Her frame grew rigid in his arms. She may come off as brave, but the last time she had a close call with rape, the incident was still very recent in her memory.“Preston...” she called out, her voice carrying a low hint of warning. He, of course, pretended not to hear it. He instead, kiss her cheeks and made his way to the bathroom. Once he's gone, Lenora let out a long sigh. This is going to be a long night, isn't it? She assumed Preston was taking a bath when the bathroom shower went off. Immediately, she hurried to the bed, picked the toys and stuffed them into a drawer, her face burning with embarrassment as she did so. She quickly cleared the roses from the bed, and then without bothering to take off her clothes, she hid inside the duvet cover and pretended to sleep. Meanwhile, inside the bathroom, Preston pulled off the hyper-realistic mask feeling like its too much of a hassle to put it on. Soon, a chilly, sophisticated, and charming face stared back at him instead of the u
“Lucinda, you'll go to the company tomorrow in place of your sister.”Lucinda nodded and smirked inwardly, saying, "All right, grandfather. I'm not going to let you down or ruin this family's reputation.”Old grandfather Gonzalez nodded in satisfaction. He couldn't help but sigh as he thought about his other granddaughter. Why is it that she isn't simply as filial as Lucinda? She was, after all, the best of his grandchildren. What a waste that she followed her mother's footsteps!As soon as Lucinda noticed Grandpa's dazed expression, she said, "Grandpa, let me rub your legs." Grandfather was thinking about Lenora, and she didn't need anyone to tell her that.She grits her teeth inwardly while moving to kneel before her grandfather. Luckily, Old grandpa, Gonzalez stopped her right in time otherwise, she would have touched his stinky feet. The thought of it made her gag inwardly.“No need for that Luci. Here, I prepared this for you.” She put on an enthusiastic look as he gave her a bro
Preston never expected the quick change in her. He was nevertheless, beyond pleased. If she always acts like this instead of some stuck-up billionaire, won't his plans go on a bit faster?He obediently opened up, allowing her to feed him—something that no one has ever done before. If it were someone else, he would have flung the tray away the moment she used her fingers to touch his food. The moment the food touched his tongue, he froze. What the fuck! Salt! It was too salty.He tried spitting it out but couldn't as Lenora held his jaw all while smiling. “It tastes good, huh, husband??”Preston couldn't believe his ears. Tasty? He conveyed a look as if to say he was just getting to know the person standing right in front of him. Evil! His new wife is a demon!He was forced to swallow. Him! If words get out, how will he face the world? Have a taste of your own medicine, that's simply what she was trying to say.When she noted he has swallowed, she took the coffee from the table and
Meanwhile, Lucinda took the most luxurious car to work the next day. A bright red Ferrari. Since this would be her first time acting as the CEO, she wanted a grand entrance and appearance. On their way, the car got slowed by the traffic making her scowl. “Do you want me to be late on my first day,” she snarled at the driver via the rearview mirror. “Take a different path!”“That—I...I'm sorry young Mistress, I'm afraid it won't be possible as we are trapped from every direction.” the driver muttered casting an apologetic look from the mirror.Lucinda harrumphed while impatiently extending her wrist to check the time.Seeing that she still got some minutes left, she glanced out through the window. Almost immediately, her eyes almost popped out when she saw someone familiar. It was Preston sitting in the car with another woman! At that point, Lenora was leaning close to Preston so as to adjust his collar but from the angle, Lucinda was sitting, it looked like the young woman was kissi
“Miss Regina? Please come this way, the CEO has been expecting you.” the receptionist quickly got up to direct them.Lenora treated Preston like air, or should he say, a complete Personal Assistant, as they were led into the elevator that would take them to the top floor. Preston tried to catch her eye a lot of the time, but it seemed like she was deliberately dodging it.Preston felt wronged!No one has ever treated him like that, he was slowly beginning to lose himself to anger but he knew his anger wouldn't go well, so he took long breaths to calm himself down.The receptionist stopped once she arrived at the floor, “Miss Clara will take it from here now.” she bowed and left. Preston and Lenora stepped out of the elevator where a lady in her thirties strutted forward to greet them. “Hello Miss Regina, Mr Hayes will see you now.”At this point, Rhian was elegantly sipping on his black coffee while gazing at the document when a knock sounded.“Come in!”He muttered in a cool voice wi
“Regina, I agree with your terms! I'll pay 500 million, can you please return?” Rhian's anxious voice rang out through the phone. The issues in his company were manageable at first since he had technicians working on them. However, the moment, Regina left, another issue occurred. The company was hacked causing some information to leak. That will cost him billions of dollars if the wrong hands get hold of it!“Mr Rhian. I'm afraid, that's not possible anymore.”Preston's eyebrow raised slightly. Even Rhian paused, then, “I—” what the hell did she mean it's not possible anymore?? Every single minute is important! “Triple the money Mr Hayes and then we'd talk about your company's issues.” For a moment, no one talked. Preston gaped at his wife like she has grown two heads. While Rhian on the other side of the phone felt his lips twitch several times as his hold on the phone tightened.“You!”“What? You can't?” she sighed dramatically, “It's such a shame then, but Fine. Have a nice day
Lenora wasn't simply staring at him. She was glaring! If looks could kill, he would have found himself in Sambisa forest experiencing death a thousand times. “We were being followed.” he did not regret kissing her though. His desire to savour her in every manner was fueled by how soft her lips were. To make her his... His eyes gleamed with a possessive glint.Lenora's anger spiked when she saw him looking at her lips heatedly again. She knows what he's thinking. Before he could notice the blush spreading across her face, she scowled at him one last time with humph, shoved him, and sped out of the car while murmuring "Perv" under her breath.As it was one of the best parks in town, it was crowded with families, some of them enjoying picnics and conversing merrily. Lenora quickened her stride in an effort to escape both Preston and the Park. It may sound weird but Lenora was one of the people who hate being in places like this, it reminds her of one thing she couldn't have. A happy fa
Mom? She may have never seen her mom before but looking at the woman standing in the crowd, Lenora's gut instinct could tell that was her birth mother.Without thinking, her feet were already moving towards that direction. However, Mark presses his hands firmly against her shoulder while saying, "Ma'am, the automobile is this way...” He quickly let go when Lenora shot him a lethal gaze. By the time Lenora glanced into the crowd, her mom was nowhere to be seen. No! No no, wait! Don't go...Lenora was already running in that direction before the driver had the chance to stop her. “Ma'am, no!” he tried to run after her but in the end, Lenora got lost amongst the sea of people at the park making Mark curse. He ran a frustrated finger through his hair while dipping his hands into his pocket to phone Preston. Unfortunately, even after dialling Preston's number several times, there was no response. It wasn't on purpose since Preston was busy handling some issues to handle at that poi