《His Deceptress Wife》


 CHAPTER ONE

    *****PROLOGUE


    Young Phoenix kicked young Hailey¡¯s doll causing it to have its head removed. The girl looked at him as if crying because she loved her doll. Her grandfather bought it for her as a gift for her birthday.


    ¡°What are you going to do now?¡± he asked her angrily. The girl just shook her head so he smiled. ¡°You¡¯re going to report to grandpa again!¡± he shouted in her face.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to tell it to him,¡± she replied then picked up the doll¡¯s head when he kicked it again. Because it coincided with Hailey¡¯s pick-up, Phoenix kicked her hand.


    ¡°Ouch.¡± She silently cried.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to cry, poor child, no ally because she¡¯s an orphan.¡± He¡¯s bullying her. Hailey could do nothing but cry as Phoenix danced around her while singing.


    ¡°Orphan, adopted, that¡¯s going to cry.¡± Hailey burst into tears because of what Phoenix was doing.


    ¡°Phoenix!¡± A baritone voice echoed in the whole area. Hailey immediately wiped away her tears and even Phoenix stopped what he was doing. Anyone who hears the voice of their grandfather is automatically nervous.


    ¡°You fight with Hailey again?¡± His angry voice almost echoed throughout the garden.


    ¡°No grandpa, we¡¯re just ying,¡± she defended the boy.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cover him, Hailey, I know this kid¡¯s temperament.¡± Hailey bowed and didn¡¯t answer. ¡°And you young boy, go inside and we will talk.¡±


    ¡°Tss, ugly ymate, crying baby,¡± he whispered then walked in.


    ¡°Grandpa, please don¡¯t scold Phoenix.¡± Don Alejandro sighed and tapped Hailey¡¯s head.


    ¡°You really inherited your mother¡¯s kindness. Don¡¯t worry, this opening of the school year I will send Phoenix abroad. He will study there until he graduates from college. He will being home for vacation. ¡±


    ¡°But¨C¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s not going to do you any good, Hailey, my grandson will fight you because he¡¯s jealous of you when in fact he has nothing to envy.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, can¡¯t I see Phoenix again?¡±


    ¡°You will, we will visit him from time to time and he will take a vacation here,¡± replied her grandfather. ¡°All right, and I¡¯ll just talk to that boy now.¡± When her grandfather left she was sad. He would never see Phoenix again. His first friend that became her first enemy.


    Above all, her first love.


    *****


    =PHOENIX¡¯s=


    I look at the hometown where I grew up while driving my Mustang Mach 1 premium. This ce bring me a lot of good memories when I was a child. But because of that girl, grandpa sends me to USA. He chose his adopted over me.


    This is not the first time that I havee home since I left. Every school vacation we used toe here but when I went to college I stopped visiting them. Grandpa was the one who visited me during Christmas in the US. It¡¯s in a favour for me so I can no longer see the face of that woman who does nothing but leeching with grandpa.


    Grandpa adopted her when she was 7 and I was 9 because her parents both died in a car ident. Her grandfather is my grandfather¡¯s best friend. And when her parents die, grandpa brought her into the mansion.


    I don¡¯t know when my anger against that woman started. Maybe because of the fact that she took everything from me. When grandpa brought her into the mansion, I feel like I am the happiest kid because I already have a ymate.


    I have best friends at school but when I¡¯m at home, I¡¯m even more boring coz the caretaker¡¯s children don¡¯t want to y with me. They looked at me like I am ahead of every kid. When she came and became my friend, I am so happy. Not until I noticed that she slowly took everything from me.


    She¡¯s beautiful, cute, and sweet. And she used her charm to take grandpa¡¯s attention. She always teases grandpa and asks him to buy things for her. What I have, she wants, she has too. But what she has, I do not have. She used her sweetness to take the attention of everyone around her. Even my parents adore her to the point that they lose time with me. All the attention is on her. And I hate it because before she came the attention is mine.


    I reached the mansion and immediately parked my car. I was immediately spotted by a staff member and greeted.


    ¡°Sir Phoenix, is that you?¡± Nanang Tasing the old caretaker greeted me with a man with her. It¡¯s been four years since thest time I visited them. That was that woman¡¯s 18th birthday and I was her escort. I am so disappointed at that time. I don¡¯t even want to touch my skin on her but what happened? I danced with her.


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me.¡± I removed my sunss and look around the area. The ce is still the same. I admit that I really missed this ce. If that woman wasn¡¯t here I will be dly to stay here.


    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re be more handsome. How many women cried because of you?¡± I was just shaken. Because the truth is I can¡¯t even count. I yed girls in the US. My friendsbelled me as Casanova. But hell, I don¡¯t care because that¡¯s the truth. I used my body and performance in bed to make every woman crazy.


    ¡°By the way, where is grandpa?¡± I ask when I did not see him around.


    ¡°He¡¯s on the veranda,¡±


    ¡°All right,¡± I left them and headed to the veranda. I saw grandpa seated at his favourite spot. I looked around to check if someone¡¯s with him but he was alone. The deceitful woman is not here.


    I¡¯m here because I need something from grandpa. No one else can help me but him. I need his money for investing business. I can¡¯t count on daddy because he just invested in an apple ntation in Canada.


    I owned three hypermarket, just coincidentally that I amcking for an investment. Someone just offered me a business that I had long dreamed of getting. The amount is no joke and only grandpa I know can help me. I can¡¯t ask my friends also because ourpany¡¯s ie isn¡¯t that big yet. I owned three hypermarkets on my own. At the age of twenty-four, I became sessful but I feel that something is missing.


    ¡°Hi, grandpa,¡± I greeted him kissing his forehead.


    ¡°You¡¯re already here, seat.¡± Despite his age, he still has not lost his authority in form and speech. ¡°When did you arrived in Philippines?¡± he asked then sipped coffee.


    ¡°Two months ago.¡±


    ¡°Two months ago, but you didn¡¯t even visit me.¡±


    ¡®Because I don¡¯t want to see that woman.¡¯ That is what I wanted to say.


    ¡°I was too busy. We opened a new branch here in amercialpany with my friends and that¡¯s where I focused my attention.¡±


    ¡°And here you are because you need money.¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± I saw him smiling. Grandpa knows the reason why I came here. We already talked on the phone regarding this.


    ¡°I will offer you something, Phoenix.¡± He fixed his self and seat properly. ¡°I will give you 50% percent of my assets in one good condition.¡± I narrowed my forehead because of what he said.


    ¡°What offer?¡±


    ¡°Marry, Hailey. Make her a Sebastian.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Is he serious?


    ¡°25% after the wedding, 25% when you can give her a child.¡± Child? Is he said that¡ª-Damn, thinking about having sex with that woman make me shiver in disgust.


    ¡°Are you serious, grandpa? You want me to marry that woman?¡±


    ¡°As I expected, you don¡¯t want. But, yes, that is the only option you have in return of getting money from me.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, I won¡¯t ask money for free. I will borrow and pay itter.¡± He chuckles.


    ¡°I can¡¯t give it to you. ept the deal, I will give you right away the amount you needed. Then after the wedding, I will transfer 25% of my properties.¡± I can¡¯t believe grandpa¡¯s deal. Is he fucking serious about what he said? ¡°The choice is yours, Phoenix Sebastian. Marry Hailey Paredes and make her your wife and the money is yours.¡±


    I need the fucking money. If I didn¡¯t get that deal I wouldn¡¯t get it again. I wanted to be a part of Luxury Hotel. I have long dreamed of getting in there. Because once I can get it, I can get back the woman I love.


    ¡°I will think of it,¡± I said.This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°The offer is valid only today. After the sun dawn, I will ask another person that is willing to marry Hailey. And same as my offer to you, I will give him 50% of my assets.¡± Is that how desperate he is to get that woman to get married or maybe she pregnant and no one wants to take the responsibility?


    ¡°Is that how important she is to you?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡±


    ¡°More important than me, your grandson?¡± I heard him sigh and shook his heads.


    ¡°Hailey was entrusted by her parents to me, his grandfather is the only person who was there for me. His grandfather is the only person who believes in me. His grandfather is a brother that I never had. And now, Hailey is alone with no family at all. It¡¯s not superfluous if I give her back the help his grandfather gave me. ¡±


    ¡°Bullshit!¡± I mouthed and look at him.


    ¡°Hailey is a good woman. You won¡¯t regret it if you marry her. She will take care of you.¡±


    ¡°Why me? Why did you choose me for her?¡±


    ¡°Because you are the only person I can trust with.¡±


    I don¡¯t want to get married. I never even married Jessa whom I loved and I was the first man in her life. And now, I¡¯m going to marry a woman that I don¡¯t know how many men have slept. I heard my phone rang when I see the caller it is a secretary from Luxury Hotel.


    ¡°One minute,¡± I said and answered the call. ¡°Yes?¡±


    ¡°Hello, Mr. Phoenix Sebastian. I just want to inform you what my boss said.¡±


    ¡°About what?¡±


    ¡°We found another investor that is willing to invest with us. We will wait for you until the next day only. I am sorry sir, but if you can¡¯t invest until next day. We will grab another investor.¡± I clenched my fist in annoyance.


    ¡°Sure, I will give you the money tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, sir.¡±


    Damn! I can¡¯t think of anyone else to approach. Even if I ask daddy and my friends for help, I can¡¯t immediately save the money I need. I turned to grandpa who was looking at his staff busy smoking mangoes.


    ¡°Do you mean it?¡± I ask.


    ¡°Mean what?¡± he asked but did not look at me.


    ¡°You will give me the amount I need right away if I agree?¡± I saw him smile but still not looking at me.


    ¡°How much do you need?¡±


    ¡°Thirty Million Pesos, and I need it tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°I will transfer it to your ount today if you will agree.¡± I sighed upon hearing him. I have no choice.


    ¡°Deal, I will marry her.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I will marry her.¡±


    ¡°Good,¡± he said and look at me. ¡°The wedding will be held next week.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Why he decides it quickly.


    ¡°Hailey doesn¡¯t want a fabulous wedding. She wants it to be simple. Family and friends only.¡±


    ¡°Why it sudden?¡±


    ¡°Because that¡¯s what I want. Deal or no deal.¡± Why grandpa tortured me like this.


    ¡°Fine, I need to go back to my ce to meet my friends. I will transfer them the important works that I have.¡±


    ¡°Ok, I will let my secretary transfer to your ount the money.¡± I rolled my eyes around to look for that woman. ¡°Looking for her? She¡¯s not here. She¡¯s in the stable to help Tasyo give birth a horse.


    ¡°Does she know how to give birth a horse?¡±


    ¡°She knows everything.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, the horse alrea¡ª-¡± She couldn¡¯t continue what she was going to say when she saw me. I looked at her also from head to toe. She¡¯s wearing white dress below the knee and simple slipper. She looks fragile and innocent. Her innocent face will catch everyone¡¯s attention. Her fucking lips will seduce you. Her innocent eyes will hypnotize you. But sorry, I am not one of those people who will deceive by her appearance. Because I know her real identity. She¡¯s nothing but a deceitful woman.

 CHAPTER TWO

    ¡°What?¡± Everyone asked me the same question. I am in the office right now with my friends exining everything about that fucking wedding.


    ¡°I¡¯m getting married with Grandpa¡¯s adapted.¡±


    ¡°Is that a joke a ¡®bro?¡± Jace asked whileughing. He¡¯s our Chief Marketing Officer. A slow and nonsense talker.


    ¡°Fucking serious, sucker?¡± Zeus the Chief Financial Officer asked.


    ¡°Are you ying with us, man?¡± ze our Chief Strategy Officer asked seriously.


    ¡°Would you please shut up, guys? Let Phoenix exin his side. You already had a conclusion.¡± Diana Dane, the only girl. The eldest in the group and we are here in her office. She¡¯s our CEO while I am the Chief Operating Officer. ¡°But seriously, Nix? You will get married?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t call me Nix, Dane, and yes, I have no choice. Grandpa won¡¯t help me.¡±


    ¡°So, this is all about the Luxury?¡± Dane asked so I sighed. They are my friends since elementary, even though we separated in high school we were together again during college in the USA, except for Dane but we still keep in touch with her. Until Dane graduated and she followed us in the USA and there we started a small business. And extended it here in the Philippines.


    ¡°What¡¯s with the Luxury and you¡¯re so eager to be a part-owner there?¡± ze asks but I didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°Maybe he had his first sex ¡ª ouch!¡± I threw a pillow at Jace because of what he said.


    ¡°He first met Jessa in Luxury.¡± I look at Dane badly because of what she said. ¡°What? It¡¯s true isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°You still can¡¯t move on with your ex? She¡¯s getting married and you¡¯re also invited,¡± Zeus said.


    ¡°Besides, even if her wedding will be dyed, you will be the one to get married. So, what¡¯s the use of having the Luxury if you¡¯re taken already? Wasting money, wasting life.¡± ze speaks rarely but once he talked he will p you the saddest truth.


    ¡°Still, I want it,¡± I said.


    ¡°Let him. He will be the one who tie up, not us,¡± Jace said. ¡°When is the wedding?¡± he added.


    ¡°Sunday.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Grandpa wants it quickly.¡±


    ¡°And you agree?¡± Dane asked incredulously.


    ¡°Do I have a choice? He already sent me the money and I transfer it to Luxury. Now, if one of you will lend me right now so that I can return the money to grandpa. I will refuse his offer.¡± Everyone looks at each other and no one answers. ¡°See, we both don¡¯t have enough.¡±


    ¡°You know, when I see your ex, I¡¯ll p her left and right.¡±


    ¡°Dane!¡±


    ¡°She has a big effect on you, but you didn¡¯t marry her,¡± she added.


    ¡°This is the bullshit decision that I¡¯ve been hearing for my entire life,¡± ze said.


    ¡°Are you saying that I am bullshit?¡±


    ¡°Not you, Phoenix, but your decision, and I am stating the fact.¡±


    ¡°Whatever, I just came here to inform you about the wedding and to file a leave. If you want to attend the wedding you are wee. If not, okay. This is not important after all.¡± Then I stood up.


    ¡°We¡¯ll be there.¡± Everyone looked at Dane. ¡°What? He¡¯ll be the first to get marry. If Jace¡¯s did not run to his wedding. So we should be there in yours.¡±


    ¡°Ok, we¡¯ll be there. I have a meeting so I¡¯ll go first. See you on your wedding day, man.¡± ze left first.


    ¡°Do you have any pending works that you want to pass with me?¡± Zeus asked. I shook my head as a reply. ¡°Ok then, I have a meeting also.¡± Then he stood up next.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t have a car because it¡¯s in the garage, so I will go with Zeus,¡± Jace said. ¡°See you, and you Dane, your mouth is still filthy.¡±


    ¡°Whatever, run-away groom,¡± Dane teased her.


    When everyone left, I also stood up to leave when Dane suddenly spoke.


    ¡°Are you sure about your decision?¡± she asked.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Marriage is a long timemitment. When you get married you can¡¯t get away with it right away. There is no divorce in Philippines. There is an annulment but it will take how many years depends on your partner if she will cooperates.¡± I get back sitting and faced Dane.


    ¡°I have no choice, Dane.¡±


    ¡°You have if you let her go. Take back the money and tell them you changed your mind then return it back to your grandfather.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because I still love her.¡± I did not hear anything from her. ¡°In Luxury, we have a lot of good memories.¡± I saw her stand up and approach me.


    ¡°You still love her but you didn¡¯t fight her?¡±


    ¡°I was young at that time.¡±


    ¡°She asked you to marry her but you rejected her. She¡¯s getting married so let her go.¡±


    ¡°No, when I get my share. I will file an annulment. I will get Jessa back.¡±


    ¡°You will cheat on your grandfather?¡±


    ¡°Why not? He knows I don¡¯t like that woman.¡±


    ¡°Why do you hate her? She did not do anything to you. We met her before and she¡¯s nice.¡±


    ¡°Did she hypnotize you too?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s nice.¡± She repeated.


    ¡°She took everything from me, my grandpa, my parents, the servants¡¯ attention in the mansion and she almost took you from me.¡±


    ¡°Is that the reason why you stopped us to visit you in the mansion?¡± I averted my eyes before answering.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°Too immature,¡± she hissed.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I said your reason is immature. She doesn¡¯t make friends with us. We are the ones who approached first her because we saw her ying alone. And since I am the only girl in our group I made friends with her.¡±


    ¡°You approached her because she was begging. Because she uses her charm to attract others¡¯ attention.¡±


    ¡°You know, if I just didn¡¯t know how much you love Jessa. I¡¯d think you liked Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention her name. And what the hell are you thinking, Dane? Me, will like that deceptress woman?¡±


    ¡°The more you hate the more love.¡±


    ¡°Seriously, Dane? Of all people, do you really think I like her?¡±


    ¡°I am saying my opinion.¡±


    ¡°Whatever.¡± I stood up and left.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    I just went to my condo and got some important things. I make sure the unit is secured before I leave. I drove on the way to the mansion. I know that I make the stupid decisions but I will do everything for the sake of Luxury. I will not miss this opportunity to be a part of the Hotel.


    They are right, I am stupid to let her go. She asked me to marry her, but I refused because I was still studying in college. I didn¡¯t even introduce him to my parents because Dad strictly said no girlfriend until graduation. She¡¯s hurt and she broke up with me. I didn¡¯t chase her even though I loved her. When I finished studying I looked for her only to found out that she is happy already with her new.


    I am hurt, I am devastated. I begged her toe back. And he said only one thing. She wille back to me when I be part-owner of the Luxury Hotel. The Hotel where we first met and became lovers. I agree, so I did everything to be a part owner. But the owner of Luxury is too rich. Even so, I left my card with them and said I was willing to invest if ever.


    I found out that Jessa will getting married. Until the hotel got into trouble for some reason and I was invited to invest with them. Jessa will get married in America. So, if everything goes ok, she can get a divorce. While I can file an annulment.


    I reached the mansion and park the car. As I descended I saw the deceitful woman talking to the workers. The viscosity of the male workers¡¯ gaze on him was obvious. She really loves attention. No wonder if she is no longer a virgin.


    I remember what happened yesterday. When he saw me she lost her energy. She bent down and didn¡¯t move until grandpa called her. They talked as if I wasn¡¯t there. She even kissed grandpa on the forehead like the way I did.


    Damn! I can¡¯t believe I will give her a child. He will use myst name. I¡¯ll just take that 25% share and leave her. I carried my things through my room when I saw grandpa outside his room.


    ¡°Can we talk?¡± he asked.


    ¡°Regarding on?¡±


    ¡°Follow me in my office.¡±


    I just put the bag I was carrying in the bedroom and headed to grandpa¡¯s office.


    ¡°What are we talking about?¡± I asked as I sat down.


    ¡°Take care of her.¡± I furrowed my forehead upon hearing those words.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°She doesn¡¯t have any family. Her father side hates her. Her mother side doesn¡¯t want her. You will be the only one he have.¡± I smirk as if I care.


    ¡°Our deal is just to marry her. Not to be her guardian.¡±


    ¡°Time wille you will look at her like the way we did.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure, grandpa.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not the one you think she is.¡±


    ¡°Whatever, are we done?¡±


    ¡°Protect her, when something bad happens to her before you give her a child. You can¡¯t have anything.¡±


    ¡°And now she¡¯s my obligation also?¡±


    ¡°Yes. You will take care of her and protect her as long as you have no children, and cannot be divorced until you have children. Or else you can¡¯t have thest share.¡±


    Damn, that tricky maniptive woman for sure the reason for this.

 CHAPTER THREE

    ¡°N-Nix?¡±


    ¡°Stop, calling me that name.¡± She bowed of what I said. I hate someone called me that name because it reminds me of her. She¡¯s the first person who called me that name. At first, I am so happy and feel special, but it changed when I hate her.


    I rolled my eyes across her room and pushed the door to get inside. The room is clean. It¡¯s perfectly fit for her ¡ª if I don¡¯t know what she is. At first nce, you know that the person who upied here loved paintings, sculptures, disys, and more.


    ¡°So, this is your room? How much grandpa spends for this shit?¡± She did not answer and remained bowed. ¡°Leech,¡± I added.


    ¡°Do you need something?¡± she asked without looking at me.


    ¡°I came here to rify something.¡± I turned to face her who looked up. Our eyes met and there was no denying the beauty of her eyes. Her almond eyes with curved eyshes says a lot. No wonder that everyone likes her but not me. Her eyes can maniptes you. If I were one of those who believed that magic or superstitious belief existed, I would think that this woman is a witch. She bewitched everyone to like her.


    ¡°About what?¡±


    ¡°About our wedding.¡± I saw her face turn red. Don¡¯t tell me she¡¯s excited? ¡°Why did you agree to marry me?¡± I didn¡¯t hear any response from her. ¡°Answer me, bitch.¡±


    ¡°I just want grandpa to be happy.¡±


    ¡°So, you¡¯re just leeching her? Of course, because you will inherit something too. Maybe grandpa will give you 50% of his wealth.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not chasing grandpa¡¯s money.¡±


    ¡°O c¡¯mon, don¡¯t be y innocent. Everyone knows that grandpa loves you more than me. Because you maniptes him using your charm.¡±


    ¡°Why are you mad at me? I¡¯m not doing anything with you. Weren¡¯t we friends before?¡± she asked as if she wanted to cry.


    ¡°That was before when you hadn¡¯t taken everything from me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not taking anything from you, Ni¡ª¨C I¡¯m not taking anything from you,¡± she said innocently. Well, she¡¯s like a goddess. I can describe her as the epitome of beauty. Every men¡¯s dream. IF only I hadn¡¯t known her.


    ¡°There is, everyone¡¯s attention, my parent¡¯s attention, grandpa¡¯s attention. You took what¡¯s mine.¡± I pointed to all the disys. ¡°See this all? I should be the one to ask grandpa for that, but since you came, I was thrown out. This all should be mine because I¡¯m the only grandchild and not you.¡±


    ¡°I did not take anything from you and I didn¡¯t ask grandpa for that.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit!¡± I shouted and saw her startled. She held her two hands as if scared. That¡¯s right, she should have to be afraid of me. ¡°Anyway, I came here to rify about our fucking marriage. After the wedding, you will live for me in my condo. You will cook for me, wash my clothes, prepare my things, and please me in bed.¡± I whisper to her.


    ¡°C-can¡¯t we just stay here?¡±


    ¡°I will be your husband so you will follow what I said. Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t know anything about housework? Of course, you¡¯re a princess here so what do you know. But I don¡¯t care, after the wedding, you will live with me.¡±


    ¡°But I can¡¯t leave grandpa.¡±


    ¡°Stop leeching him, you will be my wife so you wille with me and you have no choice.¡± Then I went out of her room and left her.


    ¨C


    I WOKE UP early the next day and headed to the veranda where grandpa always set. I saw him next to that woman talking. I approached them and grandpa noticed me immediately.


    ¡°Oh! Phoenix, you¡¯re awake. Come and join us.¡±


    ¡°Good Morning, grandpa.¡± I kiss him on the forehead then sit next to grandpa. Opposite of this woman who puts coffee on grandpa¡¯s cup.


    ¡°You and Hailey are the same. You kiss me on the forehead every time you saw me.¡± I fake a smile at him while this girl smiles sweetly.


    ¡°I already talk with ¡ª¡± I look at her. I am hesitant to mention her name. I don¡¯t want to mention her name but I need to. ¡°¡ªHailey yesterday in her room, grandpa. We both agreed that after the wedding she will live with me in my condo.¡± I really hate to mention this woman¡¯s name.


    ¡°Are you, Hailey?¡± grandpa asked her.


    ¡°She will be my wife, grandpa. I want her beside me, and you said I should have to protect her. The mansion is far from my work.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡± grandpa called to her. ¡°The decision is yours, Hija.¡± I was secretly angry because of what grandpa said. This woman will definitely decide for us?


    ¡°Yes, yes, I agreed, grandpa,¡± she said.


    ¡°Are you sure, Hija?¡± She nods.


    ¡°If you said so,¡± grandpa said. ¡°So, you went to her room yesterday?¡± He diverted his nce at me.


    ¡°Yes,¡± I answered.


    ¡°You saw the paintings and the wood carving sculpture disys in her room?¡± I feel like my anger arise. I remembered again how beautiful it was. Those look expensive. Grandpa wasted millions of that stuff for sure.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s Hailey¡¯s work.¡± I stopped drinking coffee because of what grandpa said.


    ¡°Whose work?¡± I asked. Maybe I just heard wrong.


    ¡°Hailey made those. She loves to paint, she loves to carve. She gives it as a gift to the staff, to my guests, to my friends. I introduced her works to some of my friends so at least she can earn.¡± I looked at her who was bent over. Grandpa took her hand. ¡°Take care of her, Phoenix.¡± I just give him a fake smile. If it weren¡¯t for my desire to get Luxury I wouldn¡¯t have married this woman. And I don¡¯t care if she make those paintings and such. She¡¯s still a leech for me.


    ¡°Don Alejandro, we¡¯ve fixed up the hall for Hailey and Phoenix¡¯s wedding.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa, I thought there were no visitors? I told you I want it to make it simple.¡± Tss, she really loves to y as if she doesn¡¯t want to, but the truth is that¡¯s what she wants. Damn this woman.


    ¡°It¡¯s not because no visitor we are not going to celebrate and make it at least fabulous. Who knows there will be other guestsing? Enrique will alsoe, right?¡± And who the hell is that Enrique and why does her face brighten after hearing his name?


    ¡°Who¡¯s Enrique?¡± I won¡¯t marry a woman with already a hook?


    ¡°Enrique Locsin, son of Emilio.¡± That crap. My ssmate before that always fight with Jace. That arrogant asshole became her friends?


    ¡°Who is he to you?¡± I asked.


    ¡°My best friend.¡±


    ¡°Bestfriend, you have a boy best friend?¡± She nodded in response.This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Something wrong with that, Hijo? As far as I know, you have a girl best friend also, Diana Dane Dy, right?¡±


    ¡°Dane has been a friend since we were young, and Enrique?¡±


    ¡°They became friends when you left.¡± I did not argue with him. I don¡¯t care what that man is her. Also, she wasn¡¯t the one answering my questions but grandpa.


    My phone rang. When I took it from my pocket surprised when I saw the caller. I quickly stood up and said goodbye to them.


    ¡°Office calls,¡± I said from a distance. ¡°Jessa?¡±


    ¡°Is it true that you are a part-owner of Luxury?¡± I gulped upon hearing her question.


    ¡°Yeah,¡±


    ¡°Jace told me that you paid for the investment because you agreed to marry someone?¡± Shit, that dumbass mouth is always un-trusty.


    ¡°Jessa let me ¡ª¡±


    ¡°Do you still love me?¡±


    ¡°Jessa, what do you mean?¡±


    ¡°I asked you, do you still love me?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s why I¡¯m doing this to get you back. This is all because of you.¡±


    ¡°Meet me at Luxury hotel, room 14, any time before the wedding.¡± And she ended the call.


    Is she here in the Philippines? I thought she was in the USA to prepare for her wedding also. I don¡¯t need time to think. I need to meet her. I need to talk to her because I miss her so much and to exin to her why I do this.

