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This is the first book of the story. See the title of book 2 at the end.

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MonAmour

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Chapter 1

CARINA’S

P.O.V

The sky was gray, it looked like it’s about to rain. The gust of the wind was getting stronger. I closed my eyes and lifted up my face; wishing everything was just a dream. Then suddenly I felt the droplets of rain hit my face. I opened my eyes and stared at the gravestone in front of me. I still couldn’t believe that my mother was already gone. Leaving me alone. I wanted to cry once more but it felt mlike like my tear ducts couldn’t produce any more tears as I already cried so hard these past few days. My eyes were already puffy, reddish and sore. Then I heard someone calling me from behind.

“Carina, we need to go. The rain is getting heavier.” My bestfriend Christine said while approaching me with an umbrella.

I just nodded at her and stared back to the gravestone.

“Bye for now mom. I love you”

With a heavy heart, we left the cemetery.

I opened the door in our two story house. The house was so quiet. I stepped inside and went to the kitchen to drink water. I poured water into a glass and went to the living room and sat on the couch. Then suddenly the pictures hanging on the wall caught my attention. Based on our faces, we were so happy. The love and happiness were visible with each picture. It was just me and my mom. Then I saw another picture near the television. It was my mom and my stepfather, Jack. Suddenly I felt anger and loath towards him. I took the picture frame and pulled the photo out of it. I stared at it for a moment and then I went to the kitchen to get a scissor; then I cut the picture into two and with a lot of anger in my chest, I crumpled his side of the picture and threw it in the garbage bin. I choked on my sobs and went upstairs to prevent myself from reminiscing what happened.

I tumbled on my bed and stared at the picture of my mom which I cut earlier. I couldn’t control the urge to cry anymore so I just cried and cried until I drifted off to sleep.

I woke up at 6am. I brushed my teeth and took a bath then I just ate a left over croissant and drank a cup of coffee then I started packing all my things. I decided to move out. Luckily Christine understood my situation and offered me her home. I couldn’t stay here alone…. after what happened….

It was already 7pm when I finished packing all the stuff that I wanted to bring with me. Then I went out to go to the nearby restaurant. I decided to eat out because I already packed all my things including my kitchen wares. Well won’t take unnecessary items but i packed them up and put them in the cellar to prevent them from getting dirty. I was in the middle of eating when my phone rang. It was Christine.

“Hey girl. What’s up? Did you finish packing? Sorry I couldn’t help you. I just got out of work” she said apologetically.

“I know. I’ll just bring the important stuff so it’s not that many. So, have you already cleaned the room? You know I will be moving in tomorrow.” I teased her knowing that Nancy and Annie were the ones who cleaned it.

“Yes ma’am. It’s already spotless, you’ll be shocked” she said jokingly.

I was so lucky having her as my bestfriend. She offered me to stay at her place since she’s living alone aside from Nancy and Annie, her maids and his driver, Rogelio. Her sister Maggie moved out last month to be with her boyfriend in Australia and her parents stay in Houston to manage their business.

“Thank God you’re here. I thought you already changed your mind on moving in with me.” Christine said as she kissed me on the cheek.

“What happened to you? I was hoping you would arrive in the morning. It’s already 3pm. You could have called me. Its Saturday you know. I was hoping we could go out after you finished unpacking.” She continued, pouting.

“I’m sorry. My phone was dead. I think there is a problem with the battery. I charged it before I went out the house but it didn’t even last for at least 4 hours. Anyway, I went to the cemetery then after that, I went to the church.”

She stared at me for a moment then turned her gaze from my head to my feet.

“Okay. So that explains your get up. Tell me Cari, do you have any plan to be a nun?” she said seriously then burst out laughing. I rolled my eyes and laughed along with her. I knew she was just teasing me. It’s been a habit of her to tease me about my fashion sense.

“No I don’t. And what’s the big deal about my clothes? I think it’s nice and proper” I reasoned out.

It was her turn to roll her eyes.

“Yeah right. That’s why you’ve never had a boyfriend. I mean, hey don’t get me wrong. You are beautiful but guys always mistook you for a preacher or a nun-to-be. You always wear blouse and long skirt. Your hair’s always tied in bun or ponytail. Why’s that? Luckily you don’t wear eyeglasses and braces. You know I don’t have a problem if you want to stay like that. But he is no longer here. You can do whatever you want. Wear whatever you want.”

I heaved a sigh. She’s right. I didn’t wear these kinds of clothes before. But when I was 11 years old, my stepfather walked into our lives. I accepted him as my father because since childhood, I’ve been longing to have a father, which I’ve never had a chance to experience. At first he was kind to me and my mom. I thought he would be an amazing dad to me but boy I was so wrong.

Then the sad events of my past came flowing in my head…..

This chapter is a little short but I will make it longer on the next chapters. 😁😁

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chapter 2

CARINA’S P.O.V.

the past

One evening, he went home drunk. Then I heard a lot of noise coming from their room, like someone was smashing things. They were shouting at one another. Then the morning after, I saw my mom with bruises. I tried to ask about it but she just averted my questions.

From that day on, his true colors came out. He always talked to us like we were garbage. Just a little argument and he would hit my mom.

There was a time when he was the one who picked me up at school. He saw me talking to a boy in my class in front of the school. I was wearing mini skirt and a hanging sleeveless blouse. He suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me to the car. I got scared when he suddenly drove off the car with a terrifying speed. I was shouting and begging for him to slow down but he didn’t listen to me.

When we arrived home, he grabbed my arm again and hurriedly dragged me to my room. I was already crying and trembling with fear.

“Listen to me! Don’t you ever wear such provocative clothes ever again! You are staining my reputation!” he said pointing his finger at me. He is a pastor in our town’s little church. I couldn’t even believe that a person like him, a pastor, could act like this.

“Look at me when I’m talking to you and I don’t want to hear a single sound from you!” he snapped at me. I looked at him in the eyes and saw his bloody red eyes. I shuddered with fear. I tried to stop crying and controlled my sobs.

The next day, he throw all my clothes away and replaced it with “proper clothes” as he called it.

I kept on asking my mother to leave him but she wouldn’t listen to me. She was a perfect mom to me but I didn’t understand why she couldn’t leave him.

One day, my stepfather went somewhere and told us he would come back the next day so mom and I decided to go out and have fun. It’s been a long time since we last went out together. We went to the movies, ate in a restaurant and went to the amusement park. We were so happy. When we arrived home, we were so shocked to see my stepfather. He was so angry at us and beat the hell out of us. I couldn’t go to school for a couple of days because of that.

We lived like that for 9 years. He, as the ruler of the house, and us, his puppets. He wouldn’t tolerate any complain from us, even a little bit. Every Sunday, we went to the church as a family. Pretended that we were happy.

Then on my 20th birthday, my friends and I celebrated it at the beach resort of Christine’s family. I enjoyed it a lot that I forgot to go home early. When I noticed that it was already dark, I told my friends that I needed to go home.

Just before I closed back the main door, my stepfather grabbed my hair and dragged me to the couch. I instantly got frightened that I cried and begged him to stop.

“You never learn do you? It looks like I need to punish you severely so that you will never ever defy me again” he said as he started to unbuckle his belt. I was trembling that I couldn’t run. At first I thought he was going to hit me with his belt but when he started to strip his shirt. That was when I realized what he was about to do. He grabbed my hands and pinned them above my head. I started screaming like crazy and tried to fight him with all my might but he was so strong. He started kissing my neck like there’s no tomorrow. I was so disgusted by what he was doing. Just when he was about to pull my skirt down, the door opened and I saw my mom.

“Jack! What the hell are you doing to my daughter?” she shouted as she tried to push him away from me. Jack got angry and pushed my mother away, she fell on the floor. Then he proceeded on undressing me. I tried kicking him but he pinned me with his body and slapped my face so hard and punched my stomach I almost lost consciousness. I felt so weak. Then I saw my mom hit my stepfather with a vase on his head. He fell to the floor and groaned because of pain. I saw blood dripping from his head. My mom went towards me and hugged me.

“Are you okay baby?! Come, we need to get out of here!” she said panicking. She helped me dressed and assisted me as I barely had no strength. Just as we reached the small gate, my stepfather caught up with us and grabbed my mom’s hair. My mom and I were screaming and caught the attention of some bystanders along the street.

“Help us! Please, help us! I shouted even though I couldn’t feel my strength and my throat hurt. Then I heard a thud. I saw my mom lying on the ground cupping her stomach. A lot of blood was coming from her. I approached her then I realized that Jack stabbed her.

“Mom! Are you okay?! Heeelllp! My mom was stabbed!” I shouted then I heard the siren of a police car. Jack tried to flee the scene but was caught by the police.

When we were in the ambulance, I tried to talk to my mom, did my best to keep her awake.

“Mom, please don’t leave me! You’re all I have. Please, fight for me” I begged as I held her hand crying.

I felt her pressed my hand and motioned me to lend her my ears.

“Cari, I don’t know…..if….I can m-make it…..but I need y-you to find Florent Denois If…I d-die.”

I panicked. I barely comprehended what she was talking about. All I wanted that time was for her to be okay.

“Mom, please. Promise me that you won’t leave me” I cried.

“I-I love……you, my baby…….”

“I love you too mom. Please don’t talk. Just save your strength until we reach the hospital”.

I felt her press my hands once more.

“My….room…search…for h-his……huhhh…” then I felt her hand let go of my hand. Then I saw her eyes closed as a tear fell from it. I panicked and I shook her to wake her up. Then I saw the medical staff in the ambulance tended to my mom. Then we got to the hospital. After that, I barely recalled what happened. The only thing that registered in my brain was the doctor telling me his condolences, patted my shoulder and left…

“Come back! Come back! My mom’s not dead….she’s………”

the present

“Earth to Carina!” I saw Christine waving her hand in front of my face.

“What happened to you? I was busy talking to you but you were also busy in your own thoughts. Not at all listening to me”. She whined and sat on the sofa.

“I’m sorry. I just remembered something”

“About what?” she asked, then she noticed my sad expression. She got up and put her hand on my shoulder.

“Okay. I think you need a breather. Let’s go somewhere tonight” she said smiling.

“Where to?”

“You’ll see”.

“But I haven’t unpack yet” I said as I eyed my belongings.

“It’s okay. Let’s just leave that to Nancy.” She winked at me.

“But..” I tried to protest but she interrupted me.

“No buts” she said with a finality in her voice.

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chapter 3

CARINA’S P.O.V.

“Tin, are you sure about this? I feel like I am wearing nothing. It’s too short” I complained as I stared at my reflection in the mirror.

“What? You’re exaggerating. Look at you, you’re so pretty and sexy”.

I looked at the mirror again.

I am wearing a fuchsia crop top which barely covered my navel, a pants which was tattered on the knee area and stilettos. I just let my curly hair down. My dangling earrings were sparkling. Christine just lent me all these since I didn’t have clothes for these kinds of thing.

“Let’s go” she said excitedly. I grabbed the cardigan and put it on then we went out.

As we entered the club, I felt like my ears were going to explode because of the loud music.

“Hey Tin, why are we here?” I asked her, almost shouting so that she could hear me.

“To have fun of course” we went to a vacant table then Christine went to the bar and order. After a while she came back with our drinks.

“What’s this?” I asked her. I know it’s an alcoholic drink but I just want to know its name.

“It’s what you call a godfather . Its part scotch and amaretto. “She explained to me and took a sip while watching the people dancing on the dance floor. Then I saw her scrunched her eye brows.

“Hey, what’s that guy doing here?” she said, talking to herself. I followed her gaze and there I saw the handsomest man I have ever laid my eyes on. I touched her arm and asked

“Who is he?”

“Wait, I am going there. Just stay here.” then she got up and went to the guy who was sitting at the table near the emergency exit. He was talking to a guy. I studied his looks. He really was handsome. He was sitting there but I could tell he was tall and has a muscular body. I saw Christine hugged the stranger and he hugged her back. He just smiled at her. They talked for a bit then I saw them approaching out table. Suddenly I felt uncomfortable. I was never been good talking to strangers. Don’t tell me, he was her new boyfriend?

“hey Cari, this is my cousin Regan Novell. Reg, this is my bestfriend, Carina Westbay, Cari for short.” She said introducing us to one another. He was more handsome up close. His blue eyes were so intimidating. He was staring at me without emotion in his eyes. Then I heard his voice.

“Nice to meet you Miss Westbay.” As he extended his hand for a handshake. He didn’t even smile.

As our hands clasped for a handshake, I felt a sudden tingle ran from my spine to the back of my neck. I suddenly felt uncomfortable around him. It’s not like I was scared of him. It’s just his aura. The way he stared intently into my eyes, like reading my soul. He was oozing of sex appeal even if he never smiled at me. He’s so tall, maybe he stood at least 6 ft plus compared to my height of 5 ft 5 inches.

I’ve always been uncomfortable and awkward around guys. Maybe because of what happened to me.

“Cari! Are you with us?” Christine asked me. Her eyes were teasing me.

“S-sorry…hrmm.. Nice to meet you too Mr. Novell”. Then I let go of his hand.

He just nodded formally and turned to Christine.

“Chris, just go home. This place is not good for ladies like you. Especially that you don’t have any guy with you.” he said with an authority in his voice.

“Come on Reg! We’re just here to have fun. If you want you can join us” she offered with a sweet voice and hugged her cousin.

“Sorry but I can’t. I am with Bryan and we’re waiting for our dates”

I just stayed there, sipping my drink while watching the two. After Christine introduced us to one another, he never looked at me as if I never existed in front of him.

“That sucks. It’s been a while since we hang out together” she pouted and sat on her chair.

“I need to go. Looks like they’re here. We can hung out some other day” he said without glancing at us and started to walk away. Then suddenly, he stopped on his tracks and looked back at us.

“Chris, make sure to go home at 11pm” he said and walked away.

She heaved a sigh.

“Oh that Reg! He always acts like this towards me but look at how he is flirting with those girls”

I looked at Mr. Novell and saw him kissing one of the girls who just arrived. I felt my cheeks turned red at the sight of them. Gross.

Christine got up and asked me to dance. I reluctantly went along with her. All of these things were new to me so I wanted to enjoy the experience, what’s like to be a normal girl. I was not that good of a dancer but I knew that I was not that terrible either. I just copied Christine and after minutes of trying, I got the hang of hit and before I knew it, we were having fun. When we got tired, we went to the bar counter and ordered another drink.

“hey Cari, I need to visit the toilet”

“Okay, I’ll wait for you here” I replied and sipped on my gin and sat on a vacant stool. I was busy watching the people on the dance floor when I heard someone. He ordered a drink and sat on the stool next to me. I could see in my peripheral view that he was staring at me. Suddenly, I felt awkward.

“Yes? What do you want?” I turned to the guy. He was handsome but I had this uneasy feeling about him. He was wearing a t-shirt and a rugged pants. He smiled at me and sipped a little bit of his drink. I saw him ogling at my breasts.

“You” he answered as if it was just a natural thing to say to someone you just met. I suddenly felt nervous and looked around me, searching for Christine but my eyes couldn’t find her. I got up of my chair and was about to leave when he grabbed my arm. Suddenly the image of Jack, my stepfather grabbing my arm and forcefully dragging me flashed into my mind. Panic was all over my body. I couldn’t find my voice. I tried to free my arm from his grasp.

“N-No…please! Let go of my arm” I said in a small voice. He barely heard it.

“What’s wrong honey? Trying to appear coy? C’mon. We both know you’re here to hook up with guys. I know your type. I am interested in you. If you want, I can pay you. I am rich you know.” He bragged. He stood up, his hand still on my arm and pulled me towards the exit. My panic level rose to maximum as I struggled to get away from him. Then finally I found my voice and started screaming.

“Let go of me! I don’t want to go with you! Creep!” he heard what I said and stopped walking. I saw his eyes full of rage, maybe because I called him creep.

“What did you just call me, you bitch?!” He was about to slap me when someone spoke behind us.

“Let go of that girl” I turned my head around and saw him. Suddenly, a rush of relief flowed in my chest. I thought he already left a while ago.

“What do you care dumbass? Mind your own business!” the creep spat at him and continued dragging me to the parking lot. There were few people who were already staring at us.

“Please help me!” I begged them but they just pretended not to hear me and looked away.

He opened his car and was about to deposit me inside when someone punched him on the face that he face planted on the ground. I screamed and turned to the person who hit the creepy guy. It was Mr. Regan Novell. He was with 2 guys, the one who he was with a while ago and another guy who looked like his bodyguard.

“Bastard! It told you to mind your own business!” he pulled out a Swiss knife from his pocket and tried to stab Regan on his stomach. I was beyond scared that I was crying in fear. I instinctively covered my eyes as the guy attacked him. Then for a couple of seconds, I heard someone fell to the ground and groaned in pain. I slowly opened my eyes and I saw those blue orbs intently staring into my eyes. His eyes were full of tenderness.

“Are you okay?” He asked, his eyes not leaving mine. I nodded but I couldn’t control myself. I instantly wrapped my arms around him and cried. I suddenly felt his body got tensed for a little bit then he hugged me back. I felt his other hand held the back of my head and slowly touched it. As if telling me that everything is going to be alright.

“Cari! What happened?” I heard a familiar voice and saw Christine approaching us. I let go of Regan and hugged her. Then I noticed the guy still on the ground, still groaning in pain. His lips were bleeding. His knife was at least 10 feet away from him.

“Get out of here before I kill you!” Regan said through gritted teeth and clenched his fists. I didn’t see what Regan did to this guy but I was impressed. He overpowered him and now the guy looked like he was beyond scared of him. The guy got up and ran for his life.

“Where the hell did you go young lady? You left your friend alone! Look at what happened to her? I already told you to go home at 11! Look at the time, it’s already past twelve!” Regan scolded Christine. I could see the guilt into Christine’s eyes. I hugged her tightly and whispered

“It’s not your fault. That guy’s the one to blame.” Christine let go of me and apologized.

“I just went to the toilet Reg. I didn’t know that she would ran into a creep like that” she reasoned out.

“That’s what you get for being a hard headed. What would you do if one of you kidnapped by the likes of that guy? You know it’s dangerous to be hanging around in a place like this” he continued lecturing her.

“Thank you for saving me. Mr Novell. I don’t know what become of me if you weren’t there” I said and stared to him. His eyes were full of anger and coldness when he stared back at me. I couldn’t find the gentleness I saw I while ago.

“Ms. Westbay, it’s your own fault that you attracted his attention. Wearing seductive clothes like that, you are practically begging for attention”. What the hell . I was the victim here.

“Excuse me Mr. Novell, I came here with the intention of enjoying the night with my friend. He was the one who approached me” I didn’t know where the hell did I find the courage to talk back like that. I never talked back to a confrontation like this especially to any guy. I was used on not saying my opinions. With him, I couldn’t feel any fear. Yes, he could be intimidating with his looks and cold behavior but I could say that I was at eased around him. That was odd.

“Reg stop it. Cari is a nice girl. You can’t talk to her like that. I was the one who invited her” I could sense a little bit of annoyance in her voice.

“Fred, drive them home” Regan told to the guy behind him and walked back inside the club.

“I hate him when he’s in that mood. He is so controlling and acts as if he is my father” I heard Christine whined but my attention was with the guy who just walked away…

“I’m sorry Cari for leaving you there alone. I should’ve convinced you to go with me” She said in a serious tone. We were already in the car, on the way home.

“It’s okay. Nothing bad happened thanks to Mr. Novell” I assured her, then I saw her eyes lit up.

“Hey, what was that scene a while ago? You were hugging each other like lovers!” she exclaimed excitedly, like a teenager.

“Oh c’mon Tin. He was just comforting me. Don’t give any meaning to it”

“Well, I’ve never seen you hugged any guy no matter what the circumstance were, well aside from Gian of course. You were so aloof to other guys”.

“You know the reason Tin. I don’t need to spill it out because you know everything” I said and leaned back my head and closed my eyes but suddenly an image of his dark blue eyes popped up in my head. Why’s he always on my mind? He was so cold towards me but I couldn’t shake off the gentleness I saw from his eyes. It was just for a couple of seconds but I was certain I saw it. Maybe he wasn’t that cold after all. I meant, he saved me earlier. I opened my eyes again and looked at the scenery outside. The street lights were so bright that made the road looked more less scary at night.

“Don’t tell me you have a crush on him?” I heard her said teasingly and poked the side of my stomach.

“Me? Tin, you’re crazy. I just met him a while ago. That’s impossible”

“C’mon. It’s just a crush. No need to be defensive like that. It’s just that, I am happy. I think you’re beginning to open up to other people. That’s a good sign” she said seriously. I looked away and said nothing. I hope so.

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chapter 4

“ Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light “ -Helen Keller

CARINA’S P.O.V.

The morning after, I woke up with a terrible headache. I didn’t drink that much last night so maybe this was because of stress from what happened. I got up and made up the bed. After that, I went to the bathroom, brushed my teeth and then i took a bath. I wore my usual get up, a white blouse and a long skirt. I knew Jack wasn’t here anymore but I was used of wearing these clothes so changing style never really occurred in my mind. Besides, all I had were these kinds of clothing. Nancy and Annie already prepared the breakfast when I went downstairs.

“Good morning Nancy, Good morning Annie!” I greeted them cheerfully.

“Good morning too Carina” they chanted in unison. I was a frequenter in this house so I felt comfortable around them and vice versa.

“Where is Christine?” I asked them and sat on the chair.

“She’s still in bed. You know, it’s Sunday. She will be up later so just eat without her” Nancy said. She was the nanny of Christine since she was a baby. She was so loyal to them that she never thought of leaving them for another work. Christine considers her as her second mom. As for Annie, she was the daughter of Nancy. She works here while studying. The family of Christine pays her tuition fee. She insisted of working with her mom when she was not in school to repay their kindness.

“Okay. I need to go out early today. I can’t wait for her to get up. Please inform her that I am going to meet Gian” I said and started eating.

