even more frustrated than her.


    ¡°I guess I had too many men chasing me in my past life and I hurt them by turning them down. Who knows, maybe that¡¯s why the man I want doesn¡¯t want me now,¡± I looked at her and sighed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t give up. I¡¯m sure he wille around,¡± I assured her, and she nodded.


    My phone started ringing, and I knitted my eyebrows confusingly when I saw the strange number disyed on the screen.


    ¡°Who is this?¡± I mumbled, hesitating for a few seconds before I swiped the answer button and held the phone to my ear.


    ¡°Hello! This is Maybelline. Who am I on to, please?¡± I said on the phone as soon as I answered the call.


    ¡°Hello, Ms. May. My name is Nathan Ford. Let¡¯s meet tomorrow at lunchtime. I have something to discuss with you about your parents,¡± My eyebrows knitted on their own as the masculine voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°I will send you the address,¡± The call disconnected almost immediately, and I brought the phone down from my ear.


    ¡°Who was that?¡± I mumbled while staring at the screen of my phone¡­

 Chapter 35

    Thinking about May was something therapeutic for Miles. How his life has been filled with brightness ever since she stepped into it, the happiness she had brought to him over the few months that they¡¯d known each other. The thought of everything made Miles excited and unable to hide his smile and his gratefulness.


    After the incident that happened five years ago, Miles had lived the recent years of his life wallowing in pain, thinking he would never find someone like her again. His heart was never going to open to another woman again, at least that was what he thought, not until May came into his life and changed everything.


    It was love at first sight for him, but how could he have summoned the courage to confess his feelings to his secretary who was obviously terrified of his slightest presence? Getting rejected wasn¡¯t his thing, especially from someone he cherished.


    Miles¡¯s heart missed a beat as the incident of that night reyed in his head. For weeks, he had been reminiscing on that night. How sweet she was, how warm her body was in his arms, her moans, her sweet scent, he couldn¡¯t get enough of those. It was the best sex of his life and now that he recalled it, he couldn¡¯t help but look forward to doing that with her again.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    For weeks, he had kept that night a secret, pretending not to remember what happened just not to inconvenience her, but finding outter that she was carrying her child was the happiest thing he ever heard.


    ¡®Quit with the pretense, Mr. Miles. We both know that you are aware of what happened between you and my friend that night. No way you could¡¯ve forgotten about it¡¯ When May¡¯s friend, Lily confronted him, he was left with no choice but to give up trying to hide it as he had already been caught.


    ¡®My friend is pregnant, and you have to take responsibility for it¡¯ That news was the best news he ever got, and every second of that day was living rent-free in his head. How he kept tossing on the bed at night, having imaginations of being a father all nned out in his head. It was the sweetest day of his life. And from that day, he had made up his mind to care for her and their unborn child while pretending not to know about it.


    ¡®Let¡¯s get married for three months. I will pay you ten million dors¡¯ That was all because of the love he has for her. He was willing to go the extra mile just to have her, but what he didn¡¯t think about was what if after three months, he still failed to have her? How was he going to go about it?


    ¡°We will cross that bridge when we get to it, Miles. It¡¯s not something to be worried about,¡± He whispered and smiled as he reclined on the chair and slowly rubbed his forehead with his fingers.


    A knock came on his door, disrupting his thoughts. He raised his gaze to the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s me, James,¡± Came a masculine voice.


    ¡°Come in,¡± The door opened, and a young man in his forties dded in a ck suit, walked inside.


    ¡°Sir, the interview is in five minutes, and the people are here already,¡± James dropped a file on the desk.


    ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Miles paused, then checked his wristwatch and took his attention back to James.


    ¡°Get them ready and send them to my office,¡±


    ¡°Yes, Sir. I¡¯ll do just that, Sir,¡± And with that, James walked out of his office and closed the door gently behind him.


    Miles was just going to get another secretary after he fired Natalie days ago. He had made it strictly in the rules of application that no woman should apply as she wouldn¡¯t be epted.


    The interview soon started, and after interviewing four different people who hade to apply for the role of a secretary, he finally found the one he was looking for.


    ¡°You are hired, Mr. Sam Kennedy. You can resume work next week,¡± He handed the young man in histe twenties a brown file.


    ¡°Thank you so much, Sir. I¡¯m really grateful for this opportunity,¡± Sam was a college graduate who had been searching for a job for a year and a half since his graduation but was just getting the luck of being hired by Miles now.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ You may leave,¡±


    ¡°Yes, Sir,¡± Same finally left, and he breathed out.


    The next interview was for the personal assistant role since his workload was too much and he needed an assistant.


    He reached for the telephone, pressed a few numbers, and dialed it.


    ¡°Start sending in the people who are here for the personal assistant interview,¡± He said on the phone, but his eyebrows knitted immediately when he heard a different yet familiar voice from the other end.


    ¡°There won¡¯t be a need to hire a new assistant. I¡¯m here for you,¡± The call disconnected immediately.


    ¡°Who was that? Why does he sound like Rob?¡± He mumbled as he dropped the phone back on the desk. Rob was his College mate and best friend who had been by his side for years, assisting him in thepany before he traveled out of the country three years ago. Miles was sure that it was not Rob as they spoke just the previous day and he didn¡¯t mention that he would be back today.


    The knock on the door disrupted him a few minutester, and he ushered whoever was at the door, inside. His jaw however dropped to the ground when he saw the least expected person standing in his office with his hands tucked inside his pockets, looking as elegant as the way he had left three years ago.


    ¡°Rob?¡± Miles called surprisingly as his eyes narrowed in shock.


    ¡°Surprised?¡± Rob shrugged and chuckled as he walked elegantly over to the sofa and slumped on it. He crossed his legs and raised one of his eyebrows.


    ¡°What the¡­¡± Miles paused, still surprised.


    Rob was still as handsome as always with his charming oval-shaped face, sharp jawline, a pair of ck sparkling and charming, thick eyebrows, long natural eyshes, broad chest and sexy biceps, and a perfect height of 6¡¯1ft.


    ¡°So¡­¡± Rob paused as he stood from the sofa and went to sit on the chair across from Miles.


    ¡°Can I still be hired to be your assistant, boss?¡± Rob leaned forward with a sweet smile on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m shocked. Why didn¡¯t you tell me you wereing? We talked yesterday,¡±


    ¡°I wanted to surprise you, and from the look on your face, I guess I seeded. You are really surprised,¡± Rob shrugged.


    ¡°That¡¯s not important for now. Do you have a girlfriend now? It¡¯s been three years, so don¡¯t even tell me that you don¡¯t,¡± Rob knocked briefly on the desk.


    Miles smiled as the thought of May crossed his mind at that moment.


    ¡°What¡¯s up with that smile? It¡¯s suspicious,¡± Rob knitted his eyebrows


    ¡°I don¡¯t have a girlfriend¡­¡±


    ¡°What the fuck! It¡¯s been three fucking ye¡­¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m married,¡± Rob¡¯s voice trailed off, and his jaw dropped at the next words that came out of Miles¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°Wait¡­ What! You got married?¡± Rob¡¯s eyes slowly widened in shock as he leaned forward.


    ¡°Are you kidding me? How are you married? I mean, when? Why didn¡¯t I know about it?¡± Rob was so curious that he couldn¡¯t hold back his questions.


    ¡°That¡¯s not important for now. I¡¯m married, and that¡¯s what¡¯s important,¡± Miles¡¯s reply came out sarcastically, and Rob blinked his eyes rapidly. Is this real?

 Chapter 36

    Maybelline Walter POV


    I gave it a second thought as I stood in front of the mansion where the man had asked me to meet him.


    Am I making the right decision? I asked myself for the nth time as I held my phone firmly in my hand, my heart pounding hard against my chest. Even though I knew it would be dangerous to meet a stranger alone, my curiosity wouldn¡¯t stop pushing me, especially at the thought of it being rted to the mysterious death of my Mom years ago.


    I was just eleven years old when my Mom who was single at that time, passed away, and I had since spent years of my life in an orphanage until I turned the legal adult age of eighteen years old, and had to move out of the orphanage to fend for myself.


    That night, I hade back from school only to meet my Mom in the pool of her own blood, and at the time I could get my neighbors to help me take her to the hospital, she already passed away.


    The memories of that day haunted me for years before I was finally able to get rid of it not quite long ago. Dad? Well, I never had one. I was raised by my Mom singlehandedly, and she never mentioned my Dad to me. Not that I ever asked her, anyway. While growing up, I assumed that my Dad must¡¯ve died while Mom was pregnant with me, but what was weird was the fact that I never got to see any of his pictures.


    The sound of my ringing phone disrupted my thoughts, and my heart missed a beat when I checked my phone and found out that it was the same man who had called me earlier today to meet him here. After much hesitation, I swiped the answer button and held the phone to my ear.


    ¡°Are you here?¡± His voice sounded from the other end, but I could only hum and nod my head, my voice suddenly betraying me.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    I had expected him to say something, but the call disconnected immediately. Three minutester, a man in histe thirties came walking out of the mansion. The way he was dressed gave away all the information that he must be a bodyguard or an assistant, I wasn¡¯t sure.


    ¡°H¡­ hi¡­¡± My voice quivered, and my heart pounded hard against my chest.


    ¡°Good day, Ms. Pleasee with me,¡± He turned to leave, but I called his attention.


    ¡°We are going inside?¡± I blinked my eyes as they widened, and he turned to face me.


    ¡°Rest assured, Ms. I¡¯m not going to hurt you. You are here for a few discussions with my boss,¡± He assured me, but even with the sincerity in his eyes, I wasn¡¯t still so foolish to believe him. For fuck¡¯s sake! He is a stranger and aside from that, those bad people didn¡¯t have it written on their foreheads that they were bad, yeah? How could I bring myself to trust him?


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Wait a minute, please,¡± I excused myself and checked my phone for my location. I shared it with Lily so she could track me if anything should go wrongter.


    ¡°You already gave me your word¡­ Do you know Miles Greyson?¡± He stared at me nkly for a few seconds before he nodded.


    ¡°Good. You know he is powerful, right?¡± He stared for another seconds before he nodded.


    ¡°Good. He is my husband, and he will deal with you if you dare harm me. My husband won¡¯t spare you if you darey a finger on me,¡± For the first time, I acknowledged Miles as my husband before I thought of what I just spilled. Well, it wasn¡¯t the time for me to be careful with my words. I needed to make sure of my safety first.