 CHAPTER FOUR

    I am in the Luxury hotel. The hotel where I met Jessa. It was Christmas and we are on vacation for a week. Daddy brought us here because it is one of the best Hotel. We were with grandpa and that woman.


    I was bored because grandpa gave him a new set ofputer. Daddy is on her side and had fun too. To my annoyance I went to the pool and there I met Jessa. We spend the night together in the pool. She was a happypanion.


    I identally met her again in USA. That¡¯s where I flirted with her. Everything is fine in our rtionship. Then, one Christmas we had a vacation in the Philippines and we met at Luxury.


    Jace is right, in Luxury I had my first sex. But not with anyone. But with Jessa. I am her first also and room 14 is our room.


    I am in the front of the room so I knocked. The door opened and Jessa¡¯s beautiful face immediately appeared on me. She¡¯s wearing a nighties that fits her body. She pulled me in and immediately kissed me.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk,¡± I said after our deepest kiss.


    ¡°Our conversation can wait, but my body can¡¯t, I miss you so much, Phoenix.¡± She kissed me again so I kiss her back. As we kissed I undressed Jessa. Until she only had undies left.


    ¡°I¡¯m so fucking miss you, Jessa.¡± I kiss her again and bring her to the couch. I carefully lowered her without interrupting our kiss.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± she moaned as my kiss dropped to her neck and her bosom.


    ¡°I miss this.¡± I kissed her bosom. Her erected nipples saying hi to me so I suck it like a hungry baby.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡± Jessa is already arouse. My kiss went down to her navel. Down to her abdomen until I traced her femininity. Damn! I miss this fucking view. I kissed her folds to taste her juice. She¡¯s so fucking wet.


    ¡°Oh shit, Phoenix,¡± she keeps on moaning my name.


    I yed her clit. She hold my head and her hips following my head. Her one hand is in my head while the other one is ying her tits. I would love to see Jessa in that position. I looked at her moves unsure what to do. I pointed my tongue and thrust in her core.


    ¡°Fuck, Phoenix!¡± I eat her wet pussy. ¡°Oh!¡± I feel her shake together with her orgasm. I got up and position.


    ¡°I miss you badly, baby,¡± I said.


    ¡°I miss you more.¡± And we kissed again. I slowly bury myself into her. I quickly got inside her.


    ¡°Jessa,¡± I moaned while slowly thrusting.


    ¡°You¡¯re so fucking big, Phoenix. You¡¯re the only one who can fill me up like this.¡± I admit, I feel little disappointment knowing that after me she slept with a different man and for sure they did the same. But I love her and I am the first. So I¡¯ll make sure I¡¯m thest one too.


    I thrust deep and hard. I want to make her feel that I am the only one who should make her happy. Only in me can she taste what she cannot find in others.


    ¡°Phoenix, you¡¯re so fucking good.¡± She bit her lip. I thrust fast, and deep while my head burying in her neck.


    ¡°Oh shit!¡± I feel her spasm, it is like a muscle control but it¡¯s a spasm of a woman who reached her orgasm.


    ¡°Damn!¡± I feel my manhood choked and absorbed in what she does.


    ¡°Let me do it.¡± Because she already had two orgasm, she¡¯s position on top. She ride my shaft. I feel like my hardness has reached her ovary in our position.


    ¡°Phoenix, please be mine again,¡± she said and started to move.


    ¡°I am yours, Jessa, I am all yours.¡±Property ? 2024 N0(v)elDrama.Org.


    ¡°I love you, Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°I love you more, baby.¡± Her moves be wild. She drove me crazy. I was overwhelmed by what she was doing. She¡¯s ying her tits while driving me insane.


    I hold her hip and meet her every move. Until I feel my climax.


    ¡°Baby, faster, I¡¯m cumming.¡±


    ¡°Me too, Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°Cum with me.¡± I met her movements and pressed her vagina until we both had our orgasm.


    ¡°Shit,ing, Jessa!¡±


    ¡°Me too, Phoenix!¡±


    Jessa fell on top of me while chasing air.


    ¡°I miss you,¡± I said and I kiss her.


    ¡°I miss you, too.¡±


    WE¡¯RE lying down togther. She hugged me as I yed with her hair.


    ¡°This isn¡¯t a dream, right?¡± I ask.


    ¡°I am here, in front of you and we¡¯re having sex. So, this is not a dream,¡± she replied.


    ¡°I am getting married the next day. But I don¡¯t love her. Actually, I hate her so much, because she took everything from me.¡±


    ¡°Is she the woman you¡¯re talking to before?¡± I nod. ¡°I broke up with Hector when Jace called me and said you¡¯re getting married.¡± I look at her.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°When I epted his offer, I just want to get revenge on you. I want to let you know that I can rece you with any man. I know it¡¯s been four years since we broke up. But it still hurts to think that you didn¡¯t fight on me before. We¡¯ve been in four years rtionship. You were my first, so I am so hurt.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said and kiss her.


    ¡°But when I found out you were getting married I was scared. I couldn¡¯t bear to let you go to someone else.¡±


    ¡°I wish I had done that before.¡± Iughed saying.


    ¡°But I am so proud of you, because you fulfilled what you said that you will be part owner of Luxury.¡±


    ¡°This ce is memorable to me. Because this is the ce I met the woman I love.¡±


    ¡°Do you like her? I mean the woman you will get married.¡±


    ¡°No, I hated her,¡±


    ¡°Will youe back to me?¡±


    ¡°I will, when I marry her I will not give her a child as grandpa wanted. I will not touch her either. I will make her suffer until she herself gives up.¡±


    ¡°What if you will fall for her?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t fall in love with her before, how more now that you¡¯re here again.¡±


    ¡°I will wait for you, if you promise that you wille back to me. I am willing to be your mistress, your lover, as long as I have your promise that you wille back. But ¡ª-¡± she paused and touched my hand. ¡°Don¡¯t give me false hope, please.¡±


    ¡°I am, I wille back to you. You¡¯re the one that I want to be with for the rest of my life. You are the one that I wanted to be the mother of my children. You are the one I want to see in the morning when I wake up.¡±


    ¡°Then I will wait for you.¡± And we kissed, and for the second time we shared our love.


    I will never fall for that woman. Not ever.

 CHAPTER FIVE

    ¡°You look more handsome today and in great shape, ¡®bro. It doesn¡¯t shown that someone forced you to the uing wedding.¡± Jace praised me so I smiled. The wedding will be in grandpa¡¯s office. That woman doesn¡¯t want to be pretentious because she doesn¡¯t want attention.


    ¡°You know what, Jace, it looks like I want to sell you my Mustang to you.¡± He stopped in what he was doing.


    ¡°Are you serious?¡± he asked then looked and everyone so I smiled.


    ¡°Yup.¡±


    ¡°You really love that car, sucker, you almost killed me when I used it without asking your permission,¡± Zeus said.


    ¡°Well, I change my mind.¡±


    ¡°Is that all, man?¡± ze asked.


    ¡°Because Jace informed Jessa about Phoenix¡¯s wedding. Jessa is here and they¡¯re ok.¡± Everyone look at Dane and even I was surprised at what she said. How did she know that? Well, she¡¯s a Dy and there¡¯s nothing you can in Dy.


    ¡°Seriously?¡± they asked at once.


    ¡°You¡¯re a stupid you¡¯re gay, Jace. One day I will let cocky in your filthy mouth.¡± Zeus hits Jace using the ballpen.


    ¡°Jessa broke up with her fianc¨¦, she told me she realized she didn¡¯t want to lose me. She came after she heard the news from Jace about the wedding,¡± I exined.


    ¡°A fucking talkative, man.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a fucking gay, sucker.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, ok? Besides, Phoenix is happy with the oue. Isn¡¯t it bro?¡±


    ¡°I am.¡±


    ¡°Is it?¡± We looked at Dane when she spoke again. ¡°Are you happy without considering the feelings of your soon to be wife? Are you happy to cheat on others? Are you happy that someone will get hurt?¡±


    ¡°Dane, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Zeus asked her.


    ¡°Is there a problem, Dane?¡± ze ask her also.


    ¡°Nothing, it¡¯s not bad to be happy if you¡¯re not fooled and hurt someone.¡± Then she stood up and took her bag. ¡°I¡¯ll be in my office and I¡¯ll just finish something. Anyway, be careful when ying with fire and you might get burn.¡± She mmed the door.


    ¡°Problem with? Maybe she still not recovered from her ex?¡± Jace asks.


    ¡°She has a point,¡± ze said and look at me. ¡°Whether we admit it or not, she has a point.¡± I look at Zeus who just shrugged his shoulder.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Jace asked with a sigh. ¡°We should just support Phoenix happiness.¡±This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You¡¯re as conscientious as gay, sucker.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re getting use by calling me gay, Zeus.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough,¡± ze said then stood up. ¡°I have a meeting, also. Phoenix, we can help you start the fire. But if you get burned, I¡¯m out, because I¡¯ll just look at you while it¡¯s burning. Gotta go, man.¡± And tapped my shoulder.


    ¡°Wise decision, sucker,¡± Zeus agreed. ¡°Me too,¡± then stood up and followed ze.


    ¡°You, you¡¯re not going to leave me?¡± I asked Jace who was still not standing.


    ¡°¡®bro, you know I always got your back. But¡ª¡±


    ¡°But what?¡±


    ¡°I think they are right that you must have made the wrong decision today.¡± I narrowed my forehead. ¡°I mean, it¡¯s a pity she¡¯s going to be your wife and you cheat on her.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not miserable. She already has everything that should be mine.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure about that? What if everything you assumed against her isn¡¯t true?¡±


    ¡°Are you saying that I am stupid?¡±


    ¡°No, I am saying that you were blinded by hatred, thinking that she took everything from you.¡±


    ¡°You know, better just leave me alone.¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡± then he stood up. ¡°I don¡¯t want your car anymore. I¡¯ve changed my mind.¡± Then he came out of my office.


    ¡°Tss!¡±


    TODAY is the wedding day. My friends are here also. The wedding will be held in in grandpa¡¯s office. Nothing is special. You can just get a marriage certificate after we sign and the witness then it¡¯s over. But grandpa wants some rituals. Vows and exchanging rings.


    We all wearing white tuxedo while Dane in red dress. Dane is beautiful since she has a race so whatever she wears suits her. We are all wondering why we boys don¡¯t fall for her. Maybe because she is a sister that we never had. Because we don¡¯t have sisters and Dane is the only girls we can jam. We throw dirty jokes on her, but we do put limitations since she¡¯s a girl.


    ¡°Can I talk to my grandson, gentlemen, and specialdy?¡± Grandpa entered my room so every eye was on him.


    ¡°Don Alejandro Sebastian, you¡¯re still as handsome as you are. It¡¯s true the saying that age is just a number.¡±


    ¡°Is that apliment Mr. Jace Enrile?¡± Grandpaughed, apanied by Jace.


    ¡°Jace stating the fact Don Sebastian. You are still has the looks that even us envied,¡± Zeus said.


    ¡°Well, thanks Jace Enrile and Zeus Del Valle.¡± The two smiled at grandpa. ¡°Won¡¯t you praise me ze Gonzales?¡± ze smile at him.


    ¡°I know you receive a lot ofpliments from others, Don, but believe us if we say that you look amazing and stunning.¡± I saw grandpa shrugged andugh softly.


    ¡°Well, amongst all of you, I like Gonzales¡¯pliment. But, I guess, Diana Dane Dy is more stunning in this circle.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, Don,¡±


    ¡°How¡¯s the family business, Dane?¡±


    ¡°Everything falls into the right ces, Don. Though, I¡¯m a little bit busy because of a family business, friends business, and personal business, side by side, hand in hand, but still can manages.¡± Dane smiled.


    ¡°When you¡¯re passionate about something. Even ten of them can be synchronized.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, anyway, we¡¯re leaving firs. I guess Phoenix and you will have something to talk about.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, thanks everyone.¡± They left one by one.


    ¡°You look handsome in your tuxedo, no wonder that you are a Sebastian.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, grandpa.¡±


    ¡°Take care of her.¡± I want to frown because he already told me that. But I chose to remain silent. ¡°You¡¯ll be the only one left with her when I¡¯m gone. You are her only family, her husband.¡±


    ¡°I will,¡± I didn¡¯t mean that but for grandpa, I will make sure he will be happy. Not because of his money, but because after all he is my grandpa and I love him even though he prefers his adapted.


    ¡°I hope one day, you can see her bright side. How nice and good she is. A woman who is far away from the hatred you have nted. I hope you can see what we saw in her.¡±


    ¡°I will try.¡± I am, but I know I can¡¯t see that because it¡¯s clear to me what she is and who she is.


    She¡¯s a deceitful woman, and in a minute my deceitful wife. But if she thinks she can deceive me? No, I will expose who she really is in front of a lot of people.


    ¡°Don Sebastian, Mayor Reyes, is here.¡±


    ¡°Come on, Phoenix, let¡¯s start your wedding.¡±


    There wasn¡¯t much ceremony, the Mayor just read some, reminders, vows while exchanging rings. I was shock when Mayor announced that I can kiss my bride now. I looked at my friends that have a crazy smiles. I look at grandpa who nods at me. I sigh before slowly applying my lip to hers.


    She closes her eyes while waiting for my lips. She have a red of and pouty lips and I wonder how it tastes like. I kissed her and closed my eyes. The softness of her lips and sweet. This is the sweetest lips that I ever kiss. Her lips is fucking soft. Even Jessa¡¯s lips is nothing.


    How many lips has it kissed? Probably a lot of. If she can use her face to deceived. For sure, as well as her body and lips. I deepened my kiss to taste her lips more when I heard a loud shout.


    ¡°Holy shit, can¡¯t wait for the honeymoon!¡± I quickly removed my kiss and saw Jaceughing.


    I looked at my wife and saw her face blushed. Shit! I feel my hardness stiffen as if it wanted toe out and want to burry on her.

 CHAPTER SIX

    ¡®Where is that woman and why did she suddenly disappear? I just saw her talking to the workers and then she¡¯s gone.¡¯


    After the wedding there was a celebration. Message from the workers and friends. Dancing, singing, and some traditional games for the newly wed. But when Enrique Locsin came she suddenly disappeared. Grandpa said that maybe they talk somewhere. Enrique is her best friend and she expect her to witness the wedding but he arrivedte.


    ¡®Is he that important to her? Well, I don¡¯t care.¡¯


    ¡°Looking for your wife, sucker?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about that woman, Zeus.¡±


    ¡°So you ept that she¡¯s already your wife.¡± I just didn¡¯t answer him.


    ¡°I really thought Jace was the one to get marry first. And here you are now, marrying first.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re asshole, ze. I already forgot that and yet you reminded me?¡± Jace said angrily.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Dane?¡± I ask.


    ¡°She¡¯s busy talking to your grandpa.¡±


    ¡°I am so happy for you, princess.¡± We all look at a woman and a man walking towards us. They didn¡¯t notice us because they were busy talking. They were obviously very happy. The way sheugh is obviously she don¡¯t care to anyone.


    ¡°Thanks my prince.¡± She even leaned her head on the man¡¯s shoulder as they walked holding their hands. ¡°Thank you also for always being there for me and making me happy tonight. You never fail to amaze me.¡±


    Making me happy tonight? What did they do? Don¡¯t tell me they had sex¡ª- fuck. On the night of our wedding? The thickness of her face. Why she did not tell me she wants to have sex and I myself will give it to her what she is looking for. She can really forget that man when he tastes me. But because she is flirt, she had sex everywhere.


    ¡°Yow Enrique!¡± Jace shouted. The woman quickly removed her hand that had been wrapped around Enrique.


    ¡°Oh, hi Jace, Zeus, ze, and Phoenix,¡± he greets us. They nod to him but I remain quiet. ¡°Where¡¯s Dane?¡± he added.


    ¡°She¡¯s busy,¡± Jace replied with a smile. ¡°You look more handsome now. It¡¯s like yesterday we¡¯ve been together and always fighting.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, those childhood memories that I will never forget, Jace.¡±


    ¡°Where did you came from?¡± I asked this woman who was bent over. ¡°Nevermind.¡±


    ¡°I took her to the stable to give my gift for her,¡± Enrique said. ¡°She¡¯s been asking for Pinchy, my white horse for a long time and I told her I¡¯ll give it to her when she gets married.¡±


    ¡°Someone went wrong again,¡± Jace whispered so I stared at him.


    ¡°Did you pack your things? Let¡¯s go home tonight to the condo.¡± She nods without looking at me. ¡°Would you please leave us all, my WIFE and I will just talk on something,¡±


    ¡°No one ims on your wife.¡± Jace.


    ¡°Did anyone im?¡± Zeus.


    ¡°Did you, Zeus?¡± ze. And they left at once.


    ¡°And you?¡± I asked Enrique.


    ¡°Princess, I¡¯m going home. Congrats and I know that you are the happiest wife at your simplest wedding. Best wishes, princess.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, Prince.¡± And they hugged before Enrique left.


    ¡°Why you did not kiss him in front of me?¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t have a rtionship.¡±


    ¡°Shut up, I didn¡¯t believe you. And you have an endearment, huh?¡± She bowed again. ¡°I don¡¯t care who or how many other men are with you. Just don¡¯t show to my friends that you¡¯re cheating on me. Don¡¯t ruined my reputation because I won¡¯t hesitate to hurt you.¡± She remained quiet.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just let you know that I have a girlfriend and you don¡¯t care. So I don¡¯t care what Enrique is with you.¡±


    ¡°But where married, I¡¯m your wife.¡±


    ¡°So? I just married you because of the money. The money that should be mine but because of you I am the one who¡¯s begging. Get your things we¡¯re leaving.¡±


    ¡°Nix!¡± I could not continue my step when she called me by my name.


    ¡°I told you to stop calling me that name,¡± I said carefully.


    ¡°Sorry,¡±


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°I hope you give me a chance to look at me for what I am. Not because you hate me.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m mad at you. Because, I see the real you that they can¡¯t see. If you can manipte them, then not me. I already saw you what you are, they can¡¯t see the real you because you¡¯re good at deceiving.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not an enemy, Phoenix. I just want to be your friend too. Especially now that I¡¯m your wife.¡±


    ¡°You will never be my friend. Hurry up and I will wait for you in the car. Otherwise you will walk to my condo.¡± Then I rode first.


    I waited for her in the car. I saw him talking to the staff and to grandpa. She bid goodbye to everyone before getting in the car.


    ¡°Your take too long.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I told the staff about ¡ª¡±Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, wear your seatbelt.¡±


    We did not talk the whole trip. I ignored her either. I didn¡¯t even bother her until we got to the building. I went down first and she just followed me. I walked as if I am alone. Even on the elevator ride I didn¡¯t pay attention to her. We are my condo unit when I opened it and entered.


    ¡°We will sleep in a separate room. Just go check where you wanted to sleep.¡± I did not hear anything from her. There are two more vacant rooms so it¡¯s up to her where she sleep. ¡°I want to rify something, you are not a princess here. So, don¡¯t expect someone to take care of you here. You will work all the household chores.¡± She just nodded at what I said.


    I removed my ring and give it to her.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need that one.¡± She just looked at me in disbelief. ¡°Any problem?¡± She shook so I turned around.


    ¡°What¡¯s your unit password?¡± I looked at her but she suddenly bowed. ¡°Maybe I can think of going out to buy something.¡±


    ¡°My age and date when we first went to Japan. You have a problem how to find out. 6 digits.¡± Iughed because no one else knew then. I just want to tease her actually, but I will give it to her because I have no ns to imprison her here. But tomorrow before I left for the office I will tell it to her.


    I meant that was the password because no one really knows. Even mommy and daddy forgot that day. She still not with us at that time so for sure she doesn¡¯t know about it.


    ¡°060622,¡± she whispered.


    ¡°What?¡± I asked in surprise so I looked back at her.


    ¡°060622, 06 because you were six years old then. 0622, June 22.¡± I was shocked by her answer. How did he know that? Mommy and daddy don¡¯t know that also.


    ¡°How did you know it?¡±


    ¡°You told me about it when we were kids so I remember.¡± I am in silent because of what she said. She¡¯s that too vignt to notice and care about everyone? For she can use it to manipte people.


    Well, sorry, I wasn¡¯t amazed and I didn¡¯t care if she remembered.

 CHAPTER SEVEN

    I still can¡¯t believe it. That woman knew my age and date when we first went to Japan. I don¡¯t even remember telling it to her. Well, when I was a kid I used to talk to her about anything that happened to me. But I didn¡¯t expect her to remember.


    ¡°Dane, aren¡¯t you going for a drink?¡± Zeus asked Dane. We are here in BCC, pampering ourselves from stressful work. All of us have our businesses. Apart from our friendship business advertising ads we also have our own.


    ¡°I need to finish this proposal for my boutique,¡± Dane replied without looking at Zeus.


    ¡°You¡¯re a workaholic, better if you did note with us.¡± Dane red at Jace.


    ¡°Shut up, Jace. Drink there if you want and don¡¯t mind. TSS!¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡±


    Dane has her boutique. Apart from that, she also runs a family business. Dy¡¯s family owns an engineering and constructionpany. They build buildings, roads, houses, establishments, and more.


    ze has his printing press. He does not interfere in their family business.


    I own three malls and like ze, I am also not involved in my family business.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Zeus and Jace own this bar. They dreamed of having a bar when they were young. There is a disco, a band and a bar section with some VIP rooms. Since Zeus is the one who manages the management and Jace has no interest in managing. He just invested and they shared.


    ¡°Hi, guys.¡± We looked at the one who entered. Maggie, the brat who likes ze or let¡¯s say doesn¡¯t want to beat ze.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ze frowned as he looked at Maggie.


    ¡°Following you. Hi, Phoenix, how¡¯s married life?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s married so don¡¯t flirt with him.¡± Maggieughed out loud at what ze said.


    ¡°You¡¯re jealous, love. You know that I am just flirting with you.¡±


    ¡°Tss!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go first.¡± I took my coat to go home.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Dane asks.


    ¡°Going home, maybe that woman is dead there and it¡¯s my fault because no one is there with her.¡± I did not wait for them to answer.


    I drove the car fast. That woman is alone and maybe she has done something now in my house. This morning, I didn¡¯t expect that when I woke up, she was already awake and had even prepared breakfast. I thought she didn¡¯t know how to cook but whether I admit it or not she makes the best breakfast.


    I failed once again in what I thought of her. No, wonder it¡¯s easy for her to manipte other people around. Because she likes to pretend. She pretends to be innocent, but the truth is she knows a lot.


    Maybe in bed for sure. Well, that¡¯s a guess I think because it looks like Enrique is already ying with her body.


    I entered the password. Exactly when I opened the door she just came out of her room. She¡¯s wearing a robe and a thin dress. She had a towel on her head that was a new bath based on the smell of soap.


    ¡°Damn!¡± I hissed when I feel my shaft harden.


    ¡°You¡¯re already here. I¡¯ll just set the table and heat the food.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t bother, I¡¯m not hungry yet.¡±


    I passed her but before I could pass the aroma of her body did not escape me.


    ¡°Damn,¡± I cuss when I enter the room. I immediately grabbed the towel and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Damn, the number of women I can call if I want to. That¡¯s right, I¡¯ll take a shower and go with someone to bring out what I have to bring out.


    I quickly took a shower then came out of the bathroom. But my eyes widened when I saw here that woman who was bent while arranging my clothes. Damn, is she seducing me? Because if she did, it looked like she would seed.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry, you¡¯re there. I prepare your dress for tomorrow. I¡¯m done, I¡¯ll go.¡±


    I mmed the door and stand in front while looking at her.


    ¡°Why?¡± The smell of her mouth. The minty toothpaste she was using smelled so fucking erotic. ¡°Phoenix?¡± she called me innocently. Is she like this? ying innocent but deep inside she wanted to seduce me.


    ¡°Why you¡¯re here in my room?¡± I caressed her arm and she backed away. Damn! She was good at pretending as if she know nothing.


    ¡°I-I just fixed something.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re smell is fucking good.¡± I grabbed her and caressed her lip. ¡°How many lips did kiss it?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re saying. I will go.¡±


    ¡°Stop ying games, woman, but if that¡¯s what you want I will assume you don¡¯t know what I¡¯m saying to make me feel good.¡±


    ¡°Please, let me out.¡±


    ¡°I want to have sex with you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Her eyes widened as she looked at me. ¡°No,¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re married, aren¡¯t we?¡±


    ¡°But¡ª¡± She didn¡¯t finish what she was going to say when I kissed her. Damn, her lip is fucking sweet and it¡¯s fucking¡ª¡ªaddictive. She resisted my kiss as if she didn¡¯t know how to kiss or let¡¯s say she pretended to know nothing.


    I grabbed the strap of her dress and I dropped. She was wearing panties and a bra in front of me. She covered her body with her hand but I took her hand and ced it on the wall. I pressed my body against hers and slowly carried her to bed. She¡¯s fucking perfect. I swear she is a goddess. I didn¡¯t hesitate and took off her bra.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡± She covered her chest but I removed her hand and held it then kissed her peak.


    ¡°Ah!¡± She moan to what I did but I didn¡¯t stop. I also took off her panties. I touched her femininity and she¡¯s already wet. She looks ready so I smirked. I don¡¯t want to stay longer because I want to release. After all, she doesn¡¯t look like a virgin so it¡¯s easy for me to im her. I positioned myself when I heard her speak.


    ¡°Please be gentle.¡± I didn¡¯t listen to her and I entered her immediately but there seemed to be a barrier inside and I saw her crying. I pressed the entrance, I intensified the pressure and I saw her bite her lips.


    I feel something broke inside. When I lifted my shaft I noticed the blood that covered it. I saw her soft sob so I stopped. Fuck! Is she is a fucking virgin?


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say you were a virgin?¡± But she did not answer. ¡°I will be gentle, I have to continue so I can release my juice.¡± She nods and averted her gaze.


    I thrust gently and slow. I don¡¯t want to continue it but I am already here. I got her virginity though I didn¡¯t mean it. I thought she was no longer a virgin so I wanted to y with her in bed. But, damn! I was wrong again.


    I thrust slowly and deeper. I could feel my stomach constricting. She remained quiet and did not react but closed her eyes. Does she also feel what I do to her? Can she also feel as luscious as I feel? But I didn¡¯t feel she reached her orgasm even once. It means, she doesn¡¯t like what I am doing.


    ¡°I¡¯ming,¡± I said and removed my shaft and masturbate it in her stomach. ¡°Damn!¡± My juices spewed out of her stomach one after another. I fell on her side. She took the nket and wrapped it in her body. ¡°Where are you going?¡± I asked when I saw her slowly get up.


    ¡°In my room,¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡± I didn¡¯t ask her more. It¡¯s not because I got her purity I¡¯ll be nice to her. She has to be thankful that her husband the first one imed her. Knowing her, for sure she likes that fucking Locsin and has ns to seduce that asshole.


    I close my eyes when shees out. If I only knew she was a virgin I wouldn¡¯t just let my manhood in her that fast. I will y by her body. Her perfect body as if carved to be perfect.


    Damn! My shaft hardened again. I just thought of her body and I couldn¡¯t help but stiffen. She¡¯s really maniptive, and now she wants to manipte me using her body. So she tempted me and she came in here.

