…Dave had met with a client to talk over lunch. After talking things out and coming to an agreement, it was time to leave.As they walked out of their private room, they chatted. But something caught Dave's eyes, and he paused in his tracks. He stared in a certain direction, his eyebrows creased.The client looked at him in confusion. “Are you okay, President Daniels?“ He asked. He had never seen this man lost before.Dave sighed. “Um… I just remembered that there is something I need to settle. Let's talk later,” he said.Even though the client was surprised, he still nodded. After all, they were done with whatever they needed to do. “Thanks,” he said and walked away.Dave looked at that table again, just to make sure that his eyes were not playing any trick on him. Why would Mia be here having food with a man?But when the man stood up, and he saw his face, his anger flared. Alex! He should have expected it! Wasn't he feeling ashamed of chasing after his student?And when Alex held
Dave stood up and looked at me. “I forgive you for going out with that man, sweetheart. I won't be mad at you anymore. I love you,” he said, rubbed my head and walked upstairs.I pouted and wiped away my tears. He did not love me. He would never do those things to me if he loved me.I sighed and looked at the door. But I gave up the idea of running away when I remembered that he had put the keys in his pockets. How annoying!…Daniels old mansion.Zack was working in his study room. After the events the previous day, everyone had gotten busy. His phone vibrated, and looking at it, it was a text message from Dave. [I am with Mia. I think she should stay at my place for a while as we deal with Sofia. This place is safer.]Zack pursed his lips. But he thought it was a great idea. At least, not very many people knew about Dave's hidden mansion. If he wanted to see Mia, he could just visit her at any time.He replied with an 'okay' before going back to his work. But heavy knocking on the
Dave looked at me with pursed lips. “You know that I am not stupid, right? He saved you yesterday, and today, you are dating him. Who would not understand?“ He asked.“But… that does not mean anything,” I tried to argue. Had he just said that he knew what had happened? I sighed in relief. He had just run into a conclusion.“He forced you to date him as a repayment. You feel in debt to him, so you gave in. Mia, why are you always so easy to bully?“ He asked, his voice getting colder.I sighed. At least, he did not know that everything was a facade. “He did not force me to do it…”“If you don't end things with him, I will hurt him,” Dave said, cutting me short. He stared into my eyes coldly, and I saw that he meant what he said.I felt mad at him again. “Brother… you cannot go around harming people because of me,” I said with a pout.“But I don't care about them,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. “All I want is to have you for myself. Why do they try coming in between us?“I sighed and
Dave just stared at me without saying a word. And I felt even more confused. “Me? I am just eighteen! I don't have anything to say about my love life…”Dave burst out laughing, and I stopped talking. “You are really good at overthinking, sweetheart. I know everything about your love life, okay?““Uh? What did you mean then?“ I asked in embarrassment. The truth was that there was really nothing about my love life to tell.Dave stopped chuckling. “I mean, don't you feel bad that dad could not marry your mom? It would be a great thing to have both of your parents living together,” he said, his face turning a little serious.I sighed. “Are you crazy? Why would I feel bad? In fact, I would never want dad to be together with Sofia, unless he chooses so himself,” I stated.Even though dad was a powerful man, someone a lot of people feared, he was someone very gentle inside. If Sofia was to be with him, I was sure she would bully him, or take advantage of him.“That's a good thing then,” Dave
…Dave observed from a distance as Mia and Becky talked. Even though he could not hear what they were talking about, he just wanted to watch, should anything happen.Finally, he saw her walking towards him. And he relaxed. At least, nothing had happened to her. He just did not want to believe it when Becky insisted that she just wanted to chat with Mia.But suddenly, something caught his attention. A car appeared behind Mia, some distance from her, of course. The car stopped for a while, and he saw a woman looking in the front through the window.He immediately recognized the woman as Becky. Even though he was never interested in anything that involved other women, he just felt like something was not right.At the same time, Mia had just stopped and was about to cross the road. She looked right and left before she began walking.But the car behind her suddenly accelerated her way. And Dave felt like the blood in his body had been drained.“Mia!“ He shouted and jumped out of the car. W
For a while, I did not say a word. I just looked at Dave with wide-opened eyes. I even thought that the world was playing a trick on me.“Honey, it is me,” the person on the other side spoke again. And this time, I knew it was real. “Dad…” I called as I felt my chest tighten. Was it really him and not someone else trying to impersonate him? Sofia had told me the other day that Isa wanted to talk to me.Could it be that she was not bluffing? Maybe she meant every word she said. Uh! Did dad really want me to pass her the key?“Mia, I know that you are doing great now. Daddy failed you. Daddy is sorry,” Isa said from the other side.And that only added to my tears. “Dad, are you coming back? I miss you so much. Daddy, everyone bullied me after you left! Do you want to come back…”At that moment, I had even forgotten that I had another family. But Isa just occupied a very special place in my heart. He was someone I loved very much.Isa sighed. “I know, baby. I know that life has been so
Alex was stunned for a second before he gritted his teeth. “What did you just do, Mia?“ he asked angrily.I looked back at him with the same anger. “That is just a warning that nothing is going to ever happen between you and me! Alex, we shall never be together!“Alex stared back at me, his eyes so dark and deep. “Do you dare to say that to me again?“ He asked, breathing fire.And as stubborn and angered as I felt at that time, I could not keep my mouth shut. “I meant exactly that. You won't force me to do anything I don't want to do,” I said.Alex suddenly held my neck and pulled me closer to him. I gasped for breath. He was choking me.But he did not seem scared. “Since you are trying to act hard, I will show you what I ought to do. By the time Dave finds you are here, I will have devoured you. He won't want to ever touch you again…”He leaned forward to kiss me as his grip on my neck slightly loosened. But I turned my face to the side. He only managed to kiss my cheek.And that agi
I tried to hold onto him. “What is happening?“ I asked. But he pulled away from me. “Just stay here and don't make a sound if you want to stay alive,” he said. But he looked tense.He walked out and locked the door behind him. But I was not very stupid. I knew that if we were surrounded, there was a possibility that dad and Dave had come!Thinking about it, I quickly rushed to the window. Even though I could not see anything, I had hopes that I was going to be saved.I tried opening the door. All I needed was to let Dave see me, and I would be safe again. But it did not open. Fearfully, I looked around the room for something that would help me.…Alex rushed out of the house and saw his men already gathered, guns in their hands. “What do you guys think you are doing? Drop them,” he said, and he looked straight at Dave who was on the other side of his compound, his men behind him.Even though Alex's men were confused by his command, they still obeyed and dropped their guns. Dave's men