    ¡°I won¡¯t harm you,¡± He assured me before he finally led me into the mansion. I wasn¡¯t so lost in admiring the ce because it was almost the same as Miles¡¯s house, although Miles¡¯s is bigger and prettier.


    We got to the entrance door, and he pressed the passcode of the door and opened it. I followed him inside.


    Our footsteps echoed along the walkway as he led me to God knows where. Well, I soon found out that we were going to the living room when we arrived.


    ¡°Please sit,¡± He gestured toward one of the couches, and I hesitated before I sat on it.


    ¡°What would you like to have, Ms? I will ask the maid to get it for¡­¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s just cut to the chase. I¡¯m not here to eat,¡± I didn¡¯t mean to be rude, but my voice came out that way and I couldn¡¯t help it.


    ¡°Not even a drink?¡± He asked persistently.


    ¡°No, thanks,¡± I tried to be polite this time. No way I would drink from a stranger, right? What if he drugged me and did something bad to me? Maybe raping me or even killing me? I cringed and touched my stomach at the thought of that. I couldn¡¯t subject my baby¡¯s life and mine to such danger.


    ¡°Alright. My boss will be with you shortly,¡± I breathed out when he said that.


    Just as I had suspected, it seemed he was a bodyguard because he was standing like one while guarding the living room.


    The sound of the footsteps descending the staircase minutester caught my attention, and I looked in the direction to find the wrist of a man. The wristwatch he had on his wrist was evidence that he was wealthy because I knew how much it cost. Miles had a simr one which I found out cost a whooping sum of fifteen million dors. Only a super-wealthy person would use that much money to buy just a wristwatch.


    I rose to my feet when I finally saw his familiar oval-shaped face.


    ¡°What! Mr. Williams Taylor?¡± My voice came out in a whisper and my eyes narrowed in shock. What the fuck was I really doing here? Why was it him? Why did he want to see me? My mouth was left hanging open when he finally stopped in front of me.


    ¡°I finally found you after so many years, Maybelline,¡± My jaw dropped to the ground, and my face went nk with confusion as I stared at him since he was standing in front of me now. Just what the fuck is going on here?

 Chapter 37

    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡®I have been looking for you for fifteen years, Maybelline. I¡¯m d I finally found you, my daughter¡¯


    ¡®Your mom was my college sweetheart, but we separated after graduation and Iter got married. Fate brought us together again yearster, but I was already married then and my wife was pregnant at that time. We had a thing together because of an old spark, and she got pregnant with you¡¯ My heart wrenched painfully as his words reyed in my head. I tried to hold back my tears as I sat in the backseat of the cab I boarded, but it was so difficult that I eventually had to let it all out.


    ¡®What happened afterward?¡¯ As much as I was already disgusted by the story, I couldn¡¯t help but ask him as I looked into his eyes back there, but his reply rather left me disappointed.


    ¡®My wife found out about the pregnancy, and I had to pay your Mom to abort you. I was wrong, May¡­ I shouldn¡¯t have done that¡­ I should¡¯ve fought for her¡¯ I was impressed that he didn¡¯t try to lie to me about what happened in the past especially as my Mom was no longer here to defend herself and tell me which was the truth and the lies he told.


    ¡®I found out seven yearster that she didn¡¯t abort you after she left. Since then, I watched you grow from afar for four years before the death of your Mom, and that was thest time I saw you. For fifteen years, I¡¯ve been trying to find you but couldn¡¯t¡¯ I huffed and bit my lip hard as his words kept reying in my head, the image of his disgusting face never left my head no matter how hard I tried to force it away. It was draining and killing.


    ¡°We are here, Ms,¡± The cabby¡¯s voice pulled me back to reality, and I realized that he was already parked at the park where I asked him to drop me off earlier.


    My hand trembled as I pushed the door open and stepped out of the car. It felt like I had the burden of the whole world on my shoulders as I dragged myself to the bench and sat on it. I didn¡¯t know which one hurt more. Whether the mistake Mom made by sleeping with him knowing he was married, the pain she went through while raising me, that night she passed away, or finding out the truth about my identity now hurts even more. Maybe she should¡¯ve gotten rid of me when he asked her to. I shouldn¡¯t have ever existed.


    Tears streamed down my cheeks and I sank my fingers into my hair as I whimpered. I pulled my hair slowly yet aggressively, but the pain I felt in my scalp was nothingpared to the one in my heart.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have gone to see him¡­ You shouldn¡¯t have let your curiosity get the best of you¡­ You shouldn¡¯t have¡­¡± I paused and hit my head repeatedly as more tears streamed down my cheeks. My chest contracted so tightly that I could barely breathe, it felt like my heart was being torn into shreds.


    ¡°Why? Why did you do it, Mom? Why that scumbag of all men? If he loved you so much, he wouldn¡¯t have left you to marry another woman¡­¡± I hit my chest and whimpered loudly.


    ¡°How could you be so dumb, Mom? If he loved you so much, he wouldn¡¯t have asked you to get rid of me to make another woman happy¡­ He would¡¯ve fought for you¡­¡± I cried out as I slumped on the ground from the bench.


    ¡°You should¡¯ve stayed alive and met that scumbag again¡­ You shouldn¡¯t have died on me, Mom¡­ You should¡¯ve fought for your life¡­¡± I knew it wasn¡¯t her fault. She didn¡¯t also want to die, and this was something I was sure of. She didn¡¯t want to leave her daughter, but I couldn¡¯t even think straight.


    My phone started to ring, and I didn¡¯t hesitate to answer it when I saw that it was Miles.


    ¡°Wife, where are you?¡± His worried voice sounded from the other end.


    I opened my mouth to talk, but words failed me. The only thing I could do was shed tears.


    ¡°May? Are you there? May!¡± I heard his faint voice as my grip on my phone loosened and it fell on the floor.


    ¡°May! What is happening there? Are you ok? May!¡± My eyes slowly went close and I could barely hear his voice through the phone. I tried to keep my eyes open, reminding myself that I couldn¡¯t pass out here, but it was toote as everything went nk.


    The faint sound of water dripping weed me as I slowly opened my eyes. My eyes were blurry and my head banged with pain as I tried to keep my eyes open.


    ¡°May? You are awake?¡± Although the voice was faint, I didn¡¯t fail to recognize it immediately to be Miles¡¯s voice.


    ¡°May?¡± Slowly, I tilted my head in the direction of his voice, and I found him towering over me.


    ¡°Where am I?¡± My voice came out weakly.


    ¡°In the hospital¡­¡± I tried to sit up on the bed, but he held me down.


    ¡°Don¡¯t¡­ Stay calm,¡± I was forced to listen to him as I wasn¡¯t strong enough to stand up yet.


    I finally noticed the IV bag that was attached to my hand, and I exhaled briefly.


    ¡°How are you feeling now? Do you want me to get you anything?¡± He held my hand as he sat beside me on the bed and looked at me.


    ¡°I¡¯m fi¡­¡± My voice trailed off and a sharp gasp tore through my throat upon realizing that I had a baby in my tummy. I quickly held my stomach and looked at Miles.


    ¡°Get the doctor¡­ Is my bab¡­¡± I paused as the realization dawned on me that I was hiding the baby from him.


    ¡°What did you say? Is your stomach hurting?¡± I breathed out in relief when he asked me that. That was a close one.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I felt a sharp pain in my stomach,¡±


    ¡°I will go get the doctor¡­¡± He wanted to stand up, but I held his hand and pulled him back.


    ¡°Did the doctor tell you anything?¡± I blinked my eyes as I looked into his eyes.


    ¡°Anything like what?¡± He raised his eyebrows, and I bit my bottom lip.


    ¡°No, he didn¡¯t. He just told me that you passed out as a result of stress and that you are going to be fine,¡± It felt like the whole world¡¯s burden was lifted off my shoulders and I had to breathe out in relief.


    ¡°Is there anything you were hoping he¡¯d tell me?¡±


    ¡°No¡­ Nothing. I think you should call the doctor,¡± He nodded and left after a few seconds.


    My phone beeped, and Izily reached for it after I managed to sit up on the bed.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡®Hello! This is Mr. Williams. Did you get home safely? Looking forward to meeting you again¡¯ I huffed angrily as I read through the message. Is he thinking that I¡¯ll agree to see a monster like him again? Hell no!

 Chapter 38

    Maybelline Walter POV


    ¡°How are you feeling? Are you ok?¡± Miles held my hand and patted my hair with worries written all over me, but I only nodded. I couldn¡¯t bring myself to tell him about what happened. I had no idea how to go about it.


    ¡°Do you want to eat anything?¡± He squeezed my hand gently.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m fine,¡± I slowly shook my head, and he nodded.


    An awkward silence assumed the atmosphere. I ced my hand on my stomach, worried about my child. I wished I could see the doctor and probably had a chance to ask him if my baby was fine, but I couldn¡¯t.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back shortly. Get some rest,¡± He stood up from the bed and left. A few minutester, fortunately, the doctor walked inside and I was d that it wasn¡¯t Miguel since it was their hospital I was brought to.


    ¡°How are you feeling now?¡± He came to stand beside the bed I was lying on, and examined me briefly.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. How is my baby, doc? Is he fine?¡± I asked worriedly as I sat up on the bed. He looked at me and smiled.


    ¡°You have nothing to worry about. Your baby is fine,¡± I breathed out in relief.


    ¡°You should get some rest. You will be discharged tonight,¡± He said to me before he left.


    As much as I tried not to think about what happened earlier, I couldn¡¯t help myself. It hurts. It hurts to know that I was an unwanted child, it hurt even more that my Mom was not here to meet the scumbag she got pregnant for.


    ¡°Don¡¯t think about it, May¡­ It¡¯s not worth it,¡± I breathed out.


    The door burst open and Lily barged inside looking all worried.


    ¡°My love¡­ What happened to you?¡± She whined as she sat on the bed and held my hand.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. I just passed out,¡± I forced a smile, and she scoffed.


    ¡°Something happened, right? You are lying to me, right?¡± It was so hard to still lie to her with her eyes piercing into mine as if she was going to see through me, but I couldn¡¯t bring myself to tell her the truth. I wasn¡¯t ready for that yet.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief¡­¡± She breathed out and closed her eyes briefly.


