Schuyler's P. O. V.Hunter looked deeply to me before he faced Marisse again, "Do something about this, I'll distract him.""Why me?" Hunter just left without looking back and Marisse snapped her eyes on me. "If not for our protection, I won't f*cking help you out!"Marisse tried to hold me, but I stepped away from her. "Then, don't do anything. I don't need your help, anyway!""You really think you can come out here on your own? People here are of high status and you're just a wh*re that my cousin brought home with him—"She was stopped from speaking when I harshly slapped her face. It takes the attention of everyone around us because of what I did and I quickly heard them whispering to each other until it gained the others attention."I know my place, Marisse." I gritted my teeth and spoke again in a low voice. "You don't have to f*cking say it, repeatedly, as if it will change anything. But you know what?" I walked towards her and whispered in her ear. "This wh*re is your cousin's
Schuyler's P. O. V."Baby, don't play dumb with me." Ezekiel looked deep in my eyes. "You know what will happen if I get pissed.""Ezekiel, I don't know what you're saying." I furrowed my brows. "It's you who's at fault here, not me. So, don't divert the topic and be honest with me!" He didn't speak, as if he was trying to figure out something by carefully looking at me. "When you force me to marry you, I clearly know that you're not just anybody."I saw him clenching his jaw before he nodded slowly, but still remained silent."You have a gun that night.. You hold it as if it was a part of you, like it was just a simple thing and not something that could kill me back then." I looked up in the sky while trying to find the right words to say to him at this point. "You have men, all with knowledge to kill anyone. You have Hunter to carry around and don't just do what a mere right hand would do. And above that.." I looked back at him. "You have enemies wanting to kill me for being connect
Schuyler's P. O. V.A mafia.My husband is not only a mafia boss, but rather he rules them. Me? A completely unknown person has managed to enter this kind of life and I don't even have any idea how fate has decided to cross our paths! Ever since the day that Ezekiel confessed to me about his real identity, he locked me inside this bedroom and wouldn't let me out. He would come from time to time, or would have Anne to stay with me inside whenever he's gone, but today was different after we broke into a fight last night and just like the past few days, I didn't talk to him again after demanding to just leave me alone.I know and I was never ignorant with the fact that his family had been saying a lot of things about me again. The maids can hear them and whenever I am pretending to be asleep as they clean and take away the foods I didn't touch, I often hear them talking sh*ts about me and how I lacked as the hostess of this house that even my husband's family aren't satisfied.What are t
Schuyler's P. O. V.I knew that agreeing to come here was a mistake. I shouldn't have ever come here, but if Ezekiel wanted me in this place, all I can do is just do what he says. 'Isn't he always the one in charge of everything?' I sarcastically asked myself.Hunter glanced at me from the driver's seat as he slowly parked the car and people were staring right at us. I saw when the familiar bodyguards of Ezekiel surrounded the car and pushed away everyone on the way as Hunter finally stopped. I looked outside the window and saw nothing unusual at all.Well, except the fact that we're in the freaking mountain and in the middle of a forest! What has gotten into Ezekiel to have such a place in this kind of area?!"You're probably wondering, right?" Hunter suddenly asked, but I didn't look at him. "The Riego's are known for living an extravagant life, almost the same with the nobilities or even better than that, but something like this exists in a secluded place?" Hunter laughed at his o
Schuyler's P. O. V.When I woke up, I was already home and Anne was preparing a meal for me at the table on the balcony. She was so busy that she didn't notice me so I carefully stood up before going out of the room. Anne knew nothing when I locked the door from outside. It's strange actually. There was completely no one around. The maids that used to scatter here are out of sight, but that's not a problem to me. I was glad, actually. They can't fool me anymore. If the last time it happened, they managed to play me, not anymore. I shouldn't have trusted Ezekiel! H-He… He's a monster. I saw a maid carrying a tray of juice so I quickly ran to the side and hid from her sight. When she silently walked past me, I covered my face in fear before leaning on the wall. I took a deep breath as I decided to go now, but my feet froze on the floor as I came face to face with all of them.Ezekiel, his family, and even Hunter were there and watching me with mixed emotions in their faces. For the fi
Schuyler's P. O. V."What do you mean, doc?" I followed the doctor when he stood beside my parents bed. "What happened last night?"He glanced at me with a confused look. "Your husband requested for your parents to be transferred to a different hospital, Mrs. Riego. Aren't you aware of that?"I looked at him with complete worry in my eyes, "W-Which hospital?"Is Ezekiel removing his financial support now that we're close to breaking apart? I would understand him, but he should've let me know first so I can prepare!"That.." He trailed. "I'm not sure yet. He said he's waiting first, before he would let us know." He looked at me with worry. "I don't mean to intrude in your life, Schuyler, but I've known you for some time now and I've been looking after your parents too. So, will you be honest with me… Did you only marry Ezekiel Riego for the sake of your financial need?""W-What?"He sighed and closed his chart before facing me with a serious face, "I've known that you're a good child,
Schuyler's P. O. V.I woke up when someone threw cold water on me with small cubes of ice mixed with it. It hit my wound so I tightly closed my eyes to relieve the pain."Wake up, Schuyler!" I heard a woman's voice in front of me.I slowly lifted my head and saw Alana, but I was shocked to see her face. It was as if she had been beaten by someone and her eyes were so deep that I almost did not recognize her. She also has a lot of stitches in her face, jawline, and neck and a still visible bruise on her left eye.Who did that to her?Wait… Is that what they're pinning on me? Is it because Alana and I were the last one who had a fight? But I know nothing, they're mistaken!"Alana, let go of me! You know I didn't do anything to you." I desperately told her. "I can't even afford small things, what more than having someone to hurt you?"Alana looked at her cousin with a smirk on her face before she bursted out laughing like a mad maniac. She was even clapping her hands and would sometimes
Schuyler's P. O. V.Ezekiel slowly kneeled on the floor and he collected my heels before he started to walk towards me. His eyes were narrowing on me as he came closer before he kneeled on the floor and touched my foot, but I stepped away from him.Ezekiel lowered his head and was only staring at my feet, while I'm crying and watching him."I thought telling you everything I feel would make you open up to me, but what did you do instead? You want me to go away and leave you! Is that your best thing to do?" I started crying harder because I was having a hard time again catching my breathing. "Ezekiel, it's so hard for me to say anything to you because I know that you never love me and you probably still don't—""Don't say that, don't you ever fucking say that." He said in a small voice, but I heard him clearly. "You don't know what I'm feeling right now for you to say that.""How would I know, Zeke? You never said anything to me." I breathe deeply before looking back at him again. "We'