I went to the church to attend a mass and to meet with my friend Gian. I met him when I was 15. He was a transfer student in our school. Compared to the other guys, he was so kind and gentle. He was the only guy that I could trust during those times when I was living in agony. I wasn’t allowed to talk to guys before but when I was at school, I could hang out together with him because my stepfather wasn’t around. He is my guy bestfriend while Christine is my girl bestfriend.

After the mass, my eyes wandered around, trying to find Gian. Then I saw him talking to a nun. I waited for them to finish talking then I approached him.

“hey! How you doin’?” I said and pat him on the shoulder.

“Hi Cari! I’m good. What about you? Are you okay now? It’s been a while” he kissed me on my cheek and he sat on a pew then pulled my hand, signaling me to sit next to him. I feel so calm when I am with him. I feel like he is my brother.

“Yeah. After what happened………you know, it’s difficult but I am fine now” I felt my throat suddenly tightened. Gian noticed that and held my hand.

“You okay?” he asked, staring at me with concern in his eyes.

“Yeah. Sorry about that. So, what were you and Sister Angelina discussing a while ago?” I said to avoid the topic.

“hmm…Nothing. It’s just about my plans regarding an event at Saint Peter’s Orphanage.”

This is one of the things I like the most about him. He is rich but he knows how to share his blessings to the less fortunate.

“So what are we going to do today?” I asked him trying my best to lighten my mood.

“Okay. Let’s eat first. I don’t really have anything in mind so it’s up to you where we go next” and we went out of the church.

After our lunch, we decided to go to an arcade and we played to our hearts content. We were like kids who were competing to each other with each game. We laughed at each other’s mistakes. It’s been a while since I felt this kind of happiness and I was so grateful to him. When we got tired of playing, we went to the cinema to watch a movie.

It’s already 5pm when I got home. Christine was upset of me for leaving her but I explained it to her that it was her fault she woke up late. I gave her the sans rival cake that I bought in Goldilocks and her mood lightened up. I was expecting that she would be upset of me so I bought her favorite. Being her best friend, I knew her weakness. I liked seeing her happy like that. She was like a kid sometimes but in a cute way.

“Since you went on your way to buy me my favorite, I forgive you.” She went to the kitchen in a hurry. She put the box on the kitchen island and unboxed it excitedly.

“Hey, you should probably eat that after dinner or else you won’t have an appetite to eat a proper meal”. I said but she was so excited she already sliced a portion and put in on a small plate and started eating.

“Since this is your peace offering to me, I won’t share it to you” she said playfully.

“Sure. I especially bought it for you so it’s all yours, my lady” she laughed and cut another slice and then gave it to me. I knew it, she’s going to share it with me. I preferred to eat it after dinner but seeing how she was eating it heartily, I gave in to my craving and ate.

After dinner, I left Christine at the living room. She’s busy watching a movie. I didn’t really like the movie she was watching so I went to my room and worked on my laptop. I was searching for any jobs available on the internet. I will be graduating soon and I wanted to find an office job, which was related to my course. I earned a little bit of money through teaching Piano and guitar lessons. I may not be good in singing and dancing but playing these instruments was my passion, it’s what I’m good at. I started learning how to play these 2 instruments when I was still a kid. My mom made me took lessons.

At first, I didn’t really appreciate nor enjoyed it, maybe because I was still a little kid, but as I was growing up, I learned to love it. Right now, I work at a small music school. It’s fun teaching kids how to play instruments but I know sooner or later, I need to find another job. It’s not that bad working in this kind of job, it’s cool actually, I get to do what I love but I also need to use what I learned in school.

My mom left me money but it’s not that big amount of money. I decided not to touch it yet for future plans. I was planning to find my own apartment as soon as I find a job. Christine told me I could stay in here for as long I like but I knew I must learn to be independent. The thing that I’ve been longing to do before. I sent my resumé to all the job vacancies that I saw.

“Tin! I am going ahead of you if you’re not yet ready. I don’t want to be late in school” I shouted while knocking on her door. She opened the door, still combing her hair.

“You don’t like being late, do you? Don’t worry, it’s our last day in school today. It’s not that big of a deal if we’re late”

“Even so. That’s not enough reason to be late. C’mon, hurry up and let’s go”.

She hurriedly picked up her bag and car keys and we went out of the house. Luckily she has a car. I was taking the bus before from our house and it took me at least 1 hour and 30 minutes to get to our school so I needed to wake up early. Now that I live here, I don’t have to worry about missing the bus. We go to the same school so that’s a convenient for me.

After Christine parked her car, we got out and started to walk to our classrooms. Then I spotted Gian, who was happily approaching us.

“Hey girls! Let’s walk together to class.” He happily said and walk alongside us.

“Hi Gian. What’s your plan after graduation?” Christine said and looked at Gian.

“I will be joining our company soon after graduation. I can’t believe we’re already graduating. Time sure flies. What about you guys?”

“Well it’s the same for me. This sucks! Our school fun will end soon” Christine answered. Her tone has a hint of sadness.

“As for me, I will be doing an intense job hunting unlike you guys”

“Why don’t you work in our company?” Gian offered

“Okay I’ll apply if there are vacancies” I answered. Our conversation was cut short when we reached our classroom. We immediately sat because our teacher has arrived.

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chapter 5

“I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.” -Stephenie Meyer

CARINA’S

P.O.V

After our graduation ceremony, we went to a fancy restaurant. Christine’s parents arrived yesterday from Texas. Since I didn’t have someone to attend in my graduation, they invited me to go with them for a celebration.

“At last, you two already graduated. Anyway, congratulations on being a cum laude Carina!” Mr. Robert Lenard, Christine’s father said happily and offered a toast.

“Thank you Mr. Lenard.” I replied shyly.

“You know what Christine, you should be like Carina. She is so serious in everything she does that’s why she excels. I can say that she will be successful one day considering how smart she is”. Mrs. Sandra Lenard, Christine’s mom.

“Mom, you don’t need to compare me to Cari. I have my own personality and so is she. It’s our day today so the last thing I need is to be upset.” She complained. Knowing her, she hates being compared to anyone. She is always the type who does whatever she wants. Unlike me, she is a very strong woman, she knows what she wants and how to get it. She is the type who always says what’s in her mind. Totally opposite of me.

I remember how we met when we were in high school; our classmates always bullied me because of my outfits. She was always the one who stood up for me, she even punched a girl who deliberately hit me with a ball during our sports class and she got a punishment from the school.

“Don’t get us wrong darling, we just want to motivate you. She is your best friend and we know she is a good influence to you. All I’m saying is get your act together. You are already an adult. You are about to start your career and we want you to be successful in your chosen career. You are our daughter and we’re so proud of you and you know that. It’s just that sometimes, we can’t help but to be worried about you. You are so stubborn and careless” Her father explained calmly and adoringly.

“Dad, you know me. I will never do anything that will ruin my future, especially our name” She replied and hug her dad.

“Enough of this topic. We are here to celebrate. Let’s eat, the food is getting cold” Mrs. Lenard said and started eating.

“So Carina, I supposed you already found a job?” Mr. Lenard inquired. In the tone of his voice, he was so sure that I already have found one.

“Not yet Mr. Lenard but I have a few job interviews next week. I just hope I can land to a nice company”.

“Yes. You’re a smart girl and I’m sure you will be a great employee.” He said, assuring me.

“Yes, I’m sure you will. Anyway Christine, did you invite you cousins?”

“Yes mom. They’ll going to be late because of work. Aunt and Ellie aren’t going to make it because they are out of the country”. Upon hearing that, excitement ran in my heart. I will see him again.

We talked about other things as time goes by. Christine’s family is really nice. Sometimes, I get jealous of her because she has a great and loving family, not to mention they’re rich. The only thing that I craved for was to have a happy family. Even if we were not rich, at least we would have each other. That was always been my dream. But now, I was alone and the sight of a happy family makes me envious sometimes that I want to pity myself. My mother was a great mom when she was alive and I never recall a moment or instance that she hurt me. She was a very gentle and loving mother. But the only thing that she failed to do was choosing the right man. I didn’t have the privilege to meet my biological father but I always had this feeling of emptiness and the desire to find who he was.

Whenever I asked my mother about him, she always avoided it. I didn’t understand it then but as I grew up, I just assumed that maybe, he did something terrible to her that she didn’t want to remember. We were almost finished eating when I caught a glimpse of a gorgeous lady approaching our table, with smile on her red lips. The air around her was like so magical that every guy at the restaurant was staring at her. She was like a model. Even if I was not familiar with the designer stuffs, I could tell that she was wearing expensive clothing. Her stiletto accentuated her long beautiful legs. She was so graceful walking towards us. What a beautiful creature , I whispered to myself.

“Good evening guys! Sorry we’re late. Regan will be joining us shortly. He met an acquaintance outside the restaurant, you know what guys are. Even if they met by chance, they still manage to talk about their businesses” She said as she went to Christine and her parents to greet them with a kiss then she looked at me quizzically

“I believe this is the first time we met, I am Angela. Nice to meet you” She said and offered me her hands for a handshake. Her smile is so angelic.

“Eherm..Nice to meet you too. My name is Carina” I replied and took her hand. She appear to be a nice young lady and her name suits her, not just in physical features but she also appear to be nice.

“She is my best friend. I believe I already mentioned about her to you before. You just moved here so you never met her. We were friends since elementary. She was my classmate since high school” Christine explained to her cousin.

“I see. It’s nice to meet you again, Carina and congratulations on your graduation”

“Thank You”

Angela sat on the empty seat next to me and started talking excitedly to her cousin. She opened her bag and brought out a small box with a ribbon around it.

“This is for you cousin. Congratulations on your graduation!” She gave Christine the small box.

“Oh! Thank you Ange! You’re so sweet.” Christine said and hugged her cousin. I could tell that they were so close to each other.

The pity I felt towards myself escalated as I watched them. I don’t care about gifts but I wish that my mom is beside me, together with me in this happy moment of my life. But there’s no use on crying now. I already accepted that I am alone now and I need to be strong for myself. I heaved a sigh and tried my best to look happy. I don’t want to ruin their happiness.

My heart jumped when I heard a familiar voice.

“Good evening everyone. I hope I am not that late for the celebration of your graduation my dear cousin” The baritone voice said. I looked up to his direction and I saw him again, Mr. Regan Novell. Just like before, he was so dashingly handsome. His eyes landed into mine and we stared to each other for a couple of seconds then nodded to me before he sat down next to Angela. I realized, he was the male version of Angela.

“You’re already so late Reg but I appreciate that you’re here. I thought you couldn’t come, knowing how busy you are”

“How could I not come? I couldn’t attend your graduation so I made sure to come here no matter what. I don’t want to hear your whining for the next 3 years of my life” he teased Christine. He pulled a rectangular small box in the pocket of his business suit and hand it to his cousin.

“Here is my gift to my favorite cousin. Congratulations on your graduation” he said smirking to her. Christine took the small box and opened it. Her eyes lit up when she saw what’s inside. A key.

“Don’t tell me……” She took the key and stared to her cousin expectantly.

“Yes it is. But I am warning you now Christine. Use it wisely.” He said firmly.

While they were busy talking, I took the opportunity to watch Regan carefully. Compared to when I first met him at the club, he was soft looking now. As if the heavy air around him before disappeared. He even smiles now and this new side of him took my breath away. Christine happily went to her cousin and hugged him.

“Don’t you think that is so extravagant Regan? You know how Christine is. She is so hard headed and careless sometimes” Mrs. Lenard said with a concern vividly written on her face.

“It’s okay Aunt Sandra. Even if she is so naughty, I know she can take care of herself. She won’t do anything to harm herself, if not, I will recall it. Understand Chris?” He said formally and Christine nodded. Still in her own world, happily gazing at the key.

“So, where is the car Reg?” She asked nonchalantly to her cousin.

“It’s already at your house” he answered simply and called the waiter to tell his and Angela’s order.

Since the arrival of the siblings, the ambiance became happier. Although Regan hadn’t spoken much, Angela and Christine had been dominating the conversation. Me, I was just listening to them, contented with just watching their happy conversation. After we finished our meal, we decided to go home. Regan and his sister said their goodbyes to us and we went to our separate ways. I rode together with Christine and her parents.

It’s Monday and I woke up early for my first job interview of the week. After getting dressed, I put on some make up. I don’t usually wear make-up but I have to since I need to look professional and pleasing to the eyes of the interviewer. I took out the things in my bag and re-checked the things that I needed to bring to make sure I don’t forget something. When everything was okay, I went out of my room. I was a little bit surprise when I saw Christine already eating her breakfast. It’s just 6:30 am. She usually wakes up late because she never even cared about setting her alarm clock.

“Good morning Tin! I think this is a big miracle. What happened to you? What did you eat last night that caused you to wake up this early?” I teased her and sat on the chair next to her.

“Shh…I will pretend that I didn’t hear you said that. Today is Monday and I need to get my act together. I will start my training slash work in our company. I don’t want to be late on my first day. That would be disastrous” she replied and continued eating her breakfast.

“OMG! Where is my best friend? I think I am talking to a totally different person now and I think I’m going crazy!” I said with an exaggerated tone. It’s true that this is the first time that she acted this way and it’s quite surprising on my part. Even her parents are still not up yet.

I heard her laughed and stopped eating.

“Come on Cari! Don’t make me remember the old me. I mean this is still me but my parents were right. I need to straighten my ways. I am already an adult and I want to start practicing how to be a professional and matured woman. I don’t want our employees to think that I am a good for nothing spoiled brat. I don’t want them to think that I could work there because we own the company. I want to show them how hard worker I am and I deserve to be there.” I can sense a little bit of bitterness in her voice but more on determination.

“Tin, you are who you are. You don’t need to change for the sake of the opinions of others but change for your own self. Change because you want to change. I know you are a very brave woman and I know you can do better in everything that you do. Sometimes laziness consumes you but I know that when you try, you can accomplish anything” I encouraged her.

“Thank you. You really know what to say to put me at ease” She hugged me and then looked at her wristwatch.

“Oh my God. I need to go. I must be there at 8 am. It’s already 7. Good luck on your job interview!” she drank her coffee, took her bag and attaché case then scurried out of the house. I continued eating my breakfast. I made a quick glance on my cellphone to check the time, it’s 7:15. I still have at least 45 minutes before my bus arrives so I turned on the TV near the dining table and watch morning news. My heart jumped a little when I saw Regan’s picture being shown on the television.

“ One of the most illegible bachelor in the country is this month’s cover of a famous magazine. Mr. Regan Novell is a young billionaire who managed to run their family corporation when he was just 23 years old. Now, he made their company landed at the top 5 companies in the world ………..“

He clearly is the best, a young genius who has everything that he wanted for. I didn’t know that he was this amazing. I mean I know he is rich but not that rich. I can’t believe he has all these responsibilities at such a young age.

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chapter 6

“ You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.“ - DR. SEUSS

CARINA’S P.O.V.

My interview went smoothly. Even though I’m a little bit shy and awkward around people, I managed to answer all the questions right. I didn’t allowed myself to mess up. I promised to myself to fight all my doubts to myself. Sooner or later, I will become a productive part of the society and I don’t want my insecurities to hinder my goals. I need to change and grow up.

The next few days, I was kept busy on my job interviews. So far so good in my opinion. Every company that I went to told me to wait for their call. I often stayed at home now because I didn’t have anything to do. Christine’s already busy and doesn’t have any spare time to join me to go somewhere like before. Gian is the same. I was about to open my laptop when I heard my phone rang. I picked my phone up and saw an unknown number on the screen. I reluctantly answered.

“Hello. Who is this?”

“This is Attorney John Santiago. Is this Ms. Carina Westbay?” the voice on the other line asked politely.

“Yes. How may I help you?”

“I have something to discuss with you about your house. My client wanted to talk this out with your mom but since she is already dead, we would like to talk about the matter with you. Do you think you have a spare time to meet me today or tomorrow?” I suddenly felt uneasy. I know there’s a problem because of his tone.

“Okay, I am available right now. What about we meet at 2:30 this afternoon?”

He agreed and suggested that we meet at a restaurant which coincidentally not that far away from here. I became restless. I took a quick bath and dressed. It’s still 30 minutes before our meeting time so I started to walk to the bus stop. Our meeting place was just about 10 minute drive.

“Hello Ms. Westbay. It’s nice to meet you” a middle aged man approached me and offered a handshake.

“It’s nice to meet you too Attorney Santiago. So what did you want to discuss with me?” He heaved a sigh and took out some documents inside his brief case.

“Your stepfather borrowed a large sum of money to my client and made your house as a collateral, In case he couldn’t pay the money on time. Since he was in jail, he couldn’t pay anymore and my client decided to get the house as a payment to his debt” I was shocked of what I just heard. I’ve never heard about that to my mom or Jack. “What? Are you sure about that? That house was not my stepfather’s house! It was my mom’s! He couldn’t do that!” I burst out angrily. What a bastard. He made our life miserable, killed my mom and now he had the guts to do this too? I gritted my teeth angrily.

He looked at me sympathetically and handed me the documents that he took out of his briefcase. I read the documents and my body got numbed when I saw my mother’s signature. She gave the consent to Jack. The bastard borrowed 500,000 dollars. I felt like all the strength i had got drained all of a sudden. I couldn’t take it anymore and cried. I couldn’t believe it. I knew that my mother would never do this to me on purpose. I was sure that Jack forced her to agree and sign the papers. I wanted to tear the documents because of anger.

“Are you okay?” the lawyer asked me reluctantly and I nodded to him as an answer. There is nothing I can do about the situation. I felt helpless. That house was the only thing that my mom left to me but now I realized that I will lose it also. I wiped my tears and looked at him as i calmed myself.

“Is there any way for me to get back the house. Can’t you give me enough time to pay it?” I asked helplessly knowing that I was already lost. I don’t have enough money to pay the debt and I still don’t have a job. The money that my mother left me was roughly about 250,000 dollars. I wasn’t planning to spend it yet but I couldn’t just seat and do nothing.

“You can get back your house if you manage to pay the money. My boss is a very impatient man and he wants his money the soonest possible. The deadline of the payment is 3 months from now, if you can’t pay it after 3 months then we have no choice but to get your house.” he explained to me.

“You have my number, in case that you already have the money, just give me a call and we’ll set a meeting” he stood up and said his goodbye then left. I remained on my seat for I didn’t know how long. Staring at the copy of documents that Mr. Santiago gave me. I dried my eyes with my hanky and sighed. There is no use crying over spilled milk. I need to find a way to pay that amount back. My memory of that house was not good ever since Jack entered our lives but I knew my mother would never want to sell it. She loved that house because it was her parent’s house. She grew up there and so did I.

REGAN’S

P.O.V

I checked on my watch irritably. It’s already 8 pm and I still couldn’t get a glimpse of my cousin Christine. I agreed to meet her because she kept on bugging me to meet her. She is like a sister to me and just like Angela and Ellie, I spoilt her rotten. It’s already 8:15 when she finally arrived.

“Do you know what time is it, young lady? You are 45 minutes late!” I growled at her but she just smiled sweetly to me and kissed me on the cheek.

“Come on Reg, don’t get upset. I forgot about the time because there was a lot of work at the office. Come on, let’s order, I am so hungry already” She said, not caring of how irritable I was.

We were at the middle of eating and Christine kept on blabbering about her day. I just kept on nodding at her as a response.

“hey Chris, you didn’t call me here just to listen about your day isn’t?” I asked her and wiped my mouth with a table napkin.

“Yeah. You know me too well cousin!” she teased and continued

“Is it true that you sacked your Executive Assistant the other day? Did you find a replacement yet?” I frowned at her. She never had the interest of asking about what’s happening in my company.

“Where did you hear that? Yes, I fired her because she’s always late if not absent. I don’t tolerate that kind of unprofessionalism in my company. Why do you ask anyway?”

“Well, I want to ask you a favor. I want to recommend my best friend for the position—“I interrupted her before she finished.

“Recommend? Do you have any idea––“my litany was interrupted by her.

“Just hear me out first Reg. You already met her during our dinner, remember? She is a very smart girl and I know she is capable. Just give her a chance.”

“This is the first time you ask me a favor, let alone for the sake of another person. What do I get out of this Chris?” I challenged my cousin. Not sure myself what to think about what she just asked me.

“Well, like I said, she is smart and capable. I’m sure that you’ll going to be impressed by her. Come on Reg, just try her out. I assure you, you won’t regret it” I stared at my cousin. She really was serious. I leaned my head back on my chair, thinking.

“Okay. Because you asked for it, I accept her. BUT If I won’t be impress by her within 3 months, I will find another one, clear?” upon hearing it, she happily hugged me.

“I knew it! Thanks Reg! You’re the best” I rolled my eyes. She always manage to make me say yes to her antics.

“Tell her to start on Monday”.

CARINA’S P.O.V.

“Hey girl! Guess what?” I looked at Christine who just barged into my room. She sat on my bed.

She looked happy. I stared at her curiously.

“What?” I inquired and sat beside her.

“Well, I found you a job!” she exclaimed excitedly.

“What are you talking about? How did that happen?”

“I talked to my cousin Reg and recommended you to work in his company”. I scowled at her. I stood up and paced on the floor.

“Why did you do that Chris? What will he think of me? That I am not capable finding myself a job that’s why you suggested me to him?” I asked her exasperatedly.

“Hey! Don’t get me wrong. I know you are capable enough of finding a nice job but I also know that you really need the money right now. You refused my financial help so I thought I help you finding a job” she approached me and held my hand.

“I know you meant no harm. It’s not just I am not comfortable about it. What would Mr. Novell think of me?”

“Don’t think about it. Just prove to him that you deserve the spot. He just agreed to give you 3 months to show him what you’re capable of. Make me proud” I smiled at her uncomfortably. I knew Bayleaf Corporation is a very accomplished company and I would be so happy to work there but I began to hesitate at the thought that I got accepted because my best friend is the CEO’s cousin.