    ¡°What did the doctor say? Is the baby fine?¡± She asked worriedly, and I nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief. You should stop stressing yourself. I don¡¯t want anything happening to my godchild. I will be mad at you if you dare stress him,¡± She pointed her finger at me, and I rolled my eyes.


    ¡°Where is your husband?¡± She asked after she looked around.


    ¡°He just went outside to get something,¡± I replied to her weakly but regretted my reply seeing the dramatic smile on her face. Of course, I knew what she was going to say next.


    ¡°Now, you finally address him as your husband,¡± She cupped her cheeks in her palms and blushed.


    ¡°You are crazy,¡±


    ¡°Whatever! I need to go, baby. See youter,¡± She stood up then leaned close and kissed my hair.


    ¡°See ya,¡± And with that, she waved at me and dashed out of the ward.


    I breathed out and closed my eyes, drifting back into thoughts yet again. It was hard not to think about it. I mean, how the fuck did I turn out to be a trillionaire¡¯s daughter for goodness sake? How did my life take another turn so swiftly? Yes, it was supposed to be something I should be happy about yet I didn¡¯t feel anything.


    My thoughts were disrupted the moment Miles walked inside with a cup of steamy tea.


    ¡°You should take this,¡± He sat in front of me on the bed and handed me the mug.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I collected the tea from him and waited a few seconds before I took a brief sip.


    ¡°What happened, May?¡± He asked out of the blue moon after he carefully dropped the mug on the table.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t want to talk about it¡­ It¡¯s just that I¡¯m worried about you. I didn¡¯t like the way I found you¡­ You can talk to me, May,¡± He held my hand and looked into my eyes


    ¡°What happened?¡± He further asked as he squeezed my hand gently, and I bit my lip. Was I supposed to tell him such a shameful thing? That I just found out about my Dad who never wanted me? That I finally met the man who left my mom when she needed her the most even at the point of her death?


    ¡°Nothing¡­ I was just stressed,¡± I tried to cover my pain with a fake and forced smile which I was sure he could see through. I knew I couldn¡¯t deceive even a naive person with the fake expression, but I was hoping he¡¯d let it go without questioning me even though he didn¡¯t believe what I said.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I was d when he nodded and smiled at me.


    ¡°You can always talk to me if you need anyone to rely on, ok?¡± He cupped my cheek in his palm, and I nodded.


    ¡°The doctor said you¡¯ll be discharged tonight. I will stay with you until then,¡± I was d at least someone would be with me. I was d that I wouldn¡¯t be alone now that I needed someone the most. I was the happiest person that Miles was there for me.


    ¡°I want to sleep,¡± I whispered as Iy on the bed. I was going to sleep like that even though I wasn¡¯tfortable on the bed.


    ¡°Come here,¡± He made me rest my head on his thighs and I felt warm andfortable.


    ¡°You can sleep all you want,¡± He patted my shoulder slowly and my eyes felt heavy. I was so stressed and couldn¡¯t wait to get some sleep that I didn¡¯t bother and just gave in when I finally felt like it.


    It was dark outside when I woke up and I realized that I was alone in the ward.


    ¡°Where is he?¡± I muttered as I sat up on the bed tiredly yet feeling much better than I was earlier.


    Just then, the door opened and Miles walked inside with a few papers in his hand.


    ¡°You are awake?¡± He paused and smiled at me.N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    ¡°Did you sleep well? How are you feeling now?¡± He came to sit in front of me on the bed.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I just hummed and nodded.


    ¡°Your discharge papers have been processed and are ready now. We can go tomorrow if you don¡¯t feel like it today,¡± He ced the back of his palm on my forehead to feel my temperature.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I want to go home,¡±


    ¡°Alright then. You should change your dress. I packed everything up already,¡± He stood up from the bed then walked over to the sofa where a gown was lying, and picked it up.


    ¡°Whose dress is that? I don¡¯t remember having that in my closet,¡± I was stunned when I saw the short white gown he was holding.


    ¡°I asked Lily to pick it up from the nearest mall. I couldn¡¯t go home to get your dress and the ones you wore earlier were messed up,¡±


    I mouthed an ¡®oh¡¯ as I stood from the bed.


    I changed into the dress in the restroom and we left the hospital afterward.


    ¡°Do you want me to make dinner for you or do you want takeout?¡± He asked me on our way back home.


    ¡°I¡¯m craving noodles,¡±


    ¡°I will make that for you when we get home,¡±


    ¡°Hmm,¡±


    We soon arrived home, and he pulled over at the parking lot.


    ¡°Hold on,¡± He held my hand when I intended to remove my seatbelt. My heart fluttered when he gently helped undo my seatbelt. Fuck! He didn¡¯t have to do that, right? I mean, that wasn¡¯t difficult to do.


    ¡°The doctor said you should rest, so allow me to do it for you,¡± He stated before he stepped out of the car.


    ¡°That was¡­¡± I paused and shook my head. I held the door in a bid to open it, but he opened it from outside and held out his hand to me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I smiled at him awkwardly as I took his hand and he helped me out of the car.


    ¡°Can you walk? Do you want me to carry you?¡± I almost cringed at his words.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­ I can walk,¡± I forced a smile because he was fucking creeping me out.


    ¡°You should get some rest while I go make you something to eat. You can leave it if you don¡¯t have the strength to shower tonight. You can do that tomorrow,¡± He uttered after he led me into the room.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I sat on the bed tiredly.


    ¡°The noodles¡­ Do you want it spicy or¡­¡±


    ¡°Spicy¡­ Make it extra spicy,¡± I wanted something that¡¯d make me shed tears. Something that¡¯d remind me of my existence and I guess spicy noodles would do just that.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be back,¡± I breathed out after he left.


    I reached out for my phone and unlocked it.


    ¡®Let¡¯s go for a DNA test¡¯ I texted Mr Williams before I could hold myself back. I shouldn¡¯t be so grieved about this yet. I mean, how can I just believe him like that when we haven¡¯t confirmed it yet?

 Chapter 39

    ¡°Are you sure she¡¯ll be fine, Doc?¡± Miles asked the doctor for the umpteenth time over the phone.


    ¡°Yes, Mr. Miles. All she need is a good rest, and she¡¯lle out strong,¡±


    ¡°What about the baby? Are you sure the baby is fine also?¡±


    ¡°You have nothing to worry about. I would¡¯ve told you if the baby was not fine, so it¡¯s nothing to worry about,¡± He breathed out in relief after the doctor assured him.


    ¡°Thank you so much,¡±


    ¡°Alright. I got to go now,¡± He breathed out again after the call ended, and sank his fingers into his hair while sitting on the edge of the bed.


    ¡°What happened to her? Was she assaulted by that bastard again?¡± Even though the doctor already told him earlier that it wasn¡¯t an assault, he still thought maybe it was something of such, especially as Oscar escaped and was no longer under his custody.


    The sound of his ringing phone disrupted his thoughts, and he quickly reached for it and swiped the answer button when he saw that it was Miguel.


    ¡°Shoot!¡±


    ¡°Man, I¡¯m a medical doctor and not a private investigator. Why do I have to do this for you?¡± Miguel whined over the phone, and he rolled his eyes sarcastically. He asked Miguel earlier to help look into May¡¯s case and maybe check the security footage on the street since he was the only one Miles could trust with something like this.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have all the time in the world, Miguel. Quitining and go straight to the point,¡±


    ¡°Whatever! I didn¡¯t find anything. ording to the footage, she just passed out there after she got out of a taxi. I¡¯ll send you the te number of the taxi after the call,¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡±


    ¡°How is sister-inw? Is she fine now?¡±


    ¡°Hmm. She is resting in the room,¡±


    ¡°Alright. Call me if you need anything concerning her. I might note home tonight. There¡¯s a whole lot of work to take care of here,¡± The call finally disconnected. Barely a minute after the call ended, his phone beeped and a message from Miguel popped on the screen. It was a picture of the taxi and the te number. He forwarded them to Rob immediately and then dialed his number which he picked up on the first ring.


    ¡°Hey, boss,¡± Rob¡¯s deep voice sounded from the other end.


    ¡°I want you to look into what I sent to you. Provide me with information on the driver of the taxi. Don¡¯t forget to include where he lives,¡± he instructed Rob.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Alright, boss. I will get to it immediately,¡±


    After the call ended, he left the guestroom and headed to the master¡¯s bedroom where May was staying.


    ¡°May? Are you there?¡± He knocked on the door gently a few times but got no response.


    ¡°I¡¯ming in,¡± he gently pushed the door slightly and peeped inside. May was lying on the bed with her eyes closed.


    ¡°Oh¡­ She¡¯s sleeping,¡± He whispered as he carefully walked inside and gently closed the door behind him in order not to disturb her sleep.


    Miles counted his step to the side of the bed and carefully sat beside her, staring at her beautiful face as she slept like the queen she was.


    A smile formed on his lips as his eyes diverted to her t stomach. The excitement in his heart at the thought of starting a family with this beautiful youngdy who had captured his heart.


    ¡®What if she doesn¡¯t like you even after spending three months with her?¡¯ That was his biggest fear even though he had avoided thinking about that all this while. It wasn¡¯t something he could deny not being afraid of.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing to worry about. We¡¯ll cross that bridge when we get there,¡± He whispered, giving himself hope though there was no guarantee that everything was going to turn out positively.


    His phone beeped, and he quickly checked it. It was a text from Rob.


    ¡®Johnson Simon, 43 years old, a single father to three kids. Two boys, and a girl. Wife divorced him three years ago and he had since depended on driving as his only source of ie. Lives with his kids in Rita¡¯s estate in the outskirt of the city¡¯ Just like years before when he worked with Rob, he was impressed with his dedication to his job.


    He was yet to reply to the message when another one popped in again, and he clicked on it.


    ¡®I forgot to add this. Motorplex park. That¡¯s the name of his park¡¯


    He nced over to May, and smiled again. He carefully pulled the duvet to cover her up before he left the room with his car keys.


    The ride to the park took pretty much time and it was already past 6pm by the time he arrived. The park was filled with fleet of cars, and some drivers seemed to have just driven in.


    ¡°Excuse me, please,¡± He walked over to a middle-aged man who had just stepped out of his car.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ How many I help you?¡± The man looked tired and from the look on his face, it seemed like he had a rough day at work.