 CHAPTER EIGHT

    What happened that night has not been repeated. I don¡¯t want her to say that I am abusing her, especially that I got her virginity. I don¡¯t want her to use her body on me to manipte me. But, honestly, inevitably, I won¡¯t be tempted and it¡¯s hard to hold back my lust every time she¡¯s near. As I said, she¡¯s a fucking goddess and I even proved that when I saw her body fully naked.


    It¡¯s been a month since we¡¯re married. She yed the role of a wife. She knows a lot about housework and I admit that all of my usations against her are wrong. But I know that I will be right when the dayes. I should have to wait, I can prove it to them.


    Aside from doing the household chores she also does her hobby. To paint and carve and I didn¡¯t stop her. She even gives my friends some of her works. I was about to go to work when I saw her outside my room holding a tumbler.


    ¡°What are you doing there?¡± She didn¡¯t answer instead, she handed me the tumbler. She used to be like this when I leftte. She always prepares something that I can bring and eat on my way to the office.


    ¡°I want to give you something also.¡± I frown because of what she said.


    ¡°Hurry up and I amte.¡±


    ¡°There?¡± She pointed to something that looked like arge picture frame wrapped.


    ¡°What is that?¡±


    ¡°I would like to give you a gift.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± She did not respond so I walked over the frame and disassembled the wrap. It is about one meter by one meter. I was amazed at the beauty of the painting. A phoenix that about to fly and the color is nice. It is amazing to look at and even if you put it everywhere the paintings will be overshadowed by their beauty.


    ¡°Did you do that?¡± I asked and she nods.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Yes,¡± I stared at the painting and I admitted that it is amazing.


    ¡°Keep it there, I don¡¯t want mypanions to see that. Find somewhere to disy that.¡± I didn¡¯t wait for her to answer and left. Is she trying to bribe me using her paint and anything? Damn! She will never seed.


    When I arrived at the office I caught up with four there. There is some food and drinks on my mini table.


    ¡°What happened?¡± I asked them when I could go inpletely.


    ¡°Happy Monthsarry!¡± Dane and Jace shout while the two are silent. Dane red at them so they shouted also a happy monthsarry.


    ¡°Monthsarry?¡± I wondered.


    ¡°Tss, we do a lot of effort yet you did not appreciate it?¡± Jaceined.


    ¡°This is Dane and Jace¡¯s ideas, sucker.¡± Zeus frowned.


    ¡°We have no choice, man¡± ze holds a bottle.


    ¡°Today is your first month of the wedding.¡± Fortunately, there is a woman in the group. Someone sensible to talk to. But what? Wedding what?


    ¡°See his brain¡¯s hangs.¡±


    ¡°Shut up, Jace!¡± He¡¯s not fucking helping. ¡°Besides, why do I care? Go out and I am busy.¡± But they justughed and enjoyed what they are doing.


    They ate and drank in my office. Good thing that I wasn¡¯t expecting any visitors. Theyughed and talked nonsense.


    ¡°What gift did you give your wife, bro?¡± I looked at Jace and frowned at him.


    ¡°Do I need to give her a present?¡±


    ¡°Probably, for sure Hailey has a gift for you so you also have a gift for her.¡±


    ¡°Did you mention her name, Dane?¡± She stopped drinking and looked at me.


    ¡°Why? Something wrong with that? Her name is Hailey, so I can call her by that name.¡±


    ¡°So, you¡¯re friends now?¡± I asked in annoyance.


    ¡°C¡¯mon, Phoenix, she¡¯s not your enemy. Why are you in denial of your feelings?¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about, Dane?¡±


    ¡°Nothing,¡±


    ¡°Dane said that you are in love with your wife, sucker.¡±


    ¡°What! Seriously, Dane?¡± She just shrugged and drank the wine. ¡°Tss, don¡¯t you have any meetings?¡±


    ¡°Dane canceled it for this asion,¡± ze said.


    ¡°Dane insists you¡¯re in love with Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Wait, Jace, and you also? Mentioning that woman¡¯s name?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re jealous bro?¡±


    ¡°Fuck you,¡±


    ¡°Seriously sucker, it hurts to admit because you¡¯re our friend but I guess Dane is right.¡± I looked at Zeus.


    ¡°Right what?¡±


    ¡°That you¡¯re in love with your wife, over and over, man?¡± I also looked at ze.


    ¡°And you believe in Dane?¡± The three of them looked at each other before Jace answered.


    ¡°You¡¯ll cry when we answer you.¡±


    ¡°Damn, you¡¯re being silly, Dane, you know those idiots believe when you talk nonsense.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not nonsense, that¡¯s a fact,¡± she replied.


    ¡°Honestly ¡®bro, whether we ept it or not, Dane knows how to read people, Dane didn¡¯t say anything that wasn¡¯t true, and it didn¡¯te true. And you know that.¡±


    ¡°Well, now she¡¯s wrong. I¡¯m not in love with that woman.¡±


    ¡°You said so,¡± Dane simply replied. I looked at them ignoring me. I looked at Dane who was just smiling.


    ¡°How did you say I¡¯m in love with that woman?¡±


    ¡°Why are you curious?¡± Dane asked. The threeughed and even ze, who rarelyughed. Amongst all,ughed out loud.


    ¡°Because I don¡¯t believe what you¡¯re saying.¡±


    ¡°Then don¡¯t ask.¡± I think of that woman. Has she done something with my friends? Is she just taking everything from me? Just everything around me she wants? She¡¯s good at being silly and now it looks like even my friends like her.


    Did she give me a gift earlier because of that monthsarry? What do I care about that? Did she also expect me to give her a gift or did she expect me to remember?


    I looked at Dane who was looking at me with a wry smile. I want to ask her what¡¯s with her smile but I choose to remain quiet. There is also no definite answer to that.


    ¡°Do you have something to do,ter?¡± She asked us.


    ¡°Me, nothing.¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡±


    ¡°No.


    They answer simultaneously.


    ¡°You, Phoenix?¡± she asked me.


    Do I have something to do? I don¡¯t remember and if she¡¯s going to invite me I am free. But what about that woman? No one with her. It¡¯s still my fault when there¡¯s an emergency and I¡¯m not there. I¡¯ll still be damned to grandpa.


    ¡°Phoenix?¡± she asked again.


    ¡°No, but I need to go home early, I have something to finish.¡±


    ¡°Again?¡± simultaneous question of three but Dane gives me a stupid smile.


    ¡°Come on guys, he¡¯s married and today is their monthsarry. Isn¡¯t it, Phoenix?¡±


    ¡°Shut up, Dane.¡± The animals evenughed because of what Dane said.


    TIME PASS and it¡¯s already time to go home. We did nothing all day in the office. We are all tipsy. As ze said, Dane, canceled our schedule today. If I only knew, I wouldn¡¯t havee in and I would have just stayed at home even though I had nothing to make.


    ¡°Oh, where are you going?¡± Dane askedughingly when she saw me take my key.


    ¡°Home, it¡¯s time to go home and we didn¡¯t do anything but drinking.¡±


    ¡°When did you go home first?¡± I looked at her who was stillughing.


    ¡°Now because he¡¯s married,¡± Jace replied.


    ¡°What am I going to do here? We¡¯ve been talking and drinking the whole day. Seriously, Dane? We spend 8hrs in the office for nothing?¡±


    ¡°And when else has our bonding been nothing?¡± Jace asked. ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, you always have an idea like this and now it¡¯s nothing? It¡¯s really different when you¡¯re married.¡±


    ¡°What he wants to say is, better if he spends his day at home with his wife and celebrates their monthsarry, right, Phoenix?¡±


    ¡°Dane you¡¯ve been talking nonsense.¡± Then I took my cellphone and left.


    ¡°Your feelings be more obvious but you¡¯re still in denial.¡± It was apanied by theughter of the three who wereughing hard.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.¡± I didn¡¯t hear anything from them when I left.


    I drove home fast. I was at a traffic light when I saw a woman selling flowers. Will I buy for that woman a flower? Never mind. She might be happy and will think that I like her.


    I got to the unit and when I opened the door I saw her peacefully sleeping on the sofa. Up to her is the phoenix painting.


    Damn! The painting is so fucking nice. It is exceptionally beautiful in all my disys here. You will be distracted when you see it. Just like her.


    I slowly walked towards her. Her hair covered her face but she was still beautiful.


    Her perfect curve always says hi to me. I grabbed her waist and caressed her. She¡¯s wearing a white duster raised to her thighs. I caressed her thigh while looking at her face. I lifted my caress to her hips. I¡¯m hard goddamnit. Thest time I had sex was with her and never been followed.


    ¡°Phoenix?¡± Her eyes widened when she saw me. Maybe because my face is close to her face.


    ¡°Kissed me,¡± I said and kiss her then picked her up and carried her to my room.

 CHAPTER NINE

    I kiss her and she kisses me back. I pulled out my tongue and inserted it into her mouth. It was obvious from her kiss that she didn¡¯t know as much as I did when I first gave her a torrid kiss. But this time I deepen the kiss and she fought back. I slowly lowered her onto the bed and kissed her again.


    ¡°y my tongue with your tongue.¡± She nodded so I inserted my tongue again. She yed it well along with her growl. Damn, she just moans but I feel like I¡¯m going to explode. I took off my clothes and only the boxer was left. I touched her again and took off her clothes.


    ¡°Perfect,¡± I said and kissed her on the neck. My kiss dropped to her chest. I y her erected nipples. My tongue yed the left while my hands is in right.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± I heard her moan my name and my pet got even harder. I kissed her stomach, her navel, and circled it with my tongue. ¡°Phoenix.¡± Her hips and body were moving as if dancing. She¡¯s so damn sexy in her moves. I spread her legs and kissed her core. ¡°Phoenix.¡± I thrust her core using my tongue. I yed her clit. My tongue explores her feminity.


    ¡°Phoenix, I-I.¡± She could not continue what she was going to say. ¡°S-stop, I-I¡¯m going to pee.¡± She holds my head and tries to lift but her hip follows my head. I did not listen to her. I yed her more and inserted my middle finger.


    ¡°Stop!¡± She shouted. But I thrust my finger fast. ¡°Phoenix!¡± She screamed when she reached her orgasm and for fuck sake. She squirted, she fucking squirt. When I look at her face she¡¯s blushing. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I told you to stop.¡± I position myself. I took off my boxer shorts and exposed my ready stiffness.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re not done. Touch it.¡± I order.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Touch it and stroke it up and down.¡±


    ¡°I-I don¡¯t know how to do it.¡±


    ¡°Just do it.¡± She followed what I said. When she touched my greatness I was secretly cussed. Her hand is fucking smooth, she strokes my shaft carefully and gently. If she will stay longer I will explode. ¡°Stop,¡± I said. I don¡¯t want to explode with just a hand job.


    I position myself. I know he¡¯s not used to it yet. Only one time has happened to us and it¡¯s almost a month. It is like I am fucking a virgin now, again.


    ¡°I will be gentle,¡± I said and she nods. I slowly enter. I saw her close her eyes. When I am officially in, I do not understand how I feel. I am in lust, but at the same time, I am fucking¡ª¨Chappy?


    Damn, I am of course. I was too busy these days so I don¡¯t have sex. Good thing I have a wife supposedly, so, I have someone to ease my lust. She is no longer a loser because I have already made her reach her orgasm. She looks satisfied so it¡¯s her turn to make me happy.


    I thrust slowly and gently. She bit her lips and followed me. Her hands move to hug me but I stop her. I let him hold my head earlier and I will not allow her to hold me again. Jessa is the only woman I let hold my body and let me hug during our sex. Not my bed mate. She may be my wife but she is still a bedmate for me.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    I put her hands on the side of the bed. She can hold anywhere but not my body. But every time I thrust, her hand goes up to hug me. I held her hand so she couldn¡¯t move. Her body just follows me. My grip on her hand tightened and so did she on mine.


    ¡°Phoenix, don¡¯t stop, please.¡± She begged me not to stop. And who told her I would stop? I could feel the heaviness of my loins so I thrust fast.


    ¡°Phoenix, faster, oh.¡± My body spontaneously obeyed what she said. I removed my hand and hold her waist. I thrust faster and deeper. ¡°Oh, Phoenix, Phoenix, faster, ah!¡± she keeps on moaning my name.


    ¡°Damn,¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, here I am again. Ah!¡± She shakes and I feel the spasm of her femininity that drives me even crazier. Because of the feels of her muscle control brought by her orgasm, I could feel my impending explosion. I pulled out my shaft and lifted put on her abdomen and masturbate.


    ¡°Damn!¡± I hissed as my juice sshed on her body. ¡°Damn, fuck!¡± I fell on top of her and slid down. I heard nothing from her until she leaned over.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I heard her say. I just gasped. The next thing I know is I heard her snore lightly.


    Is she asleep? I would have woken her up to move but I never did. I still can¡¯t sleep because I have a proposal to finish. Besides, I tired her. I think it¡¯s not too much for me to put her to sleep first.


    I get up and washed. When I came out of the bathroom her body bent. I took the nket and put it in her. I just shook off what I did.


    I sat on my desk and started making the report. Fortunately, no one with me today. Especially Jace who did nothing but to annoy. I thought they would call me.


    Almost 12AM. I¡¯ve been eating already. I thought this one would wake up but she was still enjoying her sleep.


    Past 12AM when I saw her get up. She removed the nket and her body was exposed. She got dressed and put on the panty first. Damn, isn¡¯t she aware that I¡¯m here and I see her in the reflection of the mirror? Or she really meant to show me that she could manipte me with her body. She put on her duster and then turned to me.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t wake up.¡± I did not answer. She left the room so I just let her go. Just a few minutester she came back and was wearing something else. Still for sleeping but damn! Even sexier than what she was wearing earlier and I could still smell the scent of the obvious new bath. Oh, fuck this fucking cock. Why does this motherfucker shaft stand when she¡¯s around?


    She carried a mug and ced it in front of me. I was distracted when our skin touch. I feel the heating alive again.


    ¡°I made you a ck tea.¡± I didn¡¯t answer and continued what I am doing. ¡°Do you need anything else?¡±


    ¡°No, get out.¡± She just nodded and left immediately. I looked at the door she walked out of. I have a boner again when I smell her essence. Even to say that she smells of the soap but the smell of her skin is more dominant. Smell that encouraged me to enter her. Smell that will drive me crazy. Smell that says I need her body.


    Damn!


    I sipped the ck tea and immediately stood up. I went to the bathroom and there I started ying myself to survive my lust again while what happened earlier was on my mind.

 CHAPTER TEN

    I went straight to the conference room and caught up with mypanions who were already preparing something.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡± I asked them.


    ¡°We have a meeting, fool, I think you had so much funst night so you forgot.¡± I raised my eyes to Jace at what he said then lowered what I was carrying.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°Is it good to be married, Phoenix?¡± I was surprised because Maggie was here too.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± I ask.


    ¡°She¡¯s our client for today. Shall we start?¡± Dane said. Why I was not informed?


    ¡°You really pushed yourself with ze huh, Maggie,¡± she justughed out loud and smiled.


    ¡°I am Phoenix because I am serious with him.¡±


    ¡°You know, let¡¯s have a meeting,¡± ze said annoyed. I dug the folder on top of the attach¨¦ case but nothing. I looked at it inside but there was also nothing. That was the proposal at the meeting that I madest night.


    ¡°Something wrong?¡± Dane asked me.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have a proposal? It¡¯s ok, just do it manually, no issue. It¡¯s just me, so whatever you present to me is no problem,¡± Maggie said smiling.


    ¡°Damn,¡± I hissed when I remembered that I had put it on the table.


    ¡°Excuse me, Sir Phoenix, someone named Hailey gives you something important,¡± my secretary came and give me the folder. They all looked at me when I reached for the folder. The proposal I madest night.


    ¡°Who¡¯s Hailey?¡± Maggie asked.


    ¡°If not in the business, don¡¯t ask.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not asking you, ze. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll talk to youter,¡± Maggie interrupted ze.


    ¡°Where is she?¡± I ask my secretary.


    ¡°She¡¯s in your office, Sir, madam Jessa¡¯s talked to her.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I knew she was in the USA. She left that night after something happened to us and we keep in touch through phone calls. Why didn¡¯t she say she was going home?


    ¡°Madam Jessa just arrived when Miss Hailey arrived. Then they talked and went to your office.¡±


    ¡°And who is Jessa?¡± Maggie asked.


    ¡°Hailey is Phoenix¡¯s wife and Jessa is his mistress,¡± Dane answered.


    ¡°Wow Dane, did you really let that woman know?¡± I said angrily and red at Dane.


    ¡°Why? She¡¯s going to be ze¡¯s wife too, so, what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°I like you, Dane,¡± Maggie said.


    ¡°Seriously, Dane? Of all people do you still believe that I will marry that woman?¡±


    ¡°C¡¯mon ze, you know that once what I said it wille true.¡±


    ¡°Well, one of the ones that won¡¯te true is what you said today.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s say, ze.¡± Dane smile.


    ¡°We can cancel the Phoenix meeting, I can wait. Go to your wife and your partner first and maybe they¡¯ll fighting right now,¡± Maggie said.


    ¡°Damn,¡± I left them and walked quickly to the office. Never dare that girl to hurt Jessa and in front of a lot of people she will taste hell. I was close to the door of my office when it opened and that woman came out while Jessa was in the back.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go, nice to meet you,¡± she said goodbye to Jessa.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, too.¡± She bent down and walked until she¡¯s in front of me.


    ¡°I just bring your papers. I saw that you were made it the whole night so I thought you needed it now.¡±


    ¡°What did you and Jessa talk about? Did you insult me with her?¡± Even though we were in front of my secretary and Jessa I held her hand tightly. ¡°Did you talk bad against me?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything bad.¡±


    ¡°Just make sure, or you¡¯ll you will see what I can do.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, can we talk?¡± Jessa catches my attention.


    ¡°Sure.¡± I let go of her and looked badly. ¡°Go home,¡± I whispered. When I got close to Jessa I immediately took her inside and then closed the door. I kissed her but she averted her face.


    ¡°Babe,¡± I call her. She smiled at me. ¡°You didn¡¯t say you were going to visit me.¡±


    ¡°I wanted to surprise you and it helped because I met your wife before we did anything wrong.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Suddenly my cell phone rang but I ignored it.


    ¡°She¡¯s nice, Dane was right, she is kind and looks innocent.¡± The call doesn¡¯t want to stop but I just ignore it.


    ¡°What did Dane tell you?¡±


    ¡°About your wife and I guess she¡¯s is right. At first, I did not believe her, coz I only believe you. But after meeting your wife, I guess Dane is right.


    ¡°Babe, I thought we already talked about this? Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re jealous of her? She¡¯s nothing.¡±


    ¡°Stay with her, Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying, babe?¡±


    ¡°I believe in everything you said against her. But, when I talked to her. She¡¯s really different from the woman that you¡¯ve mentioned. She¡¯s nice, fragile, an innocent, maybe you just don¡¯t see that because you¡¯re mad at her.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying? Tell me directly.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m breaking up with you. And this time, I won¡¯t being back to you. Maybe I already kept my promise toe back to you when you get the share of Luxury. But, I am breaking up with you again.¡±


    ¡°What did that woman tell you?¡± I¡¯m sure that woman said something to Jessa. Did she say something happened to us?


    ¡°Nothing, she said a lot of good things about you. She defended you, she never said bad things about you. Unlike you who almost cursed her in front of me.¡±


    ¡°Are you also one of those manipted by that woman?¡±


    ¡°No, Phoenix, I just can see what you can¡¯t see, because you blinded your heart with anger.¡±


    ¡°Jessa, you¡¯re all I want, ok. Let¡¯s say she¡¯s kind, you said it, they said it. But she¡¯s not the one I need. You, you¡¯re all I need.¡±


    ¡°But, she¡¯s your wife.¡±


    ¡°I will file an annulment, ASAP. Wait for me, and I will prove to you that you are the one I love.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Phoenix, I love you, yes. But I won¡¯t let you and your wife separate because of me. I won¡¯t be the reason then.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t allow it to happen to us.¡±


    ¡°You have no choice because I¡¯m going back to America and I¡¯m not going to show you up to you anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll still file an annulment with her even if you¡¯re gone.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s your loss, not her.¡± Then she stood up. ¡°Thank you for loving me, Phoenix, but I swear, you¡¯ll be happier with her if you open your heart. Our broke up is a blessing in disguise for you to have a chance. Or let¡¯s say the deal helped you to make her yours.¡±


    ¡°Why are you doing this, Jessa?¡±


    ¡°Because she¡¯s the one you really need and not me. Thank you and goodbye.¡±


    She kissed me on my cheek then walked out but stopped. ¡°Open your heart to her, Phoenix, before it¡¯s toote.¡±


    I wanted to beg her to stay but I wouldn¡¯t do that. She will return once that woman and I separate. I¡¯lle back to her again when I¡¯m single. I know that she will still in love with me and I can take her back.


    I clenched my fist. It was that woman¡¯s fault. Maybe she said a lot to Jessa. That woman insulted me to her. Jessa and I are ok and she is willing to be my mistress and promised to wait for me. But they just talked, she broke up with me again.


    ¡°Hey, where do you go?¡± Dane asked me when I got out of the office.


    ¡°Home.¡± Get ready woman, because you will taste my wrath.


    I speed up the car to get home quickly. I want to reach her to confront her. I never parked my car properly because I am in hurry. When I got inside I found her crying. She cries for what? For me to feel sorry for her?


    ¡°What did you say to Jessa, huh?! And don¡¯t cry because I can¡¯t get at your mercy!¡± I shouted and grabbed her hand and held it tightly.


    ¡°He¡¯s gone,¡± She said crying so I frowned.


    ¡°Don¡¯t pretend to be hurt that Jessa left me, because it was your fault then!¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s left us.¡± What is this woman saying?


    ¡°What are you saying?!¡±


    ¡°Grandpa Alejandro is gone.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I calmed down because of what she said. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with grandpa?¡±


    ¡°Grandpa Alejandro is dead, Phoenix. He left us.¡±

 CHAPTER ELEVEN

    Grandpa was buried and the ceremony was held in the mansion. Mom and dad went home and his other rtives are here as well. The entire mansion was almost filled with the amount of sympathy that sent grandpa to his the final destination. From the first day until now that grandpa was buried there was no exhaustion of sympathy. Now that the funeral is over there are still people here.


    I am now sitting not far away is his adopted daughter who is now my wife. She¡¯s looking nowhere and seemed to be in deep thought. Since we came here we haven¡¯t talked. I also don¡¯t want to waste my time talking to her or paying attention to her.


    I am with my friends now while sitting on the veranda where grandpa often sits. It¡¯s like we¡¯ve been talking heretely. I may be an asshole to him sometimes, but I love my grandpa. Not because of his money but because he is my grandpa who always supported me somehow.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± Manang Tasing called to me so I look at her.


    ¡°Yeah?¡±


    ¡°Can you help me to convince Hailey to eat? Since the both you came here, she¡¯s been drinking only water. If she eats just a bite of fruit, she doesn¡¯t finish it either. I am afraid she will get sick.¡± I looked at that woman who was just sitting not far away.


    ¡°Be a human sometimes,¡± Jace said and drank some tea.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°Fine, Manang.¡± I don¡¯t care if she¡¯s hungry or not. It her problem either she will eat or not. She¡¯s overeacting. but I still followed Manang and approached the stagy woman.


    ¡°Hailey, you can it,¡± said manang Tasing.


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry.¡± Her eyes were swollen and even though she wasn¡¯t looking at me I noticed that it¡¯s red also. I came closer to her so Manang won¡¯t hear us.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be too over dramatic, people here are worried about you. I don¡¯t care if you will eat or not but don¡¯t let them worrying because of you.¡± She looked at me then stood up.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Then he bent down and approached Manang and go with the old woman. ¡°Come on, Manang, I wille with you in the kitchen.¡± Manang smiled at me and I did the same to her then I went back to mypanions.


    ¡°At least you have a little conscience.¡± I smirked because of what ze said.


    ¡°What¡¯s your n?¡± Dane asked so I frowned.


    ¡°n about what?¡±


    ¡°About this marriage, now that your grandfather is gone, what are your ns?¡± They looked at me so I gasped.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just skip forty days and file an annulment.¡±


    ¡°How about your inheritance?¡± Jace asked. ¡°¡®Won¡¯t you return the 25% you got when you separated with her?¡¯ he added.


    ¡°I will give it to the her.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡± Dane asked.


    ¡°Why? Grandpa passed, so there is no reason to stay in this fucking marriage.¡±


    ¡°Poor creature,¡±


    ¡°What are you saying, Jace?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind me.¡± Suddenly a car came and we all looked on. Enrique got down from here and walked quickly. I thought he was in Korea, why he is here now?? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    From here I have a view of the kitchen. He went straight there and when he saw that woman he quickly approached her. The woman stood up then they hugged and that woman cried on Enrique¡¯s shoulder. As it caressed the back of that woman.


    ¡°It¡¯s supposed to be you, and not anyone else.¡± I looked at Dane who shake her head.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about her, Dane,¡±


    ¡°You said so.¡± Not even one of them spoke.


    I saw Enrique still caressing that woman¡¯s back. Too silly, and overdramatic. Well, I don¡¯t care about them. After all maybe they will end up together after that woman and I separates our way. But poor Enrique because I am the first who imed that woman.


    Later, grandpa¡¯swyer approached me.


    ¡°Phoenix, can I talk to you?¡±


    ¡°About what?¡±


    ¡°About what your grandfather properties.¡±


    ¡°Sure,¡± I answer.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in his office.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll follow him,¡± I said to my friends. He walked over there first so I followed. We caught up with mommy and daddy is there so I set beside them. Later, that woman entered with Enrique.


    ¡°Why are you here? This is just for the family,¡± I said.


    ¡°Your grandfather requested that he should be here. He knows about it,¡± the attorney replied. My forehead frowned but I just didn¡¯t pay attention to them. They sat next to me. Enrique and I put this woman in the middle.


    ¡°It¡¯s straightforward because everyone already knows it and you are the only one who doesn¡¯t know Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°What do I not know?¡± I looked at mommy and daddy.


    ¡°Your grandfather has no wealth.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I can¡¯t believe at what he said.


    ¡°The money that works on thisnd and in other businesses here is Hailey Paredes¡¯ money.¡± I looked at this woman who was bowed.


    ¡°Is this a fucking joke? Or did you maniptes grandpa to transfer his property to you?¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± daddy scolded me.


    ¡°What? You won¡¯t be angry, dad?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve known it for a long time, let the attorney exin.¡±


    ¡°Damn!¡±


    ¡°Your grandfather went bankrupt then and Hailey¡¯s grandfather lent him. But what he borrowed went bankrupt again so Hailey¡¯s grandfather lent him again. Coincidentally, Hailey¡¯s parents died in an ident. At the same time, your grandfather business went bankrupt again. Your grandfather has no one to turn to but Hailey¡¯s grandfather. Hailey¡¯s grandfather was ill at the time. In order for Hailey¡¯s life to be well, he left her to your grandfather, Don Alejandro. In return, he will handle the money of Hailey. ¡±


    I looked at daddy with no reaction on his face.