I was tossing and turning on my bed. Tomorrow, I will start my work at bayleaf Corporation and now I can’t sleep. There is an image that kept on floating inside my head and I don’t want to admit who it was. I am nervous about tomorrow but a little bit excited also to be working at one of the biggest corporations in the world. The image slowly became vivid that it materialized. Mr. Regan Novell’s handsome face. His masculine physique, his cold gaze towards her and……

He forcefully pulled me into his powerful embrace and held my eyes for a seductive and intense gaze. His blue eyes smoldering with desire. He cupped my face with his warm hands and his forehead touched mine, still holding my gaze. I could feel his hot breath fanning my face. I felt my knees trembled and became weak. I held my breath when he slowly angled his head to kiss me. I closed my eyes, anticipating his lips to land on my lips. Then I felt the first brush of his lips on mine. Then he repeatedly did it, brushing lightly, as if urging me to open my mouth to his onslaught. When I didn’t do it, he bit on my lower lip playfully, forcing me to surrender to him. My find became fuzzy and I groaned, opening up to him. His hand descended to the back of my neck, while the other was at the side of my head as he deepened the kiss. I was already lost of what he was doing to me and I responded willingly, imitating him. My hand grasped his silky hair, playing it with my hand. Then I felt his hand teasingly touching my left breast in a circular motion and I moaned in delight. I was so aroused of what’s happening. I opened my eyes and stared at his face, but I couldn’t see it because of a blinding light that suddenly spread throughout the surroundings. I was about to shout for his name when I heard an irritating sound……

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chapter 7

“Falling in love is very real, but I used to shake my head when people talked about soul mates, poor deluded individuals grasping at some supernatural ideal not intended for mortals but sounded pretty in a poetry book. Then, we met, and everything changed, the cynic has become the converted, the sceptic, an ardent zealot.” -E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly

CARINA’S P.O.V.

I opened my eyes and sprung out of the bed realizing that the annoying sound was coming from my alarm clock. I quickly went to the bathroom and brushed my teeth, took a bath and dressed up. Since this is my first day, I still don’t have my uniform. Christine told me that the uniform will be provided by the company, and that for me is convenient. I selected my best outfit that I could find in my closet. I was about ready when I remembered my dream. I blushed at the thought and I felt my body became hot. Who was that guy anyway? What a sinful dream. I shook my head to brush off the thought and went out of my room.

Christine dropped me off in front of the building since their company is just half a mile away from Bayleaf Corp. I thanked her and got out of the car. I stared at the building in awe. It was a beautiful glass building that radiates luxury and power. The architectural design amazed me. I walked into the building and went straight to the information area.

“Hello. I have an appointment with Mr. Novell at 9 am” She smiled at me professionally

“What is your name Miss?”

“I am Carina Westbay” She checked on her computer

“You must be the new Executive Assistant? Do you have a valid ID with you?” I opened my bag and prayed that I didn’t forget it. I felt relieved when I found it and gave it to her. She typed something on her computer and gave my ID back to me.

“His office is located at the 2nd to the last floor”

“Thank you. Have a nice day” I said politely and went straight to the elevator. The interior design is also beautiful. There was a large red carpet on the clean white floor. The high ceiling was decorated with beautiful chandeliers. The ambiance was so welcoming. It was like that of an expensive hotel at first glance. What a nice building. I just hope working here will be a nice experience too.

While I was in the elevator going up, I started to become nervous that I almost pressed the ground floor button and walk out of the building. But I know it’s something that I couldn’t do. Christine asked her cousin a favor for my sake and even if I wasn’t happy about it at first, I knew she was just trying to help me. Christine is just concern about my well being and just wants to help me raise the money and get back our house which is the important thing for now, not my pride. My mind was battling between going back down or continue when I was interrupted by the ’ ding ’ sound and the elevator opened. I took a deep breath and went out of the elevator. This is it. No turning back.

I was greeted by a middle aged woman and guided me to the office of Mr. Novell. She knocked the door and opened it,

“She is here” she said to the man inside, then I heard a familiar voice

“Send her in” upon hearing it, she smiled at me and motioned me to go in.

“Good morning Mr. Novell. I-I am Carina Westbay” I cursed myself for stuttering a little. I saw him frowning at me, examining me from head to toe. His expression was unreadable and again, cold. Doesn’t he get tired of that expressionless face of his?

“Have a seat Ms. Westbay. Good that you are not late. I am telling you now that I don’t tolerated tardiness. My cousin is your best friend but that doesn’t mean I cannot fire you when you can’t meet my standard. I heard a lot of good stuff about you from her so I expect a lot from you. Anyway, as I said earlier, I am giving you 3 months trial period. I am going to observe your performance during that period and then decide if I will make you permanent or not. Is that clear?” He said to me formally, staring at me without a hint of any emotion from him.

“Yes sir. I understand.” I said meekly and I tried to meet his cold gaze. Then he continued his explanation.

“Good. Now, as my executive assistant, you are expected to maintain professionalism and composure under pressure. Of course, you are to provide me assistant. You are to handle incoming and outgoing communication, filing and clerical work. You are also in charge of scheduling meetings, maintaining filing systems and databases, document review and preparation and possibly overseeing other staff such as making travel arrangements etc.” I saw him opening the drawer of his desk and took out some documents.

“This is your contract for the next 3 months. The other pages explains your duties and responsibilities. Read it carefully before signing. Normally, I am not the one who do this to the new employees but I wanted to personally do it since I was the one who accepted you”. I nodded then took the documents and began reading it. There were 2 copies, 1 for me and for the company. When I finished reading it and satisfied about the things written on it, I signed it and gave back to him the other copy.

“Okay. This is just for today. You can start tomorrow” he said dismissively and I stood up to get out of his office. I was about to open the door when I heard him called me.

“Ms. Westbay. As much I hate tardiness and laziness, I also don’t tolerate those kind of clothes here. I want my employees to look presentable at all times. Talk to Mrs. Miller and ask her about your uniform” his voice full of distaste of my outfit. I felt humiliated and I felt my cheeks became hot with embarrassment. I opened my mouth to say something but I couldn’t find my voice. I just nodded at him and went out. What a jerk . He didn’t need to go that far .

I went straight to Mrs. Miller’s desk to ask about the uniform but I stopped on my tracks when I heard her talking to someone.

“Hey Mrs. Miller, who was that girl a while ago? She looked like she’s going to attend a church mass.” I heard the younger girl said and laughed.

“Hey. You don’t have to say it like that. She is the new EA of Mr. N” Mrs. Miller replied to the girl. Then I saw someone approaching the two so I hid myself behind Mrs. Miller’s door.

“What’s up guys? I heard that the new EA just arrived. What does she looked like?” the other girl inquired.

“She looks like a nice young lady to me. Anyway, where did you hear about that? You really have super power when it comes to gossips do you?” Mrs. Miller ask the new comer, shaking her head.

“Come on Mrs. Miller. I am just curious. Anyway, how many months do you think she can handle our boss?” The new comer said, smirking and clicking her tongue. What did she mean by that?

I was about to come out and talk to them when I heard the other lady respond.

“I think 1 month, I will bet my lunch money for that.” She said laughing

“No, I think 2 weeks.”

“Well, I think 1 week. I will also bet my lunch money for that” they laughed all together this time and then the 2 girls left. I got scared all of a sudden. Is it really wise for me to work in this company? From the way that the three ladies talked, I could tell that Mr. Novell was a difficult boss to handle. No! Maybe they are just making fun of me. I tried to convince myself that it would be alright.

“Hrmm. Excuse me Mrs. Miller. Mr. Novell instructed me to ask you about my uniform.” She lifted her head from what she was doing and looked at me.

“Ah yes. I think you have a size here from our stock. Wait, I’ll go and check it.” She asked me about my size and then left for a minute. When I she returned, She has two pairs of office uniforms.

“I think this size will do. If you want you can try it to be sure.” I examined the uniforms.

“It’s okay Mrs. Miller. I think this size will do. Thank you”. She shrugged her shoulders and sat on her chair.

“Okay. It’s up to you”. I said my goodbye and went out of the building. My mind wandered about my meeting a while ago with Mr. Novell. He was a very different man when he was working than seeing him together with his relatives. Is he really that kind of a demon boss that the other employees are betting on how many days that I could handle him? No. I must get it together. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I mustn’t let it go to waste.

“Hey Tin. How much do you know about your cousin? I mean, how is he as a boss?” I asked her. We were in her room, watching a TV series. She looked at me quizzically.

“Why do you ask?” I told her about the incident at his office a while ago, about the 3 employees betting on me. Upon hearing it, she laughed but I could tell that she also became uneasy.

“hmm…Cari. I don’t know about the opinions of other people but as his cousin, I can assure you that he is a good man. Maybe, he is a little bit on the strict and cold side but I know he means well. He just doesn’t want any inconvenience. You know, he has a lot of responsibilities. His father is already dead so he is doing everything to take care of their business.” She explained.

“Okay I understand. I’ll just ignore what I heard.”

I was running like crazy to get to the bus stop on time. I was wearing heels and my feet were already killing me. I woke up a little bit late. Christine couldn’t drop me off at work because her work starts at 8:00 am today because of an important meeting and my work starts at 9 am. I was about to cross the pedestrian lane when I saw the bus passed by. I ran my ass off and shouted at the driver but he didn’t hear me. OMG! I’m going to be dead. The next bus will be in 11 minutes.

When I arrived in front of the building, it’s already 8:55. I tried to do my best to catch up to the elevator but it’s already full. I went to the other side which was luckily, empty. I was about to press the close button when I somebody quickly entered. It was him. I held my breath. Suddenly, I felt the air around us became thicker that it became hard to breath. What’s with him? He wasn’t a scary looking guy even though he never smiles to other people but he really is intimidating.

“G-Good Morning Sir.” What is it with me always stuttering in front of him? He stared at me for a second, his blue eyes staring at me intently.

“Good morning” He said and stood straight. He fixed his necktie and checked his wristwatch.

Until we reached his office, nobody talked.

REGAN’S

P.O.V

I was driving irritably because of my headache. I went out with Bryan last night and we kept on drinking until I couldn’t lift a finger. I couldn’t even remember how I got home. Upon parking my car at the building’s VIP parking lot, I went straight to the reception area and asked something to the receptionist. Then I caught a familiar sight entering the building. My lips parted a little upon seeing her. She was wearing the company’s uniform but I couldn’t deny how beautiful and sexy she looks wearing it. Her curly long hair was tied into a pony tail. Her hair was swaying with her hips as she walks by. She made the simple uniform looked like a sexy looking outfit, her curves were on the right places. I couldn’t deny the fact the she affected me. What? NO! I shook my head and brushed off the unwanted thoughts in my head. I saw the other elevators already packed with employees, and then I saw her entered at the other elevator. I ran to catch up to her.

When we were together in the elevator, I studied her from my peripheral vision. I’ve never noticed it before but she had an angelic face. Her beauty is innocent. She just had a light make-up on. She really didn’t need to put a lot of make up because she doesn’t need to. She has long eye lashes that looked so beautiful everytime she blinked her eyes. My eyes went down to her lips and I gasped for a little bit. She has a full kissable lips. Her red lipstick accentuated her white complexion, it looks so sexy. He suddenly have the urge to….. No! You don’t have the right to think

about other

women anymore!

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chapter 8

“Upside Down’ is a fantasy love story. It’s about love at first sight - when you just fall in love instantly and will battle any obstacle to be with that girl.” -Jim Sturgess

CARINA’S P.O.V.

“Ask Mrs. Miller to assist you to your office then come to my office after you settle in” He said and then proceeded to his office. I went to the office of Mrs. Miller and I was surprised that she was already there, beginning her work.

“Good morning Mrs. Miller. Mr. Novell ask me to come here for my briefing.” She raised her head from what she was doing and smiled at me.

“Ah yes. Good morning. Come with me.” I followed her.

“This is your own office. As you can see, the things in here are already in place, but if you want to rearrange it, you can. Anyway, every morning, you must be here at the office before Mr. Novell arrives. You must prepare a coffee for him so that when he arrives, the coffee is ready. There is also an intercom on your table. Whenever Mr. Novell needs you to do something for him, he will call you on the intercom. There’s also a telephone there so that you can use to call and receive calls for the CEO. Also, always check your desktop for notifications from him. Sometimes, he just sends you the files you need to do. Any question?”

“Hmm…What if I need to ask him something, am I allowed to go directly to his office?”

“No. Just contact him first on the intercom then if he says yes, you can enter to his office” What the heck is that?

“Okay. I get it. Thanks Mrs. Miller”

“You welcome dear. Good luck” She smiled at me one more time and then she went to her office. She is a friendly lady, I can say. I sat on the swivel chair and opened the computer. I was waiting for it to boot up when I suddenly heard a voice from the intercom. I got surprised and my heart jumped a little bit. What the….

“Yes sir?”

“So I assume that you have already settled in. Come in my office right now.” His voice is so authoritative.

I quickly got up on my feet and went directly to his office. I knocked first and then I heard him said “come in”.

“Yes sir. Do you need anything?” I asked him politely, a little awkward and nervous. Don’t be like that Carina! This is only your first day, you can do this!

He lift his head and stared at me frowning. I was a bit surprised seeing him wearing eyeglasses. So, he wears glasses.

“Ofcourse Ms. Westbay. That’s why I called you here. Anyway, sort out all these files alphabetically, then prepare my schedules for the next 3 months. You have the journal of my last EA, you can use it as a reference. Then, you call all the people who are on this list and verify the date and time of our meetings. Then these files here are about the company profile and stuff that you need to know. You need to read all of that so that you can have a deeper understanding about this company and to perform your duties effectively” My mouth dropped. I looked at all the files that I needed to do and I knew right there and then that it would probably take me the whole day to finish. I was about to pick up the files when he spoke.

“There is an office cart there, you can use it to load all that stuff.” I took the cart and put all the things that I needed and was about to leave when he spoke again.

“Ms. Westbay, come here and get this list and read it carefully. If anyone on that list search for me, either by telephone or here in the office, tell them anything to shut them out. I don’t want to hear anything about them. Understood?” He said sternly, looking directly into my eyes.

I gulped and replied.

“Yes sir.” I went out of the office and began my work. Then I remembered the list that he handed me. Who are these people anyway?

I looked at the names, there were at least 15 names and I was a little bit curious why they’re all girls.

I shook my head and continued my work. I didn’t even notice the time. I was so engrossed to what I was doing that I didn’t notice Mrs. Miller calling my name.

“Carina…….Carina! It’s already lunch break. Come and I’ll show you where the canteen is” I stood up and stretch my arms.

“Is that time already? I am not even hungry yet” I said and took my bag.

“Don’t be so workaholic. It’s just your first day. Let’s go. I am starving already.”

When we reached the canteen, I was a bit taken a back. The place was already so crowded. It seemed like all the employees has the same lunch break. We went to the long queue and waited patiently for our turn. After almost 10 minutes, it was finally our turn.

“Hey Carina, there is an available table there. Let’s go before someone else occupy it.”

We were in the middle of eating when the girls who were betting on me yesterday approached us, holding their tray of food.

“Can we join the two of you?” The taller girl said and smiled at me. I smiled back and nodded my head.

“I am Francine and this is my friend, Pauline. What’s your name?” The taller girl said again while staring at me. She seems like the type of a girl who is friendly to anyone.

“I am Carina. I am the new EA.” I replied simply and continue eating my lunch.

“So, how’s your first day so far?” The other girl asked a.k.a. Pauline. She had that playful smile on her lips, like she was expecting to hear something funny from me. My awkward self began to surface again. I am not that used to talking to people like this. But I promised myself that I would do my best to change, to break free from this kind of personality.

“So far, I am liking it. I think I like the job.” I said casually. Then I caught them stared at each other with a meaningful look on their faces.

“You know what, it’s not like I’m discouraging you or anything but you know, there was never been an EA who lasted for 3 months” Francine said matter-of-factly.

“Yes. I heard that Mr. N. has an attitude problem. I never even saw him here in the employees’ cafeteria either” Pauline added

“You know what Carina, don’t listen to these two. They’re just scaring you because you’re new here”. Mrs. Miller interrupted, giving the two a look.

“Don’t be ridiculous Mrs. Miller. Everybody knows that he is the problem. All his previous EA’s were saying that he is a demon pretending to be a person.” Francine insisted again, and Pauline nodded in agreement.

There was a part of me who was a little bit hurt of what I just heard; and that surprised me. I remembered the time when he saved me and I saw that he was not a bad person. If not, he wouldn’t waste his time saving me.

“Maybe he was just being misjudged by people” I said, defending him. The two laughed again and shrugged their shoulders.

“Let’s wait for the next few days if you can still say that” I heard Pauline said but I just ignored it and finished my meal. I was a little bit intrigued of what they have told me and I prayed that they were wrong about him, if not, it will be end of me.

After our lunch break, we went to our respected departments. I on the other hand, continued my work. I was busy doing my work when I heard the intercom.

“Ms. Westbay, I expect that you already finished the work that I gave you this morning”

“Not yet sir. I am still doing it” what the heck. Did he expect me to finish all these? These’ll requires the whole day for me to finish.

“What have you been doing? You can read the company profile at your house. Do the other tasks I gave you and I want it done before you go home”. His voice was so demanding that I felt a little bit agitated and at the same time irritated.

“Yes sir” I simply said and proceeded with my work. I just finished calling all the names that he told me to call. Then at 10 minutes before five, I finished all the files that needed to be sorted. There was a lot of documents in folders, envelopes and binders. I stretched up and gathered all my things and then went out but then I remembered, I didn’t say goodbye to him . I went back to my office and pressed the intercom.

“Yes? What do you want?” his voice was a little bit irritated.

“N-Nothing sir, I just want to inform you that it’s time for me to go home” I got pissed off of myself because, again, I stuttered.

“You don’t need to inform me of such things. If it’s already time for you to go home, just go and don’t disturb me.”

“Noted sir” Whatever.

I went out of the office again and peeped at the office of Mrs. Miller. She was arranging her things on her table. I said goodbye to her and went out.

I was about to walk to the bus stop when I heard someone calling me. I looked at the other side of the road and I saw Christine, waving her hand. I went to the pedestrian lane to cross to the other side.

“I was about to call you when I saw you. Let’s go home together” She said, looking so tired.

“I thought you’ll be finished at 6?” I questioned while we’re walking towards the parking lot.

“Yes but I finished my work early. Anyway, how’s your first day?” She pressed the unlocked button on the key of the car and we entered inside.

“Not that bad. Mr. Novell gave me a mountain of paper works but I managed to finish it before 5. What about you? I think you’re enjoying your job, I guess” I diverted the topic about her because honestly I didn’t have anything to say.

“Yes, so far I am. I thought before that working like this would be too boring for me but I guess I was wrong. It’s just that I didn’t expect it to be this stressful and tiring” She heaved a sigh and started to maneuver the car out of the parking lot.

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chapter 9

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give you forever.” -THE NOTEBOOK

CARINA’S P.O.V.

The next morning, I arrived in front of the building at 8:45 am. I was rushing to get into the elevator when I bumped into someone. My bag fell down because of the impact.

“Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention” The person apologized. I was about to pick up my bag when my head bumped into his head because he was about to pick up my bag too at the same time as me.

“Ouch!” I touched my forehead and looked at the person in front of me. A handsome guy was smiling at me. He was wearing a black t-shirt that has a tribal designs. His hand was touching the side of his head, in pain. I noticed that he had 2 ear piercings. He grinned when he noticed me staring at him and handed me my bag.

“I’m sorry again. Whoah! That hurt” he said laughingly. I blushed and didn’t know what to say. He looks like an actor who came out of the television. He combed his brown hair with his hand and stared at me.

“Do you work here? I think I’ve never seen you here before. What’s your name?” he said smiling, flashing his white teeth.

“Ahm, yes. I just started yesterday. My name is Carina” I said awkwardly to him. He seemed like a nice and cool guy though.

“I see. I am Zandro. Nice to meet you Ms. Carina. I think I’ll see you soon. It’s a shame I need to go now. I’m in a bit of a hurry. See yah” he winked at me playfully and went out of the building. I was curious who he was. What was he doing here early in the morning anyway?

I gasped when I realized that it was already 9:00 and I was still at the ground floor. I got nervous. It was just my second day and I was already late. I scurried to the elevator like a criminal who was being chased by the police. When I arrived at the 25th floor, I was already silently praying. Hoping that our boss hasn’t arrived yet.

I quickly went out of the elevator when it opened, rushing to my office. I had just put down my bag on my office table when the door opened. I flinched when the door banged to the wall.

“Where the hell have you been?! I’ve been calling you for a couple of times already on the intercom!” his thunderous voice was echoing inside the office and my body trembled of fear. His eyes were blazing towards me.

“I-I’m sorry sir. I-….something happened at the ground floor a while ago that’s why I was a little bit late” I apologized, didn’t know how to react.

“Hmp! Really? So Are you telling me that flirting with someone was more important than your work that instead of going straight here, you were held back there just to flirt with him?” my browse furrowed of what I’ve heard.

“I don’t know what you are talking about sir” my voice barely came out of my mouth.

“Tell me Ms. Westbay. Are you really serious about your job? It is just your second day and you are already late. Just tell me if you are not interested anymore so that I can find a replacement for you” I began to panic. I tried to brush off my fear and met his eyes.

“I am serious about this job sir. I assure you that it will never happen again” i assured him, trying to be bravely.

He stared at me for a few seconds and then began stepping closer to me. I got more nervous when I felt him nearer so I stepped backwards, trying to get away from him. He continued to approach me, until I felt the edge of my office table on my butt. I couldn’t take my eyes away of him. He stopped when he was just a few inches away from me. He was so tall that he was towering my small frame. I saw his jaw moved when he gritted his teeth. His nearness made me weak on my knees. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

“Just make sure about that, Ms. Westbay”. He whispered sternly and then stood straight. I just nodded, couldn’t find the words to say as my throat became dry.

“Tell me about my schedule for today” he said, as if nothing happened. His voice was already calm. He fixed his necktie.