    ¡°Is Mr. Johnson around? I would like to see him,¡± Miles asked politely, earning a long stare from the man.


    ¡°Why are you here to see him? Is there any problem?¡±


    ¡°Is he around?¡± Miles was already getting annoyed by the question he was being asked as he wasn¡¯t in the mood for that.


    ¡°I don¡¯t have time to waste with you. Excuse me,¡± The man walked out on Miles without sparing him another nce.


    ¡°What just happened?¡± Miles huffed unbelievably as he ran his fingers through his hair. Coming to the park, he didn¡¯t know he was going to deal with this kind of rude person, or was he the one that was rude?


    ¡°No way!¡± He quickly defended himself and sighed. If not that he didn¡¯t want to cause trouble, of course he could sort this out his own way, but he wasn¡¯t in the mood for violence, coupled with the fact that the man must¡¯ve been like that because of frustration and tiredness from work. Well, at least he was trying to be considerate of them today even if he wasn¡¯t such a nice person to do such a thing.


    He was just about to move on to ask someone else when a car drove in, and fortunately, it was Mr. Johnson.


    ¡°Finally!¡± He breathed out and headed toward the man.


    ¡°Excuse me. You must be Mr. Johnson Simon, am I right?¡± He stood in front of the tired man in his early forties.


    ¡°Yes, I am. How may I help you, please?¡±


    ¡°We need to talk about something,¡± Mr. Johnson¡¯s face dted in confusion¡­

 Chapter 40

    May Walter POV


    The sound of the knock on my door from outside caught my attention, and I paused brushing my teeth. I heard the knock a few times before the sound of door opening and closing followed suit. I needed no one to tell me that the person was Miles since he was the only one living here aside from his brother who of course must be at the hospital as usual by this time.


    ¡°Coming¡­¡± I found Miles seated on the bed when I walked inside. He stood up and smiled at me.


    ¡°Good morning, wife,¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­ Good morning. You are ready for office already? I guess I woke upte,¡± I muttered thest part.


    ¡°How are you feeling now?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m much better. Uhm¡­ I¡¯m not going to take much time in the¡­¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry abouting with me to the office today. I got a secretary, and also an assistant, so you can just rest at home since you are not feeling too well,¡± He tucked his hands inside his pockets, looking straight at me.


    ¡°Oh!¡± I only mouthed, many thoughts shed through my mind in split seconds. Did he get a female secretary and assistant this time again? Is she beautiful? Will he fall in love with her in my ce?


    ¡°I made breakfast already. It¡¯s on the dining table. Make sure you take your medication after you finish eating¡­¡± He paused, then covered the distance between us, and cupped my cheek in his palm gently, his eyes piercing into mine.


    ¡°Call me if you need anything, ok?¡± His voice sounded husky and of course sexy.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I managed to nod my head.


    ¡°Once I¡¯m done taking care of things over there, I¡¯lle back to you, ok?¡± He hushed as he leaned forward like he wanted to kiss me. Our faces were just inches apart with his breath fanning my face.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Again, I managed to nod my head. Wait! I forgot to breath!


    ¡°See ya,¡± My heart froze in my chest when he kissed my cheek briefly and pulled away. He smiled at me one more time before he finally walked out of my room, while I was left standing there like a log of wood, staring into space breathlessly.


    ¡°That was¡­¡± I paused and touched my cheek as a smile formed on my lips. I literally felt butterflies in my stomach.


    ¡°That was¡­ Crazy¡­¡± I muttered while walking into the bathroom.


    As much as I wasn¡¯t happy about staying back at home knowing that I would miss Miles so muchter and also worried about who he would be working with, a part of me was grateful that I would have time to go see Mr. Williams for the DNA test that I suggested.


    ¡®Are you sure about this, May?¡¯ Speaking of DNA, I didn¡¯t know if I was ready to do this. I could just tell him that I wasn¡¯t interested, right? I mean, he rejected me, asked my Mom to get rid of me if not that she kept me, so why the fuck was heing back to me now?


    ¡°You should just find out the truth about the whole thing. You need to find out if he was lying or not. There¡¯s no harm in doing that,¡± I told myself as I grabbed a towel and tied it around my chest before walking back into my room. I met my phone screen light on with a message on the screen.


    ¡®Hi! It¡¯s me, your Dad. I¡¯ll pick you up by 9am¡¯ A scoff tore through my throat as I read through the text. ¡®Dad¡¯? What right does he have to call me that?


    ¡®You are not my Dad. I¡¯ve not acknowledged that yet because I don¡¯t even know if you are saying the truth. You don¡¯t have to pick me up. Send me the address of the ce, and I will meet you there¡¯ I clicked on ¡®send¡¯ without reading through it again once I was done typing the message.


    ¡®Alright¡¯ Came his reply before I finally dropped my phone and proceeded to get dressed.


    No matter how I thought about this, it still didn¡¯t make sense for me to think that he was probably lying. I mean, he was a sessful businessman known around the world, so why would he lie to amoner like myself?


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter,¡± I whispered as I checked myself out in the mirror one more time before I stepped out of my room. I had no appetite for breakfast, but I knew leaving the house without eating wouldn¡¯t be good for my baby and my health, so I had to stop by the dining room before leaving after after I ate the white rice and stew Miles made.


    ¡°St. Wellington medical center,¡± I said to the taxi whom I just stopped.


    ¡°Thirty bucks,¡± The young man in his early forties replied to me, and I hopped in the backseat without hesitation.


    We arrived twenty minutester, and there was his bodyguard from that day, probably waiting for me at the parking lot.


    ¡°You are here, Ms¡­ This way. Boss is waiting for you,¡± He uttered politely before leading me into the tall hospital building.


    Mr. Williams was sitting along the walkway when we walked inside. He rose to his feet and smiled as soon as he saw me.


    ¡°You are here¡­¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have all the time in the world. Let¡¯s get down to business,¡± I shouldn¡¯t be rude because he was an elderly man aside from his im to be my Dad, but I couldn¡¯t help it. The thought of him as my Dad was making my skin crawl. Recalling his confession to me made his presence irritates me a lot. I would stop if it was something I could help.


    ¡°Yes¡­ This way,¡± He led the way while I trailed behind him. We arrived at the doctor¡¯s office in less than two minutes, and we were ushered in.


    ¡°It¡¯s good to see you, Mr. Williams,¡± The doctor who looked like he was in histe forties, seemed to be quite familiar with the man judging from the way he weed him. Of course, Mr. Williams would be known very much by people, so I wasn¡¯t surprised.


    ¡°Hi, Ms. It¡¯s nice to meet you,¡± The man turned to me and smiled while extending his hand for a handshake, but I just bowed my head slightly, leaving his hand hanging.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Let¡¯s cut to the chase,¡± Heughed dryly after he sat down.


    ¡°Mr. Williams¡­ The DNA test result will be ready in five days at least. Is that fine with you?¡±


    Mr. Williams looked at me probably to get my opinion. Why was he looking at me when he was the one that the doctor asked a question. Well, I just shrugged since I had nothing to say.


    ¡°Yes, doc. It¡¯s fine with us,¡±


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to take your blood samples for it. Pleasee with me,¡± The doctor stood up and led the way out of his office while we followed him.


    ¡°Don¡¯t contact me until the test result is ready,¡± I stated coldly after we stepped out of the room where our blood samples were taken earlier by the doctor.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯ll do that. You can¡¯t leave alone. I¡¯ll have my bodyguard drop you off at home,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why there are cabs on the road. I can easily get one. Excuse me,¡± I walked out on Mr. Williams and headed to the exit door¡­

 Chapter 41

    May Walter POV


    ¡°Wife, I made breakfast. You shoulde to the dining let¡¯s eat together,¡± Miles¡¯s voice sounded from outside a few minutes after I stepped out of the bathroom.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll be there in a couple of minutes,¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting,¡± I heard his receding footsteps afterwards, and I presumed he must¡¯ve gone back.


    It¡¯s been five days since we did the DNA test thing, and we were supposed to get the result today.


    For the umpteenth time, I picked up my phone and checked to see if my acimed Dad had sent me a text, but he didn¡¯t. I was grateful he didn¡¯t text me all this while just as I had demanded, but I was nervous since the result will be out today.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, May. You¡¯ll get over this,¡± I assured myself and took a deep long breath before I walked out of my room and headed to the dining room to join Miles.


    My mouth salivated as the aroma of food weed me downstairs.


    ¡°You¡¯re here¡­ Come have a seat,¡± Miles didn¡¯t cease to be the sweet husband that always blew my mind as he stood up and pulled out the chair for me to sit on.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered as I gently sat on it, and he smiled at me.


    ¡°Did you sleep well? How are you feeling now?¡± He looked at me briefly while dishing out the food, and I nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯m perfectly fine now,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a relief. I¡¯m d you are better now¡­¡± He paused as he served me.


    ¡°Enjoy your meal,¡± He smiled at me again, then went ahead to serve his own portion after which we began eating.


    Silence crept into the atmosphere, and the only sound heard were the onesing from the cutleries we were using to eat.


    ¡°I¡¯ve not seen Mr. Miguel since one week. Is he so busy at work?¡± I looked at him briefly and continued eating.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ He barelyes home, and whenever he does, you were always asleep. He leaves for work early before anyone wakes up too. Hoping he¡¯d have time to rest soon,¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± I mouthed and slowly nodded.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t talked about Ms. Lilying overtely. You must¡¯ve been bored out staying at home all alone,¡± He looked at me briefly.


    ¡°Oh¡­ That? Lily has been busy at work. And about being bored, I¡¯m still managing,¡± I shrugged. Well, I was sure Lilly was not so busy not to have time to check on me, but what was I expecting when her sweetheart is busy? Of course, she would want to be at the hospital too even though she¡¯s not doing anything over there.


    ¡°We¡¯ve not talked about your secretary and personal assistant,¡± I blurted out before I could hold myself back. I bit my lip in regret. Why did I say that?


    ¡°Oh¡­ That¡­ Well, my secretary¡¯s name is Sammy. He is quite good at what he does, and my personal assistant¡­ His name is Rob. He was my friend before he traveled abroad for personal business. You¡¯ll meet him in person soon,¡± I was the happiest woman on earth at that moment. The thought of him taking his time to exin everything to me hits differently and gave me this feeling that he thought of me as his wife. I mean, that¡¯s how a responsible man would talk to his wife.