    ¡°Don Alejandro held Hailey¡¯s money as his grandfather wanted until she will came to the right age. At the same time, your grandfather invested Hailey¡¯s money in another business, and it grew. The money revolved around Sebastian are Hailey Paredes¡¯ money. Hailey¡¯s grandpa knows how good your father is in business, he¡¯s really short to the previous ones that is why it didn¡¯t work. ¡±


    ¡°Dad?¡± I call dad.


    ¡°That¡¯s true son, your grandfather doesn¡¯t have any money. So if you think he¡¯s being mean to you and he¡¯s giving more of what Hailey wants, that¡¯s because it¡¯s really Hailey¡¯s money. It¡¯s as if we¡¯re the ones dipping into the Paredes¡¯ money.¡±


    ¡°But, don¡¯t worry, Phoenix, what you and Don Alejandro agreed on can¡¯t be changed. You¡¯ve already got 25% percent, and you¡¯ll still get 25% when you have children.¡±


    ¡°Why did Hailey marry me? So that I can have an inheritance too supposedly? So that I don¡¯t look miserable, is that so?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± He looked at Hailey who remained stooped. ¡°For Hailey to have protection. As you can see, Hailey is aloof, she¡¯s not friendly and she doesn¡¯t like a lot of people if she doesn¡¯t know them either. So she married you so she can have someone in life. Now, if she has children and you left her, at least she have someone on her that she can call her own. Hailey¡¯s family from both sides doesn¡¯t want her because they think Hailey is of no use to them. There is no wealth, just greedy, but if they know they she have this money, they will take care of her. ¡±


    ¡°I understand everything, are we done here? Because I want to talk to my wife,¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°I want to talk to her, dad, alone.¡± Thewyer stood up and so did mommy and daddy.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be outside, princess.¡± The frantic even squeezed this woman¡¯s hand. When they got out I confronted him.


    ¡°Have you known this for a long time?¡±


    ¡°Sorry,¡±


    ¡°So, you¡¯re one of the ones who yed with me. I am not mistaken of my judgement. You¡¯re maniptive. You manipte all of them to follow you.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s not true,¡± she said tearfully.


    ¡°That¡¯s true. Even grandpa you used. You manipte them by pretended you¡¯re kindness, pitiful, and need sympathy. If you can fooled them, then I¡¯m not. Because I know you and now I¡¯ve proven what you really are. You¡¯re a maniptive, deceitful woman. You¡¯re nothing but worthless trash. Is this what you want, to y? Game Begin. ¡± And I left her alone crying.


    I will not leave you. You start, then finish it. I will not leave you and I will take the money agreed upon. You just fooled me, but I will make sure I won¡¯t lose.

 CHAPTER TWELVE

    I went straight to my room after talking to her earlier. Good thing that the room is soundproof so I am free to vent my anger. I message Dane that I will not being out. She just replied me that they go already. I heard some knocks but I didn¡¯t open it. I am hate them all. They yed on me and make me stupid.


    I packed my things and went outside then looked for that woman.


    ¡°Pack your things we will leave before 5 pm.¡± They are looking at me and so this woman.


    ¡°Can I stay here first?¡± she asked while holding Enrique¡¯s hand.


    ¡°No, you wille with me.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, let Hailey stay here, she¡¯s still mourning about Dad¡¯s loss,¡± mom said.


    ¡°She¡¯s not the only one lost who lost grandpa, mom. Me, dad, you, and the staff.¡± Then I looked at Hailey. ¡°So don¡¯t act like you are the only one hurting.¡±


    ¡°But between the two of you, she¡¯s the one who¡¯s been with your grandfather for a long time.¡± I look at Enrique who is still not removing the grip on Hailey¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Who are you here? You¡¯re just a family friend. No, HER only friend.¡±


    ¡°A friend that saw all HER worth.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, Enrique,¡± she rebuked her friend that obviously love her.


    ¡°I promised grandpa that I will protect her and take care of her. I can¡¯t do that if she¡¯s here and I¡¯m far  with her. I can¡¯t afford toe here every day and even more so I won¡¯t leave her here. She¡¯s my obligation, right¡± Then I looked at this woman. ¡°You wille with me, I am your husband, you are my wife. And that¡¯s what grandpa wants.¡±


    She just nodded at what I said when this Enrique suddenly spoke.


    ¡°That¡¯s not what Don Alejandro wants.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Nothing.¡± Then he stood up. ¡°Princess, I¡¯m leaving. If you need something, anything, just call me. I¡¯ll be there no matter who else is with you.¡± He looked at me while saying that. Does he pointing at me?


    ¡°Thank you, prince.¡± And they really weren¡¯t ashamed to call out their endearment in front of my parents.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go ahead uncle, aunt, my condolences,¡± he said goodbye to my parents.


    ¡°Thank you, Enrique,¡± daddy replied to him. He got up and this woman stood up and hugged in front of us. This woman cried as Enrique¡¯s thick -faced man also caressed her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry. Don¡¯t Alejandro will be sad if he saw you crying. You don¡¯t want him to be sad, aren¡¯t you?¡± This woman shook like a crying child. The frantic wiped away her tears. ¡°I¡¯m leaving. Just remember what I said, ok?¡± She nods and let go of the fool¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Can we talk?¡± I look and dad looks at me.


    ¡°For what?¡±


    ¡°Follow me in your grandpa¡¯s office.¡± I look at mom just sitting there.


    ¡°I will help Hailey to fix her things,¡± she said.


    I followed dad to grandpa¡¯s office.


    ¡°What are we going to talk about?¡±


    ¡°Why you¡¯re so mean with Hailey?¡± I smirked. ¡°She¡¯s not doing anything to you.¡±


    ¡°She maniptes everyone.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s not what you think she is. How many more of us will tell you that so that you realize that you got to know her wrong. She is nice.¡± Every word that came out of his mouth was stressed and annoyed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say it again dad. Because what you see is different from what I see.¡±


    ¡°My God, Phoenix, do you still think she¡¯s an enemy until now, rival? You heard everything that she didn¡¯t take anything from you.¡±


    ¡°Haven¡¯t we finished talking yet?¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t change my threatment of her no matter where this conversation goes.¡±


    ¡°Then set her free. Dad is gone, there is no need to cage her in your marriage.¡±


    ¡°Are you kidding me, dad? After she¡¯ll y with me, and marry her, is that all what you want?¡±


    ¡°Yes, you have your shares, don¡¯t say you won¡¯t release her because you¡¯re still chasing the 25%?¡±


    ¡°Yes, and she will give it to me, because I will make sure that she will end this marriage. She will finish what she started.¡±


    ¡°You said so, I hope you don¡¯t regret it.¡± And he left me while I clenching my fist.


    Everyone said that I might repent, for what? Hell no. I have no regrets for what I will do to her and what I will yet do. She will suffer in my hands. Not physically, she¡¯s still a woman afterall.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    We did not talk for the whole trip. She doesn¡¯t speak and I don¡¯t either. She just followed on until we got to the unit. I went in first and she went straight to her room. I didn¡¯t talk to her anymore and let her go.


    Was she the only one that got affected by grandfather¡¯s death? Me too. Between the two of I am the real grandchild so I am more affected. I went to the kitchen but her room also opened and I saw her go out and followed me.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just make food for you.¡± I ignored her. He put food in front of me and drinks.


    ¡°Why everyone likes you? What did you do to them?¡± She did not say a word so I stood up and approached her. ¡°How did you manipte them? Do it to me what you do to them to make me likes you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not doing anything with them.¡± She cried. Can she just do anything but to cry?


    ¡°Liar,¡± I said quietly as I stared at her. Her eyes talks a lot and ts annoys me.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know why you¡¯re mad at me. I did nothing ¡ª¡±


    ¡°Because you¡¯re a user!¡± I shouted at her. She recoiled in fear because of what I did and cried even more. Damn! will she just cry?


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± her trembling voice called my name and a series of tears fell. ¡°I¡¯m scared of you.¡±


    ¡°You should?¡± I red at her as my teeth chattered. ¡°Be afraid of me because I can do a lot with you.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, I¡¯m just going home to the mansion.¡± She trembled in fears while saying that.


    ¡°You¡¯re not leaving, you¡¯re not leaving my side. When you leave, leave my life forever.¡±


    ¡°Why are you doing this to me, we¡¯re married, right?¡± I smiled at what she said. Is she that smart to y dumb? Is her hobby to y innocent?


    ¡°Married? Of course we¡¯re married. Now, make me a happy wife.¡± I grabbed her and kissed her on the lips passionately but she fought me and pushed me.


    ¡°Phoenix, enough.¡±


    ¡°I said make me happy.¡± I tore her clothes then kissed her on the neck, on the chest but she resisted. I touched her chest and kissed her hard.


    ¡°Stop!¡± Then she pushed me hard and I hit the table. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry I didn¡¯t mean to.¡± She was about to approach me.


    ¡°Don¡¯te near me. Who do you want to have sex? That Enrique? Call him and have sex in him in front of me!¡±


    ¡°We have no rtionship!¡± She cried even louder. ¡°I¡¯m sorry if I pushed you, I¡¯m sorry if I shouted at you. Phoenix, please don¡¯t be mad at me,¡±


    ¡°Stop crying!¡± But she cried even louder every time I shouted. She was annoying to look at. I was thrilled to see her cry. I hate to see her crying because I feel like she¡¯s making me look like I¡¯m oppressing her. ¡°Stop crying!¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t shout,¡± she keeps on crying so I gasp. ¡°I am afraid, please send me back to the mansion. I am afraid of you, Phoenix.


    ¡°Stop crying,¡± I said calmly so she looked at me. ¡°Go to your room.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not mad at me?¡± she asks like a baby.


    ¡°Go to your room if you don¡¯t want me to shout again.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry again for what I did.¡±


    In the end, she also maniptes me. She manages to tame me using her fake tears. Damn! That¡¯s why I don¡¯t want to face her. They always say that I am the one who is wrong? And even now she calmed me down by pretending to cry.


    She¡¯s really maniptive. But this will best. I¡¯m not letting her to fool me anymore. She will follow me from now on.

 CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    That night was never repeated. Every time I wake up my breakfast is ready but she is not there. When I arrive at night the food is ready but she is also wasn¡¯t there. When we meet identally she hurries to avoid me.


    She only talked to me once, when she told me that bills had arrived and there was no grocery. I brought her once to the mall. But when she talked to a man who was not looking at her face but at her body, I almost got into a fight.


    I don¡¯t know if she¡¯s stupid because she didn¡¯t notice that or she really meant to show me that she can get a man in front of me. She really likes attention so she just needs to dress like that. Since then I have not let her out. Because I might just fight again every time she makes me look like she can get other people¡¯s attention.


    But tonight I will be out with her again. Not just outside but at a party. Today is the Company¡¯s anniversary of Dane¡¯s family and everyone is there. They invited a lot of guests and we were included. Dane¡¯s parents want to meet my wife. I can¡¯t say no to them especially to her dad, because he is our major investor.


    The party was held at the Luxury Hotel. Since I am one of their investors I got the event hall.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make me embarrass,¡± I said to her when we were in the elevator. She did not respond to what I said. ¡°Why you¡¯re wearing like that,¡± I hissed. Seeing her wearing a dress that almost shows her body makes me angry.


    ¡°Because I don¡¯t have anything else to wear.¡±


    He wore a red dress above the knee. Close to body and one strap. It shows her perfect curve. She really wants to seduce.


    ¡°¡®Bro here.¡± Jace waved at us so we approached them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t make anything.¡±


    I noticed the way a few men looked at her. Others have almost stripped her. She just bent down and didn¡¯t move.


    ¡°How are you, Hailey loves?¡± Jace asked. Love? Maybe she shivered inside because someone noticed her.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay,¡± she calmly replied then looked at me.


    ¡°Is this idiot fighting with you, Hailey?¡± Zeus asked and stood beside her.


    ¡°That¡¯s Dane ce, Zeus. Go to your seat.¡± Zeusughed then lowered himself to the table and stared at Hailey.


    ¡°You¡¯re really beautiful, Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Zeus, don¡¯t praise her,¡± I said annoyingly.


    ¡°Why? I¡¯m telling the truth. See, even though you¡¯re together, almost all of the man¡¯s eyes here are still on her.¡±


    ¡°Go to your seat, Zeus.¡±


    ¡°Jealous husband,¡±


    ¡°Shut up, ze.¡± I looked at ze and give him a scared gaze.


    ¡°Dane is already here with her family,¡± Jace said. Dane approached us together with her family so we stood up.


    ¡°Hi, Hailey.¡± She kissed this woman and this woman did the same.


    ¡°Hi, Dane.¡±


    ¡°Mom, Dad, and siblings. This is Hailey, Phoenix¡¯s wife,¡± she introduced this woman to her family. Dane has 4 siblings. 3 boys and 1 girl the youngest. I notice Dn looking at this woman from head to toe. Dn is the fucker of the three guys. There is no forgiveness when ites to women.


    ¡°You made a good choice, Phoenix. Nice to meet, Hailey.¡± Mr. Damian Dy, the Dy Patriach.


    ¡°Why would you introduce us one by one, Dane,¡± Dn said. It is not fashionable for them to be called sister and brother. Though Dane is the eldest, everyone called her by name. Their age gap is only one year apart except for the youngest. And since Dane is two years eldest of us, Dn is only the same on our age.


    ¡°Sure,¡± Dane replied. ¡°Hailey, this Dave, Dn, Dale, and Daze.¡±


    ¡°Hi there.¡± I looked at Dn without taking his eyes off this woman. he even looks at her whole body. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s running through that idiot¡¯s mind while looking at this woman¡¯s body.


    ¡°The party is going to start,¡± I interrupted. ¡°We can continue chitchattingter, I think.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I will send daddy to their ce.¡± Dane goes together with her family.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, youngdy,¡± Dane¡¯s father said followed by her mommy.


    ¡°Nice to meet you all, too.¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s nice, I like her,¡± Daze said.


    ¡°I agree, innocent and sweet,¡± Dn said also then looked at me. ¡°You¡¯re lucky,¡± he added but I just smiled at him.


    ¡°Shall we?¡± Dane has already invited her family.


    ¡°You¡¯re happy now?¡± I asked her when we sat down


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t feel innocent, you¡¯re obviously happy with the attention they¡¯re given and the praise you¡¯ve received,¡± I whispered so as not to be noticed by mypanions.


    ¡°I¡¯m not like that.¡±


    ¡°Shut up,¡± I say and give her an angry face. ¡°I really made a mistake by bringing you here. And don¡¯t talk, because no matter what you say I won¡¯t believe you.¡±


    ¡°Something wrong, sucker?¡± Zeus asked.


    ¡°Nothing.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re blushing even you haven¡¯t even been drinking.¡± I just look at Jace when the MC suddenly announces that the party is about to start. Dane also came immediately and seat beside this woman.


    ¡°Geez, Daze¡¯s so irritable,¡±


    ¡°Your youngest is really naughty, what¡¯s new?¡±ughed Jace.


    ¡°She wants to befriend Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Ow!¡± said three at once.


    ¡°But if of course, I said if it¡¯s just friends why not. But not the way she wanted. Looking for a recement for her best friend.¡±


    ¡°The party is about to start,¡± Dane muttered and looked at the stage as did mypanions.


    ¡°Attention seeker,¡± I mouthed while looking at this woman. She bowed and did not speak.


    The party went on but I didn¡¯t understand. Dane hired an event organizer and I guess the party went well ording to her n. Dane is very good at these things. Whatever she does is a huge sess. She never missed and she always impressed us.


    Jace called me to introduce some of his clients. I left that woman at our table. Maybe she¡¯ll get tired and she won¡¯t be able to rte. I talked of them one by one when I looked at our table the woman was not there. I frowned and looked around.


    ¡°Jace, have you seen that girl?¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s girl?¡± He asked with a smile.


    ¡°That maniptive woman?¡±


    ¡°Who?¡±


    ¡°Damn you, Jace.¡±


    ¡°Damn you too, you ask but you didn¡¯t say the name or who you¡¯re really looking for? All women are maniptive, especially in bed.¡±


    ¡°Asshole!¡± But he justughed out loud.


    ¡°Hey Zeus, have you seen that girl?¡±


    ¡°Who¡¯s girl?¡±


    ¡°Even you?¡±


    ¡°He said maniptive, Zeus, I said all girls are maniptive in bed,¡± Jace replied and they bothughed.


    ¡°Both assholes.¡± I was just approaching ze when he spoke first.


    ¡°Who¡¯s woman are you looking for?¡± Shit! I can get revenge on you.


    ¡°Fuck all of you, did you see ¡ª-¡± I really hate to mention her name, the more I don¡¯t want to say she¡¯s my wife.


    ¡°That beautiful woman Dn was talking to, just now I saw her, who is that?¡± A woman in herte twenty¡¯s said.


    ¡°Maybe a new toy,¡± replied herpanion.


    ¡°Ow, well not bad, they¡¯re both not at a loss, the woman has a perfect curve and Dn has a huge ¡ª hahaha. You know.¡±


    ¡°Poor girl, she¡¯s so nice. Dn won¡¯t let her go until he¡¯s bored.¡± I clenched my fist, even though I hadn¡¯t heard her name yet I knew she was what they were referring to.


    ¡°What¡¯s her name again? Hayle, Hayley, Hailey?¡±


    ¡°I forget.¡±? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    ¡°Hey, rx, you don¡¯t even know what they¡¯re talking about.¡± I removed Jace¡¯s hand that was holding my shoulder. I approached the woman then asked.


    ¡°Where did you see Dn?¡±


    ¡°Oh, hi, Phoenix, we saw him in the pool.¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡± Then I walked over there.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t be in a hurry,¡± but I didn¡¯t listen to Jace.


    ¡°Let him, so will see what he¡¯s looking for,¡± Zeus said.


    ¡°Zeus right, so you can take his hummer.¡± ze.


    ¡°Yeah, yeah, yeah,¡± Jace said.


    I didn¡¯t listen to them and I didn¡¯t care what they are referring to. When we got to the pool I wasn¡¯t even wrong. I saw that woman with Dn and they wereughing. Her foot was submerged in the water while Dn was squatting sitting but staring at the pool.


    She smiled seductively while Dn popped his cigarette asionally looking at her.

 CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    ¡°Hailey!¡± I shouted when I saw them. I don¡¯t want to mention that woman¡¯s name but I need to get her attention. She stood up quickly when she saw me while Dn was just calm. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡±


    ¡°Ouch!¡± I held her hand tightly when Dn suddenly spoke.


    ¡°Rx, dude, your wife is hurting.¡± I stopped and faced him.


    ¡°So what, even if I strangle her in front of you you don¡¯t care because she is my wife.¡± Not because he is Dn Dy I am afraid of him.


    ¡°Phoenix, let¡¯s go, don¡¯t fight with him.¡±


    ¡°Is that how you treat your wife? We¡¯re not doing anything wrong.¡±


    ¡°Wow, you¡¯re calm huh! Are you impressing my wife?¡±


    ¡°Because I¡¯m not as narrow as you. You didn¡¯t even give her a chance to talk and you just dragged her and fought.¡± Damn, I know Dn who is picky and quickly heats up his head. No words, no conversation. He just will punch you directly. He doesn¡¯t want to be questioned or shouted at and suddenly gets angry. Hot-header in a way that doesn¡¯t care who gets hit. But in front of this woman? He became calm.


    ¡°She¡¯s my wife, so I¡¯ll do what I want.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,e on, let¡¯s go home.¡±


    ¡°Even to embarrass her?¡±


    ¡°Why do you care?!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care. But you have to ask first before you judge her. If I am the one you judge, I don¡¯t care because I¡¯m not obligated to exin my side. But I hope you ask your wife first before you quarrel in front of other people.¡±


    ¡°You defended her?¡±


    ¡°Because you¡¯re an ass. Your wife is not an easy woman, she deserved to be respected, so yes, I¡¯m defending her. Do you have any problem?¡± My head only got hotter because of what Dn said.


    A Dn Damon Dy, this woman has been tamed. The beast of all Dy¡¯s siblings. The hard to deal that even his dad he fight.


    ¡°Dn, enough please, Phoenix, let¡¯s go home.¡± And she actually even mentioned Dn¡¯s name.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    ¡°Your husband is crazy, Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Do you like my wife?!¡± I ask and scream.


    ¡°Only a fool would not like your wife. You have to be thankful that she is not the kind of woman who flings with a different man. But if I¡¯m with her I¡¯ll leave you because you¡¯re more stupid.¡±


    ¡°Asshole.¡± I punched him in the face. Everyone knows how good Dn is at street fighting so he returned the punch to me twice. A big mistake if you look at what I did. I shouldn¡¯t have fought a Dy but I¡¯m bent over he says.


    ¡°Stopped!¡± Dane came and stand in the middle. ¡°You idiots, you¡¯re just staring at them!¡± she shouted at three.


    ¡°That¡¯s your brother, Dane, so we don¡¯t want to get involved because it¡¯s Phoenix¡¯s fault.¡± I looked at Jace badly but he just signed peace.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡± Dane asked.


    ¡°Your brother is flirting with my wife!¡±


    ¡°Dn?!¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t force you to believe me, Dane, because that was really my intention. But when I talked to her, I changed my mind.¡±


    ¡°See, you admit it too.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re stupid, I said changed my mind?¡±


    ¡°And who are you fooling, me? You even fuck your sister¡¯s best friend.¡±


    ¡°She likes it, I like it, what do you care?¡±


    ¡°Can you stop now! What did you and Hailey really do and why is Phoenix so angry?¡±


    ¡°Fuck, Dane, I saw her alone, so I approached. We talked and agreed that we both didn¡¯t want the party andughed at the guests. Is that bad? It¡¯s bad tough at people who love the party because we can¡¯t rte. Why do they enjoy such events? You¡¯re included by the way.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Dane asked and looked at me.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you believed in your brother?¡±


    ¡°I know my brother is stupid, Phoenix. I also know that this shameless person loves holes and wanted to fuck all the women. But he¡¯s not a liar.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, sis.¡± I did not say a word. ¡°But if you don¡¯t want to believe, ask your wife, just won¡¯t fight with her.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡± Dane called her but she didn¡¯t look up. It is noteworthy that she also suddenly fell silent when I punched Dn. Is she angry because I hurt this man?


    ¡°Hailey, is what Dn is saying true, or did he do something to you or say something that makes Phoenix angry. I believe in my brother but I still want to hear right from your mouth so Phoenix knows that my brother is not doing anything bad to you but you¡¯re just having fun. ¡±


    ¡°Everything he says is true, Dane. He¡¯s kind and hasn¡¯t been rude to me and even more, we¡¯re not doing anything wrong.¡±


    ¡°See, you¡¯re just an asshole, you idiot.¡±


    ¡°Enough, Dn,¡± Dane scolded her brother. ¡°Go home first, Phoenix, and talk to your wife as well.¡±


    I held her hand but she just removed it then faced Dane and Dn.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Dn, and you¡¯re hurt because of me. I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    ¡°Nah, your husband is just stupid and suspicious.¡±


    ¡°Stop it, they know your reputation when ites to women so you can¡¯t me him.¡±


    ¡°I know, but I¡¯m not the issue here, Dane. It just turns out that he doesn¡¯t trust his wife so he doesn¡¯t care even if he embarrasses his wife. He¡¯s afraid of being robbed or maybe because he knows he¡¯s not a good husband.¡±


    ¡°Enough!¡±


    ¡°Fine.¡± He raised his hand in surrender.


    ¡°Dane, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s ok, Hailey. Just go with Phoenix and go home.¡± Dane touched Hailey¡¯s cheek.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry again, Dn.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s ok.¡±


    We were already walking and I was just shaken when I passed three people looking at me.


    ¡°Looks like I¡¯m about to get Zeus¡¯ car,¡± Jace saidughing.


    ¡°Stupid,¡± ze said but I ignored them and we continued to walk.


    ¡°You think I believe what Dn said? Even if you defended him in front of me I don¡¯t believe you.¡± She didn¡¯t answer me and she just sighed.


    I am driving right now. The condo is very close to the hotel so we can get there quickly.


    ¡°Did you really defend him? You embarrassed me with your lies. You really want attention. Why, do you think I believe Dn didn¡¯t talk to you about something? I know that, and he wouldn¡¯t be like that if he can¡¯t take anything in return from you.¡± But she didn¡¯t answer so I shouted.


    ¡°What?!¡± But she just averted her eyes and focused outside the window until we arrived. I chattered loudly as we got out of the car until we walked but still she¡¯s quiet. I just kept quiet when we were in the elevator because we were riding with someone. When we entered the unit he went straight to his room but I grabbed her


    ¡°We¡¯re not done yet.¡± So she came to face me. ¡°What did Dn talk to you? Did you have an agreement? You¡¯re flirting aren¡¯t you? Answer me!¡±


    ¡°Why would I answer?¡± she asked so I frowned.


    ¡°What?¡± Then I held her hand tightly but I could not see anything on her face. It¡¯s also new to me that she¡¯s not crying now.


    ¡°When I speak, will you listen?¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡±


    ¡°I will release my grievance, now, once and for all, will you let me?¡±


    ¡°All right, speak up and tell me what you did to that man?¡±


    ¡°What do you want to hear?¡±


    ¡°The real answer to what you¡¯re talking about. That you¡¯re flirting with him. Am I right?¡±


    ¡°When I answer yes what will you do? When I say no what will you do? You will react the same way to any answer I give. Because you will find and find mistakes in me so you have a reason to get angry with me. When I say yes you will get angry and tell me you¡¯re right. When I say no, you will say you don¡¯t believe because I¡¯m a liar, maniptive, deceptress, I manipte them all because I want attention. Now, you choose what I answer? You choose ording to what you want to hear. Tell me what you want to hear so you can be calm. ¡±


    My grip on her loosened because of what she said.


    ¡°How many times have you misjudged me, have you been sorry? Do you believe I¡¯m not like that? Isn¡¯t it? Even though everything you used me and you prove you¡¯re wrong. But still, you insist that I am like that. So why would I waste my time exining to you if you yourself already believe something? That you have already a conclusion in your mind. I¡¯ll just fool you, I¡¯ll just fool myself also myself when I do that. ¡±


    I was not silent on what she said. I just remained standing while listening to her. I feel my tongue numb and don¡¯t want to move to talk.


    ¡°I¡¯m just like a stupid talking to the baby but can¡¯t understand me because he has his own World.¡±


    Damn! why can¡¯t I find an answer to what she said?


    ¡°Just tell me what you want to hear so I¡¯ll answer you ording to the wants that can satisfy you. Do you want to hear we¡¯re flirting? Yes, we¡¯re flirting so we¡¯reughing. We talked that we will meet so we can have sex. Are you happy? because you¡¯ve proven that I¡¯m such a woman and you didn¡¯t make a mistake. That¡¯s what you want to hear, isn¡¯t it? You¡¯re going to get angry because you didn¡¯t make a mistake of suspicion. Now p me, choke me, or kill because you have now a reason.¡±


    It was as if I suddenly realized. Unable to move, and unable to speak.