“Hmm. You have a meeting with Mr. Smith from Jameson Corp. at 10 am, then another meeting with the people from GQ Company at 11:30 am, at 2 pm, you have also a meeting with the president of the Sterling holdings” he just nodded and then he put a paper bag, which I haven’t notice until now, on my table.

“This is for you. You will need that for your work”. He was about to leave when he stopped

“Make sure that the things needed at the meeting were all prepared. I also sent you some paper works you need to work at today on your email. And, call my lawyer attorney Santiago. Tell him that I need to see him today in my office at 4 pm. I already registered his number there” he said pointing at the paper bag and went out of my office.

REGAN’S P.O.V

I heard a blaring sound and I opened my eyes irritably. I reached for my alarm and stopped it then continued sleeping. I was about to doze off again when I remembered that my cousin Zandro will be coming at the office at 8:30 am. He insisted to meet me there for a reason I don’t know. He just got back from his world tour concert.

I got up from my bed swiftly and went to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and took a quick shower. It was already 8:40 am. After I got dressed, I took my brief case and car keys, then went out of the house without eating. Zandro was an impatient man. He never wait for late people.

Upon parking my car, I quickly got my things and went straight to the lobby. It was already 8:55 and I doubt if Zandro was still waiting for me. I was about to enter in the elevator when the other elevator opened. I caught the glimpse of my cousin Zandro and was about to call his name when I saw him collide against someone, and that someone was Carina Westbay. Their heads bumped into each other when they bend-over to get the bag.

My brows creased when I noticed that she was blushing shyly. Zandro was staring at her and she was doing the same. I felt a sudden rush of an unfamiliar feeling inside my body. I got irritated at her for a reason I couldn’t pin point. I stared at them for a moment and noticed that they looked good together. My heart was beating rapidly and at the same time, it felt like someone was crushing it. I heard the elevator opened again and I stepped inside. For a reason, I was angry at her. I felt like something was eating my heart out and I didn’t like it. When I arrived in my office, I quickly sat down. My head suddenly hurts. I massaged my temple to ease the pain. I checked my wristwatch, it was already 9:07. I pressed the intercom to call her but there was no response. I tried it twice more and nothing. I grew more irritated and went out of my office.

When I saw her almost running to her office, I followed her.

I could see the surprise look on her face when I scolded her. I was so angry at her for a reason I couldn’t accept. My body has this strange reaction towards this girl that I refuse to acknowledge. When I noticed her frightened reaction, I was taken aback a little and my voice suddenly mellowed. I wanted to comfort her. I knew she was trying hard not to cry in front of me.

CARINA’S P.O.V.

I held onto the edge of the table for support because I still felt like my knees were about to give in. I reached for the paper bag curiously and saw a rectangular box inside it. I opened it and gasped when I realized that it was an iPhone 7. I quickly turned it on and searched the name of the lawyer. Attorney Santiago? Don’t tell me….Nah…

When I saw the name of Mr. Santiago, I dialed it. There were 3 rings before he picked up the phone. My body turned rigid when I heard his voice.

“Hello. Attorney Santiago speaking, may I know who this is?” His voice sounded like Attorney John Santiago whom I met before.

“Yes attorney, this is Carnina Westbay, Mr. Novell’s EA. He just wants to inform you that he needs you to come to his office at 4 pm” I explained it to him.

“What? Ms. Westbay? I didn’t know that you were Mr. Novell’s EA” he answered, sounded astounded.

“I just started yesterday. Hmm..Attorney, is he your client? I mean the one whom my stepfather owed money?” I asked hesitantly.

“I am sorry Ms. Westbay but I am afraid I cannot comment about that. I hope you understand”

“I understand Attorney Santiago. Anyway, can you make it to my boss’ office at 4pm?”

“Yes. I will be there” he confirmed and said goodbye before he cut off the call. I was a little bit confuse now. Attorney Santiago was the Lawyer of my boss so it’s also possible that he was the one who loaned my stepfather money. I didn’t know what to think about it so I just started with my work before going to the meeting with my boss.

The meeting with the Jameson Corp and GQ Company was a little bit boring for me. After I prepared the meeting room, I was just there to take note of the important things in the meeting. After the meeting, it was already lunch time. I went to the cafeteria alone because Mrs. Miller has brought her own food so she will eat at her office.

When I finished ordering my meal, I searched for a vacant table and I saw Francine and Pauline at the corner of the cafeteria. They were laughing loudly.

“Hey, can I join you guys?” I asked them and their laughter died down and looked at me.

“Sure. Join us.” Pauline answered and motioned me to seat beside her.

We were in the middle of eating when Pauline asked my something.

“So, tell me Carina, how is Mr. N as a boss so far?” she said nonchalantly.

My eyes averted her gaze. I didn’t want to tell them about what happened this morning. It was my fault that the boss got mad at me so I didn’t want them to get the wrong idea. They already had the wrong impression on him and I don’t want to add something to worsen it.

“I have nothing to say. He is very serious and a bit grumpy but I think he is just doing what he knows best for the company” I continued eating, pretending everything’s fine.

“That’s odd. All his past EA’s were already complaining if not crying on their 2nd day at work. Well, maybe he was just in a good mood today.” hey laughed as if that was a funny thing to say to your boss. I shook my head lightly to their expressions.

“So tell me, have you seen the boss mad or scold his employees?” I asked them. I was curious if they already had a bad experience with Mr. Novell.

“Well, not really. But I can say that he is a total snob. Marie, his last EA was always telling me that he kept on giving her mountains of work. If she didn’t finish it on time, he would bark at her, something like that”

“Well, maybe I will just do my job properly so that I won’t receive that kind of treatment” I said full of determination and they just chuckled.

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chapter 10

“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.”

Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever

CARINA’S P.O.V.

1 month have passed quickly and I began to enjoy my work. Yes, he kept on throwing many tasks at me but I did my best to fulfill them. One thing that I noticed about him was he was the silent type. He doesn’t like to be disturbed when working. The work was always stressful but the thing that make me irritated was the phone kept on ringing and most of them were from his ‘blocked list’. I was already out of alibis and I was beginning to wonder what they wanted from him.

I was busy typing something on the computer when the telephone rang again. I heaved a frustrated sigh and answered politely.

“Hello, this is Bayleaf Corporation. How may I help you?”

“Tell your boss that I want to see him right now!” The girl said with an angry voice and loud, as if I was a deaf person.

“May I know your name ma’am?”

“Tell him it’s Tiffany!” she answered curtly. The name was familiar and when I checked the list, she was one of the ‘unwanted’ people of Mr. Novell.

“Sorry Ms. Tiffany but Mr. Novell is quite busy. I will make sure to deliver your message to him”

“Make sure you tell him if not I will go there personally” then she hang up.

I pressed the intercom to talk to Mr. Novell.

“Yes?”

“May I come in sir? I need to give you the report for the GQ Company project.”

“Okay”. I gathered all the papers and went to his office.

“Mr. Romano Vargas cancelled the meeting with you. He said, he couldn’t fly over here because of an important matter. The business deal is also off” I said after I gave him the papers.

“What?! Damn! He’s really an eccentric person. Cancel all my meetings the entire week next week. Get ready too, I need you to be with me. We need to fly to France next week” I was surprised of what I heard. Then I remembered that it was Christine’s birthday on next Wednesday.

“For how many days sir? Is it really necessary for me to come?” I asked reluctantly, hoping that I could still attend her birthday.

“I told you, it’s for a week so cancel all your plans or dates and of course you are absolutely needed there as my EA”. He answered dismissively and I didn’t have the courage to ask another question.

“What?! You can’t attend my birthday party?” Christine’s voice was so disappointed. I just finished explaining her about my flight to France with my boss.

“Sorry Tin. You know if I have another choice, I will be here for your birthday. But you know that it’s for my job.”

“That Reg! I hate him! I bet he didn’t even remember about my birthday next week!” She got up from the settee, stomping her feet like a child. I hugged her from behind. I knew she was upset.

“I’m sorry Tin. I will make it up to you. Okay?”

“What else could I do? Your business trip was already finalized” her voice mellowed but the disappointment was still there.

Monday morning. I woke up early because our flight would be at 7 am. Mr. Novell told me I could wear casual clothes today so I dressed the way I like it.

“What the hell are you wearing Cari?” I turned my head to see Christine who just came out of her room. She was already wearing her office uniform.

“Shut up. This is more comfortable. I will miss you though, your constant nagging about my outfit and your loud voice” I pout and she laughed at me.

“Crazy. It’s just for a week. Anyway, look after Reg for me okay? He is so workaholic he doesn’t have time for himself anymore. Especially now that—–” She stopped before she completed her sentence and that made me curious.

“What? Finish it” I encouraged her, wanting to know what it was about.

“Forget about it. Is Reg going to pick you up here?”

“Yes. Then we’re going straight to the airport” I answered then I heard my phone ringing in my pocket. I frowned when I saw an unfamiliar number but I answered it

“Hello?”

“We’re here” My heartbeat became erratic upon hearing his voice.

“Okay sir, I’m coming” Then I cut the call.

“Your cousin is here. I need to go. See you after a week. Enjoy your birthday. Love you” I said and hugged her and she hugged me back.

“Thank you. Have a safe trip. I can’t come down to see you off, I need to prepare before going out” She said and kissed my cheek.

“Good morning sir” I greeted him and I noticed his expression became sour as he saw me.

“Good morning Ms. Westbay. Let’s go” He said with his usual cold demeanor. The drive to the airport was silent. When we arrived at the airport, the driver helped us with our luggage before taking off.

I was surprised when instead of going to the departure area for the passengers, we went to a different path. Then I realized that we were going to ride the Bayleaf Corp’s private plane. Well, talking about flying with the one of the wealthiest business men.

Mr. Novell was sitting across my chair. I felt a little uneasy. He kept on inspecting me and I could see the disapproval in his eyes as he looked at me.

When the plain started moving, I suddenly felt nervous. This was not my 1st time flying but it felt like the first time every time. I was always afraid of flying and my mother was always there to comfort me. It was my first time flying without her. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back. My hands clutched the arms of my chair when I felt the plane started taking off.

“Are you okay? You look pale” Mr. Novell asked. His voice has a tinge of concern.

“I-I am afraid of flying” I answered with trembling voice. My eyes were still closed tightly. Mom…

“It’s okay now. The plane is already on the cruise phase” he said but my mind wandered somewhere else.

Times like this that I remembered my mother. She was always comforting me whenever I was afraid of something. I couldn’t hold the tear that went out of my eyes upon remembering my mom.

Then I felt someone sit next to me. He held my hands and when I opened my eyes, I could see he was really worried and concern. Before I could stop myself, I hugged him. My face was on his hard chest. I felt him tensed for a second before he encircled his arms around me.

“Stop crying for Christ’s sake!” I heard him whispered sternly in my ear. I let go of him but my tears kept falling. I was fine now that the plane was steadily flying but I felt like the pain of my mother’s death came back and that I needed to cry more to lessen the pain in my heart.

I saw him clenched his teeth and the next thing I know was his hands cupped the sides of my head and pulled me for a kiss.

REGAN’S P.O.V.

My heart was thumping like crazy when I saw her coming out of my cousin’s house. I was so pissed off of myself because I couldn’t control these feelings every time I was near her. I tried my best to be civil with her, act as professional as I could be but I’m failing miserably. I couldn’t understand myself. I don’t even know anything about her aside from being my EA and best friend of my cousin.

I was mad at her because of her outfit. What is she thinking wearing that kind of outfit? If I didn’t see her wearing sexy outfit at the club before I would think that she is really the innocent type. Is she playing prude?

I was observing her when we were on the plane and I couldn’t help noticing her trembling hands. Her hands were gripping the arms of her chair like seeking for support. I furrowed at her when I caught a sight of her tears fell from her eyes. I didn’t know what came over me. I went to her side and comfort her. When she hugged me, I got surprised a little but when I felt her soft body against mine, I couldn’t help but to embrace her back. Her body felt so right against mine.

The right reasoning left my head as I wrapped her into my arms. Her tears were like a knife stabbing my heart and I felt the urge to stop those tears. I clenched my teeth in irritation. I couldn’t comprehend what was happening to me. To think that I shouldn’t let myself go deeper into this. I stared at her crying face and I hated the sight of her tears. This was my second time comforting her like this and I hoped this would be the last because for some unknown reason, It felt so difficult for me seeing her like this. I felt her loosened her hug then let go off me. I saw her bit her lower lip to control her sobs and that broke my control. I cupped her face and kissed her. Her soft lips were warm and sweet. I was like a starving lion attacking my prey. She gasped and her body went still. She put her hands on my chest to push me but I bit her lower lip lightly, seeking for response from her. She opened her mouth and let me in. She moaned and kissed me back with equal fervor.

We were already lost in our own world when someone cleared their throat. I let go of her briefly like I was burnt and sit properly, pretending to fix my necktie. I looked at Carina in the corner of my eyes and I saw her cheeks reddened in embarrassment. I cleared my throat and looked at the stewardess in front of us.

“What do you want?” I asked with my usual business like tone.

“Sorry to disturb you sir but I just want to ask if you want something to drink or eat” She said politely but she had an uncomfortable smile on her lips.

“Eherm. I want a glass of champagne. What about you Ms. Westbay?” I said as if nothing had just transpired between us.

“N-No. It’s okay. I’ll pass” Her voice was faint. The stewardess left to get my drink. I went back to my original chair, across her and opened my MacBook, pretending to be busy.

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chapter 11

“Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you” -Lorreta Young

CARINA’S P.O.V.

The rest of the flight was silent between us. The air between us got awkward. I didn’t know what to do and how to act in front of him anymore. I suddenly felt confuse about him. One time, he was cold and distant, then the next thing I know, he was comforting me not to mention kissed me. I wanted to get away from him but it was not possible, since we were on a plane. I touched my lips absent-mindedly, reminiscing our kiss. That was my first kiss. I wanted to laugh hysterically. HE is not even my boyfriend!

Because of embarrassment, I tried to just sleep it off but I couldn’t; but after 3 hours of trying, I finally doze off.

I felt someone shaking my shoulder gently and I groaned in protest. I wanted to sleep more.

“Ms. Westbay, wake up. We’re here.” I recognized the familiar voice and I quickly opened my eyes. I was about to get up when I felt something on me. It was a blanket. My stared at it curiously. Did someone put a blanket on me? Who?

When we went out of the plane, I saw our luggage carried by someone who was wearing a black suit and deposited them inside the car’s trunk. He looked like a bodyguard in the movies.

“Bonjour Monsieur Novell, bonjour Mademoiselle”. The guy in a black suit greeted politely. I smiled at him in response.

“Bonjour Florent, comment ça’va?” I looked at him curiously. He speaks French?

( Hello Florent.

How are you ?)

“Très bien monsieur Novell, merci, et vous? Ça fait longtemps”

( I’m fine Mr. Novell, thank you. How about you? It’s been a long time )

“Bien. On est là pour une affaire importante et pour se détend un peu” Florent nodded and opened the door of the car for us. Then he went to the driver’s seat and maneuvered the car out of the airport.

( I am good. We are here for an important business matter and to relax a little bit )

The air between me and Mr. Novell was heavy that I focused on the scenery outside. The view outside was really splendid that I forgot about my awkward feelings.

Deep inside, I was so excited. It was my first time in France. When I saw the Eiffel tower from afar, I took my phone and tried to capture a shot of it but the sun set almost covered the entire view.

“It this your first time in France?” I heard Mr. Novell said in a strange voice. There was something in his voice. Strange like awkwardness or something that I couldn’t pin point. What? No way!

“Yeah” answered politely and the awkward silence was back again.

I was surprised when the car stopped in front of a huge mansion and the metallic gate opened. I faced him with a questioning look. I thought we were going to spend our days here in a hotel.

“Is this your house sir?” I asked him in awe. The mansion was proudly standing at the upper part of the city and the view was so beautiful. It was already dark and the lights from the houses, buildings and street lights were creating a breath taking view.

“Yes. This is our ancestral house. My mom is living here with my sister” The grand door opened and I saw a chestnut brown haired girl, her face was brightened by a smile. She ran towards Mr. Novell and hugged him happily. She was roughly the same age as me.

“Regan! T’es enfin ici! Tu me manquais vraiment!” she said excitedly and kissed him on the cheeks.

( Regan! You’re finally here! I’ve missed you so much !)

“Moi aussi, tu me manquais. Elle est où maman ?”

( I’ve missed you too. Where’s mom? )

“ Elle est allée chez tata Veronique. Je ne sais pas pourquoi“ she answered and shrugged her shoulders.

(She went to aunt Veronique’s house. I don’t know why)

I was just watching them awkwardly, their language was like singing bees in my ears. She was so beautiful. They looked like so close with each other. I felt my heart tightened at the sight of them. I suddenly felt jealous of her. Jealous? No! You’re crazy! My eyes widened when I saw the girl diverted her eyes on me and smiled then she approached me and kiss my cheeks. ( French greet people with ‘bisous’. Not really a kiss. It’s a ‘cheek to cheek’ thingy. I don’t know the right translation of this in English )

“Hello there. Sorry, I was so excited seeing my brother that I didn’t notice you. Don’t tell me you’re his–– ?” her brother? I unknowingly heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing it.

“Oh no! I’m not. I’m just his EA. I am Carina” I interrupted her.

“Oh dear! Sorry. I am Regan’s younger sister, Ellie. Nice to meet you”

“It’s nice to meet you too”

I couldn’t get over at how beautiful their house was. There was a red carpet lying on the grand spiral staircase. The walls were full of paintings and pictures. The inside was grandiose.

“Ma’am, this is your room” Mila, the Filipino maid said to me as she helped me carry my luggage.

“Thank you Mila” I asked gratefully

“Do you need anything else ma’am?”

“Hmm…If you don’t mind, would you mind bringing me a glass of cold water? And please don’t call me ma’am. Just call me Carina”

“Okay Carina. I will just get your water”

When I was alone, I examined the room. It was fuchsia-themed room. There was a flat screen television hanging on the wall across the king sized bed. Even the headboard was fuchsia. The bed cover was white but the duvet was also fuchsia. There were 2 lamp shades at the either sides of the headboard. I sat on the corner of the bed and opened my luggage to get my charger because my phone was already dead then the closet got my attention. Since we will stay here for a week, I decided to take out all my clothes from the suitcase and place them neatly in the closet. After that, I decided to change my clothes. I took my clothes off except my underwear. I was searching for something to wear when someone knocked. It must be Mila bringing the water, I thought.

“Come in Mila, it’s open” I shouted. I heard the person came in but I didn’t bother to turn around because I was still searching for something to wear.

REGAN’S P.O.V.

“Hey Regan. It was your first time bringing a girl home after her. Don’t tell me she is your girlfriend. You know you can’t do that” Ellie’s voice was reprimanding and I gritted my teeth in irritation.

“Don’t ever mention anything about her, I don’t want to hear it. And Carina is just my Executive Assistant. I just felt like going home. Don’t give any meaning to it” I said and took off my suit and throw it on my bed.

“Okay. I can see that you’re still bitter of what she had done to you but Reg, you need to move on. Just make her sign the––”

“I don’t wanna talk about it” I said curtly and she rolled her yes.

“Oh Regan…Anyway, Carina is beautiful and seems nice” She said. I gave her a warning look but she just laughed it off and went out of my room.

I suddenly remembered our kiss and it made my body hot. It’s been a long time since I felt this way and I was losing control over it. I shook my head and went out of my room. I decided to go to the fuchsia room which is one of the guest rooms to check on her. I knocked on the door and I heard her say something but I didn’t understand. I opened the door and my breath caught in my lungs when I saw her almost naked body. She was facing the bed and her sexy back was displayed in front of my eyes. She was only wearing her undergarments. She was wearing a red bra and a red boy shorts that made her milky white skin sexier. I wasn’t fond of girls wearing boy shorts but looking at her wearing one was making me dizzy with desire. Her waist was so small and when my eyes went down to her butt, I gasped. Damn, she was gifted there too, like her bosom. How does it feel like to squeeze those—No! What are you thinking? Are you out of your mind? You know you can’t!

CARINA’S P.O.V.

The t-shirt that I was holding fell on the floor when I saw who the person was. It felt like the world had stopped and our eyes were locked into each other. The desire in his eyes were visible. My throat suddenly became dry. My brain was telling me to cover myself up but I couldn’t move. I was stuck like a glue on the floor. Then I saw his eyes went down to my breasts and I covered them instinctively. The magic spell between us broke and I quickly picked up my loose t-shirt on the floor and put it on. My hands were trembling and I struggled putting the garment on.

“W-Why are you here sir? You should’ve said something before you came in. I know this is your house but for now, this is my room” I said while turning away to put my jogging pants on. I felt him stepped closer. My heart thumped.

“I thought you said ‘come in’.” His breath fanned my exposed neck. His ragged voice was radiating of desire and I trembled with anticipation. I felt his warm hands landed on my shoulders, slightly massaging them, teasing me. You need to get away from him! My mind shouted and I stepped my foot forward to get away from him but his hand held my shoulders and turned me around, facing him. His eyes searched mine.

“Do you have any idea what you’re doing to me, Carina?” he asked and closed his eyes tightly. Carina? It was the first time he called me by my name!

“I don’t k-know what you’re talking about sir. I-I should be the one asking you that. You keep doing these things to me. Y-you are confusing me” I tried to meet his gaze and I saw mixed emotions in his eyes. Desire, lust, gentleness, and….anger? His grip on my shoulders tightened before he let go and turned his back.

“I just came to say that the dinner will be served at 7:30. If you want, you can go and join Ellie in the family game room. It’s the room next to this room, at the right side. His voice was cold and lacked of emotion, back to his original self. He stood there for a few seconds then went out.

I sat on the bed staring at nothing. I couldn’t comprehend what just happened. Why was he acting like that?

I looked at the wall clock, it’s still 6 pm so I decided to go to Ellie to distract myself from thinking about what just happened. The door was open and I heard a loud noise coming from inside the room. Then I saw Ellie playing billiard alone. I looked around in amazement. There were different kinds of games like darts, mini golf, mini bowling, and video games. There was even a mini bar at the corner.