    ¡®Don¡¯t keep your hopes high, May. You are just binded by a contract. You are not married for real¡¯ Reminding myself about that yet again broke my heart, but I tried to hide it.


    ¡°May? Are you ok?¡± He asked out of the blue moon, and when I raised my gaze, I found him staring straight at me.


    ¡°Me? Of course, I am,¡± Iughed dryly, and he nodded.


    ¡°You are going to spend all day at home today. Do you want to go out?¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯m fine,¡± I forced a smile, and he nodded.


    ¡°Alright. You can call meter if you need anything,¡±


    ¡°Hmm. Thank you,¡±


    We were finally done having breakfast, so he went ahead to clear the table after he insisted that I get some rest and allow him do it.


    I was about to leave for the living room when my phone beeped and I checked to see a text from Mr. Williams. I hurriedly clicked on it, anxious to know what was inside.


    ¡®The result came out. It¡¯s a hundred percent positive. Are you convinced now that you are my daughter?¡¯ A picture of the DNA test result was attached to the text. I felt empty and brokenhearted, wishing Mom was here at this moment of my life. This was the time I wished more than anything else that she was here with me.


    ¡®What do you want from me?¡¯


    ¡®Let¡¯s meet and talk in my vi. Can I send my driver toe pick you up? If you are notfortable with it, I will send you the address¡¯ His text popped on the screen of my phone.


    ¡®Send the address. I wille over by myself¡¯ A few minutes after I sent thest message, another text from him came in. It was the address this time.


    ¡°Is everything alright? You look¡­¡± My heart skipped a beat when I raised my gaze and found Miles standing in front of me.


    ¡°Oh¡­ Me? Ye¡­ yes, I¡¯m fine,¡± I nodded nervously as I quickly kept my phone away and swallowed the lump in my throat.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ Are you done? Are you ready for work now?¡± I rose to my feet, my fingers holding on firmly to my phone. I was acting suspicious, and though I knew it, I couldn¡¯t stop myself because I was so fucking nervous.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ Are you sure you are fine?¡± He raised his eyebrows as he counted his steps toward me and stopped in front of me.


    ¡°Are you sick? Do you want to go to the hospital?¡± He ced his hand on my forehead.


    ¡°Not really. I¡¯m fine¡­¡±


    ¡°You are sweating. Are you ok?¡± I forgot to breath for a few seconds as he wrapped his hand around my waist and pulled me close to himself, leaving our bodies pressing hard against each other.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I managed to nod my head, and he stared at me suspiciously for a few seconds before he smiled.


    ¡°Alright. I will be back shortly so we can attend an auction together. It¡¯s going to be fun, trust me,¡±


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I just nodded. My heart was literally racing in my chest and I couldn¡¯t utter a word since we were still standing so close.


    ¡°It¡¯s 2pm, but I¡¯ll be back before then. Let¡¯s have dinner together outside after the auction,¡± He leaned forward and kissed my forehead before he pulled away.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± Again, I nodded.


    ¡°See you around,¡± And with that, he walked away, while I stood there staring at nothing as my heart palpitated.


    After he left, I hurriedly got dressed and left for the address which Mr. Williams had sent to me earlier.


    ¡°We are here, ma¡¯am,¡± The cabby¡¯s voice got my attention after he pulled over, and I looked outside the window to confirm that we were really in the front of the vi¡­N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.

 Chapter 42

    May Walter POV


    ¡®I¡¯m resigning soon, and I need you to take over mypanies as the new CEO¡¯ Mr. Williams¡¯s words yed in my head as I stood at the side of the road, waiting for a cab to take me home. Many questions popped up in my head. Why me? Does he not have other kids? How could he trust me when we just met? Just because I¡¯m his daughter doesn¡¯t mean that I¡¯ll be good to him, don¡¯t you think so?


    ¡®I will have my driver go drop you off¡¯ He had offered earlier, but I declined immediately before I left his house. Maybe I should¡¯ve agreed to it because it¡¯s really difficult to get a cab here since it was close to an estate.


    My phone beeped, and I hesitantly checked to see that it was a text from him.


    ¡®Hoping to hear from you soon¡¯ I rolled my eyes and kept my phone away after I read through the text.


    My phone vibrated in my my pocket a few minutester, and I cursed out silently as I reached for it, thinking it was Mr. Williams calling me yet again, but I quickly swiped the answer button when I saw that it was Miles.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    ¡°Where are you? I sent a dress to the house, but the delivery guy said he didn¡¯t meet you at home,¡±


    ¡°I stepped out briefly to get fresh air,¡±


    ¡°Hmm. The auction has been shifted to host in an hour. I sent a dress to you. Get ready and wait for me. I¡¯ll pick you up in a few minutes,¡±


    ¡°Alright. I will do that,¡± The call ended immediately, and I cursed silently as I ran my fingers through my hair frustratingly. How was I going to get home before he gets back when it was this difficult to get a cab?


    Just then, a ck car kept honking as it approached me until it pulled over in front of me, and I rolled my eyes. If it¡¯s one of those men that always stops anydy they see just to ask them out, then someone should please tell whoever the driver of this car is, that I wasn¡¯t interested.


    The tinted window wined down, and I was shocked to see that it was Liam.


    ¡°Liam?¡± I called surprisingly, and he smiled.


    ¡°Look who we have here. What are you doing here?¡± He asked after he looked around briefly.


    ¡°Nothing important,¡±


    ¡°Trying to get a cab, yeah?¡± I nodded.


    ¡°It¡¯s going to be difficult to get one here. Why not hop in and let me drop you off?¡± He offered, but I quickly declined the offer even in this desperate moment of my life.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t bother. I will try to¡ª¡±


    ¡°Hop in, May,¡± He insisted, and I finally hopped in on the front seat with him. It¡¯ll be rude to use the backseat since he wasn¡¯t my driver.


    ¡°Where is your destination?¡± He nced at me and took his attention back to the road.


    ¡°St. Joe¡¯s street. You can just drop me off at the junction. My house is quite close,¡± I replied to him, and he looked at me, shocked.


    ¡°I live along the street too. I¡¯m heading home, so I can just drop you off since we are taking the same route,¡± He offered, and though I wasn¡¯tfortable with it, I didn¡¯t have a choice but to agree. It wouldn¡¯t make sense for me to insist he drop me off at the junction when he was taking the same route as myself, yeah?


    ¡°Thank you,¡±


    Liam kept talking about random things on our way home and he didn¡¯t fail to recount old school memories and everything, but sadly, the only thing on my mind was to get home quickly and get ready for the auction. I didn¡¯t want Miles to suspect anything.


    ¡°We are here. Thank you,¡±


    He pulled over in front of Miles¡¯s house.


    ¡°You live here?¡± He pulled a puzzled look, and I slowly nodded.


    ¡°Wow! What a small world. I live nextdoor,¡±


    I mouthed an ¡®oh¡¯ as I slowly nodded and forced a smile.


    ¡°Let¡¯s hang out some timeter. See ya,¡± He waved at me before I stepped out of his car, but I paused when I saw Miles¡¯s car driving toward the gate.


    Miles pulled over in front of the gate and stepped out of the car after Liam drove off. His eyes were burning in rage as he looked back at Liam¡¯s car which was almost out of sight.


    ¡°You are here¡­¡± I smiled nervously as I fondled with my fingers, but I heard him scoff.


    ¡°That¡¯s Liam¡­ The dude from the park, hmm?¡± I looked up at him only to find his eyes piercing into mine furiously like he was going to devour me.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I nodded, and he scoffed again.


    ¡°Did you hang out with him? Were you with him all along? Have you two been together since I left for the office?¡± His voice sounded a bit louder and angrier this time, and I flinched.


    ¡°No, I wasn¡­¡±


    ¡°Quit the lies, May. What do you think of me? That I¡¯m a fool?¡± He huffed and ran his fingers through his hair.


    ¡°I told you to fucking stop seeing that dude, and now he¡¯sing to drop you off at home?¡± He scoffed, while I just stared back at him putting up his drama because this whole thing didn¡¯t make any sense to me.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯m not in the mood for that now, Miles,¡± I turned to go into the house, but he held my hand and pulled me back.


    ¡°You don¡¯t walk out on me while I¡¯m still talking¡ª¡±


    ¡°We are outside, Miles. Can we at least go inside and talk about it?¡± I tried to stay calm, but he scoffed.


    ¡°Go inside and talk about it? Why? You weren¡¯t ashamed of people seeing you when you hung out with him, and now you don¡¯t want to talk about this outside?¡±


    ¡°Now, answer my damn question, May. Were you hanging out with that dude?¡± He asked for the second time, and I sighed.


    ¡°No, I wasn¡¯t. We just ran into eachother and he offered to drop me off since he is going the same way as I am,¡± I calmly exined to him.


    ¡°And you think I¡¯m a fool to believe that?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not telling you that so you¡¯ll believe me. I¡¯m just telling you the truth, and if you don¡¯t believe me, then I don¡¯t know what to do about that,¡± I yelled at him frustratingly.


    ¡°May!¡±


    ¡°Why are you suffocating me, Miles? Why are you not giving me breathing space. You are acting like you are all over me¡­ You are acting all possessive like you own me or something. Do you like me? Do you have feelings for me? Are you jealous that you¡¯re seeing me with another man?¡± I fired at him.


    ¡°Feelings? Jealous? Scrap that, May. You are thest person I¡¯d feel something for. You are not my type of woman, so don¡¯t keep your hope high. For as long as we are together, I won¡¯t have you hanging out with other men, and that is it!¡± He stated with finality in his voice before he walked out on me, and I scoffed.


    My mouth dropped open in shock as I stared at him until he was out of my sight. My heart felt like it was being stomped on. He didn¡¯t only break my heart into shreds, but stomped on the pieces too. It hurts.


    I wasn¡¯t going to cry because I had known this all along, but I couldn¡¯t hold back the pool of tears that already wet my cheeks. He was just being nice because we were married, he didn¡¯t have feelings for me or whatsoever. I have just been making things up in my head thinking maybe he had fallen for me. I should¡¯ve still been in denial, and who knows, maybe it wouldn¡¯t have hurt this much.


    ¡®Don¡¯t just stand there and cry, May. Go in there and put him in his ce¡¯ With that on my mind, I headed inside and found him pacing in the living room. He stopped as soon as I walked inside, and turned to me with an apologetic expression on his face.