    ¡°It¡¯s tiring to live with you because your brain is closed when ites to me. Because you think of me as an enemy while I have proved to you several times that I am not an enemy. I am tired of exining my side to you and proving myself. I have always been a hard time because of you. I am the reason why you get angry and make your head hot, and I¡¯m always the reason why you¡¯re in trouble. I¡¯m always ruining your day. I¡¯m tired of understanding you, I¡¯m tired of living with you, I don¡¯t want you anymore. ¡±


    Then she entered her room and quickly closed it.


    ¡°Hailey.¡±


    I was just caught in the closed door. It was as if cold water had been poured on me and I was suddenly shrinking to myself. Just now she answered me and released all her thought. And the sad thing, aside from that she had no emotions was¡ª-fuck she¡¯s right to everything she said.


    Damn, what have I done?

 CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    HAILEY¡¯s POV


    I burst into tears when I entered the room. Earlier I wanted to shed my tears but I just held back. I didn¡¯t want to answer him. I have no ns to fight him. But because he really triggers me I spill everything I wanted to say.


    I dismissed all his usations against me because I knew that was not true. But he always pushes me to my limits. I just want to prove to him that I am not an enemy. I want us to be ok. I want my husband and I to be a real couple. Because I loved him sine we were young.


    I¡¯m not bad and I didn¡¯t take anything from him. Maybe I¡¯m at fault because I told grandpa not to tell him the truth. I don¡¯t want to hurt him but I don¡¯t know that he thinks like that.


    When I was young I didn¡¯t want to make friends with anyone. When my parents died, I became even more lonely. When my grandpa adopted me and introduced me to Phoenix, I immediately had a crush on him. So I¡¯m happy that he befriended me.


    He is my first friend. So I vinalue him. I remember everything he shares, all his secrets are my secrets as well. But he changed. I do not know why. Suddenly his attitude changed and he kept fighting with me. I¡¯m hurt because he¡¯s not like that. I was sad but I still secretly looked at him.


    As I grew older, everytime I met him during vacation I proved to myself that I love him. But I know that he doesn¡¯t love me because of the open hate he shows me. So I kept him in my heart. I thought that if we stay together it would be ok. Just being friends, I am ok with that.


    Grandpa has a bone cancer. Only Phoenix¡¯s parents and I know. He had a term so he told me I needed to get married before he died so he knew who I would leave.


    He chose Enrique, not because he is my prince, but because Enrique told him that he loves me. I agreed and I epted that. I knew I would be happy with Enrique even if I didn¡¯t love him. Because he was kind and considerate to me. He always makes meugh and make me happy.


    I know he wasn¡¯t hard to love. If we don¡¯t work as a couple, at least we will remain friends anyway. But I doubt that our marriage will not work because he is a good person. Even if our rtionship will be friends-couple, there will be no problem.


    But the night before grandpa talked to Enrique, Phoenix called and said he needed money. Grandpa asked me first, because it¡¯s not a joke that Phoenix needed. I said yes, but on one condition. I want him to marry me.


    I told my grandpa that I wanted to marry Phoenix instead of Enrique. Grandpa knew I loved Phoenix back then. Grandpa didn¡¯t want to because he knew Phoenix hated me. But I said, in case Phoenix agreed, I will do my best to tame him. I will be a good wife, a good friend. I will show and make him feel that I will do everything for him.


    I set a split. But I have no ns to really force him. I just want to offer him just in case. If he doesn¡¯t agree, it¡¯s ok for his grandfather to still lend him the amount he needs. I just want to try my luck.


    But I didn¡¯t expect him to agree. So I thought that maybe he likes me too and he was just passing by in a rage. Grandpa asked me if I was sure and I said yes. So even though grandpa didn¡¯t want to because he wanted Enrique, I forced him.


    Enrique and I talked and he asked me. He was not angry and he was not even upset. He said, where I am happy he is there. He will still support me.


    The night before the wedding Grandpa and Phoenix¡¯s parents talked to me, they wanted me to cancel the wedding. They said I would just be miserable with Phoenix so as long as there was still time, I refused. But I promised them that I would do everything to make Phoenix see that I was not a bad girl as he thought.


    I did not contradict Phoenix with his usations, because I thought I was guilty. He was right that I was maniptive, because I allowed Grandpa and his parents to set Phoenix up with me. But maybe we won¡¯t ended into wedding if he didn¡¯t approve of.


    I showed him kindness, sympathized with him, cared for him, loved him, and everything I did, everything I gave for him. But eventually. I am still his enemy. When I met his girlfriend I didn¡¯t fight because I knew we were only married. Though painful to me I epted to myself that he was the one Phoenix loved.


    If she fought me and insulted me I would not object. But I was wrong because she is nice. She asked me if I loved Phoenix and could take care of her. I was just honest and said that when I was young I loved him and if I just took care of him I would do everything I could for him.


    Nor does it issue to me if they still are. Because I can¡¯t stop them from doing what they want or force them to separate. But she herself said she would leave Phoenix. She would give me a chance for Phoenix to see that I was not a bad girl. That Phoenix was so wrong with his usation.


    The first time we had sex, I was very happy. Because I gave myself to the man I love. I couldn¡¯t believe that the man I had long hidden in my heart had imed me. I couldn¡¯t move then because I was shy. I knew nothing of such a thing and I might make a mistake and he would get mad at me.


    In our first wedding months, I was especially happy. Because he epted my gift of a painting that I had been making for a week. But I was happier with his gift to me. He make love with me. Yes, I feel love that time because he was so gentle even though I was ashamed of what happened but he made me feel that I have nothing to be ashamed of.


    Now grandpa is gone. We have also been together for over a month. Maybe that¡¯s right because I can see that even a one percent improvement has not happened. Even worse, as is the case today. Because he was doing it so I could let him go.


    I¡¯m not sorry if we split up. Because I became the wife of the man I love. I gave myself to the person I love. I have no regrets that I loved him and married him. I was happy to be with him and to be served briefly.


    But I don¡¯t want to continue, I will let him go. I will give him the share that is due for him as agreed. As well as half of my share. I don¡¯t need that, so I¡¯ll give it to him. He needs that more because he has many dreams. Simple life is enough for me and I don¡¯t need a lot of money.


    There was no point in talking to my grandfather that he would not be able to get his share if I did not have children. Most of all I don¡¯t care if he stays with me until we have children. Because that¡¯s what he¡¯s waiting for, he¡¯ll be tied to me for the rest of his life.


    Because I can¡¯t have children. Grandpa knew that. So that¡¯s what he said. Phoenix is ??right, I¡¯m a liar and maniptive because I know that I can¡¯t bear a child but I tied him with me.


    So I¡¯m going to divorce him. Tomorrow, I will talk to the attorney to file an annulment. I will release him so that he can be happy. Something I couldn¡¯t do for him. TO LET HIM GO.


    PHOENIX¡¯s POV


    I couldn¡¯t sleep all night because of what happenedst night. It¡¯s better that she just cried and fought me. But she criticized me and let out all her thoughts. I even overcame the beating to wake up from the nightmare.


    I don¡¯t know what happened to me. After what she said I suddenly woke up from my stupidity. Suddenly everything he was doing to me came back to me. I suddenly realized everything I was wrong.


    It was like I was put in a room full of tv and the shows that were there were nonsense I did to Hailey. Her virtues that I ignored. How she would take care of me, take care of me, understand me. I suddenly thought that maybe she was doing it was because she loved me?


    Who is a stupid rich woman who will marry a fool without money and then pay more? Above all, did nothing but quarrel with you, if you are not loved? I was suddenly confused. Conscious, confused, remorseful. I don¡¯t understand what is happening to me right now.


    I have to apologize to her. She was right, of all the usations I made against her that were purely wrong and I did not apologize to her. Instead, I still insist mine.


    I don¡¯t know, there¡¯s something in my heart that says I¡¯m stupid. A fool. A stupid. There was also something in my heart that scared me suddenly because of what happenedst night. Especially what she showed when we talked.


    It¡¯s 8AM but I¡¯m still lying down. I was afraid to go out. I was embarrassed to face her because I didn¡¯t know what face I would face her.


    It was almost 10AM so I left the room and I caught up with Hailey with a man at the door. This is the first time I have no doubt. I was not angry. I did not shout. In an instant I gained confidence and thought that maybe he was just a guest and they talked about something important.


    When she closed the door she saw me but there was no shock or fear in her eyes.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake,¡± she coldly asked and I am not use to it.


    ¡°Who is that?¡± I asked but just calm down. I can¡¯t help but be annoyed or angry that she¡¯s letting another man into the condo.


    ¡°Attorney Cruz.¡±


    ¡°Atty?¡±


    ¡°I let him arranged for our annulment,¡± she said like nothing. But for me, I feel like it¡¯s a bomb exploding in front of me. If she mentions annulment it seems like separation is not the topic she is opening up.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I will file an annulment so you can be free.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡±


    ¡°You can eat and there¡¯s food on the table. I¡¯ll just fix something in the bedroom.¡± Then she turned to leave me.

 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

    ¡°Hailey, wait.¡± I chased him once holding her hand.


    ¡°Do you need something?¡± I¡¯m not used into it. The cold of her treatment of me. It was only yesterday that I am not good at her. But, it¡¯s just a snap, here, I am chasing her.


    ¡°I am sorry for everything I said and did to you.¡± Damn. What the hell is happening to me?


    ¡°Why are you sorry?¡± she asked me.


    ¡°Because, because I hurt you.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be sorry. Something you did or said on purpose don¡¯t apologize. Especially if before you did or said you knew it would hurt someone or it would affect others but you still did it . Sorry is for the things that you¡¯ve unintentionally said, identally did. But if you know what you¡¯re doing, if you know what you¡¯re saying, don¡¯t say for it. ¡±


    ¡°Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Before you said hurtful words to me you knew I would be hurt. But you enjoyed hurting me. You were happy to hurt me. So why would you be sorry? If you enjoyed what you did even if you hurt someone.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean ¡ª¡±


    ¡°You mean it,¡± she interrupted me. ¡°You mean every word you said, every action you made. I feel it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, even if you don¡¯t believe me, I¡¯m still sorry.¡±


    ¡°Ok, do you have anything else to say? Because I still have work to do.¡± I shook my head and let her go.


    When she got inside I punched the wall. I pulled myself together out of annoyance. I looked at her bedroom door. I want to knock and talk to her. But what can I say? I also do not know. I just knew I wanted to talk to her.


    I sat on the side of the door while waiting for it to open again. I no longer knew what was happening to me. I don¡¯t understand what I¡¯m doing and nothing else runs through my mind right now but what she said annulment.


    Is it really true that she will file?


    That¡¯s what I want, so I punish her, fight and insult her. But now, I don¡¯t want to. Suddenly everything changed. And I do not know why. Fuck, that fast? How quickly did I change my mind?


    The door opened and Hailey came out. She was surprised to see me on the side of the door but I quickly stood up.


    ¡°What are you doing there?¡±


    ¡°I want to¨C¡±


    I hadn¡¯t finished what I was about to say when the doorbell rang.


    ¡°That¡¯s the one who pick me,¡± she said.


    ¡°Pick you?¡± Then I noticed the suitcase in her hand. ¡°Are you leaving?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll be at the mansion first while the annulment is being arranged. The two horses will also give birth. No one else knows how to give birth in the hacienda but manong Tasyo and me.¡± Why am I disgusted? I used to not care what she would do. I just said yes to what she wanted but now I am disgusted to think that she decided not to let me know.


    ¡°I¡¯ming,¡± I said.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I said I¡¯lle with you.¡±


    I do not care. I¡¯ll just call Dane that I won¡¯te in and I¡¯ll fix something. The doorbell rang again so I headed for it. She followed me as she dragged the suitcase. When I opened the door I saw Enrique outside. Is he what she called?


    ¡°Prince,¡± Hailey called to Enrique.


    ¡°Are you ready princess?¡±


    ¡°She won¡¯te with you. I¡¯ll take her with me because I¡¯m also going to the mansion so leave now,¡± I shooed him away.


    ¡°You¡¯re not the one I¡¯m talking to, Phoenix, it¡¯s Hailey I¡¯m asking.¡± I want to punch him. Isn¡¯t he ashamed? Is he still flirting with my wife?


    ¡°She¡¯s my wife so I have the right to decide.¡±


    ¡°Wife on paper and close to be not.¡± I frowned at what he said. He knew about Hailey¡¯s n. ¡°Princess?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not going with her, Hailey.¡± I said and look at her. ¡°I won¡¯t stop you from leaving but I am the one who will send you.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°As if you¡¯re concern of Hailey¡¯s decision, Phoenix, because we know you don¡¯t really care about her.¡±


    ¡°Grandpa left her to me.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not sure.¡±


    ¡°What? What did you say?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s ok, prince, I¡¯m sorry for the inconvenience I caused. I wille with Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure you wille with this man?¡± I am her husband but if this asshole can react it¡¯s like I am anyone here. I looked at Hailey who was staring at me.


    ¡°Even if you say no, Hailey, I won¡¯t let you go,¡± I said.


    ¡°Yes, prince, I wille with him,¡± my wife replied. Yes, my wife, my Hailey. And mine only.


    ¡°If you said so, but if you change your mind just call me. I¡¯ll be back and I don¡¯t care about other people¡¯s opinion.¡± Tss, he¡¯s talking too much.


    ¡°I¡¯m the husband not someone else.¡±


    ¡°Shall I repeat where you are married?¡±


    ¡°All right prince, be careful.¡±


    ¡°All right, be careful princess.¡± I closed the door after he said that and I didn¡¯t care about him. I maybe rude but he can take care of his life.


    ¡°Asshole.¡± I said angrily.


    ¡°Will you take me or will I call Enrique back?¡±


    ¡°Hailey, what are you really Enrique?¡± I know this is a stupid question but I just want to know what they are. It¡¯s because that rascal is getting closer and closer to her even though she¡¯s already married.


    ¡°What you believe.¡± She used to stress to me that they were just friends.


    ¡°Hailey.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you, Phoenix, will you take me or am I leaving?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll get dressed.¡±


    I went into the bedroom and took a suitcase and put all my belongings. I don¡¯t care what I put all I want is to finish fixing my things. When I came out she was still there. She was even surprised to see that I had a suitcase.


    ¡°Why do you have a suitcase?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to stay at the mansion. Let¡¯s go.¡± I grabbed her suitcase and then we walked out of the unit.


    While we were on the way we did not talk. Suddenly my stomach rumbled and then I just remembered that I hadn¡¯t eaten breakfast yet.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t eat?¡± she asked.


    ¡°I forgot.¡± She grabbed something from the bag. A biscuit and mineral water.


    ¡°Oh, cross hunger.¡± She reached out to me. I hate myself even more. Even though she treated me cold, she still take care of me.


    ¡°Later, when wees to the mansion.¡± But she opened the biscuit and put in my mouth.


    ¡°I will feed you, cause I know you¡¯re driving.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re already gaping.¡± I feel all the butterflies fly in my stomach. I gasped when she fed me. Good thing there weren¡¯t too many cars and the road was wide because we might have crashed somewhere because of how I feel now.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± I said once chewing.


    I ran out of biscuits. Even when I drink water, she supports me until I¡¯m finish.


    ¡°Thank you, Hailey.¡± But she didn¡¯t answer and just looked outside.


    Until we got to the mansion she didn¡¯t move.

 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

    Manang Tasing and her son Jay greeted us immediately when we got out of the car.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Oh, you didn¡¯t say you wereing,¡± Manang Tasing said and Jay grabs Hailey¡¯s suitcase and mine.


    ¡°Put Hailey¡¯s stuff in my room.¡± Hailey looked at me when I said that.


    ¡°Yours, sir?¡±


    ¡°In my room too of course.¡±


    ¡°There you put mine in my room, Jay,¡± Haileymanded without taking her eyes off me.


    ¡°Sir?¡± Jay calls me.


    ¡°Ok, and put my stuff in her room too.¡± Manang Tasing giggled.


    ¡°All right, sir.¡± And at the same time, he left with his mother.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want anyone else in my room.¡± I smiled at what she said because even though she was angry she is still calm.


    ¡°Ok, we only have things in your room but we will sleep in my room.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying?¡± I just smiled at her and held her.


    ¡°I¡¯m hungry so that¡¯s why I don¡¯t what I am talking about.¡± She didn¡¯t leave so I took her to the kitchen.


    I called Dane that I would note in. Nor did she ask why. While we were eating¡ª-no, while I am eating because she was only one sitting across from me. I didn¡¯t let her go and she didn¡¯t leave either. I smiled eating as I looked at her.


    I know it¡¯s awkward becausest night I said a lot of hurtful words but here I am looking like a fool smiling at her. I don¡¯t even know what¡¯s going on with me. But I¡¯m only sure of one thing. I just realized thisst night and I realized more this morning.


    I was stupid because I just now realized that I was wrong anything on her. But I would be more stupid if I let her do what she wants to happen. To file an annulment. Stupid if stupid but I will not allow that annulment. Crazy if crazy but I won¡¯t break up with her.


    I¡¯m a fool because I didn¡¯t see her goodness and then I¡¯ll let her go? No way.


    ¡°Are you done?¡± she asked.


    ¡°Ah, yes,¡± I answered as she stood up and approached me and took all the dishes ¡°Hailey, can we talk?¡±


    ¡°Hailey! Mang Tasyo is calling you. The horse is about to give birth.¡± Hailey ignored me and left.


    I followed her and I caught her supporting the horse. I never approached them. The staff surrounds her as she talks to the horse like a human being gets born. She was also talking to the staff but I didn¡¯t pay attention to her. But it was on the staff watching Hailey.


    Very different from what I saw then. Previously, I could feel the viscous and lustful way they looked at Hailey. Now I can see their admiration for what Hailey is doing as if she¡¯s the only one who can do that.


    In a few moments, the horse gave birth. The workers shouted.


    ¡°Hailey¡¯s really good at breeding horses. Quick, horses haven¡¯t had a hard time yet.¡± Hailey smiled at what the staff said.


    ¡°I told you, Philip, study what I am doing, you don¡¯t memorize what I¡¯m saying.¡± Everyoneughed.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of them, Hailey,¡± Tasyo said and Hailey stood up.


    ¡°All right,¡± You can see in the eyes of those with her the look full of admiration and respect for her.


    She walked closer to me so I smiled.


    ¡°Are you still there?¡± she asked me.


    ¡°Yes, I saw how you gave birth to a horse.¡± She just nodded and I noticed her dress has blood.


    ¡°Hailey, can you help me?¡± a worker asked her.


    ¡°About what?¡±


    ¡°Because the pump stopped in the tank. We fixed it, in case there was a part that wasn¡¯t returned correctly so it wouldn¡¯t work.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you really are,e on.¡± She ignored me again and went with the worker.


    I followed again and saw what she was doing. Even when she taught those there. They nodded as they listened to her. Sheughs when she asks a question and no one can answer.


    I missed all of this because of my stupidity. I used to think differently of her because of my stupidity. I always say that she wants attention but the truth is that he doesn¡¯t need attention because they see already her because of her talent.


    A lot had happened today. Almost every problem and need of opinions they called Hailey. She is the one the workers ask. Within a month of being with her, I am the only one she took care of. I didn¡¯t care back then, but now I didn¡¯t know, I would get angry because I wasn¡¯t her priority.


    My eyes searched for Hailey when I couldn¡¯t find her. Earlier, Manang Tasing talked to her so I left them but when I came back they were no longer there. Manang Tasing told me that she was just here. I go upstairs and went to her room. I knock twice and the door open.


    ¡°You¡¯re here? I looked for you.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Can Ie in?¡± She opened the door wide and let me in.


    ¡°What do you need?¡± I did not answer. I look at the paintings and the sculpture then smile. I used to be stupid when I thought she was leeching grandpa for it. She is the one who made them.


    ¡°You really like me huh?¡± I smiled when I said that.


    ¡°Huh?¡± She frowned and look at me. I¡¯ve only just seen her like that but why instead of being annoyed, she¡¯s cute.


    ¡°I said you really like me.¡± Then I looked at the paintings. ¡°Your works talk a lot.¡± I saw her face turn red and she averted her gaze.


    Damn! why just now I realized how cute she is when she blushed.


    ¡®Oh fuck, Phoenix, you just saw her now because you¡¯re stupid.¡¯


    How can I say she likes me? Almost all the paintings and sculptures are phoenixes. She turned her back on me so I pulled her. My pull was a little stronger so she hugged me.


    ¡°L-let me go,¡± she said and bow. Her face was already red.


    ¡°What if I don¡¯t want to?¡±


    ¡°What do you need?¡±


    ¡°You,¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I need you, Hailey.¡±

 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

    I kissed her and pulled her closer to me. She responded to it so I kiss her more. I took her hand and put it on my nape as I carried her to bed.


    Her lips are so damn sweet, soft, and so insane. I used to be confused with her kisses. Now I feel like I¡¯m going crazy when she fights it I want her, and I feel like I¡¯m going crazy if we don¡¯t continue what we¡¯re doing. So I didn¡¯t stop and there¡¯s a hell to pay to someone who will bother us.


    I removed her dress and her naked body was exposed. ¡°Phoenix, what ¡ª¡± I did not let her finish talking as I kissed her again.


    ¡°I want you, Hailey.¡± I buried my face on her neck while ying with her tits.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, stop.¡±


    ¡°No, please let me, wife.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± I heard no more resistance from her.


    I continue licking her neck and then lower the kiss. I kissed her bosom and yed on her erected nipples.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so fucking sweet, Hailey. Every inch of your body is fucking sweet.¡± I heard her moan when I touched her core.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡± I inserted my finger and kissed her. I thrust my finger slowly and added one to give her more pleasure. ¡°Phoenix, that¡¯s enough. Ah!¡± She was holding on the bed and did not know where to move her body.


    I thrust my finger slowly while looking at her face. She¡¯s so damn sexy in her looks. She can¡¯t deny that she¡¯s already carried away by what I¡¯m doing. So I¡¯m even more excited about what I¡¯m going to do more. ¡°Phoenix.¡± The way she moans my name is so fucking sexy.


    ¡°Your mine, wife.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m close.¡±


    ¡°Cum, Hailey, cum in my fingers.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix.¡± She¡¯s biting her own lip. I kissed her and she responded. ¡°Phoenix, I¡¯m close.¡± I thrust hard and felt her spasm. ¡°Phoenix.¡± She¡¯s trying not to shout while orgasm.


    Chasing her breath while looking at me, the way she looks at me, it¡¯s like she¡¯s inviting me to go inside of her. Damn! I noticed her eyes before, but I keep telling myself that I¡¯m not drowning, but hell! I¡¯m drowning right now.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t ¡ª¡± I kissed her again to stop her from talking.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing shouldn¡¯t by now.¡± I removed my clothes and position myself. ¡°I will make you happy from now on.¡± I was hard, painfully hard, and every inch of my body urged it to be inside of her. I pushed my cock forward into her and we moaned together.


    ¡°I want you, Hailey.¡± I took her hands and put them in my waist. ¡°Hug me.¡± She followed what I said.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± She moaned when I started thrust.


    ¡°Fuck, Hailey, you¡¯re mine.¡± I thrust hard and deep. I give her the performance I know how to please a woman.


    We kissed each other while I yed her clit and thrusting onto her.


    ¡°Phoenix, ah!¡±


    ¡°Damn, Hailey!¡± I moved fast, she¡¯s so fucking wet and I am fucking hard. There was nothing else to be heard in her room but the growl and the collision of our bodies which made me feel even hotter.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°Shit, I¡¯m Insane of you Hailey, you¡¯re mine.¡± It¡¯s driving me crazy the way I moved my body to her. I was on top and in control, and Hailey was meeting my thrust. I can also feel the snail of his nail in the back. I bit her lips on my bite.


    ¡°P-phoenix, faster, I¡¯m close again.¡± I followed what she said. ¡°Phoenix, there you go again, please harder, faster.¡± Damn, It¡¯s driving me insane the way she plea.


    ¡°Damn, Hailey, shit, I¡¯m going to cum too.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, I can¡¯t take it anymore, I¡¯ming!¡± She screams and bit my shoulder and I feel her orgasm. Because of the spasm that her femininity makes as if absorbing my stiffness I could no longer control myself.


    ¡°Fuck, Hailey, shit!¡± I scream. But I didn¡¯t remove my cock the way I do before. I pushed myself harder inside of her as I cum. I fell on top of her


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± She calls me.


    ¡°Hailey, please stay.¡± I hugged her and she didn¡¯t say anything.


    I WOKE up with Hailey no longer beside me. I looked around, but she was gone. I got up and looked in the bathroom but nothing.


    I took a dress from my suitcase next to it and took a shower. When I came out she was still not there.


    Only now have I really noticed her paintings. Apart from the phoenixes, there are also paintings with the face of a man.


    Face of the boy who is none other than me. Did she like me before? Ohe on Phoenix, her paintings says it all.


    I look at the paintings that were there and frowned. Some of them are abstract. Yes, it¡¯s abstract to others but for me, there is a meaning. Why? Because if you look at it carefully, you will generate numbers, not only a number, but a date, the date that is important to me that I probably shared with her when we were young.


    0622- The first time we went to Japan.


    0113- The first day I saw mommy and daddy fight and mommy cried, the first andst.


    0114- My birthday.


    Optimus is also here, my first favourite robot that grandpa gave me. My favourite singer, my favourite actor, my zodiac sign, and many more that can say it¡¯s all about me. I sat on the bed while looking at the painting. Why did I waste my time looking at her in a negative way?


    Did she love me before? If not, am I that important to her? After all, I was her first friend and was kind to her. I lower my head while holding it. I am disgusted with myself; I wanted to m myself to the wall over and over again for being an ass to her. But, no, I¡¯ll recuperate.  The door opens and Hailey enters. she is holding a paper.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°You¡¯re awake, that¡¯s good. Eat first and we¡¯ll talk.¡±


    ¡°About what?¡±


    ¡°Eat first.¡± I stood up and approached her. I am about to kiss her in the shoulder but she refuses.


    ¡°What we we¡¯re going to talk about?¡± I¡¯ll ask. she did not answer and handed me a paper. ¡°What is this?¡± I was shocked when I saw the paper.


    Annulment Paper.


    ¡°What does this mean?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve already signed it, just sign, so that the Attorney can get it tomorrow to process it.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡±


    ¡°This is what you want, isn¡¯t it?¡± I see the sadness in her eyes. ¡°Being separated from me so I just did the favour you wanted.

 CHAPTER NINETEEN

    ¡°Hailey, what does that mean?¡± I asked as I am holding the paper.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t I tell you that earlier?¡±


    ¡°I thought we were ok?¡±


    ¡°Are we ok?¡±


    ¡°Hailey.¡± I shrugged when I mentioned her name.


    ¡°Where are we ok, Phoenix? In your dealings with me since you¡¯re always angry or in my dealings with you after you quarrel with me?¡± I could not answer her. ¡°Thest time I checked I¡¯m ok, you¡¯re just not ok with me, are we ok Phoenix?¡±


    ¡°I am sorry for what I didst night.¡± I tried to calm down because It was my fault.