“You’re here. Glad you came. What do you want to drink?”

“No thank you. I don’t drink alcohol before meal” I declined politely and she smiled.

“Okay. You wanna play?” She offered me a cue stick and I gladly took it. I rarely play the game but I always enjoyed playing it.

“Sure. I’m not that good though”

“It’s okay. I will teach you”

I tried my best to follow her instructions and before I know it, we were already enjoying the game. Ellie was a nice and gentle girl. She reminds me of her cousin Christine, my best friend. We were laughing at my mistakes like we’ve known each other a long time. We didn’t even notice the time. The loud music was making the mood more entertaining and lively. We just stopped when Mila called us for dinner.

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chapter 12

“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.” - George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

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CARINA’S

P.O.V

The dinner was dominated by Ellie talking about her day. I learned that she was a model. I found it adorable whenever she accidentally starts speaking French then translates it to English when she realizes that I was there. My boss on the other hand was just nodding his head, saying mono syllable replies but I could see in his eyes that he was enjoying listening to his younger sister. Then suddenly the conversation was cut off when we heard someone spoke.

“Hey! This is a surprise! My son is here” she said. I looked at her and I saw a beautiful and sophisticated woman in her 50s. She approached Mr. Novell and hugged him happily.

“Mom, that’s enough. We just saw each other 3 months ago when you visited me in New York”

“Nonsense! Parents always misses their children. You will be like that too when you have your own childr––” I saw her eyes widened and covered her mouth, staring at Mr. Novell who became silent all of a sudden, his eyes became cold and blank, gritting his teeth.

“hrmm…Mom, I want you to meet Carina, Regan’s EA. Carina, this is our mom, Sophie Novell” Ellie said with an awkward smile on her lips, trying to divert the attention to me. I could tell that she was trying to brighten the heavy atmosphere.

“Oh! Hi Carina. Nice to meet you”

“Nice to meet you too Mrs. Novell” I said and continued eating even if I couldn’t taste the food I was stuffing in my mouth. I didn’t understand what was happening or what went wrong. They also continued eating. Mrs. Novell was talking about what she did at her sister’s house. My boss was so quiet and serious. After he finished eating, he got up from his seat.

“Ms. Westbay, come in the study room when you finished eating” he simply said and left. I stared at him quizzically but he already turned his back and left.

“What happened to Mr. Novell?” I said without thinking.

“Don’t mind him. Maybe he just had a bad day” Ellie said and stared at her mom who was quiet and had a worried expression evident on her face.

I stopped in front of the door, fidgeting like a child going in the principal’s office. Before, being alone with him in his office was normal, intimidating yes but not like this. After the kiss between us, awkward feeling was swimming inside me. I raised my hand to knock when the door suddenly opened. My eyes widened at the sight of him. The buttons of his polo shirt was undone, his hair was messy and his face was flushed.

“Come in” he said as he turned his back to me and walked back inside. I followed him hesitantly. This was my first time seeing him like this. He sat on the chair next to the table and motioned me to take the opposite chair. I saw a bottle of ‘Vieille Bon Secours’ and a glass on the table. He’d been drinking.

“So tomorrow, we will be having a meeting with Mr. Romano Vargas. I just want to ask you if everything’s ready. This is a very important meeting and I don’t want any mistakes” he said sternly, his hands were shaking the glass of alcohol in a circular motion.

“Yes sir. Everything is ready”

“Okay. If the meeting tomorrow finish early, you can go and roam around the city”

“Okay sir. May I go now?” I asked him. From the looks of him, he was already tipsy and I felt uneasy. He stood up and drank the alcohol in the glass in one gulp.

“About what happened on the plane earlier today, I want you to forget about it” I couldn’t barely hear his voice but I understood what he just said. His voice was hard and full of regret. I felt my heart tightened. I just stared at him like a fool, trying to form a word to answer him but nothing came out. Then I just nodded and went out of the room without saying anything . What a spoilt jerk! He just do what he wants without considering the feelings of others then suddenly saying something like that as if it was the biggest mistake he ever did in his entire life!

We met with Mr. Vargas in his office in down town Paris and everything turned out well. At first, Mr. Vargas was hesitant to make a business deal with Bayleaf Corp, seeing that the CEO was still young, but then Mr. Novell managed to convince him. He showed him how intelligent and confident he was and he captured the attention of the CEO of GQ Corporation. There were a lot more discussions after that and it took almost half of the day before the meeting ended.

We were in front of the elevator, waiting for it to open when I heard someone called my name. I turned my head to look for the person who was calling for me. My eyes widened excitedly when I saw a very familiar face running towards me. He hugged me tightly, lifted me lightly off the floor.

“Gian! What are you doing here in France?!” I asked him gleefully as I hugged him back.

“My father sent me here for training. It’s been 3 weeks since I arrived here actually. What about you? What are you doing here in France?” He asked and I was about to answer him when Mr. Novell cleared his throat. My cheeks reddened with embarrassment for forgetting that he was there.

“Gian, this is my boss Mr. Regan Novell. We are here for a business matter. Sir, this is Gian Arthur, one of my best friends” I saw his face hardened, became colder than usual. The 2 men shook their hands without saying words with each other. They just stared at each other hardly. Mr. Novell was the first one who let go and turned to leave.

“Let’s go Ms. Westbay” his voice sounding so demanding.

“Cari, if you want I can show you around town. I will be out here at 5pm. The city is also beautiful during the night and the lighting of the Eiffel tower makes it more exciting” Gian said before I could take a step away.

“I think I can come. I’ll just call you about it. I need to go. Bye” I said in a hurry and kissed his cheek. My boss’ gaze was making my palms sweat. Is it my imagination or he was just glaring at Gian? Why’s that?

Like before, no one talked during our drive to their house. I was watching the beautiful view outside when I heard my phone’s message alert tone. I quickly checked it out and it was Gian.

Gian:

Text me your address and I’ll come pick you up

. I smiled at his text and replied.

Carina:

Okay. I will text it to you later

“Is he your boyfriend?” I heard him asked suddenly. I looked at his direction and saw him frowning.

“No sir. He is my friend” I answered, my eye browse lifted a little at his question.

“Make sure to come back early. You are in my care right now so you are my responsibility”

“Yes sir” I began to feel irritated at his tone. He sounded possessive and I didn’t understand why.

When we arrived at Mr. Novell’s house, I quickly took a bath and dressed. I texted Gian and he said he would pick me up at 6:00 pm. I chose a skinny jeans, black t-shirt and a pink snickers. I put a cardigan on because it was a little bit chilly outside. I bought these before we flew here in France. I also put a little bit of make-up and put my hair in a messy bun. When I was done prepping myself, I went down to the living room and switched on the television while waiting for Gian. I was busy watching NRJ, the song of Selena Gomez, We don’t talk anymore, was currently playing when someone sat on the single sofa in my right side.

“You look like a teenager” He said, his eyes were focused on the television. He was wearing a white t-shirt and men’s short. His t-shirt was a little bit fitted on the upper part that the trace of his muscled chest was obvious.

“I thought I’d change for good” I said dismissively and tried to concentrate on the TV but I my eyes were betraying me. I looked at him in the corner of my eyes. He was just wearing simple clothing but he was so sexy and irresistible. I bit my bottom lip nonchalantly.

“Well, you look good in anything you wear” I looked at his direction and I caught him staring at me intently. I swallowed hard because of his piercing gaze. I didn’t know what to say. My eyes widened when he stood up and sat beside me, still holding my eyes with his.

“You look beautiful” He added in a soft voice. His warm hand went on my cheek, gently caressing it. I was lost to his touch that I closed my eyes to feel the moment, waiting for his next move. When I realized what I was doing, I opened my eyes just to find out that his eyes were also closed. His lips were almost touching mine, causing me to gasp. I tried to get up but he suddenly leaned his forehead against my forehead.

“Don’t move” I heard him whispered, his eyes were still closed while his hand continued its delicious caress on my cheek.

“Don’t” I whispered back. I heard him grunted like he was controlling himself, before he claimed my lips. His other hand tugged in my hair gently, angling my head for a better access on my lips. I groaned at the sudden uncontrollable sensation I felt at the pit of my stomach. I was already returning his kisses and my hands went to the back of his neck and pulled him closer to me. He groaned at my wild response and I felt his hand cupped my left breast, gently massaging it. His tongue traced the contours of my lips before thrusting it inside, claiming me fully to his mercy.

His hand left my breast and started lifting my t-shirt off of me. He broke our kiss so that he could take it off me then he also removed his shirt and tossed it on the floor. I automatically embraced myself as I suddenly felt cold all of a sudden. But that was just for a moment because he held me back into his arms and reclaimed my lips. I could feel his warmth, skin to skin, my breasts were crushed against his hard chest but that just made me craved for more. His lips made its way down to my neck and played there for a while, softly biting, sucking and tonguing. All I could do was gasped and moan at the delicious sensation of what he was doing to me. Even when I felt him unclasped my bra, I didn’t care anymore. All I want to do was to give in to the desire I was feeling towards him.

“Beautiful” He whispered hoarsely and I opened my eyes. We stared into each other and the desire I saw in his eyes made me trembled with anticipation. I nodded and watched him making his way to my breasts. His gaze was still on me as if telling me to watch him. When his lips caught my turgid nipple, all the right reasoning left my head. I was completely lost. His hand gave attention to my other breast causing me to arch my back, giving him more access. He was like a man deprived of water for days.

He gently bit my nipple then circled it with his tongue. I moaned deliriously and hugged his head, pulling him closer. My body was shivering with so much desire and I started to caress his lean back while he continued its assault on my breasts. He pushed me lightly, signaling me to lay my back on the couch.

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chapter 13

“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you” -John Gay

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This chapter has a mature content! read at your own risk! for 18 years old and above!****

REGAN’S P.O.V.

My desire for her was eating the hell out of me and I gave in. I didn’t know how this whole thing started but the one thing I already knew was I wanted her. I couldn’t recall when it started but I desired her.

Hearing her moaning and panting ignited the hidden fire within me. I couldn’t believe how much I desired her. My hand left her breast once more and started unbuttoning her pants. My lips were alternately giving her breasts attention. When I successfully unbuttoned her pants, I pulled it down to her knees together with her panties. My hand slid between her legs and cupped her intimate part causing her to gasp and her body jerked off. My breathing became short and ragged as I saw the sight of her enjoying my touch. My inner self was telling me to stop because this was wrong, for her and for me. But the thought disappeared as quickly as it came.

I felt her so wet against my palm and my mouth watered for wanting her so badly. My fingers worked its magic on her sx and that made her squirm and moan louder. Her fingers were tugging through my hair. We were so lost in our own little world and didn’t care if one of the help would see what we were doing in the living room. I was about to pull down further her pants and panties when I was interrupted by a ringing cellphone. Her body went still, opened her eyes and removed her hands from my head. She tried to get up but my fingers started to move again against her sopping sx and she bit her bottom lip, controlling her moans.

“I-I need t-to a-answer my phone” She said in a small trembling voice. Her hands were trying to pull my hand away from her womanhood. But I kept up my pace and caught her lips again for a rough kiss, determined to finish what we’ve started. My hand moved faster and her muffled wails became louder. I deepened our kiss again and she was responding in equal fervor, hesitantly at first then surrendering her body to me. After a few seconds of continues effort, I felt her body tensed up and quaked in my arms, reaching her limit. Her climax was so powerful that she screamed in my mouth.

I let go of her lips and stared at her, her lips were slightly open and swollen from our kiss. Her eyes were closed. She looked so erotic. Then I noticed tears fell from her eyes. Realization hit me. What have I done? I sighed and took her into my arms gently.

“I’m sorry. Was I too rough?” I asked her gently and she shook her head slowly as a response.

“Then why are you crying?” My heart was beating erratically, suddenly afraid of what her response would be.

“I-I was just embarrass and confuse. Why are you doing this things to me? If you are just playing with me, please stop” She pulled away from me and wiped her tears. She stood up and pulled her pants and panties up. I noticed her hands were trembling and her cheeks were red, embarrassment was evident on her face. She was about to put back her bra on when I swiftly grabbed it away from her. Her mouth fell open, staring at me questioningly.

“Sir, please!” She pleaded and as if a glass of cold water pour over my head.

“Sir my a*s! After what we have just done, you will call me that?! I can’t believe it” I said exasperatedly.

“Then answer my question! Why are you doing these things to me? You are confusing me you know! You were treating me like I didn’t matter before, then….then…suddenly y-you claim me like you desire me all of a sudden…” she said and her blushing cheeks became more evident, whispering the last part. She embraced herself and sat on the couch, hiding her chest from me. I didn’t know how to answer her question and I remained standing for a few seconds. I swallowed the lump in my throat and stared at her. My desire for her rekindled at the sight of her sitting there half naked. She was the only woman who could do this to me. The desire I felt for her was unbelievable that I felt my manhood tightened in my pants, I felt like I was about to explode. I swore under my breath.

“I-I don’t know. The only thing that I know right now is I want you, so much that…..that…” I desperately ran my fingers through my hair. I couldn’t find the right words. She looked stunned of what I’ve had said. She opened her mouth to say something but closed it again without saying anything. I was about to say something when her phone started ringing again. I swore under my breath knowing who it was. She picked up her phone and answered.

“Hello?…..I’m sorry Gian, I didn’t hear my phone ringing…Yes….Give me 5 minutes….Okay, see you. Bye” I was just watching her while she was talking to her friend.

“Please give me my bra back. Gian is already outside. I need to go” She said while evading my gaze. I handed her her bra and watched her while fixing herself. I clenched my teeth in agony at the thought of her being with that guy. She was about to leave when I grasped her arm. I could feel the tension between us as we stared into each other.

“W-what do you want?” She asked, stuttering. I raised my hand to the corner of her lips and wiped carefully the smudge of lipstick. I couldn’t help but to stare at her luscious swollen lips as I was removing the smudged red mark at the corner of her lips. I bowed my head to kiss her again but she evaded it, turning her head to her side. I heaved a sigh and let go of her.

“I need to go” She whispered and walked out of the door like she was being chased.

“I want us to talk when you come back” I said before she could close the door.

CARINA’S P.O.V.

I walked out of the house gathering all the strength I could muster. My knees were trembling that I was surprised how I managed to walk away from him that quickly. Gian was smiling to me while I was approaching towards him but his smile suddenly disappeared when I reached in front of him.

“What happened to you? Your hair is messy and I….I don’t know, something’s not right” he said, his forehead wrinkled as he inspect my appearance. I untied my hair and fixed it with my fingers.

“N-Nothing. Let’s go. I’m going to retouch in the car” I was about to enter in his car when I noticed Gian was staring at the house. I followed his gaze and my eyes widened at the site of my shirtless boss at the front door, staring back at us. I grabbed Gian’s hand, motioning him to get inside.

After retouching my make-up, I pretended to be busy with my phone, even though I was just checking my social media account. I could see in Gian’s eyes that he wanted to ask me something but I wanted to avoid his question as much as possible. He seemed to notice that and he never ask anything. Just a casual conversation about my time here and his experiences in France.

We parked at least a kilometer away from the Eiffel tower. The summer was almost over but there were still lots of tourists lurking around the area.

“I think we should eat first before we stroll around” I heard Gian said. His voice sounded so distant because my mind was on a different time, my time with him a while ago. Just the thought of him made my body tingle and scream for his touch.

“Hey Cari, you’re with me or not?” I heard him sighed and I felt guilty all of a sudden. I was with him the whole time but my mind was full of someone else.

“Yes. I am here. You were saying?” I tried to brighten my face with a smile, making him smile at me.

“I said we should eat first. Where do you want to eat? There were international cuisines here” I suggested.

“I want to try some Japanese cuisine”

“Okay. I know a great Japanese restaurant here. Let’s go!” He tugged on my hand and I chuckled at him.

“By the way, you look great today” he complimented without looking at me. I looked at him and saw his face suddenly went serious.

“Thank you Gian. You look great too” I complimented back and made him smirked like a fool.

After we ate, we walked to the famous Eiffel Tower. I was so excited to see it. When I was younger, going to France to see the Eiffel tower was one of my dreams. I even drew it when our teacher in elementary school asked us to draw the place we wanted to visit someday.

“Wow! It’s so beautiful here Gian! I squealed as I wrapped my arm around his arm, gazing at the tower which was changing its color every now and then. There were a lot of tourists sitting on the bermuda grass around the Champs de Mars, eating, drinking, dancing, talking, kissing etc. The mood was very lively because of the loud music coming from the loud speaker. A lot of couple were dancing to the tune of the music. We sat at the upper part of the Champs de Mars, overlooking the tower and the large garden along with the large fountain.

“Let’s take a picture together” Gian suggested to me and I brought out my phone to take a picture with him, our back was the view of the tower.

“Send it to me” He said happily and I gladly sent it to him. We sat on the Bermuda grass when we were tired of walking. We talked and laughed together while eating the snacks we bought at a food stand a while ago. Being with Gian was so much fun that I forgot about him for a while. I sighed when I remembered about him again. Why do I always think about him? Do I like him that much?

“Cari, I have something to tell you” I heard him say but I continued eating and staring blankly.

“Hey! Cari, what’s up with you today? You keep on staring into oblivion, as if you were not here” his voice was a little bit disappointed and I felt guilty again. I could see that he was excited about being together with me and I kept on day dreaming in front of him, thinking about someone.

“Sorry. What were you sayin’ again?” I tried smiling cheerfully and diverted my attention to him. His frown softened and stared at me seriously. He then took my hand and held it gently.

“Cari. I’ve been keeping this a secret from you for a long time and I guess this is the right time for me to tell you about it” He heaved a nervous sigh and continued, softly caressing my hand with his. His eyes looked directly into my eyes as he spoke.

“Please don’t be mad at me but I’ve been in love with you since we were in high school. I wanted to tell you for some time now but the time wasn’t always right” I stared at him. I was so shocked of his revelation that my lips were hanging open, unable to say anything. I reluctantly pulled my hand away from his hand. I suddenly felt uncomfortable with his gaze.

“You don’t know what you’re talking about Gian” I said and averted my eyes from his gaze. He moved closer to me and held my shoulders, shaking them gently.

“I am serious Cari! I love you. Not as a friend but as a man in love with a woman” I could see the honesty in his eyes and my heart sank. Gian is a very special person to me and I love him, but only as a best friend. I was unsure what to say to him so that I couldn’t hurt his feelings. I stared back at him helplessly.

“Do you have someone?” He suddenly asked and I saw him clenched his jaw. I couldn’t say anything. Do I have someone? I didn’t know how to answer that. I felt so confuse.

“You don’t have to answer me right now if you can’t. But I will wait for your answer and I hope that you will choose me” He said gently and kiss my knuckles. My heart fluttered. Being with Gian was calming and I felt safe with him. But I couldn’t feel any spark between us.

“Gian—“He put her fore finger on my lips to silence me.

“I will wait for your answer. I want you to think about it carefully before you tell me your answer” He said and I nodded hesitantly.

After the awkward moment between us, he changed our topic and I felt relieved. We talked like nothing happened and the light atmosphere between us came back. It was already 11:30 when we decided to go home.

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chapter 14

“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.” -Federico Garcia Lorca, Blood Wedding and Yerma

****WARNING!!!!

This chapter has a mature content! read at your own risk! for 18 years old and above!

CARINA’S

P.O.V

“If you want, we can go out again tomorrow. I will be out of the office after lunch. We can go to Champs Elysées if you want. The arc de triomphe was also a must visit here” Gian said while his eyes were concentrating on the road.

“I’ll see about it. Our business meeting was over today and normally we don’t have anything scheduled tomorrow. I don’t know. I will talk to my boss first” Upon saying the word ‘boss’, my heart became erratic and his face appeared in my head.

“I think he likes you” I glanced at Gian questioningly and he shrugged his shoulder.

“I could see it in his eyes you know” I kept quiet and turned my head to watch the scenery outside.

“I don’t like him nor his attitude when we met at GQ” My heart tightened at what he said.

“How could you say that to him? You just met him yesterday” I was surprised of my reaction, I defended him. Gian just shrugged his shoulders again and didn’t say anything after that. When we reached the house of the Novells, Gian quickly got out of the car and opened the passenger door for me. I thanked him and was about go when he held my hand and pulled me into his embrace.

“Cari, please think about what I’ve said. I hope you will consider to be mine” My body stiffened. I could feel his feelings but for some reason, my heart was not responding the same way.

“Good night Gian” I said and pulled away from his embrace.

The house was already quiet when I entered. Everybody must be asleep by now except the guards who opened the gate for me. I quickly went to the guess room which I was currently occupying. I heaved a sigh and leaned back on the door upon closing it. I couldn’t believe Gian was in love with me. My head suddenly hurt and my chest became heavy of the thought of hurting him. He was really a nice guy and if I would be in love with someone, I wanted it with a guy like him.

I went towards the closet and searched for something to wear then I went to the bathroom to take a quick half bath. I needed to shower to relax my body. After showering, I brushed my teeth and got dressed. I was about to go to bed when I heard a knock on my door. Who was that knocking at this hour?

I went towards the door and opened it, just to be surprised at who it was. Him , the person who’s been occupying my mind for hours.

“S-Sir?” I stuttered a little and I saw him clenched his jaw at what I’ve just said.

“Sir? Fuck! Don’t play games with me Carina!” I swallowed hard at his reaction. I looked at him carefully and I noticed something different, he was drunk.

“It’s already past midnight. Can we talk tomorrow? You’re drunk” I was about to close the door when he quickly stepped inside. He closed the door behind him and faced me. We just stood there staring at each other for a few seconds before I found my voice.

“This is insane! What do you want from me?!” I said angrily, half whispering. He was about to answer me when we heard my phone rang. We both looked at it and my eyes widened when I saw who it was. It was Gian. His contact picture was on the screen. I was about to get it and answer when I felt his hand on my wrist.