    ¡°May¡­ I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to say those words to you,¡± He walked over to me hurriedly and tried to touch me, but I stepped away from him and shook my head.


    ¡°May¡­ Please listen to me, ok? You know I would never do or say anything to hurt you, right? I didn¡¯t mean to say any of that, trust me. I was just furious. I¡¯m sorry,¡±


    ¡°I never thought of you as someone worth anything to me. We were just married on contract, and I still remember that. I¡¯ve neve kept my hope high for a second, you know why?¡± I paused and smirked at him.


    ¡°Because you are not my type of man,¡± The disappointment in his eyes as I said those words to him gave me this satisfying feeling. Yes! It was the perfect reaction I wanted.


    ¡°Just because you have money doesn¡¯t mean you are every women¡¯s dream. You might be, anyway, but not mine. I have never and I couldn¡¯t ever imagine myself being with someone like you, Miles. I only agreed to all this because of the money you paid me, and not because I had secret desires for you. It¡¯s not in my blood to date or get married to rude, grumpy, and jerk ass men,¡± I red at him and turned to leave, but paused and turned back to him when something crossed my mind.


    ¡°If you are going to keep being this rude, then I think we would have to end this whole thing before its time. Excuse me,¡± I finally walked away, leaving him in shock.


    ¡°That was great!¡±

 Chapter 43

    ¡°I know I was too harsh on her, but why would she say that to me?¡± Miles ran his fingers through his hair frustratingly as he paced restlessly in his room.


    ¡°I mean¡­¡± He paused and slumped on his bed, his fingers sinking into his hair.


    ¡°I¡¯m not that bad, am I? Is she just mad at me or am I really not her type?¡± Thinking about everything she had said to him earlier really hurt no matter how he tried to push it away.


    ¡°But I already apologized to her that I was sorry for saying those words to her. Why would she be so harsh on me?¡± He muttered and breathed in and out.


    ¡®You started it all, Miles. You shouldn¡¯t beining¡¯ His subconscious mind reminded him, and he groaned as he dragged himself up to his feet and dashed out of the room.


    A few minutester, Miles was standing in front of the door, contemting on whether or not to knock on the door. What if she was still mad at him for saying that? What if she really didn¡¯t want to see him?


    ¡®She already paid you back. She shouldn¡¯t be so mad at you¡¯ With that in mind, he gently knocked on the door, but got no response.


    ¡°May¡­ Are you there?¡±


    ¡°May? I¡¯ming inside,¡± He twisted the doorknob and pushed the door open, but paused when he found her seated on the bed with her face buried between her palms as she whimpered.


    ¡°May¡­¡± He gasped and rushed over to her.


    ¡°Are you crying? May, look at me, please,¡± He tried to touch her, but she rose to her feet and stepped away from him.


    ¡°What do you want from me? Are you here to scold me again? Maybe hit me this time, right?¡± Those words pierced through Miles¡¯s heart, but that didn¡¯t hurt as much as seeing her in tears, and being the reason behind those tears gave him the worst feeling.


    ¡°Come on, please¡­ You know I would never do anything to hurt you, I promise. I¡¯m not here to scold or hit you¡­¡± He paused and covered the distance between them.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, ok? It¡¯s all my fault. I shouldn¡¯t have been so harsh on you. Can you please forgive me?¡± His voice came out huskily as he slid his arm around her waist and pulled her close.


    ¡°Let go of me!¡± She struggled to wriggle away from his grasp, but he was way too stronger than her, so she gave up.


    ¡°Come on, don¡¯t be mad at me. I know no amount of apologies can make up for my mistake, but can you forgive me just this once? I promise, this won¡¯t happen again,¡±


    May¡¯s heart flustered in excitement as she stared into those sexy eyes of his. They were so freaking charming that she couldn¡¯t resist them.


    ¡®Does he have feelings for me?¡¯ The look in his eyes, the desire in those sexy eyes made her question herself, but fuck it! This man reminded her earlier that they were just married on contract and he didn¡¯t give a damn about her.


    ¡°Miles¡­¡± She paused then held his hand and unwrapped it from her waist.


    ¡°Can you please stop confusing me?¡± With her eyes piercing into his eyes, she asked him the question that left him confused.


    ¡°Confused? How am I confusing you?¡± He raised his eyebrows with concern.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what to think. One minute you make me feel like you are madly in love with me, and the next one, you act like you don¡¯t care. What do you really feel for me?¡± She desperately wanted to spill those words, but she just forced a smile and shook her head.


    ¡°Never mind,¡± It was better to keep it to herself and save herself the embarrassment of getting rejected.


    ¡°About the auction¡­ I think you should go alone. I don¡¯t think I¡¯m in the mood to¡ª¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s not that important. Why don¡¯t you get dressed and let¡¯s go somewhere else, hmm?¡± He smiled at her brightly.


    ¡°Miles¡ª¡±


    ¡°I know you are still mad at me, but can you give me a chance to make it up to you, please?¡±


    ¡°Hmm. Alright,¡± She finally nodded after a few seconds of silence, and he smiled.


    ¡°I will leave you to get dressed. You can take all the time you need¡­ Right¡­ The dress from earlier, I will send it to you in two minutes,¡± He winked at her before leaving the room, and she shook her head.


    ¡°He sure knows how to¡­¡± She paused then rolled her eyes and continued by waving her hand dismissively in the air. ¡°Never mind,¡±


    Since she already bathed earlier before leaving, she just sat on the bed waiting for Miles to get her the dress so she could change into it, and a in exactly three minutes, a knock on the door disrupted her.


    ¡°Your package is here, ma¡¯am,¡± Came a familiar voice, and she quickly reached for the door. Miles¡¯s warm smile weed her as he held a box in his hand.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± She carefully took the box from him and went back inside the room.


    May couldn¡¯t help but admire the beauty staring right back at her from her floor length mirror. It was her reflection.


    ¡°Wow! This is¡­¡± She paused, not knowing what to say. Miles had quite a taste to be able to pick up this nice purple short gown to fit her perfectly.


    ¡°How did he know my size?¡± She muttered while checking herself out, but gasped and her cheeks heat up embarrassingly upon recalling that he had seen her naked once and must¡¯ve known her size after all the touching they did.


    ¡®Don¡¯t be silly, May. It¡¯s obvious he doesn¡¯t remember that night¡¯ She reminded herself considering that he had never mentioned anything about that night ever since they were together which meant that he didn¡¯t remember what happened.


    ¡®You¡¯ve been living together for quite some time now, so it¡¯s only right that he knows your size. That¡¯s not a big deal¡¯ She nodded affirmatively.


    ¡°Where are the¡­¡± Her voice trailed off when she saw a pair of beautiful t shoes lying under the box.


    ¡°Wow! This is so beautiful,¡± She gushed excitedly as she picked up the pairs and quickly tried them on.


    ¡°Wow! I didn¡¯t know t shoes could fit short gown this much. This is so beautiful,¡± She covered her mouth in awe as she admired the shoes.


    ¡°But wait¡­¡± Her eyebrows squinted suspiciously as something crossed her mind. Usually, men would buy heels along with gowns for a woman, so why did he choose t shoes instead? Did he find out about the pregnancy?


    ¡®How is that even possible? It¡¯s just his taste¡¯ She quickly dismissed the thought and went ahead to pick up the beauty purse lying on the bed, to match the dress.


    ¡°I look so cute,¡± She cupped her cheeks in her palms and blew her reflection a kiss.


    ¡°Are you ready, May?¡± Miles¡¯s voice sounded from outside, and her heart skipped nervously.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ One second please,¡± With onest nce at her reflection, she finally advanced toward the door. Her jaw dropped to the ground when she opened the door and saw Miles in a different outfit¡­

 Chapter 44

    After a long ride, Lilly arrived at the hospital and pulled over at the parking lot.


    ¡°Ugh! Finally! I thought I was never going to get here,¡± She breathed out tiredly as she removed her car keys, tossed it inside her handbag, grabbed the small stic bag beside her, and stepped out of the car.


    ¡°Hey, Lily. You look good as always,¡± Lily couldn¡¯t hide her excitement when he colleagueplimented her as soon as she stepped into the hospital.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± She smiled and proceeded to her office.


    ¡°Hey, Lily,¡± One of the male nurses smiled at her as he walked toward her in the opposite direction.


    ¡°Hey, Donald,¡±


    ¡°Wow! You¡¯re looking beautiful as always. Is there any special asion? You look different,¡± Donald raised his eyebrows after he checked her out. Although she has always been a gorgeous youngdy, but she looked really different. Unlike every other days she would go to work with no makeup on, it was different today. Her appearance was evident that she really took her time to work on herself especially this morning.


    ¡°What special asion? I¡¯ve always been like this,¡± She chuckled nervously as she held on tightly to the stic bag.


    ¡°And besides, I¡¯ve always been beautiful,¡± She shrugged, and Donald nodded.


    ¡°Yes, but you look even more beautiful today. That¡¯s what I mean,¡± She blushed.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± She was hoping the reason she dressed like this would look at her. Of course, it was for Miguel to notice her.


    ¡°What¡¯s that? Food?¡± Donald¡¯s face brightened when he noticed the bag in her hand, but she quickly hid it behind her and smirked.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing, Donald. Why would I bring food to work? Bye! See you,¡± She hurried off to her office.


    ¡°That was close,¡± She exhaled deeply as she slumped on her chair and rubbed her forehead briefly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t ruin your make-up, Lily. You can¡¯t afford to look a mess in front of Miguel,¡± She reminded herself and quickly removed her hand from her forehead.


    Her phone started to ring, and she quickly took the call when she saw that it was May.


    ¡°This is the perfect time, sweetheart. I¡¯m d you called,¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s up this morning? You¡¯re good?¡± May¡¯s worried voice came on.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine. I was going to call to ask you something, but was hesitant. You know how you can jinx things,¡± She grimaced and rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me this is about Mr. Miguel again,¡± Frustration resounded in May¡¯s voice.


    ¡°So, I made something for him to eat. Do you think he¡¯s going to like it? How should I present it to him so he won¡¯t reject it?¡± She asked anxiously, and heard May scoff.