    ¡°Ok.¡±


    ¡°Hailey, please. I am asking sorry. I know I was wrong in what I didst night. I already know how many mistake I havemitted. I realized everythingst night what I did.¡± I held her hand. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I was all wrong, the amount I said wrong, I did wrong. I didn¡¯t see your worth. Please forgive me.¡±


    ¡°That easy?¡±


    ¡°Hailey?¡±


    ¡°How many times have you insulted me, used me, then one day you realised that you were wrong, you¡¯re saying sorry then it¡¯s ok? We¡¯re fine and that¡¯s all?¡± I could not answer what she said. ¡°I know I¡¯m guilty but you know what I can¡¯t ept, Phoenix? To embarrass me and doubt in front of a lot of people.¡±


    ¡°Hailey, I didn¡¯t mean to.¡±


    ¡°You meant it. It¡¯s embarrassing that you fought with the person I was just talking to without asking the real reason. You punched someone and you didn¡¯t listen to me. You showed to them that look like I was a bad woman and untrustworthy. You showed them that you did not trust me. ¡±


    I was embarrassed by what she said so I didn¡¯t keep quiet. She¡¯s fucking right. I just rushed in my actions she exined but I did not listen.


    ¡°Is that reason enough for you to file an annulment?¡±


    ¡°Yes, because I don¡¯t want to be with someone who doesn¡¯t trust me. Then another thing, you don¡¯t love me, do you? You were only forced into this marriage because you needed money so you agreed. So now I¡¯m letting you go.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to, only a paper mill will make rich to make an annulment paper but I won¡¯t sign anything.¡±


    ¡°Why, because you¡¯re afraid you won¡¯t get the share grandpa promised?¡±


    ¡°Hailey, not like ¡ª¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give it to you. 25% promised by grandpa, plus half of mine. Just sign the annulment.¡±


    ¡°Are you that eager to break up with me? Give me a chance, Hailey.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve had a chance for over a month. Not just one but more chance in every day.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to sign,¡± I insist. ¡°I¡¯m not going to sign anything.¡±


    ¡°Your tough and hard, Phoenix. But go ahead, I won¡¯t force you.¡±


    ¡°Why are you in a hurry? I thought we were ok because you agreed about something that happen to us earlier?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m still your wife, you haven¡¯t even signed yet, have you? And it is a wife¡¯s obligation to serve her husband even in bed.¡±


    ¡°For whatever reason it is. I won¡¯t sign.¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡±


    ¡°Come out, let¡¯s eat.¡± Then she left the room and left me.


    EVERY DAY I can¡¯t concentrate on work because of what happened. After what happened to us she became cold. Even though she was taking care of me, there was still no denying that her treatment of me was cold.


    Last night she suddenly disappeared after eating. Manang Tasing said that she had already entered her room. When I followed her it was closed and locked. I knocked but she did not open so I went straight to my room. When I got there my suitcase was already there. I called on her cell phone but it was turned off.


    When I woke up she had not yet left her room. I wouldn¡¯t havee to work but Dane was teasing me. I just left a message to manang that I had left. Even though I¡¯m here in the office, I¡¯m still trying to call her but her cell phone is still off.


    Damn! she¡¯s fucking angry with me. She doesn¡¯t want to talk to me obviously. My decision toe to the office was really wrong. I was in the office but my mind was in the mansion. To Hailey and what is happening to us.


    I don¡¯t want to admit it. But, damn! Am I in¡ª?


    ¡°Hey? Are you okay?¡± Dane asked me.


    ¡°I want to apologize for what happened at the party then. And send my apology to your brother.¡± I saw the three seat properly. While Dane, smile.


    ¡°What happened?¡± she asked again.


    ¡°Is that you, sucker?¡±


    ¡°Are you being bullied, Phoenix?¡±


    ¡°Something wrong with you, man.¡±


    They said one after another.


    ¡°Damn,¡± I hissed. I don¡¯t know if I will tell them or not.


    ¡°Sucker, we¡¯re still swimming in our dads¡¯ eggs. We¡¯re already friends.¡±


    ¡°You can open with us, man.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Phoenix, you might explode when you take that in your chest. You¡¯ll smell here.¡±


    ¡°Is this because of Hailey?¡± I look at Dane who is just calm.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Hailey?¡±


    ¡°Stupid, sucker, if you win I won¡¯t give you my hummer.¡± Won? Zeus and Jace have a bet?


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind them, what happened?¡± I sighed at ze¡¯s question.


    ¡°She files an annulment.¡±This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Hummer!¡± Jace shouted.


    ¡°Fucking sucker,¡± Zeus said annoyed and threw and the key of his hummer to Jace.


    ¡°They have a bet that Hailey will hate you before one year,¡± Dane exined.


    ¡°Seriously guys?¡±


    ¡°But I¡¯m not happy that you¡¯re going to separate. I¡¯m happy that I have a hummer. Haha. But go ahead, what¡¯s your problem?¡±


    ¡°Nevermind.¡± I¡¯m embarrassed to say.


    ¡°Seriously, Phoenix, what¡¯s the real problem?¡± ze asked so I rested deeply.


    ¡°That¡¯s it, Hailey files an annulment.¡±


    ¡°Hailey?¡± Zeus ask.


    ¡°My wife,¡±


    ¡°Your wife?¡± ze ask.


    ¡°What the hell?¡± Are they fooling me? ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you.¡±


    ¡°What they¡¯re saying, now, you just mentioned her name and called her wife.¡± I looked at Dane then look at them one by one.


    ¡°No judgement.¡± it¡¯s ze.


    ¡°So what¡¯s your n?¡± I diverted my gaze at Dane.


    ¡°No judgement,¡± Zeus repeated. I can¡¯t open my mouth. But I know them, they may beughed at me but they will be the first who can understand me.


    ¡°Slow to speak, they already said no judgement.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t sign.¡±


    ¡°But you said you don¡¯t you want her? Why don¡¯t you agree?¡± I was shaken by Jace¡¯s question. ¡°What? You¡¯re too slow to tell a story.¡±


    ¡°Shut up, sucker, let him take his time.¡±


    ¡°I am waiting.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, how can I say it?¡±


    ¡°Just tell us, that you are already in love with your wife. Simple as that. Is it hard to admit?¡± I looked at ze because of what he said.


    ¡°Am I in love?¡±


    ¡°We all know, Phoenix, you¡¯re just not aware.¡± I frowned at what Dane had said.


    ¡°Dane is right, sucker, we¡¯ve been noticing for a long time. You¡¯re just not aware.¡±


    ¡°Because you¡¯re in-denial. Even though it¡¯s very obvious you¡¯re still keep on saying no,¡± ze said.


    ¡°We noticed your changes, your excited to go home, you don¡¯t get too involved in the gimmick. You always call her to check what she¡¯s doing and even if you deny and insist that you did that because she¡¯s your responsibility, we see differently,¡± Zeus added to what he said.


    ¡°Damn!¡±


    ¡°So so damn, because she will break up with you. Ow, she already did because she file an annulment.¡±


    ¡°Shut up Jace, you¡¯re not helping Phoenix, his already in love, in trouble, and still you teasing him,¡± Dane scolded.


    ¡°Oks,¡±


    ¡°I do not know what to do.¡± I grabbed my head. I¡¯m confused. I don¡¯t want to admit that I¡¯m in love because that¡¯s not how I feel. Fuck, I am so messed up right now.


    ¡°Do what you think is right to do?¡± Dane asked me.


    ¡°But wait what happened and why did she file an annulment? Is it about what happened to you and Dn?¡± I nodded and then told them what had happened that night. As well as what we talked about and what Hailey told me.


    ¡°Your doom, sucker.¡±


    ¡°I know, ok?¡±


    ¡°Who thought that was just one night and boom, you woke up,¡± Jace said.


    ¡°I wish I was just pped and she fought with me.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s your fucking mistake so im it.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Dane, I know.¡±


    ¡°Then make a way that both of you will be ok. Or do something can she can escape from you.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, I don¡¯t know what I will make, Jace.¡±


    ¡°The annulment won¡¯t work if you don¡¯t sign. You¡¯re not stupid to sign, are you, so, she¡¯s still your wife.¡±


    ¡°ze has a point, don¡¯t sign and fix your marriage, sucker¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a way for your wife not to leave you,¡± Jace said while smiling.


    ¡°What?¡± At once we ask.


    ¡°Get her pregnant.¡±

 CHAPTER TWENTY

    Everyone left except Dane. If I¡¯m talking to someone that¡¯s not crazy, it¡¯s her, those idiots sympathize or help me but it¡¯s different when talking to Dane. Everyone has a suggestion but still, nothing happened in our conversation.


    ¡°There is one thing you can do to get her back.¡± I look at Dane leaning back in the chair.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Court her. If you want to stay in your marriage, court her.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Court her,¡±


    Damn how to woo? Jessa¡¯s the one, who court me, so how can I court Hailey?


    ¡°You know what, Phoenix; we girls are easy to deal with. We¡¯re easy to get along with, especially if we love the guy. That¡¯s why many women get pregnant because there are men who are good at being silly. Even if they know they¡¯re being fooled. But, be careful when the woman realizes it, it takes time, months, years, or forever before they can forgive.¡±


    ¡°Are we still talking about women here or are you?¡±


    ¡°How did I get into the conversation?¡±


    ¡°No, never mind, but I have a problem.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to woo.¡±


    ¡°Seriously, how did you court, Jessa?¡±


    ¡°Introduced, stared, kissed, licked breasts, we¡¯re done.¡±


    ¡°Pervert,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s the truth, Dane.¡±


    ¡°Whatever.¡±


    We were bothughing when my secretary suddenly entered.


    ¡°Sir, someone wants to talk to you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s past 5 PM, I want to go home.¡±


    ¡°I said that ¡ª¡± The secretary didn¡¯t finish what she was going to say when a man entered.


    ¡°Go, Farrah. We can handle.¡±


    ¡°All right.¡± When Farrah is outside, Enrique suddenly rushed in and punched me.


    ¡°What the hell, Enrique!¡± said Dane protecting me from him.


    ¡°That¡¯s for my friend.¡± I spit blood. I feel my lips numb and blood flow. ¡°Don Alejandro is right! You didn¡¯t do any good to Hailey; you¡¯ll just hurt her and make her cry.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± I straighten my back and was about to approach him but Dane grabbed me.


    ¡°Are you deaf? I don¡¯t want to say it again, if I only knew you would just make my friend cry, I would have opposed your marriage.¡±


    ¡°What you mean is you like my wife.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re wrong, just say, I should be the one that Hailey¡¯s husband and not you if I had not rejected Don Alejandro¡¯s offer.¡±


    ¡°What are you talking about Enrique?¡± Dane asks him because I¡¯m trying to sink into my mind what he just said.


    ¡°Don Alejandro, offer me first to marry Hailey, but I refused because I know Hailey won¡¯t be happy. He told me that he has no one else to trust Hailey because Hailey is aloof when ites to men and doesn¡¯t want to socialize. I told Don to find another, but when they don¡¯t find anyone, I will represent myself. Coincidentally, you need money, Phoenix, so Don offered you the marriage to Hailey,¡± he exined.


    ¡°You said, Don Alejandro doesn¡¯t want Phoenix, but why did he offer him to marry Hailey?¡±


    ¡°Because that¡¯s what Hailey wants.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I ask.


    ¡°Idiot, when you asked money, of course, Don asked Hailey¡¯s permission first since, it¡¯s her money. So, Hailey grabbed the opportunity to be with you. Well, she was just trying to tease you. If you refused then, they still give you the money. Your choice wasn¡¯t important. Hailey wants to try her luck to get you. But you agreed.¡±


    ¡°So, Hailey likes Phoenix?¡±


    ¡°She loves that asshole.¡± Dane looked at me but we looked at Enrique again. ¡°Since we¡¯re children, Hailey loved that idiot. Everything Hailey does, it¡¯s all about Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°She loves me?¡±


    ¡°Obviously, but you didn¡¯t see it, because you¡¯re stupid.¡±


    ¡°Enrique,¡± Dane scolded him.


    ¡°The night before the wedding, Don talked to me and said that I will take care of Hailey and don¡¯t just trust you. You hate her so it¡¯s likely you¡¯ll hurt her. And now, it happened, you made my friend cry. If I knew she¡¯s going to the wrong person. I just I¡¯ve agreed to Don¡¯s offer. She¡¯s already my wife before you need money.¡±


    ¡°Enrique, Phoenix was wrong, but believe me, he loves Hailey. There is just a misunderstanding in everything. Mostly, his feelings towards Hailey, But, believe me, Phoenix, loves Hailey. He never meant to hurt her.¡±


    ¡°I believe you Diana, but I can¡¯t trust him again.¡± Then he looked at me. ¡°I¡¯ll give you a chance to fix this. But when Hailey insists she doesn¡¯t want to. I¡¯ll take her away from you and you¡¯ll never see her again. Fix this, tame her, and reconcile with her.¡± Then he turned around and left us.


    ¡°Damn.¡± I kicked the table when Enrique came out after I realized everything he said. ¡°Damn!¡± I scream.


    ¡°Hey, rx.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m stupid, Dane.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you need to fix it.¡± I sat up while holding my head. ¡°It¡¯s not toote.¡±


    ¡°What if I¡¯m toote? What if she really doesn¡¯t want me anymore? Enrique will take her away from me, and knowing that asshole. He also has money; wherever he takes Hailey he can do it. Even we¡¯re married he can hide Hailey from me.¡±


    ¡°Stop assuming, don¡¯t think negatively, go home and talk to her. Do everything that you think is right.¡± I couldn¡¯t act on what Dane said, because I was confused as to what I¡¯m going to do, or what I should do first. Where do I start? And how to start to woo her and get her heart?


    ¡°FUCKER, MOVE!¡± she shouted apanied by apuse to wake me from deep thought.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go home.¡±


    No, I will not allow myself to lose my wife. I don¡¯t know how to reconcile with her, but I will not allow us to separate. She is my wife. She is mine, and that stupid Enrique can¡¯t take her away.


    When I got home I saw another car parked outside.


    ¡°Where¡¯s Hailey?¡± I asked the maid that greeted me.


    ¡°In the veranda Sir Phoenix with Sir Enrique.¡± What a piece of shit, after he beat me, he¡¯d still have the courage to step into my house? Should I put a bullet in his head?


    I go to them immediately. I was going to call when I heard them talking.


    ¡°I wish that you¡¯re the one that my heart chooses to love, I wish you¡¯re the one that I marry, so that, I¡¯m not hurting like this.¡± Hailey sobs as her head rest on Enrique¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say that princess, I believe when Diana said your husband loves you. Reconcile with him. You love him, don¡¯t you? So, ept him back again in your heart.¡±


    ¡°It stings you know, its hurts when the person you love so much damage you.¡± I clenched my fist hearing her crying. It¡¯s really my fault. But I regretted it, and I really want us to be ok.


    ¡°Everyone is hurting princess. I really want to strangle that idiot, but you will hurt more if I do that, and I see the sincerity in him when he said he wants to reconcile with you and that he admits his mistake.¡±


    ¡°He didn¡¯t really love me. He¡¯s just guilty because I talked back and make him realize his mistakes.¡±


    I¡¯m guilty? me? Maybe yes, maybe no, whatever it is, one thing is for sure. I will not allow her to disappear, because I just realized I was wrong. If that was called guilty then yes, I am guilty of the way I talk harshly to her, but still, I will not allow us to separate.


    ¡°He just stepped on his ego, because he was pped to the reality that he was wrong to all of the usations he made against me.¡± And she¡¯s fucking right again. But ego is not the issue here. But my realization, that I was stupid because I hurt her.


    ¡°And when he realizes that he¡¯s just guilty and had only pride. He will grant us to separate. He will sign the annulment.¡± She is a decision-maker. I even wore our wedding ring because I saw it on the table in her room. And I won¡¯t take it off no matter what happens. Whether she liked it or not, we¡¯re together forever.


    ¡°Prince,¡± she called to Enrique.


    ¡°Hmm?¡±


    ¡°If Phoenix and I get annulled, are you willing to marry me and take care of me?¡± I frowned at her question to Enrique. Is she really going to leave me? Don¡¯t you dare to say yes Enrique; I will put a bullet in your head when you got out of my house.


    ¡°Princess, even if we don¡¯t get married, I will still take care of you. Not only because of my promise to Don but because of my promise to you before. I know you only love your stupid husband, so it¡¯s ok for me to be friends until we get old. ¡±


    But I was surprised because I didn¡¯t expect what Hailey did. He kissed Enrique on the lips.


    ¡°Princess?¡±


    ¡°The heart can be taught and it¡¯s not hard to love you. Just wait for me when Phoenix and I are separated, prince, and I will teach my heart to love you.¡±


    Damn!


    I turned around and no longer listened to them. Damn it! I was lost, I want to go back and hit that guy, but what right do I have? It¡¯s my fault because I broke my wife¡¯s love for me. It¡¯s my fault for doing so.


    But it doesn¡¯t mean that I will give up. That I will allow us to annul. Suck on you, Enrique! Because I will not let my wife go, if I had to hire hundreds of security so you couldn¡¯t get close to her, I would.


    You can¡¯t have her. My wife belongs to me. She¡¯s mine and we will make ten children. Even if you kiss there all night, I won¡¯t let go of her. I¡¯ll allow you to kiss her for now, but next time you didn¡¯t stop her. You will borrow a face from a foal!

 CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

    I feel bad when I woke up. Last night after I saw them kissing, I never left the room. I went to sleep and even though I was hungry, I just get back to sleep.


    I heard three knocks so I stood up and opened the door. I saw Hailey standing while frowning at me. What is she frowning at? I should be the one frowning because he kissed Enriquest night.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you eatst night? And you don¡¯t go out today? Are you sick?¡± she asked. Yes, there is, my heart hurts because you kissed someone else. ¡°Hey, answer me?¡± why her voice was soft? Is she attracting me? Because, if yes, my baby junior starting to get hard.


    ¡°Nothing. Why don¡¯t you ask Enrique instead?¡± I said sulking.


    ¡°Enrique? How did Enrique get involved in our conversation?¡±


    ¡°Tss, what do you need?¡±


    ¡°You.¡± My annoyance became The sh because of the speed it disappear from what she said.


    ¡°Me?¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s why I¡¯m here?¡±


    ¡°What do you need from me?¡±


    ¡°We have something important to talk about.¡±


    ¡°Tss, what is it?¡±


    ¡°Oh, take it and sign it.¡± She handed me the annulment paper.


    ¡°What¡¯s this again?¡± I frowned at the question.


    ¡°Annulment, is it obvious? Don¡¯t throw it away; just keep it so that when you made your decision, you just sign it.¡± But instead of hiding it I crumpled the paper and throw it in the garbage. ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t go to someone else, even to Enrique.¡± Then I pulled her inside and closed the door. ¡°No annulment, no separation. You¡¯re mine, I¡¯m yours,¡± I pressed her against the wall.


    ¡°Phoenix, what are you doing?¡± she push me softly but I put more pressure on her.


    ¡°See, I wore my ring and you¡¯re still wearing yours, so we¡¯re married.¡±


    ¡°Where did you get that?¡±


    ¡°Secret, you¡¯re mine, remember that.¡± I kissed her. At first she refused butter on, she kissed me back. I grabbed her shoulder to take off the dress but she grabbed my hand.


    ¡°Wait,¡±


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Your lips taste blood.¡±


    He touched my lip that exploded because of that idiot¡¯s and then looked at me. The fucker kicked me and he even kiss my wife.


    ¡°What happened to your lips? Have you treated that?¡± she asked. Our kiss was mouth-watering and she pressed it hard so it bled.


    ¡°No, just kiss me again and the pain will go away.¡± I pout but she just avoided me.


    ¡°Phoenix, I¡¯m not kidding. Isn¡¯t this what you want? To break up with me?¡±


    ¡°That was before, but I don¡¯t want it now.¡± And I kiss her neck.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because I don¡¯t want to lose you.¡± Then I kissed her cheek.


    ¡°Are you ying with me?¡± she asked annoyed but warm.


    ¡°No, you¡¯ll going to get tired of giving me an annulment paper, but you won¡¯t get anything. That it will go to waste.¡± Every time I answer I kissed her everywhere.


    How she managed to do like this. Angry but tender. Angry but at the same time, she looks innocent.


    ¡°Phoenix, don¡¯t torture us anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m the only one who¡¯s having a hard time, because when we split up, you had Enrique.¡±


    ¡°You have Jessa too.¡±


    ¡°Jessa and I are done, and I won¡¯te back to her even if you break up with me. Then who said we¡¯re going to break up? That¡¯s because you have Enrique now, that, it¡¯s ok for me to break up with you. Nah, the sucker goes to hell, but he¡¯s nothing to wait for.¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t have a rtionship.¡±


    ¡°I believe you, I¡¯m the one you love.¡±


    ¡°You weren¡¯t like that before.¡±


    ¡°I changed for you.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, stop this game, please.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not ying. Enrique talked to me yesterday, but he beat me first, and then you kissed him and he said you love me ever since we¡¯re a kid.¡±


    ¡°He beat you?¡± Her forehead frowned at the question and annoyed, so I smiled. She¡¯s so damn cute.


    ¡°Yes, this is the result.¡± I pointed to my lips toin.


    ¡°Good for you.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡±


    ¡°Seriously, Phoenix, stop what you¡¯re doing, stop kissing me!¡± I straightened up and looked at her seriously.


    ¡°I saw you and Enrique talking, and I saw you kissed him.¡± Her eyes widened because of what I said. ¡°I was hurt, but what right do I have if I¡¯m at fault? I left because I didn¡¯t want to hear what you were talking about, but before I left I heard that you told him to wait for you. He has nothing to wait for because I will not sign anything, and I¡¯ll put a lot of security so that he can¡¯t run away with you. When I see his head here, I¡¯ll do target shooting. Ants will be happy because his brain is as fat as when he was young.¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you get mad at me when I kissed him? You¡¯ve proven it that I just kiss anyone, why aren¡¯t you mad at me?¡±


    ¡°Because it¡¯s my fault, then I realized that you¡¯re not that kind of woman. I know you were hurt, so you did that. But he¡¯s unlucky because he¡¯ll hope for nothing.¡±


    ¡°d you know that. And well, even if it doesn¡¯t matter, I¡¯ll still clear my name. You¡¯re the only man who kissed my lips. Enrique was second yesterday.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Motherfucker, I know my stomach is empty yet, but why does it seem like I want to party more.


    ¡°Don¡¯t believe me and I won¡¯t force you. What do you think we talked about when you left?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, and I don¡¯t care because I¡¯m gone and I don¡¯t want to hear his answer. I might just kill that idiot if he hopes and I hear him say yes he¡¯ll wait for you. He¡¯s unlucky because his pubic hair will turn white and grow old. I¡¯m still your husband. ¡±


    ¡°I hope you didn¡¯t leave so you heard his answer.¡±


    ¡°Are you hurting me, Hailey? Because if you are, I¡¯m already hurting.¡± sheughed softly at what I said. Herughter is seductive and I want to undress her now and enter her over and over again. ¡°Okay, all right, just hurt me but don¡¯t expect me to sign anything. That idiot is even more hopeless.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Enrique isn¡¯t that kind of guy. He didn¡¯t agree with what I said and he believes we can get along.¡± My annoyance to him seems to disappear at what she said. That idiot also has a brain and I want to hug him tightly until he can no longer breathe and he can see the light for a moment.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you believe that we¡¯re going to be okay, Hailey?¡± Her face got serious then she looked into my eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m just freeing you, so you can build your own family.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one that I want to build my family.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t give you that.¡±


    ¡°Why, because you don¡¯t want to?¡±


    ¡°No, because I¡¯m infertile, I can¡¯t have children, Phoenix. I can¡¯t give you a child. Maybe, that¡¯s reason enough for us to be annulled. Let me go, so you can be happy. Enrique knows that since then. I can¡¯t give you the dream of having many children. Like you want it since we were young.¡±


    I could not answer what she said. I looked at her seriously. How did that happen? Impossible!


    ¡°Grandpa said¨C¡±


    ¡°Grandpa just told to you that, so you¡¯ll stay longer, and maybe you¡¯ll fall for me before you know my secret. So you can ept me.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re lying, aren¡¯t you?¡± she shook her head in response.


    ¡°Forgive me, but that¡¯s the truth. That¡¯s why I let you say all those harsh words because I¡¯m guilty too, I¡¯m a real cheater.¡±


    ¡°Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, your life would be happier if I wasn¡¯t by your side. I¡¯m infertile Phoenix, I don¡¯t have the ability to have a child, and I can¡¯t give you a child. I can¡¯t get pregnant. You won¡¯t be happy with me.¡±

 CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

    ¡°Is that a serious case?¡± zed asked when I told them what Hailey told me.


    ¡°I guess it meant barren then. Your wife is barren, bro? We¡¯re not going to be godfathers?¡±


    ¡°Stop saying nonsense, sucker,¡±


    ¡°Just asking.¡±


    ¡°She clearly said she was infertile, she said she wouldn¡¯t have children. Is it true, Dane?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± But instead Dane, Maggie answered.


    ¡°Yes?¡± I ask.


    ¡°Yes, so you can fuck her anytime, right Dane?¡±


    ¡°Yeah,¡± Dane, answered and they looked at each other.


    ¡°What¡¯s your n now, sucker?¡±


    ¡°Are they all egg suckers, Zeus, and you¡¯re not?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, Maggie, I¡¯m the only one that sane, want to bet?¡±


    ¡°No need, I¡¯m good with ze¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s sane when sleeping,¡± ze hissed. ¡°Why are you here, Maggie? The meeting is over, isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°Why? Dane invited me here.¡±


    ¡°Wow, you call her Dane, are you closed?¡± Jace asked.


    ¡°If you date Maggie already, ze, I¡¯m sure she will be quiet¡± Daneughed.


    ¡°You¡¯re all bullshit! It¡¯s my issue that we¡¯re talking about, and suddenly the topic goes to ze and Maggie?¡± I said angrily.


    ¡°It¡¯s Maggie¡¯s fault,¡± zeined. ¡°What¡¯s the n?¡±


    ¡°I really do not know.¡± I messed up my hair because I was confused.


    ¡°Not having children, then fuck her every now and then.¡±


    ¡°Mouth, Maggie, you¡¯re not helping.¡± ze¡¯s rebuke.


    ¡°Maggie has a point.¡± Dane and Maggie look at each other as if they are the only ones who understand each other. Seriously, Sister¡¯s code? Then don¡¯t say that she would trade us to that woman.


    ¡°Do you agree with her? Since when your brain, turn green, Dane?¡± It¡¯s ze that¡¯s starting to get annoyed.


    ¡°Just now, because I¡¯m with her.¡± I just shake my head, because It seems that I will not get an answer from them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind them,¡± ze trying to get my attention. ¡°Listen, Phoenix, having kids is one of a couple¡¯s goals. But it doesn¡¯t mean that you weren¡¯t happy if you didn¡¯t have children. Many couples don¡¯t have children. But they¡¯re happy when they¡¯re alone. It¡¯s just an advantage Maybe. Besides you can adopt. ¡±


    ¡°Exactly, think about it, you just had sex all day, every day with no vacancies.¡±


    ¡°Maggie!¡± ze scolded her again.


    ¡°Bed her, ze so that she will calm down,¡± Jace said.