“Did you enjoy his company that much that you already want to talk to him again?” his voice was rough and I felt my heart thumped wildly in my chest.

“Sir—”

“Regan! I want you to call me that from now on” He said commandingly.

“Why would I do that?” I asked him exasperatedly.

“Because I want you to!” His voice was stern as he began to approach me. I started to panic. He was drunk and judging from his looks, he would not listen to anything.

“Please, can we just talk civilly tomorrow like normal people?” My voice mellowed, trying to persuade him. My phone rang again and I groaned in frustration. I lifted it and answer.

“Hello Gian. What’s up?” I faked a happy tone as I stood there, staring at him. His eyes bored at me and his jaw was clenching. I frowned and turned my back to him.

“I just want to check on you and hear your voice before I sleep. I knew you’re still awake” Gian said and I laughed a little.

“Yeah. I was about to sleep though”

“Okay. I hope we can go out again tomorrow. Good night Cari. I love you” My eyes widened at what he just said. My hand tightened on my phone. How would I respond to such sweet words from my

bestfriend

“Good night Gian. I will call you tomorrow if I could come with you”

“Okay. I hope you will. Bye” He cut off the conversation and I heaved a sigh.

“You are going out with him again tomorrow?” My body suddenly tensed up when I heard his voice next to my ear. When did he get so close to me? !

“Y-Yes. As far as I know, we don’t have anything to do tomorrow” I said in a small voice. His breathe was tickling my ear and I felt like the hairs on my nape stood up.

“Turn around and face me” He ordered but I didn’t budge. I hate it when he uses this tone to me.

“No! Please just get out. I am tired and I want to sleep now” I begged him, trying to calm myself down.

“You are a coward. I know you want me. Why don’t you just give up?” There was a hint of irritation in his voice and it made me furious.

“So what if I want you?! You don’t want me so cut this crap now!” He was really getting on my nerves but for some reason I didn’t have the power to get really angry with him.

“Who told you that I don’t want you? I want you and I always get what I want! I want you and I’ll make sure you will succumb to me” he whispered and playfully bit my ear. I gasped at the sudden electricity that it created through my body. I leaned back to him, surrendering. He was an expert seducer and the naïve that I was, I fell into him.

I didn’t know how we ended up on my bed, me lying there while he was on top of me, kissing me passionately. Everything was a blur. I was like a leaf just going with the flow of the river. His hands were roaming around my body and I was doing the same to him.

He started lifting my loose shirt off and I willingly lifted up my arms above my head to help him remove it from me. I wasn’t wearing a bra and he instantly captured my taut nipple with his hungry mouth. I bit my bottom lip and tried to muffle my moans. I felt his hand slipped inside my shorts and began massaging my sensitive area. He pulled away from me for a while and pulled my shorts and panties down leaving me completely naked underneath him. His eyes never left me. He was breathing raggedly.

He stood up at the foot of the bed and began undressing slowly and seductively. His gaze was still locked into mine. I closed my eyes when I saw him gently easing his briefs off of him. I could almost hear the beating of my heart like it was about to come out of my chest. I felt the bed moved a little when he joined me again on it.

I felt him tucked the few strands of hair on my face to the back of my ear. Then he rained little kisses on my cheeks, forehead, the tip of my nose and chin. His warm breath was fanning my face. When he nipped on my ear, I felt a delicious shiver ran down my spine.

“Open your eyes” His whispered. He sounded so sexy that I couldn’t resist but to oblige. He held my hand and placed it on his chest.

“Touch me” He begged and I swallowed hard. My throat was so dry and my body felt so hot that I felt like I needed to drink water.

“I don’t know how to” I whispered back. Unsure of what to do next. I couldn’t even think straight because of what he was doing to me.

“Just follow your instinct kitten” he bent over his head and gently bit my earlobe again then to the crook of my neck. After a few seconds of teasing me there, he pulled away from me, all the while staring at me. His eyes were begging. I sat up and my trembling hands went to his chest. I suddenly had the urge to fulfill his wish and I brought my face next to his face and I kissed his cheeks, forehead and lastly his lips, copying what he had done to me a while ago.

He groaned when our lips touched. He put his hands around my waist and pulled my body closer to his body. I tentatively grazed my tongue on the contour of his lips then sucked his bottom lip, gently biting it. As if he couldn’t control himself anymore, he responded wildly and I gasped because of the intensity of our kiss. We kissed like we were on a battle. I, on the other hand was mimicking his movements.

My hands on his muscled chest began to caress and feel the contours of his body. We pulled away from each other when we needed to breathe. Our gasps were the only sound we could hear in the room while our foreheads were against each other. He held my hand and guided it down to his manhood. I instinctively pulled back my hand when I felt how hard he was but he kept his hand around my wrist, preventing me from escaping. My eyes went to where my hand was and my eyes widened at the sight of him. He felt so big and he was indeed big!

“Please” he whispered hoarsely and that made me wrapped my hand around him tentatively. He was so hard like he was about to explode. When I started to move my hand up and down his shaft, he grunted loudly and closed his eyes. Seeing him enjoying my touch, I began to quicken the pace.

“F*ck! You are making me crazy!” He panted and pushed me so that I was now lying on my back. He was again on top of me and began our kissing duel. I was so caught up in the moment that backing out never occurred in my mind. I felt the delicious sensation of his hands playing with my breasts. Then after a while of kissing, he gently kissed his way down to my throat, down to my cleavage then to my stomach. His butterfly kisses went further down until he found what he was looking for. He parted my legs and when he was about to kiss me down there, my eyes widened and tried to close my legs but his hands held my legs still and put them over his shoulders.

“N-No! What are you doing?!” I tried to sit up but he was already there, beginning his assault.

“Oh! N-No! Please…” I didn’t know if I was begging for him to stop or to continue of what he was doing to me. This was my first time feeling this delicious sensation and my body was responding willingly to him. I unknowingly put my hands on his head, my fingers ran through his hair and gently tugged on them. My head was turning from side to side because of the unexplainable pleasure. His tongue entered me and began his attack, his thumb circling my bud. I squirmed like crazy and my groans of pleasure became louder as I began to feel something big was about to come.

“Regan! Ahhh! Ahh!” I screamed his name as I began to quiver. My legs tightened around his head but he kept his pace, licking me like there was no tomorrow. My body was trembling like crazy when at last I reached my peak. I closed my eyes and I saw lots of fireworks exploded in my head. My legs loosened up around him and my body began to calm down. My breathing was fast like I had just finished a marathon. He gave me one last lick and my body trembled again for another climax.

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chapter 15

“Love is not about how many days, weeks or months you’ve been together, it’s all about how much you love each other every day.” -GoodMorningMyLove.com

****WARNING!!!! This chapter has a mature content! read at your own risk! for 18 years old and above!

CARINA’S P.O.V.

I felt him move up and leveled his face to mine.

“You’re delicious my little kitten. I enjoyed that” He whispered and claimed my lips. I tasted myself from his lips. My body began to crave for more and I felt him positioned himself between my legs. My body jerked off when I felt the tip of his manhood on my core. I stared at him nervously and began to have second thoughts. He noticed it and dipped his head on my left breasts, catching my hard nipple in his mouth.

“Ah! Regan….” He continued licking and softly biting alternately my nipples as he repositioned himself. When he began to seek entrance, I gasped of how hard he felt. I bit my bottom lip as I closed my eyes. He was so big that he had the difficulty to enter further.

“You’re so tight my little kitten” He whispered like he was trying to control himself. He continued to advance until I felt something ripped within me and I cried painfully.

“It hurts!” Tears welled in my eyes.

“Shh…It will be over soon. Bear with me” He gently said as he held himself inside me without moving, waiting for me to get use to him. I saw his face sweating, his eyes were full of desire. He showered butterfly kisses on my face as he whispered sweet nothings to me. I felt myself ready and I tried to move my hips against him.

“Oh baby! You feel so good!” He grunted and began moving inside me, slowly at first then after a couple more pushes I could feel the pain beginning to disappear and my moans became audible in the room. My hands went around his neck and I kissed him with fervor. His pace became faster and faster and I felt a strong sensation began to consume my entire being. The pleasure became unbearable.

“Regan! Please! Oh god!” I didn’t know what I was pleading anymore. He pulled away from our kiss and burrowed his face on my neck. I wrapped my legs around his waist and I gasped as I felt him moved even deeper inside me. He rammed inside me and I felt my orgasm washed over me. My body trembled uncontrollably as I screamed in intense pleasure. I felt his hand tightened on my hips as he moved faster for his climax. After a few seconds, I heard him grunted as he held himself so deep inside me. My orgasm continued as he poured his juiced in my womb.

“Oh god baby! You are mine, exclusively mine now” I heard him whispered as he rolled off me and I winced at the soreness. I felt a sudden emptiness but he pulled me towards him, placing my head onto his chest. I could hear his fast heartbeat, his breathe was fanning my head while his arm went around me.

I closed my eyes at the sudden rush of reality. He took my innocence just like that. He was really an expert when it comes to seducing women. My eyes brimmed with tears and it fell down to my cheeks down to his chest. I felt him kissed my head as he tightened his embrace.

“Shhh…Don’t cry baby. I know this thing between us happened so fast but I can assure you I will do anything to make this work. Given the situation I am in, I will not give you up” He tilted my head up and wiped my tears.

“What do you mean by that?” I asked, looking at him through my wet eyes lashes.

“This is not the right time to talk about it. Let’s talk about it when the right time comes” He heaved a sigh and I wrapped my arms around him contentedly. All I could do was to believe in him and try to make this work.

I woke up because someone was raining kisses on my face. His finger tucked the hair that fell on my face to the back of my ear.

“Wake up my little kitten. It’s already 10 am” He whispered seductively. I opened my eyes and met his gentle gaze. Realization suddenly hit me and I quickly sat up.

“Good morning. Did you sleep well?” He said as he got out of the bed, uncaring if he was naked as the day he was born. My cheeks became hot at the sight of this gorgeous man standing in front of me. My throat tightened and I tried to get up, my hand clutching tightly the bed sheet around my body. I heard him chuckled and approached me, placing his hands on my hips.

“No need to get shy around me little kitten. I already saw it all, loved and caressed it all” I felt like all the hairs all over my body stood up because of his sexy voice and his naked body next to me. He pulled me closer and deliberately grazed his hardness against my belly. I groaned in pleasure. My body instantly respond to his teasing and rekindled the fire within me.

“Oh god! What are you doing to me little kitten? You’re making me crazy!” He groaned and claimed my lips hungrily. I instantly wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back with equal intensity. I felt him pulled the bed sheet in my grip and I willingly let go of it. The next thing I know was he swooped me up on his arms, bridal style and entered the bathroom.

He opened the shower and the warm water cascaded down on our naked bodies. He reclaimed my lips while his hands exploring all over my body. I responded with equal fervor and need. Soon, we let our desire for each other dominated our reasoning. Just like last night, he was so gentle and rough at the same time. I cried his name again and again as I reached my peak.

After the magic moment between us, we bathe each other. There was a comfortable silence between us as he was drying our bodies with the towel.

“What’s this?” He asked as he slowly touched something on my belly, at least 2 inches below my navel.

“That’s my birthmark” he chuckled as he gaze on it.

“What a cute birthmark. I like the color of it, pink” He knelt down in front of me and planted a soft kiss on my birthmark. I gasped for air as the sensations of what just transpired between us came back to my mind. My eyes widened when his lips began to descend down there. I stopped his head with my hands.

“Regan, I’m still sore” I bit my bottom lip, my cheeks reddened in embarrassment.

“Regan…I like the sound of it. It sounds sexy coming from you” He teased as he stood up and gently kissed my forehead.

“Let’s go get dressed before I ravage you again” I quickly went out of the bathroom and I heard his loud laugh echoing the room.

I was in front of the closet searching for something to wear when he came out of the bathroom. A towel was wrapped around his waist. He approached me and hugged me from the back.

“I will just go to my room to get dress. Be ready, we will go out today” He kissed my neck then he went out of the room.

I went in front of the mirror and stared at myself. My eyes were sparkling and my face was glowing. I looked the same but there was something different in my aura. For some reason I felt so happy. I quickly dressed up and blow dried my hair. I just put on a pair of rubber shoes because I was wearing half pants and a white loose t-shirt.

There was a ’ pretty darling ’ printed on its front. I looked like a teenager just like he said but I felt more comfortable with simple clothing. I just let my long curly hair down, powdered my face and wore lip gloss.

I was about to go out of the room when Regan opened the door. He was wearing a red checkered polo shirt, the sleeves were folded on the elbow. His hair was neatly gelled. He looks so handsome. His eyes inspected my appearance and I saw the approval on them. He smiled and reached for my hand.

“You look so beautiful. I like it when you dress like that” He tucked my hair at the back of my ear and kiss my cheek.

“Thank you” I said shyly. He was about to kiss my lips when someone gasped loudly. I turned my head to the person and I saw Ellie at the doorway of her room. Her eyes were wide in shock.

“Regan! What are you doing?!” She asked angrily that I was taken aback.

“Tais-toi Ellie! Ne lui dis pas quelque chose! Je sais ce que je fais !” I could sense that there was something wrong. I wrapped my arm around Regan’s arm.

(Shut up Ellie! Don’t tell anything to her! I know what I’m doing!)

“Hmm…What’s happening? Is there something wrong?” I asked nervously as I looked at Ellie and then Regan.

“Carina, You need to—” Whatever Ellie was about to say was interrupted by Regan.

“Don’t mind her. Maybe she just woke up at the wrong side of the bed. Let’s go” Regan said and put his arm around my shoulders.

When we were in the car, I was still thinking about Ellie. I could tell that they were hiding something from me. Regan closed the partition between us and the driver and body guard to have some privacy.

“What’s wrong kitten?” I heard him say as he kissed my cheek. His behavior was making me a little bit uncomfortable. I liked it this way but I was still confused about what stage were we in a relationship.

“Why do you keep on calling me that?” I asked him hesitantly.

“Because I want to. Do you not like it?” He made me look at him by lifting my chin with his hand. He was staring at me intently.

“It’s not that I don’t like it or something but I am just uncomfortable knowing that we are not in a romantic relationship” My gaze dropped down to my hands.

“What?! From the moment I took you in my arms, I already considered you my woman!” He said sternly and I looked back at him. Shocked of what I’ve just heard.

“You didn’t ask me about it and besides don’t you think this is going too fast?” I asked in a small voice but enough for him to hear it. I know my question was silly considering of what happened to us last night and this morning but we needed to clarify things between us.

“Okay. Sorry if this is too fast for you. I just want you so much. Guys were all over you and I didn’t want them to take you away from me. So I had to move fast” he explained as he kissed my lips gently.

“What do you mean by that?”

““Guys like that Gian and my cousin Zandro. Also the other guys in Bayleaf, I hate it when they are gawking at you” He admitted and I my heart swelled in happiness but I shook the feeling off because I want to confirm his feelings for me. I gathered all my courage and looked at him straight to the eyes.

“D-Do you love me?” I asked him nervously and I saw his face startled with my question. His eyes became dejected and then there was anger for a split second. I frowned at him.

“Please, just answer my question. I don’t want to engage in a relationship without love” I told him honestly.

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chapter 16

“The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.”

Marilyn Monroe

REGAN’S P.O.V.

I felt so confused about her question. There was no doubt that I wanted her from the first time I saw her. I just kept on denying it. I wanted to punch myself. This was all my fault. I dragged her into my mess. I planned not to involve myself with her but as the time goes by, my desire for her was getting stronger that I couldn’t control myself anymore.

When we arrived here, I kept drinking alcohol just to forget about her. The fact that she was just so near to my room was driving me crazy. I kept reminding myself that I must not drag her with my troubles but I couldn’t take it anymore. When I saw her embraced by that Gian, I wanted to kill him. But most of all, the fact that she went to a date with him made me throw all my cautions and doubt to the wind. All I knew was that I want her and nobody could take her away from me.

“Please, just answer my question. I don’t want to engage in a relationship without love” I heard her said. I heaved a sigh.

“Yes! I love you Carina. This is my first time feeling this way towards a person. Do you love me too?” There was a hint of anxiousness on my voice, nervous of what her answer would be.

“I- I love you too. I know this was all so sudden but I want to gamble with my feelings for you” tears pooled down her eyes but she was smiling at the same time.

“Why the tears then? Aren’t you happy?” I asked her with a gentle voice and she shook her head as a response.

“No. I am just so happy right now. I didn’t expect us to be like this. You know, to be in love with each other” I chuckled and kissed her forehead. I too was very happy. I couldn’t believe that this kind of happiness was possible.

“Me too kitten. Me too” I whispered to her and claimed her soft lips. She instantly responded and I deepened the kiss. My arousal went wild. Nobody made me feel this way but her. Only her. I palmed her breast through her shirt and she groaned with pleasure.

I broke off our kiss and kissed her cheeks then slowly traveled down to her neck. She was gasping for air as I gently nip, sucked and kissed her there. Her fingers were raking through my hair. I was about to claim her lips again when her cellphone rang.

“Wait. My phone is ringing” She purred as she evaded my kiss and took out her phone from her bag. I saw who it was because his picture was appearing on the screen. I instantly felt irritated.

“Hello Gian…Sorry I forgot to call you. I can’t come with you today…..Yes…No. It’s not about work…Maybe next time….Yeah I hope so too….bye…” I heard her saying and I noticed her expression became a little bit sad and I couldn’t stop the jealousy I felt.

CARINA’S P.O.V.

I felt like I was on cloud 9 when he said that he loved me. I couldn’t believe it. When he kissed me, fire was ignited within me and I responded to him hungrily. He was making me feel strange feelings that I thought I would never feel.

When he was about to claim my lips again, my phone rang. I came back to my senses. I searched for my phone inside my bag and answered it. It was GIan. I felt guilty all of a sudden. I totally forgot about him.

C-

Hello Gian.

G-

Hello Cari. I called you to ask if you can make it today. You know, go out and have fun with me.

C-

Sorry I forgot to call you. I can’t come with you today.

-Really? Why? Do you have a work?

C-

No. It’s not about work. Maybe next time.

G-

That sucks but I hope you ca make it next time.

C-

Yeah. I hope so too.

G-

Okay. I will call you again some other time. Bye Cari.

C-

Bye.

I put back my phone inside my bag and then I stared at Regan. My eyebrows scrunched as I noticed him looking outside as he clenched his jaw.

“Regan….” I called him but he wasn’t responding. I cupped his face and made him looked at me.

“Is there something wrong?” I asked him worriedly.

“I hate it when you talk to that guy. Don’t talk to him ever again” He said through gritted teeth. I scowled at him.

“What are you talking about? Gian is my best friend. I can’t do that” I reasoned out.

“Kitten, you are mine and I don’t like sharing your attention to other guys” He touched my cheek with his hand.

“Regan, don’t tell me you’re jealous of Gian?” I teased him and my eyes widened when I saw his eyes were guilty.

“Oh my god! You’re jealous!” I exclaimed, a little bit amused of him. I never thought that he could act like this. He looked at me in the eyes and his gaze hardened.

“Yes! I am jealous! So what? I told you, you’re mine and I am telling you now that I am possessive” I leaned towards him and kissed his cheeks.

“Don’t be jealous because there’s no reason for you to be jealous of him okay?” He cupped my nape and massaged it gently as he grazed his lips on my lips again, then again. Teasing me. Then leaned and rested his forehead against mine.

“Tell me. What did you do with that Gian guy yesterday?” He asked possessively again and I couldn’t help myself smiling.

“We dined in a restaurant and then went to the Eiffel Tower. That was it. We didn’t have enough time to go somewhere else”

“That’s it? He didn’t do anything or say anything strange?” He inquired and I averted his eyes as I recalled what Gian told me.

“Where are we going anyway?” I asked him, trying to divert the topic to something else. He stared at me suspiciously.

“You are hiding something from me. Tell me kitten. I want to know” His expression became serious and I felt a little bit nervous. I decided to tell him the truth. I don’t want to keep secrets from him.

“H-He confessed his feelings to me” I saw him gritted his teeth. He was indeed possessive. I caressed his arm trying to calm him down.

“How dare him!” His fist tightened and I reached for it and try to make him loosen his grip.

“Shhh…Just forget about it. I love you and that’s all that matters. You understand me?”

His fist loosened and his expression mellowed.

The car stopped in front of a fancy looking restaurant. He quickly went out and opened the door for me.

“Let’s eat lunch first” he said as he guided my arm around his arm.

“But this restaurant is so fancy and I am underdressed!” I whined as I saw the people entering wearing fancy looking clothes.

“It’s okay. This restaurant doesn’t really care about your getup as long as they know who you are and you have a reservation” He answered confidently.

The meal that we ordered was so delicious but the one thing I enjoyed the most was his attention to me. He even insisted on peeling the shrimp for me. I didn’t know that he could be this sweet. I felt so comfortable around him, unlike before. I saw a little bit of the sauce at the corner of his lips and I wiped it off. He stopped eating and smiled at me lovingly.

“Thank you my little kitten” He said sweetly and pecked my lips with a kiss. My cheeks turned red.

“You’re welcome honey” I teased him and his eyes twinkled with joy.

“Honey….I like that. Keep calling me that kitten” He said as he kissed me again. I playfully hit his shoulder and pushed him away gently because some people were smiling at us.

“Where do you want to go after this?” He asked and drank his red wine.

“Hmm…Show me around town. We can go to the tower too. I would like to go there with you”

“Okay, as you wish” He winked at me playfully and kissed my cheek. He likes to kiss a lot and I like that he was so sweet.

After we ate, we drove to the Arc de Triomphe. We walked hand in hand at the Avenue des Champs Elysées like other lovers. We took pictures together and sometimes he asks his bodyguard to take a picture of us together. We visited some luxury stores and he even insisted on buying me a signature bag but I declined.

“Why? Don’t you like this bag? If you want we can go to other shops” I put my forefinger on his lips to stop him from talking.