    ¡°Come on, girl. I called for something else¡ª¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to hold you ountable for my heartbreak if I don¡¯t get married this year. I promise you that,¡±


    ¡°Ugh! Must you always frustrate me, Lily? Why am I friends with you?¡± May whined, and she rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Whatever! You are already married, so I should get married too. Come on, tell me what to do, sweetheart. You know I love you so much, yeah? Please tell me,¡± She whined.


    ¡°Fine! I can¡¯t believe you are making me do this. Anyway¡­ What did you make?¡±


    ¡°Fried rice, chicken, and sd,¡± Lily rested her back on her chest with a sense of pride.


    ¡°Alright. I think he likes that¡ª¡±


    ¡°Of course, I know he does. I already found out it¡¯s his favourite food. That¡¯s why I made it,¡± She smiled excitedly.


    ¡°Take it to his office and give it to him. Don¡¯t flirt with him, Lily. That might make him reject it. Don¡¯t!¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t always help myself around him, May. I always feel like my heart is going to explode whenever I¡¯m around him. How am I supposed to control myself and not flirt with him?¡± She whined like a baby, and May scoffed.


    ¡°Just handle things yourself, and don¡¯t even try to call me because of this again. If you get rejected, don¡¯t you daree to me,¡± May uttered sternly, and she huffed.


    ¡°As if I have someone else,¡± She muttered and rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Why¡¯d you call, anyway?¡±N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    ¡°What time are you getting off work today? We should hang out together,¡± May suggested.


    ¡°I¡¯m not interested,¡±


    ¡°I have gist for you,¡±


    Lily¡¯s face brightened with excitement as soon as she heard that, and of course she wasn¡¯t going to miss this for anything in the world.


    ¡°Really? Is it about your husband? It doesn¡¯t matter. I wille and pick you up as soon as I get off work. Or do you want me toe to your house instead? What should I get for you on my way?¡± She bombarded her with questions.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting for you. Give me a call when you¡¯reingter,¡±


    ¡°Alright, sweetheart. I¡­¡± She was still speaking when the call disconnected, and she huffed.


    ¡°Is she kidding me? I was still talking,¡± She looked at the screen of her phone with a deep frown on her face, but when she recalled that they had gistter, her anger sufficed.


    ¡°It¡¯s worth it, anyway,¡± She dropped her phone on the table, checked herself out in the small mirror she had kept in her bag earlier before she left the house for work, and finally left for Miguel¡¯s office with the food.


    Her heart thumped hard in her chest as she stood in front of his office minutester, contemting on whether or not she should knock on the door. The thought of being rejected by him was haunting her.


    ¡°You can do this, Lily. You always go for what you want, so you can¡¯t back down. Rejection is nothing,¡± She whispered to herself and breathed in and out. Furthermore, she knocked on the door.


    ¡°Come in,¡± Miguel¡¯s deep voice sounded from inside, melting her heart. She held the doorknob then twisted it and pushed it open. Her heart skipped a beat when he raised his gaze from the desktop and she made eyes contact with him.


    ¡°Lily¡­ I didn¡¯t know it was you,¡± Miguel spoke simply and returned his gaze back to what he was doing.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t send for you. Do you need anything?¡± Lily bit her bottom lip sadly as he didn¡¯t even spare her a nce.


    ¡°He¡¯s trying to push you away. You can¡¯t let him have his way. You need to be the strong girl you have always been,¡± She told herself and sighed.


    ¡°Good morning, Mr. Miguel. You¡¯ve been busy so we couldn¡¯t see each other for days now. How have you been?¡± She stepped forward.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯ve been good. You still haven¡¯t answered my question. Is there anything you need?¡± He finally reclined on his chair, looking at her.


    ¡°Oh¡­ Not really. I was thinking maybe you didn¡¯t get to eat before you came to work today, so I made you breakfast,¡± He raised his eyebrows surprisingly, and sighed.


    ¡°It¡¯s your favourite. You are going to like it, trust me. I put in my best,¡± She smiled nervously, and he nodded.


    ¡°Thank you, but¡ª¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t reject the food, Mr. Miguel. I woke up early to make it, and it won¡¯t be fair if you tell me you don¡¯t want it,¡± She cut him off, and he chuckled briefly.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t going to reject it,¡± It felt like a burden had just been lifted off Lily¡¯s heart with those words from him.


    ¡°Really?¡± She squeaked excitedly, and heughed briefly.


    ¡°Thank you for the food. You can drop it on the table. I will eat it when I¡¯m done with work here,¡± He pointed toward the table, and her smile faded.


    ¡°Are you sure you are going to eat it? What if you don¡¯t eat itter?¡± Her face dropped disappointedly.


    ¡°I would¡¯ve rejected it if I wasn¡¯t going to eat it. So, you don¡¯t have to worry. I¡¯m not one who don¡¯t appreciate people¡¯s effort,¡± He assured her, and she finally dropped the food sk on the table.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I will go get you water. I forgot to bring one for you,¡± She turned to leave, but he stopped her.


    ¡°There¡¯s a water dispenser here,¡± He reminded her, and she slowly nodded.


    ¡°Alright. Enjoy your meal. I¡¯lle for the skter,¡±


    ¡°Hmm,¡±


    She waved at him before leaving his office¡­

 Chapter 45

    May POV


    Lily¡¯s familiar car approached as I stood in front of the gate, waiting for her to show up and pick me up so we could leave already.


    She soon pulled over in front of me, then wined down the ss and crooked her neck out with a warm smile on her face.


    ¡°Have I been keeping you and my godchild waiting?¡±


    ¡°You bet,¡± I rolled my eyes as I walked over to the other side of the car and hopped in the front seat with her.


    ¡°Be careful with that, please. You don¡¯t want to hurt my godchild,¡± She gasped sharply and teased me as I struggled with the seatbelt.


    ¡°Thanks for your concern, but shut your mouth,¡± I rolled my eyes at her and rxed on the chair once I was able to fasten my seatbelt.


    ¡°So, tell me¡­ What did you say you wanted to tell me? I came down here because of that, so don¡¯t keep me waiting,¡± She turned her attention to me with an anxious look on her face like she was desperate to hear whatever gist I had for her, and of course, I knew she was desperate for it. That¡¯s who my crazy friend is.


    ¡°Can you drive?¡± I rolled my eyes at her and looked out of the window.


    ¡°You sure are unbelievable,¡± I heard her scoff before the sound of the car engine finally came on, and I breathed out in relief.


    ¡°So, where should we go? To the usual park or¡ª¡±


    ¡°Anywhere we can get an ice cream. A cone one at that,¡± I rubbed my forehead gently, and she scoffed.


    ¡°Is that one of pregnancy cravings?¡± Her smirk weed me as I looked at her, and I scoffed.


    ¡°I¡¯ve always liked cone ice cream, and you know it. Stop frustrating life out of me, bitch!¡± I smirked at her, and she frowned.


    ¡°¡±I¡¯m hurt,¡± She held her chest with one hand while driving with the other one.


    ¡°I¡¯m d,¡± I smirked, and she huffed.


    ¡°You are not sweet. Anyway, I¡¯m still waiting. What did you say you wanted to tell me? It¡¯s about my inw, right? Why don¡¯t you spill it, please?¡±


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you drive first, Ms? We will talk about it while licking ice cream,¡± Her face dropped disappointedly like she¡¯d just lost something important to her.


    ¡°I guess I have to obey you,¡± She muttered as she nodded briefly, and a smile formed on my lips.


    She soon drove into the park, but not the usual one we do visit, and pulled over right in front of the cone ice cream truck.


    ¡°How many should I get for you?¡± She looked at me once she got rid of her seatbelt.


    ¡°I¡¯lle with you,¡± I alighted from the car before her, and once she came to join me, we went over to the truck to get the ice cream.


    ¡°I like this ce. Why don¡¯t we take a walk around? It doesn¡¯t sound bad, yeah?¡± I averted my gaze to her once I was done looking around the park, and she nodded affirmatively.


    ¡°So, the gist,¡± She reminded me as we took a walk around.


    ¡°Something happened,¡±


    She looked at me swiftly with her eyes asking me questions. I could hear the ¡®what is it? Please tell me¡¯ written in her eyes as they stared at me like she wanted to force the answer out of me.


    ¡°What happened, girl? Did you two finally do it? I mean, did he make love to you? How was he on bed? You know you were drunkst time, so you could not remember how he was. Tell me¡­ Did he make you scream? How many times did you orgasm? Please tell me, I¡¯m dying to know what happened,¡± She whined as she tugged on my arm, and I scoffed unbelievably.Content is ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Maybe you should just die,¡± She paused and quickly removed her hand from mine and stepped away.


    ¡°That was too mean. Anyway, it¡¯s fine. Please tell me what happened,¡± She whined anxiously, and I sighed.


    ¡°We didn¡¯t do anything,¡±


    She sighed disappointedly and rolled her eyes.


    ¡°I thought that was the gist I was going to get¡­¡± She paused and shook her head. ¡°What¡¯s taking you two so long, by the way? Don¡¯t you find him sexually attractive, or is the problem from him? You are a beautiful young woman, and I¡¯m sure he sees that, so why the dy?¡± She looked at me with disappointment written all over her.


    ¡°Has anyone ever told you this before?¡± I looked at her once I stopped walking, and she raised her eyebrows as she muttered ¡®what?¡¯.


    ¡°That you look cute when you don¡¯t talk,¡± I smirked at her, and she huffed.


    ¡°I¡¯m just looking out for you,¡± She shrugged.


    ¡°I see. Anyway, it¡¯s about Liam,¡±


    She averted her gaze to me so fast with a deep frown on her face.


    ¡°What does that jerk want again? Is he pestering you?¡± She frowned deeply with rage in her eyes like she would devour Liam if she sets eyes on him.


    ¡°Nothing¡­¡± I paused then shrugged and continued. ¡°Well, we happened to bump into eachother somewhere, and he offered to drop me off because I could not get a cab. Miles made a whole big deal out of it, and we quarrelled,¡± I shrugged, and she ran her fingers through her hair like she was going crazy.


    ¡°Why would you agree for him to go drop you off? Did you want Miles to misunderstand you two?¡±


    ¡°Are you ming me for what happened?¡± I scoffed unbelievably.


    ¡°No, I wasn¡¯t. You had a crush on that guy, and there must¡¯ve still been some chemistries between you two. You shouldn¡¯t hang out with him. You know I never liked him,¡± She rolled her eyes and turned her face away. Well, Lily never really liked Liam. Why? That was because he had a crush on another student instead of me who showed it to him that I liked him.