    ¡°Bed already? At least marry me first.¡± Maggie said.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    ¡°In your dreams.¡±


    ¡°In my dreams, we¡¯re on a honeymoon and we have a lot of sex.¡±


    ¡°Really? Then, I will grant your fucking dream. I will marry you when Hailey gets pregnant,¡± ze said. Maggie and Dane looked at each other and they raised an eyebrow.


    ¡°Did you hear that, Dane?¡± Then she stood up. ¡°You¡¯re a witness to what ze said.¡±


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Dane asked her.


    ¡°I¡¯ll chat with you,¡± she answers. ¡°Bye, guys.¡±


    ¡°Did she realize that she had no hope?¡± Jace asks while looking at the door.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind her, so what¡¯s your n?¡± Dane asked.


    ¡°I wanted to have a family in the future. Having a kid that calls me dad.¡±


    ¡°Then fucking adopts, stupid.¡± I stared at Jace.


    ¡°Listen, sucker, do you love Hailey?¡± I can¡¯t answer Zeus. Love? I know I loved Jessa. But¨C


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°What you don¡¯t know?¡±


    ¡°Google it, Jace, so you will know the meaning of ¡®I don¡¯t know''¡±


    ¡°You know, Phoenix, we already told you this, and we¡¯ll just remind you. You love her, you¡¯re just in denial. But the case is different now, there¡¯s a future involved. Your happiness. Everyone knows how you love kids, but that doesn¡¯t mean you want another child to others, who wants that anyway? That¡¯s why we¡¯re very careful not to get them pregnant. So the choice is yours, stay or go away.¡± ze said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stress out yourself. If you don¡¯t want her, because she can¡¯t afford to give you a child, then set her free, for sure someone is willing to catch her. Now if you want her to be with you, ept the fact that she can give you a child¡± It¡¯s Jace.


    ¡°So, what¡¯s your decision, sucker?¡± I sighed and shook my head.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t rush things.¡± We look at Dane who is resting her foot on the table. ¡°Enjoy, while it¡¯sst.¡±


    ¡°Is that you, Dane?¡± Zeus asked her. Even I was wondering. Dane is not the kind of person. She is these types that if you can decide now, do it, especially, if the result is the same. Why take longer if the result today and the result tomorrow are the same.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m just telling the truth. As we said you love her, and she loves you obviously. She can¡¯t get pregnant, then, enjoyed the feeling of being in love, when it fades, bye. That¡¯s it, and then finds someone who can give you a baby. ¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not you, Dane, something unusual with you.¡±


    ¡°C¡¯mon Zeus, don¡¯t make it too serious. I am just giving proper advice here. I always said before that there is no difference between today and tomorrow so why not just decide now. Well, I will say the same thing and a little rephrased way. Why rush now if the oue is the same. Enjoy having a wife first. Because it neveres back when it¡¯s gone. Nothing will change, she can¡¯t get pregnant. ¡±


    ¡°Stop being with that woman, Dane, your brain is already corrupting.¡± Daneughed hard after hearing ze¡¯s word.


    ¡°Dane is right,¡± I said. ¡°It¡¯s up to me.¡± Then I stood up. ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡±


    When I was a kid, I said that when I got married I wanted many children. I am alone so I want my child to y a lot. I want triplets, to be happy. But it turns out that I don¡¯t need my own blood if I stay with Hailey.


    I reached the mansion without realizing it. I asked Manang Tasing, where Hailey was and she said she was in the kitchen so I went straight there. I caught her there cooking. She¡¯s wearing an apron. Her hair is tied in bunny. She tastes the dish while blowing the spoon.


    Whatever she does, she is perfect. Even if she has diarrhea, her face is still perfect even when she is pushing her poop.


    ¡°You¡¯re here?¡± She smiles seductively. I know for her it¡¯s nothing, but for me, I feel like she seducing me. She¡¯s my wife, after all, so I can make love with her anytime.


    I know I am stupid. But other than her beautiful, perfect body, and demeanor. She yed the role of being a good and devoted wife. She¡¯s taking care of me, she loves me, and she does everything for me.


    Her presence wants me to go home early, her innocence makes me want¡¯s to protect her. I wanted her to be with me. Her scent, her voice, her eyes are enough to drive me crazy.


    ¡°Phoenix?¡± I came closer to her and caress her face softly. ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care if you can¡¯t have a child. You¡¯re mine, Hailey.¡±


    ¡°What are you saying?¡±


    ¡°No annulment. No separation.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, I¡¯m doing that for you. It¡¯s for your own good.¡±


    ¡°I know what¡¯s best for me. You¡¯re what I need and not a child.¡± she did not speak. ¡°As long as you¡¯re mine wholly, I have nothing to look for.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll still insist on what I want, Phoenix, because I don¡¯t want you to regret it when the dayes.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll court you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Her eyes widened.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know how to court, but I¡¯ll court you. Until you trust me, that, you¡¯re all I need. Until I¡¯m the one you love again and no one else.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the only one that I love. That hasn¡¯t changed despite what you did. I just want you to be happy. I can¡¯t give you a child, and I don¡¯t want you toe to the point where you regret it, why stay with me, or you can do something again that will hurt me just because of myck of having a child. ¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t regret it, Hailey. If I regretted anything, is to hurt you. And there¡¯s nothing wrong with you because you¡¯re all I need.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t force you to believe me. I¡¯ll just show and let you know that I need you and no one else.¡±

 CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

    ¡®How do you court a girl?¡¯ ¡®


    ¡®How do you court a woman?¡¯


    ¡®How do you make ady fall in love with you?


    Nothing but There is only one answer.


    ¡®Demonstrate your desire to marry her.¡¯


    Useless google! But how am I going to get her? What¡¯s the point of expressing my desire to marry her now that we¡¯re married?


    ¡°Damn,¡± I grumbled. What exactly is the role of a suitor? Nevermind. I¡¯ll woo her in my own unique manner, the Phoenix way.


    ¡°Phoenix?¡± I turned to Hailey and put the cellphone back in my pocket. I was sitting on the balcony, waiting for sleepiness to take effect on me.


    ¡°Hmp?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m heading to bed, so I¡¯m just wondering if you need anything else?¡±


    ¡°You.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°You are, you are what I need.¡±


    ¡°Hey, stop it.¡± I could see her blushing even though it was a little dark. That¡¯s how you woo. ¡°If you don¡¯t need anything more, I¡¯m going inside.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one I want to go inside.¡± I don¡¯t need that goddamn Google to court, my wife. I have my own ways of making her fall in love with me.


    ¡°I¡¯ming in-¡± She didn¡¯t finish what she was about to say as I yanked her over and had her sit on myp.


    My shaft stiffened instantly, and I knew she sensed it.


    ¡°Just seeing you wakes my pet,¡± I said as I kissed her shoulder and watched her shut her eyes.


    ¡°Phoenix, I¡¯m having my period.¡±


    ¡°Damn!¡±


    ¡°Sorry.¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s fine,¡± I said as I stroked her shoulder.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do that, Phoenix, my menstruation is growing stronger.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± I asked. Why is her blood flow intensifying? I¡¯m just caressing her.


    ¡°Just because¡ª- Let me go or I might get my period on your shorts.¡±


    ¡°Howe you¡¯re so beautiful?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Are you really a human or an angel who fell to the ground?¡±


    I really won¡¯t get tired of kissing her, anytime, anywhere.


    ¡°Phoenix, stop.¡±


    ¡°Teach me how to stop.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to sleep.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go to our room.¡± We haven¡¯t been in the same room together since we moved in. But that¡¯s okay since I know I¡¯ll be able to be with her again eventually. Not only as a spouse on paper but as a husband who adores her. Our maids don¡¯t bother to inquire as to why we don¡¯t share a room.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to sleep with you,¡± she stated tly.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because you don¡¯t know anything else but to kiss and kiss and kiss and kiss me even more.¡± I chuckled and kissed her on the lips.


    ¡°I¡¯m your husband, therefore I can kiss you whenever I want.¡±


    ¡°But I haven¡¯t even responded to you yet.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m confident you¡¯ll respond to my courtship eventually.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡± she reprimanded as I stroked her breast and prepared to rise up, but I drew her in closer. ¡°My period is getting stronger. If you don¡¯t stop, I¡¯ll take off my napkin and put it on your face.¡± Iughed again.


    ¡°It¡¯s all right, I eat bloody food.¡±


    ¡°You truly are disgusting!¡± She smacked my chest as a result of what I said. ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°Hmp?¡± She inhaled deeply.


    ¡°Nothing, I¡¯m just drowsy.¡±


    ¡°Can you stay for a while?¡± I hugged her and took my phone.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°Damn, I know I¡¯m a cliche, but can we listen to this song before we go to bed?¡±


    ¡°Which song?¡±


    ¡°I just heard it earlier, and I remember you,¡± I say as I y the song for her, hugging her and listening together.


    ¡°You turned me inside out


    And you showed me what life was about


    Only you


    The only one that stole my heart away


    I wanna do all I can just to show you


    Make you understand


    Only you


    The only one that stole my heart away¡±


    I stared towards Hailey as the song ended.


    ¡°Hailey, I don¡¯t know how to woo, court, or beg you. I don¡¯t know how to be nice or how to make you realize that what I need is you, that what I want is you. All I know is that I want to spend my entire life with you till I die with you.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t push you right now. Instead, I¡¯ll wait until you¡¯re ready, and when that momentes, I¡¯ll make sure you don¡¯t regreting back to me. In any case, you¡¯re not lost, and I won¡¯t allow that happen either.¡±


    ¡°All I want is for you to be happy, Phoenix.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°You are my happiness, Hailey. I can¡¯t ask for anything as long as you¡¯re by my side.¡± She no longer answered. I kissed her on the forehead.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s get in, it¡¯s freezing here,¡± I said as we walked together inside. I brought her to her room, but before she could enter, I walked inside and drew her in.


    ¡°Hey!¡± she said as I hugged her and closed the door. ¡°Phoenix!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll never grow tired of holding and loving you, Hailey,¡± I said as I kissed her passionately, and she kissed me back. We both gasped as we kissed goodbye.


    ¡°Please, Phoenix, stop,¡± she whispered as I stroked her shoulder.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°My period is getting stronger,¡± she said, and I frowned.


    ¡°What¡¯s the connection?¡± She did not answer and averted her gaze. ¡°Hey?¡±


    She reddened as she responded, ¡°I enjoy what you¡¯re doing.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°Hmp! I don¡¯t know, Phoenix. Get out!¡± I chuckled as I realized what I was doing was affecting her.


    ¡°You¡¯re not alone, Hailey. I, too, am impacted.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t,¡± she scolded.


    ¡°So, when there is no period, can I?¡±


    ¡°Neither,¡±


    ¡°If you say so,¡± I chuckled. ¡°Hailey,¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the is it?¡± Why is she so adorable when she frowns?


    ¡°Can, you call me Nix?¡± She used to call me Nix when we were young. That¡¯s why I don¡¯t want anybody else to call me Nix because it makes me think of her.


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Call me, Nix.¡±


    ¡°But didn¡¯t you want me to call you Nix before?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve changed my mind. So, would you?¡±


    ¡°All right, N-nix.¡± Damn! Why is it so immensely seductive when she speaks my name?


    ¡°All right, go to sleep,¡± I said as I kissed her forehead and walked out the door. But I came to a halt and looked at her.


    ¡°Do you need anything else?¡±


    ¡°Hailey, you¡¯re the only one I need.¡±


    ¡°Nix?¡±


    ¡°I mean it, Goodnight.¡± I give her a smack before leaving.

 CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

    ¡°Just write a note that says ¡®You¡¯re The Only One,''¡± I told my secretary. I asked her to go out and get flowers for Hailey.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°Got it, sir.¡± When she came out, Jace entered.


    I continue to send her flowers and chocte. I asionally take her to dinner and lunch outside. I don¡¯t have any other manner of courting her, so I do it my way.


    ¡°Flowers again? Your wife will smell nothing but flowers.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like your remarks, Jace. They have a maniacal feel to them.¡±


    ¡°Stupid, I¡¯m not going to fish your wife.¡±


    ¡°What do you need?¡±


    ¡°Dane has invited us to the Brother¡¯s Code Club, and no one is permitted to decline.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave work early.¡±


    ¡°It is forbidden to refuse.¡±


    ¡°Fuck,¡± I yelled.


    ¡°We know you love your wife very much, but we desire your attention and we are already envious.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re extremely foolish,¡± I said as I tossed him a ballpen, and he ran.


    I called Hailey to ask her permission.


    ¡°Yes, Nix?¡± Why do I enjoy listening to her even on the phone?


    ¡°Dane asked the group to BCC. I declined since I wanted to go home early, but Jace persuaded me.¡±


    ¡°Alright, what time are you going home?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but I guarantee I¡¯ll be home early.¡±


    ¡°All right, I¡¯ll wait for you,¡± she said as she hung up the phone. We haven¡¯t even arrived in BCC yet, yet I¡¯m already itching to return home. I am excited to go home to see my wife.


    Hailey is one-of-a-kind. She never ceases to astound me. Even a simple smile,ugh, stroll, or everything she does is incredible to me.


    Dane and the boys were there for me. As if they have a choice. They always im I¡¯ve changed, but I don¡¯t believe it. They even inquired if I was in love with Hailey. As of now, I¡¯m unable to say whether not or I already love her. All I know is that I desire her and I have no idea why.


    We went to BCC after work. Maggie is also with us, and ze grimaced once more, but he had no choice. Thisdy is likewise one of a kind. She doesn¡¯t care what ze says to her and aggressively pushes herself on ze. Maggie seemed to be perplexed by him.


    ¡°Cheers!¡± We raised our sses and drank at the same time.


    ¡°Dane, let¡¯s dance?¡± Maggie asked, but Dane declined. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Dane.¡±


    ¡°Why are you forcing Dane to dance? If you want to dance, dance alone,¡± ze grumbled.


    ¡°Are you Dane, ze? Just tell me whether you want to dance with me, and I¡¯ll see what I can do.¡±


    ¡°You dance on your own.¡±


    ¡°I really will!¡± Maggie stands up and walks onto the stage. She is surrounded by men as she dances seductively. We couldn¡¯t stopughing at ze¡¯s reaction. Although he didn¡¯t want to acknowledge it, he was clearly irritated by the males around Maggie.


    ¡°Just follow her,¡± I advised.


    ¡°If you want Phoenix, go to her so I can report something to Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Fuck you,¡± we continue to drink, but ze¡¯s gaze remains fixed on Maggie. ¡°I used to be that way, ze. ¡±


    ¡°Does it truly change when you¡¯re in love?¡±


    ¡°You weren¡¯t like that with Jessa then, Phoenix,¡± Jace observed, drawing our attention to him. ¡°You¡¯ve changed drastically. We can im that you love your wife more than Jessa, who nearly drove you insane as well.¡±


    I don¡¯t want topare her with Jessa. But this was not how I felt when I was with Jessa. Yes, I tried all I could to get her back, and I openly admit that I love her. With what she does to me, she makes me happy. When I¡¯m with her, it¡¯s as though my entire world revolves around her. She¡¯s the only one I want to concentrate on. I am really proud when someone sees her, and I consider myself fortunate to have her.


    But Hailey is exceptional. I am prepared to go to any length for her, and I will not let her leave me. I can¡¯t say I love her, but I adore her. She¡¯s not doing anything, yet just seeing her makes me happy. I grin when I think of her even when she isn¡¯t at my side. My world does not revolve around her because she is the center of my universe. I wish I was the only one she noticed and had her undivided attention. I don¡¯t want anyone else to get sight of her. I don¡¯t want others to see Hailey because I want to be the only one who notices her.


    And this is the first time I¡¯ve felt this way. I¡¯ve never been this possessive before, not even with Jessa.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going topare them; all I can say is that how I felt about Jessa back then is nothing like how I feel about Hailey now.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m happy for you,¡± Dane said as she touched my shoulder.


    I¡¯m content with what I¡¯ve got right now.


    I¡¯m on my way home, and I¡¯m a little tipsy. I notify Hailey that I will be runningte. She wanted to lift me up because she was worried I wouldn¡¯t be able to, but I told her to go to sleep and I¡¯d do it myself. She persisted because she said she need something from me, but I advised her to go home and wait.


    When I parked the vehicle, the entire house fell silent. My vision was slightly impaired, maybe due to the drink, and I was still driving. I looked around to check where Hailey is but it looks like she¡¯s gone. Perhaps she is sleeping and waiting for me.


    When Hailey sent me a message asking where I was, I went inside the room. I told her I was home and that I was already in my bedroom, so she could sleep. I had barely changed into my shirt and boxer shorts when I heard a knock.


    Despite feeling a little woozy, I went to the door and opened it. Hailey was standing there and swiftly entered.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± She was dressed in a nightgown, her scent soothed my nose, and gosh, I had a boner.


    I couldn¡¯t move as Hailey kissed me while holding my cheek. I couldn¡¯t stop myself from kissing her, but she poked my mouth with her tongue. Our kiss bes intense. I heard Hailey groan as we exchanged saliva.


    ¡°What happened?¡± I asked, seeking some air.


    ¡°Nix, Nix, I want you. Please make love to me.¡± What the hell.

 CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

    She pulled me and pushed me into my bed. Out of nowhere, I fell in bed. She came over to me and damn her private part was in my stomach. She kissed me again while her hands moves around my body. She even touched my manhood and stroke her hands.


    ¡°You¡¯re drunk?¡± she asked. ¡°Does your mouth taste like wine.¡±


    ¡°Sort of, they¡¯re just Dane with me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of it.¡± She kissed me again and her kiss became even more passionate. Her kiss went down to my neck while her hands were busy caressing my manhood.


    ¡°Hailey, what¡¯s wrong?¡± I asked breathlessly because I was getting aroused at what she was doing.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. All I know is I want you. I just want you. Don¡¯t you want it?¡± she asked.


    ¡°Fuck, I want to make love with you. But I should be the one to do this to you.¡±


    ¡°Let me do it.¡± She removed my dress and lick my chest. The next thing that happened is she yed my tits using her tongue.


    ¡°Damn, Hailey.¡± I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on with her. She¡¯s so fucking aggressive. Her kiss went down until her face faced my manhood. ¡°Shit!¡± I hissed when she remove my shaft and stroke it up and down.


    ¡°Damn,¡± Her hands are fucking soft. ¡°God!¡± I feel like I am going insane when she kissed my shaft. She lick and put it inside her mouth. ¡°Hailey, shit!¡± I hold her head. Her head moves up and down. His two hands were holding my chest ying with my tits. She keeps on licking and sucking my manhood. Her tongue is a fucking expert. I didn¡¯t understand anything and I wanted to explode.


    ¡°Hailey, I¡¯m going toe.¡± She stops and positions herself.


    ¡°Let¡¯se together,¡± she said. Hailey¡¯s face blushed. Not out of shame. All I can see in her is lust. Her eyes glow with a desire for something to happen to us. I don¡¯t know what happens to her. It is like that she drinks or eats something.


    Is she on drugs? I doubt that. But she is acting differently now.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, there is something in me that I want to make love with you. I can¡¯t exin. I just want you.¡±


    ¡°Hailey.¡± I moaned when she holds my shaft and pointed it into her core.


    ¡°I want you, Nix, ah!¡±


    ¡°Damn, fuck, Hailey.¡± We moan when I enter.


    She grins while her hands are in my chest again. I hold her waist to guide her but she has her own movement that makes me insane.


    ¡°Nix, it¡¯s delicious, Nix.¡± Her moan is like music in my ear added the intensity of my lust. ¡°Nix!¡± She even moans louder.


    ¡°Fuck, Hailey.¡± She still wearing her nighties. I want to touch her bosom but she preceded me. She lowered the strap of what she was wearing and her left chest was exposed. She massages her breast and shit. shit. shit. She¡¯s so fucking hot in her looks.


    ¡°Nix, Nix,¡± My manhood was deeply ingrained in her. She¡¯s so fucking tight and because she¡¯s on top she seems to bepletely absorbing my manhood.


    She keeps on grinding. It is like she¡¯s dancing in the tone of our wet private parts. I don¡¯t understand anything but pure heaven. I was momentarily mad at what Hailey was doing. I am no longer insanity. Pure taste and just tickle my mind. I was about to explode but I held back sometimes because I wanted to feel for a long time what she was doing.


    ¡°Hailey, shit, touch the relish.¡±


    ¡°Ah, Nix, the relish, the relish of it, the relish of you!¡± I want to cover her mouth because her growl is too loud but I feel better especially every time I hear that he is enjoying himself. Good thing all the rooms are soundproof. ¡°Nix!¡±


    She kissed me while continuously thrusting.


    ¡°Shit,¡± I gasped as she lifted her hips and sat down hard to bury my penis. ¡°Hailey, fuck!¡± I scream when she thrusts up and down and licks the cocoon. She did that a few times so I meet what she does.


    ¡°Ah! Oh! Nix!¡± She grind again and I feel my climax. ¡°Nix, I¡¯m close.¡±


    ¡°Me too.¡±


    She pushed harder and scream louder.


    ¡°Nix!¡±


    ¡°Hailey!¡±


    We both scream when we reached our orgasm.


    He fell on top of me and we both gasped. We have not yet removed our unity.


    ¡°What happened?¡± I kissed her and removed the hairs that covered her face. His face was on my chest as we both gasped.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. But ¡ª¡±


    ¡°But what?¡± She looked up and stared at me. Her goddamn eyes talks a lot. ¡°But what, Hailey?¡±


    ¡°I want more.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I can¡¯t believe what she said. ¡°What do you want more?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s ok if you don¡¯t want to.¡±


    ¡°No, Hailey, I¡¯m confused about what¡¯s going on with you.¡± She did not answer. I just feel like she¡¯s crying. ¡°God, why did you cry?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m embarrassed because I¡¯m flirt.¡±


    ¡°Why are you shy?¡±


    ¡°Of course you might think that I am a sex maniac, while you¡¯re the only one.¡± Iugh so she red at me.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be ashamed of me. I¡¯m your husband and I¡¯m ready to give you my body.¡± I teased her. ¡°But you¡¯re serious, do you want more?¡±


    ¡°Am I a flirt now?¡± I shook and took his hand.


    ¡°No, maybe you just ate something so you¡¯re like that.¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°I eat hot and spicy chicken dishes.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why you¡¯re so hot.¡± But she did not answer. ¡°Hailey,¡± I moan when she caresses my chest.


    ¡°Hmp?¡±


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Huh, you yed on your chest. You don¡¯t want?¡±


    ¡°Hailey, you¡¯re making me hard again.¡±


    ¡°I know, I¡¯m still on top and you¡¯re still inside.¡±


    ¡°Damn!¡±


    ¡°I told you I want more, I will move, not you.¡± She slowly raises and lowers me. My pet is alive again and ready again.


    Hell, Hailey, I wish you were always like this.


    I DON¡¯T KNOW how many times I survived that night. I¡¯m still drunk. Hailey raped me until morning. But the good thing was that we never left the room. We make love for three days.


    Three fucking days we locked up doing nothing but ¡ª shit. We make love for three fucking days. Even in the shower, we are together and something is happening. Take a break, sleep and make love again. I think we did all the positions for three days. I applied all the performance I know.


    I called Dane that I was sick and never relieved and she said ok only. Hailey or I would just go out of the room to get food. Not that I¡¯mining because I like what¡¯s happening. I was just wondering why she was like that and then calmed down after three days and refused.


    We sleep in the same bed after that. She didn¡¯t even say but I knew we were ok. I no longer care if I have a baby or not. As of now, I will think about us. We¡¯re just babies to each other first.


    I realized something. After that night up unto now. There is only one I am sure of. I already love my wife. I love Hailey. I want her not only to protect her. But I want her to be my wife. Not in papers but also in my heart.

 CHAPTER TWENTY SIX

    ¡°Good morning,¡± Hailey greeted me as I approached her while setting the table.


    ¡°My morning is always good if you¡¯re the one I always see.¡± I kissed her and she kissed me back.


    ¡°Eat up and you might bete.¡±


    ¡°I still have time, I can even eat you.¡±


    ¡°Stop, you ate mest night.¡± She blushed when she said that. I pulled her closer to me so she hugged me. ¡°Nix,¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t get tired of staring at you, Hailey. You¡¯re the only one I want to look at for the rest of my life.¡±


    ¡°Nix.¡± She closed her eyes when I kissed her.


    Her phone rang. She looked at me first and then picked up the call.


    ¡°Hello, ¡ª- Is that so, I¡¯ll wait for you here, ¡ª- What¡¯s the matter is Phoenix doesn¡¯t want to sign.¡± Frowning at what she said. Who is she talking to? ¡°Ah yes, he¡¯s already here.¡±


    ¡°Who is that?¡± I asked.


    ¡°Wait a minute,¡± she covered the mouthpiece of the cellphone. ¡°Attorney, he asked about the annulment.¡±


    ¡°Give me,¡± she handed me the cellphone.


    ¡°Yes, attorney?¡±


    [¡°Good Morning, Phoenix, I just wanted to follow up with Hailey about the annulment.¡±]


    ¡°No annulment, attorney.¡±


    [¡°I¡¯m on my way, can you wait for me, we will talk.¡±] I look at Hailey.


    ¡°Sure,¡± I ended the call and give it back to her the phone.


    ¡°Phoenix?¡±


    ¡°No annulment, Hailey, I said that, no annulment. Tell him I am in grandpa¡¯s office.¡±


    I went straight to grandpa¡¯s office. Just minutester Hailey followed with thewyer.


    ¡°Have a seat.¡± He sat opposite me. Hailey would have sat across from me but I called her. ¡°Set here, beside me wife.¡± She nodded and approached me.


    ¡°I came to follow up on Hailey¡¯s annulment request.¡±


    ¡°I already told you on the phone, no annulment.¡±


    ¡°I understand, Phoenix, I am not an enemy here. Hailey filed an annulment, so I came here to follow up on her decision. If ever she wants to withdraw, I can close the request in the office. If she¡¯s willing to continue. The case is still open.¡±


    I look at Hailey who is looking at me when the Attorney speaks.


    ¡°I will assume that you already love your wife, Phoenix. But I think you already know her weakness as a woman. She is not capable of having a child. As awyer your grandfather trusted. I don¡¯t want to break Don¡¯s trust even he¡¯s gone. I don¡¯t want Hailey to get hurt one day.¡±


    ¡°Close the case,¡± I then looked at Hailey. ¡°I won¡¯t break up with you.¡±


    ¡°But, Nix, how about you?¡±


    ¡°What how am I?¡±


    ¡°How can you dream of having many children. Didn¡¯t you say before that you want many children so they can y a lot? I remember that you said.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to have children if you¡¯re not the mother.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°I will return the assets that grandpa transferred to me. I will pay the 30million that I owe him. I will sign an agreement now, that whatever happened to my wife her money will be transferred to charity. I will not take any single penny from her.¡±


    The attorney looked at me then looked at Hailey.