“Regan I don’t need these kinds of bags. Look at the prices, it’s so expensive” I reasoned out. We’ve been arguing about buying it for at least five minutes already. He was so stubborn.

“Regan? I told you, call me honey. I like it when you call my name but I love it when you call me honey. Come on kitten, I like to buy this bag for you. Don’t mind the price” He embraced me from my back and I leaned my body to him just to wiggle out when I realized that we were still inside the luxury shop. The sales lady who had been ogling at him for some time already had a sour expression on her face as she looked at me.

“Okay honey. I am telling you that I don’t need this bag. Just treat me to an ice cream and that’s it” He rolled his eyes and gave back the bag to the sales lady and we went out of the store. We were about to walk away when he spoke.

“I forgot something inside. Wait for me here okay?” I looked at him suspiciously but he just laughed at me.

“You’re so adorable you know that my little kitten? You’re making me more in love with you” I smiled at his honesty.

“Whatever. Just go. I will wait for you here” I said and sat on the bench under the tree. There was a small garden at the side of the road. He went inside and after about 5 minutes, he went out. I was scowling at him while he was approaching me.

“What did you do inside? You made me wait for 5 minutes here” I pouted and he chuckled at my reaction. He pulled me closer to him and kiss the tip of my nose.

“C’mon, let’s go. I want to show you some tourist spots here” he pulled my hand and guided me to the car. I didn’t even notice that it was already there to pick us up.

We spent the remaining of the day roaming the other parts of the city. He really knew his way all around the area. When we saw an ice cream parlor, he remembered what I said to him and wanted to buy me one.

“What flavor do you want?” He asked as we were gazing down at the different flavors.

“I want this one… chocolat au lait “ I answered. He told the seller our order. He ordered the ’ Glace Rhum-Raisin’ .

“Did you grow up here?” I asked him while we were at the Pyramide du louvre.

“Yes. I grew up in this city that’s why I know all the beautiful spots here” He said and hugged me from behind. I took out my phone and took the opportunity to take a picture with him in this position. He placed his head at the side of my neck, his chin on my shoulder. We were smiling on the camera.

“Send it to me” he requested as he took out his phone. I sent it to him and he instantly made the photo his home screen wallpaper. I smiled at him happily.

“Do the same. I want you to remember me all the time” I rolled my eyes to him playfully but I did it anyway. After that, we also went to the Pont Alexandre III, Place de la Concorde and some places I couldn’t recall because of how complicated their names were to my ears.

When the sun set and the Eiffel Tower was lit, we decided to go there. We even went to the top of the tower. The view was spectacular. The champs de Mars from above was more beautiful. The city lights were nothing like I’ve ever seen before.

“Thank you for bringing me here. It’s so beautiful” I said to him as I gaze at the 360 degrees scenic view. I hugged myself when I felt the gentle breeze. It was a little bit chilly. I felt him embraced me from behind.

His warmth made my body feel secure and warm. He took out his phone and snapped a photo of us. Then for a moment nobody talked. We just stayed like that, enjoying the warmth of each other. Sometimes he kisses me on my cheek or my neck.

“Tell me about you. I want to know everything” he said and intertwined our fingers together.

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chapter 17

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love”

Mother Teresa

CARINA’S P.O.V.

“Tell me about you. I want to know everything” he said and intertwined our fingers together.

“hmmm…I grew up with my mom. At first we were happy even though it was just the two of us. But when she married my step father Jack, our lives became hell. He made us suffer and worst of all he…he…Oh I hate him!” I felt my anger risen as I recalled what my stepfather did to my mom. He felt my body tensed and turned me around. He stared at me curiously but I evaded his gaze.

“What happened?”

“I-I don’t want to talk about it right now. I don’t want to ruin this moment” I hugged him and he hugged me back. All the tremors inside me faded as I felt his warmth. His presence was so calming and safe. Like he was promising something with his embrace.

“Okay. If you’re not ready yet then I won’t force you” He whispered and kissed my forehead. I smiled inwardly.

“Do you want to dine out here or in the house? It’s already 8pm” He asked as he gazed at his wrist watch.

“I think it’s better if we just eat somewhere. I’m already starving” I answered. We went down the tower and ate at the Japanese restaurant where Gian and I dined before. When I told him Gian and I ate there, he wanted to go somewhere else but I protested. I liked the food there. He had a scrunched face when we entered but I managed to make him smile.

After our dinner, we went home. When we entered the house, Ellie was waiting for us in the living room. She greeted us but her expression was serious.

“What’s the matter Ellie? I don’t like that expression on your face” his voice was equally serious as he gaze at his sister.

“Can we talk?” Ellie demanded her brother and he nodded.

“Go upstairs. I will be there when we finish here” he said to me and kissed me on the lips. I hesitantly left them alone and went to my room. I could sense that Ellie has something she wanted to tell me but her brother was preventing her from doing so.

I woke up as I heard someone knocking on my door. I quickly got up and excitedly opened the door, thinking that it was Regan. But the smiling face of Ellie greeted me.

“Good morning! I hope I didn’t disturb your sleep. I just want to ask you if you could accompany me somewhere. Regan left to Cannes for business. He told me to be with you today on his behalf” I frowned of what she just said. He left without saying anything to me?

“Why didn’t he bring me with him? I am his EA after all” her expression changed for a second but then her happy expression came back.

“Don’t worry about him. Maybe he didn’t want to disturb your sleep. It was an emergency meeting so he couldn’t tell you about it yesterday” I felt disappointed that I didn’t see him before he left. Last night, he didn’t go to my room after his talk to his sister. I waited for him until I fell asleep. I was a little bit uneasy thinking about what happened last night. I had the feeling that whatever they talked about, I was involved with it. I invited her in and she sat on the settee.

“Ellie, can I ask you something?” I asked her and sat at the corner of the bed. I could see that she became uneasy as she avoided my gaze.

“S-sure. About what?”

“Is there any problem? I could feel that there was something wrong ever since the day you saw me and your brother kissing. Is it something about me and your brother?” I asked directly and I almost confirmed it the way her face reacted to what I said. She stood and started pacing the floor.

“I’m sorry Carina but Regan told me not to tell you yet. He wants to be the one to tell you when he’s ready”

“Okay. I understand but you’re making me nervous” I said anxiously.

“Don’t worry about it. So what do you say, do you want to tag along with me today?”

“Sure. I don’t have anything to do so I think it’s better for me to come” I said and smiled at her. Her happy expression was contagious. She went out of my room and I readied myself for the day. After I got dressed and did my hair and make-up, I went down for breakfast. Ellie was already there waiting for me. We ate our breakfast together. I asked her about her mom and she told me that she was in Cannes with Regan.

I accompanied Ellie to a photoshoot. I was amazed at how beautiful and sexy she was as she dressed for the photoshoot. There were a lot of crew members and they were talking in French. I just sat there and watch her during the shoot. I couldn’t understand their language but I could see that everybody at the venue was admiring her. The photoshoot finished at 12. We were hungry so we decided to eat first. We went to a restaurant.

“So where are we going after this?” I asked her as we eat our lunch.

“Hmm….Let’s go shopping!” She said excitedly like a child and that made me smile. She really is a jolly girl.

“Okay. I am not really into shopping but I guess I could accompany you” I said and she frowned at me.

“No silly. I will not allow that. We will be shopping to our hearts content today. I always wanted to have a sister to have a girl bonding time with, i mean i have my sister Angela but she almost never stays here. Regan isn’t fond of stuff like this so I couldn’t get him to accompany me. My mom was always busy too with her restaurant business so I really didn’t have someone to have a bonding like this. Well, whenever I was in America, I was always with my cousin Christine” Hearing the name of my best friend, I remembered it was her birthday today!

“Oh my god! It’s Tin’s birthday today! I almost forgot!” I exclaimed. She was surprised of what I’ve said.

“You know Christine Lenard?” She asked curiously.

“Yes. She is my best friend”

“Really? Wow! I never knew that. Well, I am not that frequent in America but I was planning on coming with you guys when you go home. I was planning to buy something for Christine as a birthday gift”

We almost went to all the luxury shops around. Ellie was so energetic that I had the difficulty to keep up with her.

“I like this necklace. I think this suits Christine. What do you think?” I heard her say and I went to see what she was referring to. My eyes widened at the price. Indeed, the necklace was beautiful but the price was so overwhelming for me.

“Yes. It’s so beautiful” I said in approval and without second thought, she bought the necklace. After that, we went out of the jewelry store and sat on a park to rest. Finally she got tired. My legs were already killing me. I gazed down my wrist watch and calculated that it was already 7 am in New York. I brought out my cell phone and dialed Christine’s number. It rang for at least four times before she picked up her phone.

“Hello…” Her voice was a little bit husky indicating that just woke up.

“Happy birthday Tin!” I said loudly and she gasped.

“Hey Cari! It’s you! Thank you for remembering to call your best friend” I could see her pouting face. I chuckled of what she said.

“Sorry. I was a little bit busy ever since we arrived here. Anyway, I am here with your cousin Ellie” I said and I pressed the speaker on.

“Hey cousin! Happy birthday to you!” Ellie greeted happily at Christine and I heard her shouted on the other side excitedly.

“Thank you Ellie! How are you? It’s been a while? When are you coming here again?” Ellie laughed at the questions of Christine. They really are cousins. They were both jolly and nice. I gave the phone to Ellie and they talked for about 5 minutes. I was just listening to them, amused of how they talked with each other like kids. I could tell they were really close. After their chat, Ellie gave my phone back and I talked to Christine again.

“So how’s France Cari? I hope you’re enjoying your stay there” She sad

“Yes! Oh my gosh Tin! I am so happy right now” I said happily, stifling my giggle.

“Why’s that? I called Gian yesterday and he told me that you were together the other day. Is he the reason of your happiness right now?” Her voice was teasing me and I frowned. Don’t tell me she knew about Gian’s feelings for me?

“Where did you get that silly?! Of course not. Yes I was happy when we strolled around town the other day but that’s not why I am happy today” I explained and she became quiet for a second.

“Then tell me about it” She encouraged me and I was tempted to tell her about me and Regan but I was embarrassed. Ellie was just beside me, listening to me. I stared at her and I noticed her staring back at me with a serious expression then when she noticed me staring at her, she smiled.

“I will tell you about it when we get back” I just said. We chatted for another 3 minutes before she bid goodbye. She needed to go to the office and work until 12. The party would be at night.

After talking to Christine, Ellie insisted for us to go to more shops and buy more stuff. She said she needed new clothes and some girly things she would be needed for her stay in the USA. I was just watching her shopping. Then she insisted to buy me clothes that I initially declined but she insisted to buy some for me. My eyes were almost came out of their sockets when I saw the overall prices of the clothes she paid. I reluctantly thanked her when she gave me the 3 paper bags of signature clothes.

“I can see why Regan likes you. You are a nice girl. I could tell it the first time I saw you” She said out of nowhere while we were inside the car going home.

“Really? Thanks. I can say the same thing to you considering your family is rich. You’re even a model but you’re really nice. Don’t get me wrong, there are rich people who are kind too but most rich people I met weren’t that nice” I said and she just laughed.

“Yeah. I know what you mean. Well maybe because Regan, Angela and I grew up with the most loving and caring parents. We were just lucky I guess” She said and I could see it in her eyes how she loved her family. I felt a little bit pity for myself. I remembered my mom again and my eyes suddenly watered. I tried to blink it off but a tear still skipped. She eyed at me quizzically.

“What happened Carina?” She asked and reluctantly rubbed my back to comfort me. I tried to smile and wiped my eyes.

“No. nothing. I just remembered my mom. I just miss her so badly” I said and heaved a sigh to lessen the heavy feeling inside me.

“Why? Where’s she?”

“She died 3 months ago” I said. Until now, it is difficult to accept the fact that I am alone.

“I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure your father is still having the hard time to also move on”

“It’s okay. I’m still on the process of moving on. I don’t have a family anymore. I’ve never met my father” I said in a small voice. I’ve never talk about my family to anyone except to my 2 best friends but strangely, I felt comfortable talking about it with Ellie. She covered her mouth with her hand as she looked at me with a shock expression.

“Oh gosh! I am so nosy! Sorry Carina. I don’t meant to pry. I just-” I stopped her before she completed her sentence.

“It’s okay really. I feel so comfortable around you and I already consider you my friend” I said and she smiled genuinely at me. I could tell she liked what I’ve said.

“I feel the same way with you. From now on, we’re friends” she said and hugged me. I smiled too and hugged her back.

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chapter 18

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.” -Victor Hugo

****WARNING!!!! This chapter has a mature content! read at your own risk! for 18 years old and above!

CARINA’S P.O.V.

Before we went home, we had our dinner in a French restaurant. I kept on checking my phone and I felt disappointed every time I look at it and there was no message from Regan. Ellie kept on glancing at me but she didn’t say anything. When we got to their house, Mrs. Novell happily greeted us. She was at the living room watching a French series.

“Bonsoir chérie, bonsoir Carina” She greeted before kissing us both in the cheeks. Like Ellie, I feel comfortable around her mom. We greeted her back.

“So how’s your day ladies?” She said and motioned us to sit on the sofa with her.

“We had a blast. Carina is really a nice girl” Ellie answered lively.

“That’s good then. Regan and I arrived an hour ago” I tilted my head and looked around us hoping Regan would be there but I didn’t see him. I’ve missed him so much. It was crazy because I just saw him yesterday. Maybe a person in love is really like this.

“Where is he Mrs. Novell?” I asked shyly. I don’t know why but I suddenly felt embarrass in front of his mom.

“He went out again. He has another emergency meeting” She smiled at me and tapped my shoulder.

Her stare was like telling me she already knew about my relationship with his son. I nodded my head and told them that I would just go to my room to freshen up.

After taking a bath, I went to check my phone again hoping for his text but there was nothing. I began to feel anxious. He never texted me the entire day. Did he even remember me? Miss me like I miss him?

I decided to send him a message but after I typed a short message, I decided to cancel it. Maybe he was just busy, I told to myself. I didn’t go down to talk to Ellie and her mother. I was just on my bed, staring at my phone until I fell asleep.

“I’m sorry. I need to leave you. I am not the right guy for you” Regan said as he stared at me.

Unshed tears were visible in his eyes. My chest tightened. I could see he was also hurt of what he was saying. I tried to touch his cheek but he stepped backwards, avoiding my touch. I began to cry. My heart hurts. I clutched my chest, as if trying to lessen the pain by touching it but the pain was only increasing.

“Please, don’t leave me. I need you. I love you” I said and ran towards him.

I embraced him tightly. My body was trembling of fear. Fear of losing him. I felt him hugged me back, kissed my forehead and whispered something I didn’t comprehend. Then his arms loosened around me. I saw him crying before he turned his back away from me.

I screamed for his name but my voice wouldn’t come out. I saw his back slowly getting far away from me. I ran after him but every step I took only made him quickly disappear from me. I fell on my knees and screamed for him to come back.

“Regan! Come baaaaack!”

I woke up with a wet pillow. I sat up and touched my cheeks and they were also wet from my tears. I looked at the wall clock and it was still 5:30 am. Then I remembered my dream and I panicked. I quickly went out of my room and went to his room. I banged on his door and when no one opened after a minute of knocking, I began to cry. Where is he?! Did he leave me?

I sat in front of his room and cried like a kid. My face was on my knees. This panic I was feeling was like the way I felt when my mom died in front of me. Just the thought of him leaving me was like killing me. Then I heard steps approaching me.

I raised my head to see who it was and there I saw him in front of me, staring at me. He frowned when he saw my state. Then he rushed to me and made me stood up. The relief of seeing him was overwhelming. I instantly wrapped my arms around him and hugged him tightly.

“What the f*ck happened to you?! Did someone hurt you?! Tell me! I will make them pay whoever it was!” His voice was angry.

He pulled away and stared at my face. He wiped my tears and kissed my forehead. I shook my head and laughed at myself. I realized how silly I was being. It was all just a dream.

“Nothing. I-I just thought you left me” I said softly.

I stared at him through my wet lashes and his face softened. He smiled and raised my head with his finger on my chin.

“Did you have a nightmare?” He asked amusedly and I nodded in response. He chuckled and hugged me again.

“You’re so adorable kitten. Do you love me that much?” He teased and I pinched his side lightly. He laughed and caught my hand to stop me from pinching him again.

“Yes. Why, is there a problem with that?” I asked, trying to be serious but failed. I smiled at him lovingly.

“No, in fact I like it. Love me more and more. Only me” He said as his face turned serious. I rolled my eyes. His possessive side was surfacing.

“What about you? Do you love me?” I asked, needed to hear him say it again. He smiled and cupped my face. He stared directly into my eyes.

“I…Love…you…Only…you” He answered emphasizing every word. I smiled at him contently. I hugged him again and stayed like that for a moment. Then I pulled away from him.

“Where are you going?” he asked as he pulled me back to him. I giggled and stayed into his embrace for a while.

“I’m going to my room to take a bath. I’m still in my pajamas as you can see”

“Okay. Do you want me to join you?” He asked teasingly.

His gaze became playful as he tried to lift me up but I quickly got out of his arms and ran like a kid. I looked back and saw him following me, I shrieked and ran faster. I opened the door of my room and entered inside. I attempted to close it but before I could do it he was already there and stopped the door from closing with his hand.

He pushed the door further and entered. I was shrieking and laughing at the same time as he scooped me up and put me on the bed with him on top of me. He tickled me until I begged for him to stop.

“You’re a bad girl” He said playfully then his face turned serious. My laugh died down when I saw him became serious.

“I missed you” he said. I could see the honesty in his eyes. I was really silly. Why did I even think of him leaving me?

“I missed you too” I responded wholeheartedly. His face began descending to me but I tickled him.

He laughed uncontrollably until he fell to my side. I quickly got out of the bed and ran to the bathroom then locked the door swiftly, laughing loudly. I felt so happy. I got out of my clothes and went under the shower.

I felt my senses liven up when the warm water cascaded on my body. After cleaning my body, I brushed my teeth. Then I realized that I didn’t bring any change of clothes. I wrapped the towel around my body and opened the door quietly then peeped inside the room. My brows furrowed when I didn’t see Regan there.

I went out of the bathroom and went straight to the closet to find something to wear. I was busy choosing what to wear that I didn’t hear someone approaching me. I gasped in shock when I felt someone wrapped his arms around my waist.

When I felt his strong arms and muscled chest against my back, I instantly knew it was him. The familiar scent and the possessive but gentle touch. I smiled and faced him. His eyes were full of desire. I bit my bottom lip in anticipation.

“You’re so beautiful. I want you now” he whispered seductively and he unwrapped the towel around me then threw it at the corner of the room.

His eyes roamed all over my body, the desire in his eyes was obviously escalating. Then without a word, he cupped my nape and kissed my lips. The first brush of his lips on my lips was rough. I gasped at the intensity of his kisses. I automatically clung my arms around his neck, pulling him closer if that was even possible.

He moaned as I kissed him with equal desire. He scooped me up onto his arms and led us to the bed. He gently put me on the center of it then quickly undressed himself. His eyes never left my body. Then he kissed me again hungrily. His hands were busy feeling every sensitive spots on my body. I returned the favor by caressing his back gently, up and down.

His kisses went down to my throat where he softly bit and sucked my flesh. His right hand went down to my belly, gently circling around then went down, cupping its target. I moaned in pleasure as he started to play there, making my breath became ragged. I rubbed his arm, encouraging him to continue. When his lips found my breasts, I cried with so much pleasure and increasing desire. I couldn’t take it anymore.

I gently tugged my hands through his hair as he kept on making me squirm. When I felt my peak nearing, he stopped and I moaned in protest. He chuckled and positioned himself between my legs. Before I could catch my breath, he entered in me.

His pace was fast and I had the difficulty keeping up with his movements. Our labored breaths and moans of pleasure filled the room as he increased his speed. I almost shouted at the unbelievable pleasure he was giving me. I tightened my arms around him and I felt his hands went under my hips and raised my butt as he gave all his strength into pounding me.

I clutched into the sheets as I felt my peak coming. Tears were already falling from my eyes as the pleasure overcame my senses and my body shook uncontrollably as my orgasm washed over me. I hugged him tightly again as he kept grinding his manhood inside me but I didn’t feel him finish off. When I finally managed to come down from the bliss, he pulled out of me and rolled off me.

“You didn’t—” I tried to talk but blushed, couldn’t continue what I was supposed to say and he just chuckled.

“Do you want me to?” He asked teasingly and I nodded my head. He gave me an intense pleasure and I wanted to give him that too.

“Then make me come” He said and put his hands under his head, staring at me. My cheeks became hot of embarrassment of what he wanted me to do.

I glanced at his glistening and still erect manhood. I gulped nervously but I also felt the strong desire of having him inside me again. I reluctantly positioned myself on top of him and I felt his tip grazed on my core. I bit my bottom lip at the sudden sensation it sent me.

My hand grabbed his hard c*ck and guided into my opening. He didn’t move, all the while watching my every move. His eyes were amazed as he watched our intimate parts became one.

When he was completely inside me, I heaved a sigh of pleasure. He was so big and hard. I put my hands on his chest as I stayed like that for a while, just feeling him inside me. I saw him clenching his jaw, probably wanting to move but he held himself still. When I couldn’t take anymore, I began to move myself up and down his shaft.

I heard him grunted and he brought his hands on my butt, squeezing them like encouraging me to go on. My breath became shorter as my pace increased. I closed my eyes and feel the tingling sensation began to build up at the pit of my stomach, down to the center of my being.

“F*ck!” I heard him grunted as he embraced my waist tightly for support and started to pound me.

I cried at the sudden attack of intense pleasure. I screamed his name as I clutched on his shoulders as I met his thrusts. My senses reeled as my climax spread all over my body. I leaned over him and bit his shoulder to stop my screams. I felt him groaned loudly as he emptied himself inside me. Our labored breathes were echoing inside the room as we stayed like that for felt like an eternity. I didn’t want to let go of him. Then I felt him softened and slid out from me.