    ¡®He is a jerk! Isn¡¯t it obvious that you like him? Why would he do that to you? I¡¯m going to teach that bastard a lesson¡¯ I remembered back then in school when he confessed to his crush, how Lily was ready to tear him down even though it was crazy.


    ¡°Why did you allow him to know where you live though?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡± I paused, not knowing whether or not to tell her the truth. I knew it wasn¡¯t a good idea and she would re up if she found out he lives nextdoor, but I could not also lie to her.


    ¡°I think he lives nextdoor. He is my neighbor,¡± A scoff tore through her throat.


    ¡°Neighbor? Is he stalking you now? Ugh! What does he want now? To make my inw think you two are seeing eachother and ruin your marriage?¡± She red up as she tucked her hair behind her ear, leaving me speechless.


    ¡°Can you calm down, Lily? He doesn¡¯t even know I lived around there¡ª¡±


    ¡°How sure are you about that? Did he tell you that and you believed him? Ugh! Gosh! You are still so gullible,¡± she huffed.


    ¡°Why would he stalk me?¡±


    ¡°Because he is a jerk! If he tries something stupid, call me right away, and I will make sure I put him in his ce. I will make sure he ends up in jail and rots there,¡±


    ¡°By the way¡­ How about Miles? How did he react?¡± Her mood suddenly changed into a curious one as she looked at me.


    ¡°He re up¡­ We quarrelled over it¡ª¡±


    ¡°Are you thinking what I¡¯m thinking?¡± Her cheeks flushed as a smile formed on her face.


    ¡°And what would that be?¡±


    ¡°I think Miles is in love with you. The other time, he fired someone because of you, and now he is angry because you were around another man. Don¡¯t deny it, girl. Don¡¯t you think he really likes you?¡± She faced me and blinked her eyes cutely.


    My heart fluttered and a shy smile formed on my lips. The thought of it brought butterflies to my stomach, and I somehow wanted to hold on to that fact, hoping it was true, because I already fell for him.


    ¡°Look at you¡­ You are flushing,¡± She pointed at me and chuckled.


    ¡°Whatever!¡± I rolled my eyes and walked ahead of her.


    ¡°Wait for me,¡± She ran up to catch up with me, and clunged her arm to mine.


    ¡°I hope Miguel and I get along soon enough,¡± She sighed while resting her head on my arm.


    ¡°I hope so too,¡±


    The thought of that man crossed my mind, and for a second, I really wanted to tell her what was going on in my life, but a part of me kept telling me that it was not the right time to do that just yet.


    ¡®I will tell her when I¡¯ve sort everything out¡¯ I told myself¡­

 Chapter 46

    May POV


    ¡°Aren¡¯t youing inside? I should offer you juice to take,¡± I bent over the car window once I alighted from the car. Lily had juste to drop me off at the front of the gate.


    ¡°It¡¯ste already. Let¡¯s make it some other time. I need to head home early so I can wake up early for work tomorrow,¡± She reminded me, and I nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s fine. When are we going to see eachother again?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know yet, but I¡¯ll find a way to see you during the week or by the weekend. Bye! And don¡¯t forget to make progress with my inw. Stop being so guarded,¡± I rolled my eyes as I straightened my back.


    ¡°Bye,¡±


    She chuckled as she wined up the ss. I turned and headed inside once she drove off.


    It was already 7:30pm, and everywhere was dark.


    I was just about to head to the entrance door when my phone started to ring, and I checked to see that the caller was Miles. This was the fifth time he was calling me in thirty minutes, asking where I was.


    Since I was already in thepound, I ignored the call and proceeded to the entrance door, but shortly after the call ended just before I could open the door, a text popped on my phone.


    ¡®Why are you not taking my call? Are you ok? Is everything alright? Where are you? I¡¯lle pick you up¡¯ It was a text from Miles.


    The aroma from the kitchen room weed me inside, and my stomach grumbled hungrily even though I¡¯ve eaten an hour earlier.


    ¡°Finally! You are here,¡± Miles breathed out in relief as he walked into the living room from the kitchen.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been worried about you. Why didn¡¯t you take my call?¡± My heart fluttered as he pulled me into his arms and hugged me tightly like he had missed me all day.


    ¡°I was so worried. Why did you stay out sote?¡± He looked into my eyes worriedly once he pulled away from me with his hands on my shoulders.


    ¡°Uhm¡­ I was already here. That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t take the call,¡± My voice came out weakly, and he breathed out in relief once again.


    ¡°Go shower ande downstairs for dinner,¡± He slowly patted my hair with a smile on his face, and I nodded.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± I left for my room.


    A smile formed on my lips as I walked inside my room minutester, my heart still racing as a result of what happened back in the living room.


    Once I stripped out of my dress, I dragged myself sluggishly into the bathroom and had a long bath before I went to join Miles in the dining room where the table was already set.


    ¡°You are here?¡± He raised his gaze to me with a warm smile on his face as he stood up and pulled out a chair for me while beckoning on me toe have a seat.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I muttered shyly as I walked over to the chair and sat on it.


    ¡°I made white macaroni and stew. I didn¡¯t know what you would like, so I just made that. I hope you like it,¡± He spoke up as he served me a portion of the food, and the sight of it already heightened my appetite. How was I not supposed to like it?


    ¡°Hmm¡­ Thank you,¡±


    Once he was done serving me, I began eating without even waiting for him to dish his own portion first. I was so famished that I could not wait.


    ¡°It¡¯s toote to drink juice. Do you want chill water instead?¡±


    ¡°Yes, chill water is fine,¡± I looked at him briefly.


    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll go get it for you,¡± I could not help the smile that formed on my face as I watched him walk inside the kitchen. Gosh! Isn¡¯t he so cute?


    The sound of his footsteps made me return back to eating, and he walked inside afterward with a ss of water and dropped it carefully on the table for me.


    ¡°Thank you,¡±


    ¡°Hmm,¡±


    An awkward silence crept into the atmosphere afterwards as we both eat. Although I wasn¡¯t looking at him, but I could swear on my life that his gaze was all over me as I could feel it.


    ¡°So, tell me¡­ How did your day go?¡± He broke the awkward silence, and I nced at him.


    ¡°Well¡­ Nothing much happened. After you left for work, I was just bored at home. I watched a movie on my phone for hours before I asked to hang out with Lily. She came to pick me up, we went to the park, took a walk, talked about random things until it waste,¡± On normal days, I would just tell him that my day went well, but here I was, telling him everything in details.


    ¡®That¡¯s how it feels when you are in love, girl. You always feel like telling him everything¡¯ My subconscious mind reminded me, and I smiled shyly to myself.


    ¡°That must be exhausting,¡± He stated briefly, and I nodded.


    ¡®How about you? How did your day go?¡¯ It was literally the first time I was having the urge to ask him that kind of question, but for no reason, I found myself holding back. I didn¡¯t know if it was appropriate to ask him that.


    ¡®Just ask him, girl. You shouldn¡¯t hold back. You love him, which makes you curious to know what¡¯s going on with him, so you should ask him¡¯ I told myself and cleared my throat after I sipped some water.


    ¡°So¡­¡± I paused and bit my lip. ¡°How about you? How did your day go?¡±


    He looked shocked while staring at me. I guess he wasn¡¯t expecting me to reciprocate the question. I was starting to regret asking him that when a smile formed on his lips, and I sighed in relief.


    ¡°Nothing much happened. Just at the office earlier, missing someone so much and desperately,¡± He shrugged, and I batted my eyshes as I stared back at him, wondering who the person was.


    ¡®Does he have a girlfriend? Did he get into marriage with me to get a revenge on his girlfriend? Is this some sort of movie or novel to him?¡¯ I was starting to lose my mind as I bit my inner lip curiously and disappointedly.


    ¡°Oh,¡± I just muttered and nodded sadly before taking my attention back to my food. What will happen to me if he has a girlfriend? What about our child?


    ¡®You never had ns of telling him about the child or getting married to him for real, so don¡¯t sweat it¡¯ I told myself, but then, I could not deny the pain. That was all in the past when I didn¡¯t have feelings for him, now I was ready to be with him.


    ¡®Don¡¯t be sad, May. You are not sure yet. Besides, you¡¯ve never seen him with another woman. If you are curious, you should ask him directly to know the truth¡¯ I told myself, but quickly dismissed the thought especially thest one. I didn¡¯t want to look desperate though I was.


    ¡°Are you ok?¡± His voice disrupted my thoughts as he gently ced his palm on my hand which was on the table, and I was weed by his worried face when I looked at him.


    ¡°Hmm¡­ I¡¯m fine,¡± I nodded as I forced a smile.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be in my room. I¡¯m full,¡± I dropped the spoon in my hand and was going to stand up, but he held my hand and sat me back down.N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    ¡°Can you spare me a minute of your time? I want to ask you a question,¡± He looked straight into my eyes with emotions which left me questioning myself if I was just imagining things or if he was really being like this.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± I gently sat back on the chair.


    ¡°I¡¯m just curious about something¡­¡± He paused then reclined on the chair and briefly sighed.


    ¡°I¡¯m just wondering what your ideal type of man is. I mean, what¡¯s your type of man? The type of man you would want to get married to and spend the rest of your life with,¡± It felt like he was staring right into my soul as those eyes pierced into mine.


    My heart palpitated in my chest, and I swallowed nothing. That was thest question I expected from him, and I didn¡¯t know the answer to give him.


    ¡®Just tell him that he is¡¯ I wanted to tell him that he really was my kind of man, but I was scared. What if he rejects me? What if it turned out that he never liked me all along? What if he had just been nice to me because we are married and never really had any feeling for me? In seconds, many questions ran through my mind.


    ¡°Why are you asking me that all of a sudden?¡± I scoffed nervously and rolled my eyes, looking everywhere else except his face.


    ¡°Well, I¡¯ve not thought about that¡­¡± I shrugged and rolled my eyes. ¡°What about you? What¡¯s your type of woman?¡± I blurted out the question in a bid to avoid his question.


    ¡°You!¡± His reply left my heart frozen in my chest as those eyes pierced into mine like they were staring right at my soul.


    ¡°You are my kind of type of woman, May,¡± My mouth dropped open in shock. Is this some sort of confession?


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