    ¡°Your husband loves you, Hailey. As a man, I feel it.¡±


    ¡°I just want him to be happy.¡± Then she looked at me. ¡°I just want you to fulfill your dream of having many children.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the one I want, the dream you¡¯re saying is also useless if you¡¯re not with me.¡±This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°Please, believe me, close the case. Sign it that you will withdraw. I will take care of you, I will protect you, not because that¡¯s what grandpa wants. But because that¡¯s what I want.¡±


    ¡°Hailey, listen to your husband.¡±


    ¡°Do you love me?¡± she asked while crying. ¡°¡®Didn¡¯t you say you only have obligations. What if you¡¯re just forced. What if ¡ª¡±


    ¡°I love you,¡± I cut him off.


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°I love you, I know I love you so I¡¯m asking you. If you love me too please withdraw the annulment.¡±


    ¡°Even if we don¡¯t have a baby.¡±


    ¡°Then you will be my baby. Let make each other a baby.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix,¡±


    ¡°Please, Hailey, I am begging you to give me a chance to prove that I needed you.¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡± she then looked at the attorney who was smiling at us. ¡°Attorney, I¡¯m withdrawing the case.¡±


    The attorney took a paper that was signed by Hailey. I read it first and it¡¯s stated that she is withdrawing the case. Case withdrawal to be closed and case number.


    ¡°This is the best love story I witness today, and wise decision, Hailey.¡± Then the attorney stood up. ¡°I wished you happiness, and ow, if ever, you will decide to undergo mediation, I can refer you to the best doctor I know. Infertile has a treatment. The doctor can exin that to you.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± we once question.


    ¡°Yes, but for now. Enjoy being a new couple. Looks like you¡¯re just having your honeymooning now, have a good day.¡± When the attorney go out I held Hailey¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Thank you for trusting me, promise, I will take care of you.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix, I love you so much.¡±


    ¡°I love you, Hailey, I don¡¯t know how and when it started but I love you. I don¡¯t want to lose you. You¡¯re just mine, I¡¯ll kill when someone else wants to take you from me.¡±


    ¡°You won¡¯t be a criminal because I have no one else to love but you.¡±


    ¡°Hailey, I know we¡¯ll arrange marriage. But this time, I want to ask you, formally. Not because of someone¡¯s decision but because this is what I want.¡± I took the ring that I brought yesterday. I hope to give it tonight when I get home but I can¡¯t wait.


    ¡°Hailey Paredes Sebastian, will you marry me again?¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not as romantic as you read, watch, or dream, but I asked you from the bottom of my heart. Please marry me, again.¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡±


    ¡°Yes?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. I will Nix.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t want it?¡±


    ¡°Of course I am.¡±


    ¡°Why aren¡¯t you wearing the ring on my hand yet?¡±


    ¡°Ow, sorry,¡± I then put on the ring. ¡°Thanks, Hailey, thank you for loving me and sorry for everything I did to you before.¡±


    ¡°You know, I wish I had fought you before so that you would havee to your senses.¡±


    ¡°Worth it for your fight. It was just one time but I woke up to the truth. Pretty much, I just didn¡¯t like the part where you filed an annulment so I¡¯m upset.¡±


    She kissed me on my lips so I was shocked.


    ¡°What was that?¡±


    ¡°Paid because I filed an annulment, so you don¡¯t get upset.¡±


    ¡°You never fail to amaze me, Hailey.¡±


    ¡°Yes, let¡¯s eat first and you¡¯ll going to work.¡± I stood up first to support her. But when she stood up she sat back down.


    ¡°Hey, are you ok?¡±


    ¡°I feel dizzy?¡±


    ¡°Huh why?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, the other day I was experiencing this.¡± I noticed that too. Yesterday I heard her run to the bathroom and vomit.


    ¡°You want to go to the hospital?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± I also kinda noticed that he was pale. ¡°I¡¯m really like this when my period is near, I¡¯m upset. But only now, I feel dizzy. Then it¡¯s just surprising because my menstruation is irregr and it takes a long time to visit again. This time I guess it¡¯s early.¡±


    ¡°I will bring you to the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, maybe because I¡¯m just not used to air conditioning. You don¡¯t want to turn off the air conditioning so I¡¯m getting cold.¡±


    ¡°Ow, ok,ter no aircon. Are you sure you don¡¯t want to go to the hospital?¡± She just shook her head.


    ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡± even though I was worried about her I did nothing because I knew she would insist on what she wanted not to send to the hospital.

 CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

    ¡°Looks like this idiot is always sprinkling at night, he always smiles.¡± I look at Jace that smiles at me.


    ¡°Water me too, ze.¡±


    ¡°Shut up, Maggie.¡± Maggie is always in our office. She has her own business and wants to do ads. She is always here because apart from us her advertiser she and Dane are always together.


    I don¡¯t even know if we will be jealous of her. But we are happy because Dane already has a girl friend. I am nning to introduce my wife to them so she will not get be bored.


    ¡°¡®What¡¯s the real score, sucker?¡¯ I look at Zeus and then look at them one by one.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°You and your wife?¡± I adjusted myself and dropped the paperwork.


    ¡°We¡¯re ok. I asked her to marry me again.¡±


    ¡°What the hell, why didn¡¯t you inform us? I hope we set the proposal to be romantic.¡±


    ¡°No need, Dane, I¡¯ll let you know too. Besides, every day is romantic when she¡¯s with me.¡±


    ¡°Disgusting,¡±


    ¡°Yuck,¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s just a clich¨¦.¡±


    ¡°Hey!¡± I scream.


    ¡°Seriously, ¡®bro, one question, one answer. Do you love her?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Jace, even without a baby, even without an inheritance, I don¡¯t care. I love her.¡±


    ¡°Fuck, you¡¯re in love, sucker,¡±


    ¡°Tantalizing eyes, obviously every night he can score.¡±


    ¡°Congrats, happy for you.¡±


    ¡°So, how is she?¡± Dane asked then looked at Maggie. ¡°I mean, is she ok? She¡¯s good, aren¡¯t there any changes, adjustments, things like that.¡± But why is there something strange in her question and she looks at Maggie after she asks me?


    ¡°She¡¯s okay, aside from the fact that she feels dizzy and nauseous because she said she will be visiting monthly period.¡±


    ¡°Ow,¡± they said at once then both smiled.


    ¡°Looks like someone is getting married again.¡±


    ¡°Are you saying something, Dane?¡± ze asked.


    ¡°Huh, nothing. Am I saying something?¡±


    ¡°Dane said, you¡¯re about to marry me, ze.¡±


    ¡°Whatever, Maggie¡±


    ¡°I will take that as a yes,¡± then she stood up. ¡°Anyway, Dane, I¡¯m leaving. I¡¯ll just fix something and I¡¯ll call my sister so she¡¯s here for my wedding.¡± She kissed Dane and left. She didn¡¯t even say goodbye to ze.


    ¡°She ignored you, ze?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care, Jace¡±


    We focus on the paper works again when Dane suddenly speaks.


    ¡°ze, are you ready to marry Maggie?¡± The four of us looked at her.


    ¡°What¡¯s that nonsense, Dane?¡±


    ¡°As far as I know, ze, you two have a bet, remember?¡± I frowned and looked at Dane. As far as I remember, they bet that ze will marry Maggie when Hailey gets pregnant. I don¡¯t care about the two of them. But they are stupid because they bet on my wife¡¯s disability.


    ¡°Dane, let¡¯s not be immature here. You are making fun of someone¡¯s disability. Not just someone, but the wife of our troops,¡± Zeus said.


    ¡°You¡¯re not sure, Zeus,¡± Dane saidughing.


    ¡°What am I not sure? I am not sure you are making fun of Hailey?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not sure about the disability.¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes are in Dane. ¡°What?¡± she asked us.


    ¡°What are you saying, Dane?¡± ze looks annoyed.


    ¡°Secret,¡± I remember the attorney saying that there was a possibility that Hailey might get pregnant. Shit, of course, he said that. So means, ze and Maggie have a chance. Well, knowing ze though he losses he has a word.


    ¡°What are youughing at there?¡± Jace asked me.


    ¡°Because the attorney said ¡ª-¡± My phone rang and I saw Manang Tasing¡¯s number. ¡°One minute.¡± And I answered the call.


    ¡°Yes, Manang?¡±


    [¡°Phoenix, Hailey started at Happy Smile Hospital.¡±]


    ¡°What?¡± I stood up to what Manang said. ¡°What happened?¡±


    [¡°She was dizzy so she lost consciousness.¡±]


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there in ten minutes.¡±


    [¡°What happened, sucker?¡±]


    ¡°Hailey was rushed to the hospital because she lost consciousness.¡±This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be there, I¡¯ll call Maggie to be there too,¡± Dane said but I ignored her. ¡°You should too, ze.¡±


    I no longer cared what they talked about. I am so worried about my wife. What happened to her? Is she sick? Is this the result of her irregr menstruation? It¡¯s like I just want to teleport so I can get there right away.


    I no longer tidy up the park and immediately went down. The three also followed me but Dane was not there. I went straight to the nurse station. The nurse told me that she was already in the ward so I go directly there.


    When I entered I found him lying down while talking to a doctor. They looked at us so I approached her immediately. The three who did not enter first were outside.


    ¡°Hailey, what happened to you?¡± I said then touched her forehead. I am so damn worried about her. ¡°Doc, what¡¯s wrong with my wife? What¡¯s wrong with her?¡±


    ¡°Rx Mr. Sebastian, your wife is fine. She¡¯s in her first trimester of pregnancy so her pregnancy is a bit sensitive.¡± I frowned and looked at Hailey who was staring at me.


    ¡°Pregnant?¡±


    ¡°Yes, she¡¯s 7 weeks pregnant.¡±


    ¡°Doc, my wife is infertile.¡±


    ¡°Ow, didn¡¯t you go for a consultation?¡±


    ¡°Not yet, I was just nning. But how did that happen? How did she get pregnant and she¡¯s infertile?¡±


    ¡°Well, infertile doesn¡¯t mean that a woman can¡¯t get pregnant. The normal menstrual cycle of a woman is 28 days. 12 days to 14 days before her period and 5 days after herst period she is fertile. Fertile means the egg is ripe and once the sperm enters, the baby will actually form. Your wife¡¯s case is that her egg takes a long time to mature because the menstrual period is not normal so her menstruation is irregr. And because it is irregr, you don¡¯t know when she is fertile, when she can get pregnant. But it doesn¡¯t mean she is not capable of bearing a child. The term used for her is just wrong or you just misunderstood. The word infertile is the womb is not yet ready or the egg is ¡®Not yet ovting properly¡¯. Again, an infertile woman can be pregnant but takes time, but that doesn¡¯t mean not getting pregnant. The woman¡¯s uterus is a shelter of a baby while waiting toe out. But she is not the one producing the baby but the man.¡±


    Long exnation by the doctor.


    ¡°So, meaning my wife is really pregnant?¡±


    ¡°Yes, and congrattions.¡± I looked at Hailey then looked at the doctor again.


    ¡°Doc, how do I know that my wife is fertile? Aside from 12 ¨C 14 days before period and 5 days after? Just for the next time, I can follow the baby immediately. Shoot immediately.¡±


    ¡°Hmp, the woman bes aggressive in sex. If you know what I mean.¡± I looked at Hailey who averted her gaze. I seem to know now when the baby formed.


    ¡°Thanks, doc, thank you so much.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re wee, I will prescribe a vitamin for her.¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡± When the doctor came out I held Hailey¡¯s hand. The four entered one after the other with Dane.


    ¡°That¡¯s why you¡¯re so much hype when you raped me, you were fertile then.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Hailey said.


    ¡°Sorry for what?¡±


    ¡°I know you¡¯re not ready yet.¡±


    ¡°No, I am ready. When ites to you, I am always ready for us. This is the best thing that happens to me. You¡¯re the best thing that happens to me. I love you.¡±


    ¡°You what?¡±


    ¡°I said I love you.¡±


    ¡°Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°I love you, Hailey. I promise I will take care of you both. I know how much I was stupid before, but promise I will get back. I will put you and our baby at the center of my life. It¡¯s just you, Hailey. You and baby are my life now. I love you so damn much, wife. ¡±


    ¡°I love you too, Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°Ehem.¡± I don¡¯t know which of them took our attention. I turned around and saw that Maggie was already there so I smiled.


    ¡°Hi,¡± she greeted Hailey who was reciprocated by my wife¡¯s hello.


    ¡°So, what¡¯s up, Phoenix, is there a wedding again?¡± Dane asked and Maggieughed at them.


    ¡°Condolences¡¯ bro,¡± I said while looking at ze.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°My wife is 7 weeks pregnant?¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Unbelievably he asked then looked at Dane and Maggie who gave each other high five. ¡°I thought ¡ª¡±


    ¡°Yes, but a long exnation. But, I guess Dane and Maggie expected this already. ¡®Isn¡¯t it?¡±


    ¡°Exactly, don¡¯t worry ze, I¡¯ve already arranged our wedding. You don¡¯t have any problems because everything is set. Just buy the wedding ring so at least you have a little something to use.¡±


    ¡°Shit,¡± he hissed.


    ¡°Be careful of the challenge, my soon-to-be husband.¡± But ze ignored Maggie and stared at Dane.


    ¡°So, you already know this Dane?¡± He asked annoyed.


    ¡°Obviously.¡± Then she looked at us. ¡°Anyway, congrats guys. We¡¯re so happy for you,¡± Dane said and approached Hailey. ¡°I am happy for you.¡±


    ¡°Thanks.¡±


    ¡°Take care of them, fucker, if I don¡¯t you can fight me first.¡±


    ¡°I will Dane.¡± Then I looked at Hailey, ¡°I will take care of them.¡±


    ¡°You should, fucker.¡±


    ¡°Congrats both!¡± they said at once. Everyone is smiling. Everyone is tempting. But it wasn¡¯t ze who looked bad at Dane and Maggie.


    I was the same with Hailey before. But who would have thought that I would love her? Not only will I be loved but I can lose everything, not just her. Less than a year apart, someone next to me is getting married.


    ze x Maggie. What will gonna happen to these two and what trials they will go through before the fool will realize that he loves Maggie as I do to Hailey.


    Well, that¡¯s his problem. We will always be with him as brothers. What use of a brother¡¯s code if we don¡¯t support each other? We are also happy that we have a woman with us because Dane is no longer alone.


    I look at my wife who is busy talking to the two. She smiled andughed. I was stupid then and I noticed what they said is right. I always contradicted them that I would have proven them wrong when about my wife. I promised to torture her and never fall for her. But look at me now. I ate everything I said because I loved my wife. Not just dear but dearly loved and I can no longer afford to lose her.


    I will do everything for her. For them. I will love them for the rest of my life.

 CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT ( FINALE )

    ¡°I don¡¯t want that!¡± Hailey¡¯s tantrums and then she cry. ¡°I don¡¯t, I don¡¯t, I don¡¯t,¡± she said stuttering.


    ¡°What do you want?¡±


    ¡°You.¡± Then like a child stared. ¡°You do not love me anymore.¡± Then hey down on the bed.


    ¡°What are you saying, Hailey?¡±


    ¡°Hmp!¡± Then she smirked at me. Son of ¡ª I want to swear. Is this really how pregnant women are? Like crazy. Yes, I love her, I¡¯m not angry or frustrated, I¡¯m just a little annoyed because I can¡¯t understand what she wants.


    What she wants is ¡ª- shit! she wants us to have sex. What the hell, it¡¯s midday, and she wants sex. Like shit! Yes, we are married but  ¡ª what is happening to me and I am embarrassed?


    ¡°Hailey, let¡¯s do it tonight.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t want!¡± she shouted so I closed my eyes. ¡°You don¡¯t love me. You changed.¡± I approached her and sat next to her then kissed her on the shoulder. ¡°Am I not beautiful in your eyes anymore? I¡¯m not sexy anymore because I have a baby bump?¡±


    ¡°Not like that, you¡¯re the prettiest and sexiest I¡¯ve ever met.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡±


    ¡°Yes, wife.¡±


    ¡°Kiss me.¡± I kissed her and she kissed me back. Our kiss deepened especially when her hand crawled on my body down to my abdomen and touched the manhood suddenly came to life. Damn, she¡¯s just holding me out of my mind.


    ¡°I want you, Nix.¡± She even apanied it with a growl. ¡°I want you inside me and pump me harder.¡± Damn, My wife seduce me and it makes me insane.


    ¡°Fine,¡± I replied when I felt like I was getting hot and my pet was alive. But she got up and stood up then put on pajamas and a t-shirt. ¡°Hey, where are you going?¡±


    ¡°Outside, I will eat.¡±


    ¡°I thought you wanted to ¡ª¡±


    ¡°You said tonight, then fine.¡± Then she left the room. Damn! Now that my pet is alive she will leave me.


    I followed her and I caught herughing out loud. I followed her voice and saw her standing while a man pressed her ear to her stomach. It¡¯s Enrique her best friend.


    ¡°Hailey?¡± I called then approached them.


    ¡°Come on, Prince is here.¡± I stared at her friend. Did he think I forgot what he did to me? Can I punch him too?


    ¡°Congrats,¡± he said once he reached out his hand to me.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°I am happy for you princess, especially now that you are happy. You deserve it.¡±


    ¡°Thanks, prince.¡± Then they hugged.


    ¡°Ehem!¡± I sighed so they looked at me. ¡°All right, you two just hug there pretending I¡¯m not here.¡± But they justughed.


    ¡°I need to leave princess and maybe the ne will miss me.¡± A ne? is he leaving? That¡¯s good ad I hope he will note back.


    ¡°Take care, prince.¡±


    ¡°I will, princess.¡± Once holding Hailey¡¯s face then looked at me. ¡°Don¡¯t be too happy, Phoenix, I¡¯m leaving but it doesn¡¯t mean that what I said before is invalid. I am still here for my princess. As of now, I will let her go to you but once you slip and let her go. I will take her, forever with you. ¡±


    ¡°That won¡¯t happen. I¡¯ll make sure if I slip, I¡¯ll tighten my grip on her even more.¡±


    ¡°Mean it, because my presence is just far away but I¡¯m watching for my princess.¡±


    ¡°Enough prince, and you might even miss the ne. Be careful.¡±


    When Enrique left I gasped. I know that he likes my wife but I also know that he is happy to see her happy. Well, sorry for him because my wife loves me. And even if she doesn¡¯t love me I will force her to love me. Good thing I don¡¯t have to do that.


    ¡°It¡¯s depressing,¡± I said then touched Hailey¡¯s stomach. ¡°Daddy is sulking, baby. Because mommy has a prince and then she¡¯s a princess. You¡¯re crazy Enrique and her have an endearment, but us don¡¯t have endearment.¡±


    ¡°There is, baby.¡± I looked up because of what she said. ¡°When we were kids, I called daddy, Nix, he called me Hail.¡±


    ¡°Hailey?¡±


    ¡°But he told me, baby, when we get married he¡¯ll call me mommy Hail and he¡¯s daddy Nix.¡± Iughed because of what she said. I remember telling her that I would marry her when I grew up.


    ¡°Do you still remember?¡± I ask.


    ¡°I remember anything when ites to you, Nix. I also remember that you stole a kiss from me once I went to sleep. It was Christmas and you were mad at me because I had a cellphone gift and you didn¡¯t have. I heard what you said before you kissed me.¡± Shit seems like I want to devour the earth. ¡°You said ¡®you¡¯re the most beautiful woman I¡¯ve ever seen. If I give my first kiss I want you.¡¯ Then you kissed me.¡±


    ¡°Hailey?¡±


    ¡°I know you¡¯ve loved me before. You¡¯re just in denial because you¡¯re jealous. I¡¯m sorry if I pushed you before. I¡¯m afraid you might hate me too when you find out I can¡¯t get pregnant.¡±


    I am so damn speechless. I didn¡¯t think that was all about me. Everything that happened then she knew very well. She observes me.


    ¡°Phoenix, don¡¯t hurt me again, please.¡±


    ¡°Not ever, My Hail. I promise.¡±


    ¡°I will give you as many children as you dreamed when we were children. I will fulfill all your dreams of a family, of a wife. To have a good wife, a caring mother to her children and many children. It will be understanding, supportive. and lovable light of home. I will be your ally, lean on you, and love you first, Nix.¡±


    ¡°Hailey,¡± I couldn¡¯t help but shed my tears. I used to be so stupid to hurt her. Fortunately, she didn¡¯t leave mepletely. But I would be so stupid if she went to someone else.


    ¡°Don¡¯t leave me, Phoenix.¡±


    ¡°That will never happen. I am lucky because you are my wife. The one who truly loved me. I love you so damn, Hail.¡±


    ¡°I love you more and more, Nix, you¡¯re the first and you¡¯re the only one until thest.¡±


    I pulled her closer to me and kissed her on the lips. When I let go she touched my cheek.


    ¡°Come on, let¡¯s have sex.¡± Shit! I wonder why I was suddenly embarrassed when she said that.


    ¡°Hail,¡±This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    ¡°You¡¯re blushing.¡±


    ¡°Fuck,¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re cussing me?¡±


    ¡°No, I mean fuck me bacause ¡ª¡± She approached and whispered.


    ¡°Because your pet is alive.¡± Then sheughed and left me stunned. ¡°I¡¯m going to enter the room, if you don¡¯t follow I¡¯ll lock up!¡±


    I think my desire for sex was transferred to my wife. It¡¯s also okay because I¡¯m the only one who can enjoy it.

 EPILOGUE

    ¡°Grandpa, who is he?¡± I asked grandpa when I saw that he was with a girl. She was bent over and hiding behind my grandpa. She is beautiful, her eyes are beautiful, her lips are beautiful, her nose is beautiful, she is very beautiful.


    ¡°She¡¯s Hailey, she¡¯s my friend¡¯s granddaughter and she¡¯s going to live here. You¡¯ll be nice to her huh? Because she¡¯s like our rtive, ok?¡± Rtive? I don¡¯t want her to be my rtive. I want her to be my wife someday.


    ¡°Yes,¡±


    ¡°Hailey, he¡¯s Phoenix, my grandson. He¡¯s going to be your ymate, ok?¡± She just nodded and shyly looked at me.


    ¡°Come on, Hailey, I have something to show you.¡± I took her hand and brought her to my room then showed her my toys. The softness of her hands and the relish to hold.


    ¡°Are those toys are yours?¡± she asked.


    ¡°Yes, and I will let you y with my toys.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± I nodded and held her hands. I really love to hold her hands.


    ¡°See,¡± I then handed the Optimus robot. ¡°You can y with Optimus, my first robot, my favorite. You cane anytime to my room to y, as long as you don¡¯t y with anyone huh? It¡¯s just me, ok?¡±


    ¡°Why? Lots of kids outside.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just me, they don¡¯t have toys, I just have toys here.¡±


    ¡°Ok,¡± I don¡¯t want her to y with other kids. They might be nice to her too. I don¡¯t want anyone else to be beautiful to her. I should be the one to see that she¡¯s beautiful.


    ¡°Can I call you, Nix?¡± she asked. Dad said that when you are given a name when someone means your special. And also, it is like they give you a name to be with them. It seems she or he wants you to be connected. It is like the names that both of you have given to each other are your connections to be with that person forever.


    ¡°Sure, I will call you Hail also.¡± She smiled at me. Why her smile is the sweetest smile I¡¯ve ever seen.


    ¡°Nix, thank you and I became your friend.¡±


    ¡°My pleasure, Hail.¡±


    Hailey and I be good friends. We were the only ones ying. I¡¯m so happy when she¡¯s there. Every time I am at school I am excited to go home to see her She¡¯s aloof so grandpa sent her to home school. Well, its good thing because no one can see her but me.


    We always yed in my room, sometimes in hers. I have fun every time sheughs and I always love to see her smiling.


    ¡°Hail, when I grow up, I will marry you, and then we will have a lot of kids. ¡®Aren¡¯t you alone, I am alone too. So when we will get married. We have many babies.¡±


    ¡°You will marry me?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I will marry you.¡± I see her smile and bow. And I mean every word I say. Because when I grow she will be my wife.


    I WAS EXCITED to go home because I had something to say to Hail. I won the contest at school and I would tell her that first. When I entered the mansion I heard herugh.


    Why is sheughing? Who makes herugh? It should be me only. He should justugh at me and no one else. I go to the kitchen and saw her with some other kids. They¡¯re helping Manang Tasing and seem they¡¯re enjoying it.


    ¡°Hi, Nix,¡±


    ¡°Tss!¡± I left her and ignored her. I thought she will follow me but no. So I was even more bored. She should have followed me and tamed me. She will say sorry because she yed with others. She should have hugged me because I am jealous.


    The next day she stopped approaching me. Manang said that she was afraid of me because I was angry with her. She doesn¡¯t want toe near me but she ys with other kids.


    I just want her to approach me and talk to me andfort me. I want her to say that they are just her friends and I will be the one she will marry when we grow up. I want her full attention. I should be the only one she notices and I should be the only one who notices her. Not the ugly and naughty children of the staff.


    I hate her. I hate her because she doesn¡¯t love me. I hate her because it¡¯s ok with her that we don¡¯t talk. I will not marry her because she broke my heart. It is not true that once you have a name you are connected.


    I don¡¯t like her anymore. She will be my enemy from now on because she broke my heart. I love her then she doesn¡¯t love and she chose the other kids than me. I thought she¡¯s happy when I said I will marry her. She broke my heart and I hate her.


    ********


    I LAUGHED hard when I remember all of that scene. I don¡¯t know why all thates back to my memory now. It is I am damn stupid that I thought I hated her because she was taking away the attention of others from me. I was angry because I was jealous. I have always been possessive of her.


    ¡°Are you getting married and you¡¯reughing?¡±


    ¡°Sorry Dane, just a thought.¡± The people here even looked at me because myughter got louder.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    Today is ze and Maggie¡¯s Wedding and the troupe isplete. ze did nothing because he lost to Maggie¡¯s challenge to him. The only thing they talked about was who among them would be the first to file an annulment or who would be the first to fall in love.


    Their marriage was simple. Beach wedding but without too much decoration. Typical arrangements you can watch but no entourage. No one will walk on the Aisle because even Maggie doesn¡¯t want that.


    They were both just sitting in the front while waiting for the priest to marry them. They bought houses under their names. They discussed that whoever was the first to file an annulment would go home to the winner. But I guess it¡¯s not the money these two are betting on but pride. I don¡¯t know what else they talked about. Just me, us, just support what happens.


    ze did not tell his parents about the wedding. And as far as I know, Maggie¡¯s mom died when she was 15 and she didn¡¯t tell her daddy anything. She only has one sister named Margot who is very dramatic in life. There was also a little crying. Very opposite to Maggie beingbative.


    ¡°The wedding is about to start,¡± Dane said when the priest came. The father is handsome and it¡¯s a pity he became a priest but of course, the four of us are more handsome. Then it looks young.


    The wedding starts. There wasn¡¯t too much ceremony and it just ended. They signed the papers and the priest announced that they are husband and wife. ze did nothing and he kissed Maggie.


    ¡°When we get married again after you give birth to the triplets I want a beach wedding too.¡± I have been holding her stomach for five months.


    ¡°It¡¯s ok with me our first wedding, Nix, what¡¯s important to me is we¡¯re together and we are happy now.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll do next is twins.¡±


    ¡°I love you, Nix.¡±


    ¡°I love you more, Hail, the first and now myst.¡± And we kissed.


    I will make sure that he will not be hurt because of me. I will protect her and stay with her forever because she is The Only One I need.


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