Suddenly, she said something to the guy and left the dancefloor to head to the restroom area. A satisfied smile fell on the guy's face as he also left the dancefloor and followed Desiree.Gerald froze. So did Rafael and Damian as they looked at each other."Don't you dare follow them." Rafael warned
It felt like time had frozen as they stared into each other's eyes. Then, Gerald's eyes moved lower, lingering on her lips, back to her eyes, then back to her lips, his face inching even closer.Was he going to kiss her?Desiree couldn't feel herself breathe; her heart pounded inside her chest. No,
"Good morning, Mum. Good morning, Dad," Desiree greeted her parents cheerfully as she kissed them both on the cheeks before taking her seat at the dining table.Her mother responded to the greeting in an equally cheerful way, but her father's expression remained grim.Desiree sighed. She didn't even
Desiree shrugged when both of her parents turned to look at her. "I have no problem with it.""Superb! Let's go eat then," her father said, ushering Liam to the dining area.Once they were all seated, Liam was also served. Halfway through the meal, her father spoke,"You look familiar, Liam. You sai
There it was again — that heady feeling of breathlessness, more intense than ever considering how close Gerald's body was pressed to hers. Desiree hated it."Me? Afraid of being alone with you?" She scoffed, even as her heart pounded hard against her chest. "Why would I be? I couldn't care less abou
Gerald sighed as he brought his hand down. He knew it wasn't going to be easy, but the fact that she'd even agreed to go out with him to talk about something other than business was a big win, and he was going to make the most out of it.They were ushered to a table by the window when they entered.
The moment Desiree's expression transformed from shock to a cold, unreadable one, Gerald knew that all the progress he'd made today was now in the gutter.“What do you say, Gerald?" Winter asked and wrapped her hands around his arms.Gerald froze, immediately scanning Desiree's face for a reaction.
He was leaving without her!༺❀༻༺❀༻༺❀༻Desiree stepped out of the elevator and made her way across her office floor. Her walk was elegant and her face was expressionless. Nobody would know that on the inside, she felt like she was being torn apart.“Madam... I mean Desiree, Miss Sasha returned some m