I raised my head from his chest and stared at him. He lovingly tucked the strands of hair to the back of my ear and kissed me tenderly. I smiled at him and sighed contentedly. I rolled over to his side then I felt him got up and reached some tissue paper on the nightstand. To my surprise, he parted my legs and gently wiped my still tender folds then threw the tissue paper in the garbage bin.

He pulled the cover over us then he guided my head to his chest and embraced me. I smiled at him.

“Thank you honey” I whispered happily. He really is loving and caring at the same time. My love for him grows everyday.

“You’re welcome my little kitten” He whispered back and kissed my forehead. We drifted asleep like that, into each other’s arms. With him beside me, I felt so secure that I forgot about my dream.

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chapter 19

CARINA’S P.O.V.

We spent our remaining days in France together and with Regan’s family. We went swimming on our last day at the beach. Being with them was so comfortable and I felt at ease. Regan was so sweet and very attentive to my needs. I was so happy and I felt like I have a family again.

When we were packing our clothes, Mrs. Novell became emotional. Regan tried to convince his mom to go to New York since Ellie would be staying there for a couple of months but she declined. She said her life was in here and she couldn’t leave it. She sent us off to the airport and when it was time for us to go, she cried again. Regan and Ellie consoled her.

It was already nighttime when we landed. The siblings drove me to Christine’s house.

“Why don’t you just move in with me kitten?” Regan said when we were in front of Christine’s house. I looked at him confusedly.

“What? Why?” I asked him like a fool and he rolled his eyes. He snaked his arms around my waist and kissed my lips lightly.

“So that we will be together all the time. What do you say?”

“I’m going to think about it. We’re moving too fast” I said hesitantly, unsure of what to feel. I mean, I want to be with him all the time too but moving in with him would be a big step.

“Okay. I will wait for your decision. See you at the office tomorrow kitten” He said and pulled away from our embrace and kissed me lingeringly one last time before I went inside the house. They didn’t come inside because Christine wasn’t home.

When Christine arrived, she was so happy seeing me again that she slept in my room. We chatted for hours about my trip. I didn’t tell her about Regan and I’s relationship yet. It was already 2 am when we fell asleep.

Christine dropped me off in front of Bayleaf Corp the morning after that. If I didn’t set my alarm, we wouldn’t wake up on time. My head was throbbing like crazy because of lack of sleep but I needed to go to work. There was a lot of piled up works because of our trip. Christine didn’t want to get up but I pulled her up the bed forcefully. When I got out of the car, I thanked her and she took off.

I quickened my steps so that I wouldn’t be late. I was checking my wristwatch when I collided with someone.

“I’m sorry. I wasn’t paying attention” I said and the person chuckled. I raised my gaze at the person and I saw Zandro’s smiling face.

“You again? Wow! This is the second time we met and the second time we bumped into each other, literally” He said amusedly and I smiled back at him.

“Yes. I was in a hurry, sorry about that” I apologized again and was about to go when he pulled my hand gently to stop me. I stared at him questioningly.

“Care to join me for a coffee sometimes Carina?” He asked and I was surprised he remembered my name. I was about to say something when I felt someone put his arm possessively around my waist. I raised my head to find who it was and I saw the furious look In Regan’s face. I suddenly felt nervous. This was my first time seeing him with this expression.

“She is already taken Zandro. Keep your hands off” He said with warning in his voice. I saw Zandro frowned and was about to say something when Regan pulled my hand and walked away from Zandro.

When we were inside the elevator, he was quiet but I could see he was angry. I hugged him and rest my head onto his chest. I hated it when he behaved like this. I wasn’t sure of what to say or do.

“What happened honey? Are you angry with me?” I asked in a small voice, unsure of what I’ve done to make him angry like this.

“I told you you’re mine” He said sternly and I looked at him quizzically. Is this about Zandro?

“Yes and I am totally yours. What’s the problem?”

“Don’t talk to Zandro again. I don’t want you near him” He said, the anger in his voice was still there. He gritted his teeth. I rolled my eyes and pulled away from him.

“Regan, we just bumped into each other. It’s not like I was talking to him like we’re buddies or something” I reasoned out. He stared at me and I got surprised when he cupped my face and kissed me. I heard the elevator opened and I pushed him away. I walked out the elevator and he was behind, following me.

“Why did you push me away?” he hissed and I felt my temper risen up. I stopped on my tracks and faced him.

“We’re already at work sir. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go to my office and start my work” I said and left him, his mouth hanging open of what I’ve just said. He really is possessive. And I was even excited to see him but now he’s acting like a stupid jealous teenager.

I sat on my swivel chair and soon began my work. It was around 10:30 am when I heard the intercom buzzed.

“Kitten come here in my office” I heard his commanding voice and I rolled my eyes.

“What is it sir?” I asked. I wanted to laugh when I heard him groaned out in frustration.

“Either come in my office or I will come to yours, choose!” He said arrogantly. I heaved a sigh and stood up. I was about to knock on the door when it suddenly burst open.

He pulled my hand and soon I was into his embrace. He pinned me against the closed door and kissed me. I groaned and kissed him back. We kissed like we didn’t see each other for a long time. We just parted when we needed to breath.

“I hate it when you talk to other guys” He said all of a sudden. He rested his forehead against mine. I caressed his face gently. So, he was still thinking about the incident this morning.

“You don’t have to be so possessive like this. You know I love you right?” his eyes became guilty and I smiled at him, reassuring him that I wasn’t pissed off of him anymore.

“Yeah I know that but I can’t help feeling jealous when someone looks at you like that. I hate it” He said and gritted his teeth. I wanted to change his mood and there was only one thing I knew that could make him happy.

“Don’t be grumpy. Listen to me carefully, I am now accepting your offer” I said and his face became confused for a second then lit up with happiness when he realized what I was referring to. He hoisted me up from the floor. I shouted in surprise then he put me back on my feet and kissed me passionately.

“You have no idea how much you’ve made me happy today kitten” He said happily, half whispering. No words to say, I pulled his head for another kiss.

REGAN’S P.O.V.

I was so happy that I finally convinced Carina to live with me. Then I remembered the problem that has been bugging me for a while now. I heaved a sigh and I felt like my head suddenly ached. I massaged my temples to ease the pain. I picked up my phone and dialed Christine’s number. She answered the phone after 2 rings.

“Can we meet? I need to tell you something” I said seriously and she became quiet for a second. She agreed. I told her the name of our meeting place.

I sneaked out of the office so that Carina wouldn’t see me then I drove off to the restaurant to meet my cousin. She was already there waiting for me when I arrived.

“Glad you made it. I suppose you skipped your work?” I asked her teasingly. She raised her brows and pouted her lips.

“C’mon Reg. You know I am responsible enough” She pouted and I laughed at her reaction. We ordered something to eat.

“So what do you want to talk about?” She asked while eating. I could tell she was curious why I wanted to meet her. I became serious and began explaining.

“Christine, I need you to do a favor for me” She frowned at me but didn’t say anything. She just nodded her head signaling me to continue.

“You see, I asked Carina to move in with me and she agreed” her eyes grew big as saucers upon hearing what I’ve just said. She stood up all of a sudden causing her chair to make a sound. People around us stared at us and she sat back.

“Are you crazy Reg?! When did this happen? I mean when did you two start having that kind of relationship?” she was angry but at the same time there was a concern and worry in her voice.

“When we went to France” I said simply and sipped on my drink.

“Reg, Carina will be ruined because of this! Did you even consider that?!” She almost shouted at me and I understood why. Christine never raised her voice to me before. We never had a misunderstanding and if I’d do anything to hurt Carina then I knew Christine would never forgive me. I heaved a sigh and looked at her angry face.

“I-I love her Chris” I said and her eyes widened. She shook her head.

“Did you tell her about her? “

“Not yet. I don’t want to lose her. If I told her about it she would leave me for sure and I don’t want that to happen” I said with determination. Her eyes softened as she heard what I’ve said.

“B-but Reg, you’re being unfair. Carina is not that strong. She’s been through a lot” Her eyes watered with unshed tears. I frowned of what she said.

“What do you mean she’s been through a lot?”

“She grew up with an abusive stepfather you know. He even tried to rape her but her mom came home earlier and stopped him. Because of that her stepfather killed Carina’s mom. She died defending her” I saw the sadness in Christine’s eyes as she narrated the details to me.

“The other day when you were still in France, she called me and she was so happy. Now I know why. You must tell her everything Reg. You are deceiving her” I nodded my head. Truth to be told, I wasn’t near anywhere ready to tell her everything. I don’t want to lose her.

“Chris, please don’t mention anything to her yet. I will find a way to fix this” She looked at me like she couldn’t believe what I just said.

“Reg—”

“Chris please, I want to be the one to tell her everything” I said in a helpless voice. My eyes were begging and she nodded. I knew she wasn’t in favor of what I was doing but I needed her to trust me.

After that, I dropped her back to her office because she has an emergency meeting then I went back to Bayleaf Corp. I was about to go to my office when I saw Carina busy working in her office. Her door was open. I stood in the doorway while staring at her. She was so engrossed writing something that she didn’t notice me. She was so beautiful. She really takes my breath away everytime I stare at her.

She stretched her arms above her head and that made her saw me. She smiled at me sweetly and my heart ached. I couldn’t believe how much she occupied my entire being for a short period of time. Just thinking about her leaving me was almost killing me already. She stood up and her eye brows scrunched as she approached me.

“Is there something wrong?” She asked me and kissed my cheek. I cupped her face and stared at her face. I can’t tell her! I don’t want to hurt her! I embraced her tightly and buried my face on her neck. My body was shaking. She embraced me back and didn’t ask anything. We stayed like that for a minute or two before I pulled away.

“I want us to go home now. I can’t wait for you to move in with me ASAP” She just smiled but her eyes were telling me she wanted to ask me something.

“Wait here, I will just finish something and then we’ll go” she said and went back to her chair.

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chapter 20

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EX-LOVER

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CARINA’S

P.O.V

Regan dropped me off at Christine’s house. He said he would pick me up at 9 pm. I was busy packing my clothes and some belongings when Christine arrived. The way she looked at me told me that she already knew about me moving out.

“So you’re really moving in with him?” I looked at her and I saw her serious face. It was rare for me to see Christine with that kind of expression.

“Yeah. I know this is so sudden but I love him that much you know” I admitted and blushed shyly. Her eyes were fixed at me like she wanted to say something but she didn’t say anything.

“Tin, what’s wrong?” I asked and approached her. She just stared at me and kept quiet for a moment then she smiled.

“Nothing, forget about it. I am just stressed out. Just remember this Cari, I will always be here for you as your best friend. You know I love you right?” I looked at her confusedly but then smiled at her. Maybe she was just sad of me leaving her house. I hugged her.

“What are you saying? This is not like you. Of course I know you love me and I love you too. Tell me honestly, are you not happy about my relationship with your cousin?” I asked frankly and she shook her head no.

“No. it’s not like that. It’s just that…….Forget about it. I will help you pack your things” She said and soon we finished packing. I didn’t have much of belongings. Most of my belongings were still at our house. I just got the important ones when I moved here.

Before 9, Regan arrived and there was an awkward silence between him and Christine which made me wonder what happened between them. They excused themselves and went away from me. Then they were talking seriously. I couldn’t hear them because they were almost whispering to one another.

“Did you have a fight with Tin?” I asked Regan when we were in his car. He was the one driving. I heaved a sigh and put his right hand on my thigh, gently squeezing it.

“Nothing. She was just sad. Her parents went back to Texas so she’s all alone again” He said while his eyes locked ahead of us. I didn’t said anything after that. He tried to divert our topic to another thing and soon the mood became lighter again.

I thought we would be living at Regan’s house but I he brought me to his penthouse. He told me it was better that way because the office was just 10 minute drive from there. There were 4 rooms of the suite and it was big enough that even a family could live there.

“This is our room from now on” He said smiling with teasing eyes. I blushed because of the way he was staring at me. I didn’t have time to inspect inside the room because he moved so fast, kissing me lingeringly that my body instantly became hot. He made me wrap my legs around his waist and then he walked us to the bed. Soon I was underneath him moaning of what he was doing to me. He was about to undress me when I stopped him.

“Honey, I think I need to take a bath first and then sort my belongings” I said as I bit my bottom lip. Instead of listening of what I was saying, his hand was already inside my shirt and he pushed my bra up then palmed my breasts alternately, gently and teasingly. I felt his lips showering small kisses on my shoulders then to my neck, down to my cleavage through my shirt. He really knows how to make me melt into his arms. A small whimper came out of my mouth when he pulled my shirt up just enough to reveal my breasts in his sight then quickly caught one nipple and played with his lips and tongue. I closed my eyes and softly tugged his hair with my hands. His hand was slowly making its way down to my stomach then back to my breasts again. His other hand unzipped my pants and was about to pull it off when his phone rang. He stopped for a second but then proceeded to what he’s been doing to me. He eased my pants off me together with my panties. Then his phone rang again.

“Damn!” he hissed and went out of the bed to grab his phone on the computer table. He answered his phone and then his expression became hard all of a sudden. He just stood there listening to the person he was talking to. He was gritting his teeth because of anger. When he cut off the call, he sat down at the corner of the bed like he was drained of everything. He ran his hand through his hair in frustration.

“What happened?” I asked him gently and he looked at me like he was about to cry. He quickly embraced me like I was going to disappear. His body was slightly trembling. I hugged him back and we stayed like that for a while. When I gathered all the courage, I pulled away from him and looked at him directly into his eyes.

“Wanna tell me about it?” I asked him gently but he shook his head. I scowled at his reaction. I put back my clothes on and stood in front of him angrily.

“I am tired of this behavior of yours! It’s been days that I felt like you’re hiding something from me! I thought you loved me?! Then why don’t you trust me and tell me about your problems?!” I said bitterly. I was hurt because I felt like he doesn’t trust me enough. He just stood there staring at me like he was absorbed into something. I felt my eyes watered and tears fell from them.

I saw him became stunned when he realized that I was already crying in front of him. He closed the distance between us and he enveloped me into his arms. He kissed my temple, comforting me.

“I’m sorry kitten. I don’t have the guts to tell you. I don’t want you to leave me” He said in trembling voice. I pulled away from his embrace.

“What do you mean by that?” I asked him skeptically.

“Please not now kitten. I want us to be happy in your first night here in your new home, our home. I don’t want to ruin it” He said, his tone was like begging me to understand him. I nodded my head.

“I understand but please Regan, I want you to trust me. To make this relationship work, we must not keep anything between us. No secrets please” I said honestly and he agreed.

After that he helped me arrange my things then we took a bath together and we made love under the shower before we went out. We dried our hair and then continued making love on the bed. He was insatiable that we fell asleep at almost dawn.

The next days together with Regan was the happiest days of my life. He was the most amazing lover. I didn’t have anyone who I could compare with but I could say that he was the best. He was so attentive to my needs and I did my best to make him happy. I gave him my all. When we were inside Bayleaf Corp, we behave professionally but when nobody was around, we kissed and hugged each other. I was the one who suggested for us to be civil at the office because I didn’t want the other employees to start gossiping about us. I believed that the less people knew about, the less complications.

Every weekend, I was the one who cooks for us. I told Nina, our maid, to go home earlier during weekends because I wanted to be the one who cook our dinner. I couldn’t do it during weekdays because we always finish at the office late.

I was in the kitchen busy cooking. Regan has a meeting with his lawyer and he didn’t want me to go with him saying I would just get bored there. I was so engrossed in cooking that I got surprised when somebody kissed my nape. I looked behind me and the smiling face of Regan greeted me.

“You scared me!” I complained and hit his arm lightly. He just chuckled and continued kissing my neck.

“Hmm…smells delicious” He said seductively.

“Yeah. It will be ready soon so go up and freshen up first” I giggled and tried to keep my mind off of what he was doing to me.

“No. I was referring to you” He said teasingly and I chuckled. I pushed him away lightly.

“You’re a naughty boy, you know that?”

“Not a ‘boy’ though, a ‘man’” he corrected I laughed at him. He embraced me from behind. His presence really is calming.

“Hey, don’t hug me like that. I’m sweaty” I said consciously but he just tightened his embrace.

“It’s okay. I love your smell though” He said playfully and sniffed on my nape. I laughed at him and wiggled out of his embrace.

“Honey, c’mon. Go freshen up. I will just finish this peanut soup and then we’ll have dinner”

“Peanut? It’s a shame but I can’t eat that” He said. I stared at him confusedly.

“Why? Does it smell horrible?”

“No. Of course not. I really want to taste it but I have an allergy of peanuts” I felt disappointed. I even tried my best to cook for him. Thankfully, the side dish I cooked didn’t have any peanut in it.

“Sorry. I didn’t know you have an allergy of peanuts. You should’ve told me” I said pouting.

“I’m sorry about that. I totally forgot about it” He said apologetically and I smiled at him.

“It’s okay. Now go freshen up”

We spent our days discovering each other, from our likes, dislikes and other things. Sometimes we had small misunderstandings but we always resolved it. He was so understanding and gentle. My days with him made me felt like I was floating with happiness. I thought our happiness would never be destroyed by anything but I was wrong. It didn’t occur to me that the most painful revelation would be revealed to me soon after those happy days with him.

One day, I was busy working at the office when a woman stormed inside the office. She was shouting to the guard who was following her. I went out of my office to see who it was and I saw a sexy and beautiful blonde woman. She was wearing skimpy blue dress and high heels. She looked sophisticated.

“Ma’am, Mr. N isn’t here today! Please fill out the log book” The guard said but the woman just glared at him and continued to Regan’s office. When she didn’t find Regan anywhere, she went out and closed the door angrily. She was about to go out when she noticed me standing on my doorway. She scowled at me while checking me from head to toe.

“So, you are his current toy?!” She said while looking at me with disgust. I frowned at her. What is she talking about?

“I don’t know what you’re talking about ma’am” I responded trying to be polite, calming myself up.

“Hmp! C’mon miss, don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about” she put her hand on her waist. My mouth hang open, still wondering what was she talking about.

“You’re Carina Westbay right?” She asked but her voice indicating that she was certain it was me.

“Y-yes. What’s this about?”

“Get your hands off of what’s mine. You don’t want me as your enemy” She said looking at me like she was going to harm me or something. Now I was really confused. She looked like she was about to scratch my face if I said something she didn’t want to hear. I gathered all my strength and lift my face to her. I could see some employees began to gather around us.

“Sorry but I really don’t know what you’re talking about” I said dismissively and was about to walk in my office when she spoke again. Never in my dreams that her next words would directly pierce me in the heart.

“Pretending to be dumb are we? I will warn you once, get your dirty hands off my husband!” The word ‘husband’ made me looked at her again. I felt like my breathing stopped right at that moment.

“Husband?” I murmured and I saw her smirked at me.

“Yes! Husband. Regan is my husband you know. Poor you. He just used you as my substitute while I wasn’t here” She laughed sarcastically. Tears welled from my eyes as I tried to analyze what she just said. She is his wife? He just used me?

I felt like I died at that moment. The pain in my chest was unbearable. The other employees began looking at me accusingly. Like I killed someone and they caught me red handed. I could see in their eyes that I was the villain, a home wrecker, just a mistress. I quickly went inside my office and got my phone and bag then I stormed out of the office. Thankfully the elevator was empty. My head was hurting but it was nothing compared to the pain in my heart. A kind of pain that unknown for me until to this moment. When I got out of the building, I hailed a taxi, didn’t know where to go.

My tears kept on falling. I couldn’t believe Regan deceived me. I hugged myself, feeling so alone and empty. Then I realized something, everyone knew. Christine, Ellie and Mrs. Novell knew but they didn’t tell me about it. I closed my eyes. They betrayed me, all of them. How could I not I noticed it? He didn’t have a wedding ring or anything that proved he was married. Was I that stupid and naïve? Why didn’t anyone at the office mentioned about him being married? I wanted to go somewhere where I could be alone and there was just one place where I could go. At the cemetery.

It was like I was back from three months ago, standing in front of my mom’s grave. I put the bouquet of flowers I brought and lit up the candle. My tears never stopped since I left the office.

“Mom, it hurts. I don’t know what to do anymore. I love him so much but he just used me” I whispered and wept. I sat on the ground uncaring if it was dirty.

“Please mom, tell me what to do” I said staring at the gravestone helplessly.

I stared at the house that I didn’t see for 3 months. Today was the last day I could step inside it. Tomorrow will be the deadline for me to pay the debt of my stepfather but until now, I didn’t have enough. I even foolishly forgot about it because I was in cloud 9 in the past month. The furnitures still had the white covers on them that I put when I left the house. It looked the same, except the visible dust everywhere. I went upstairs and opened my mom’s room.

I removed the white cloth which was covering the single sofa at the corner of the room and sat on it. My eyes were already sore and puffy because of crying. I remembered 3 months ago, I was in this state, crying and alone. Now, I felt the same. The only difference now was I hate everyone. They played with my emotions, especially Regan. I trusted them but they betrayed me. I wept again, I needed to cry it all to ease the pain I was feeling.

After I calmed down a bit, a small chest caught my attention. It was underneath the bed. It was my first time seeing it and began to wonder what was inside. I reached for it and saw it was locked. I tried to search for the key but I couldn’t find any. I searched my mom’s closet and I saw my mom’s wallet and opened it. I saw a key in one of its pocket and I reluctantly put it in the keyhole. To my surprise, it opened.

The first thing I saw was a pink teddy bear. I picked it up and looked what was underneath it. There I saw letters, love letters. Then I saw a picture of a guy I’ve never seen before. I looked at the back of the photo and I saw ‘I love you always. Florent Denois’. My heartbeat became faster as I remember what my mom said before she died. ’ I need

y-you

to find

Florent

Denois

If…I

d-die

’

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EX-LOVER

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Chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 3

chapter 4

chapter 5

chapter 6

chapter 7

chapter 8

chapter 9

chapter 10

chapter 11

chapter 12

chapter 13

chapter 14

chapter 15

chapter 16

chapter 17

chapter 18

chapter 19

chapter 20

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