Everything was awkward for me when his eyes met mine and then went to my intern tag hanging from my shoulders. I was really happy when he didn't say anything about the way I behaved in the elevator and I didn't lose my internship.
After briefing us about everything, we were told the ropes of what we do.
Which is obviously to design clothes and bring designs to life.
The rest of the day had gone back quickly and soon, I was out of the building rushing home.
I felt eyes on me when I left the building and I turned around, meeting the stares of the president from an office on the top floor.
Smiling, I wave my hands at him then turn around grimacing.
I just hope I keep this job.
The rest of the month flew by hectically and I've been avoiding my boss as much as I could.
“What do you mean you can't come in today?" I asked my children's nanny in surprise. She wasn't here on time like she usually was and had called me to let me know that she wouldn't be coming in today.
After she apologized to me the call went dead and I looked at my twin girls who were playing by the table.
“Girls, what do you think about coming with me to work today?” I ask my children, squatting by the table side at their level.
They both yelled excitedly, attacking me with hugs. They have always wanted to come to work with me, but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to take care of them properly.
I just hope nothing would go wrong today.
We had all left the house and headed for the company.
The moment we stepped in, the girls were overwhelmed by the running around people were doing.
“Now girls. Make sure never to leave my side." I tell them and they both nod, gripping my finger tighter.
“Whose kids are these." Maria, the intern coordinator asks, staring at my kids with a frown on her face.
"They are mine,” I answer, hoping doesn't ask me to take them out.
"Get them out of the way.” She orders and brushes past me.
"Now kids. You'd go sit at the corner and don't go anywhere. Play with the crayons you came with. Mommy has to work.” I squat to their height, telling them softly. Both their identical black eyes shone as they nodded their heads.
They looked almost Asian, and I wondered if their father had some Asian blood in him
I watched as they both ran to the bench I had pointed for them, giving me the chance to join in with what they were doing.
_Richard Wong’s POV_
I had just gotten off the phone with my mother, who was nagging me about getting married.
“What's the next thing?" I asked my assistant and he instantly told me I had an important meeting to go to now.
I'd rather not go for it.
I was about to head to the meeting room when I saw two twin girls who looked oddly familiar running into the elevator.
"Hold on," I tell my assistant, taking large strides to them.
I got into the elevator just in time before it closed, looking at the two children smiling mischievously at themselves. My assistant was right behind me.
Where's their mother? What kind of irresponsible woman leaves her children wandering around alone in a place like this?
“Hi." One of the girls says waving at me with a smile on her face.
“Sofia! Mommy said not to talk to any strange person.” The other one scolds her, pushing her twin’s hands down.
Sofia rolled her eyes and sat on the floor, her legs folded beneath her.
They both had black eyes and hair, their hair was cut in a short bob on their head and they looked almost Korean.
“Where's your mom?” I asked them, looking between the both of them.
“Mommy is working. We didn't want to disturb her so we want to get food on our own.” The other twin answered, holding onto her teddy bear tightly.
I don't think they realize that the elevator isn't moving.
I watch the girls as they whisper to themselves about something, I could hear them clearly but they were whispering.
I don't know why each time I look at them something feels off.
“Have a paternity test done. I want the results before the end of today." I ordered my assistant and he nodded.
"Do you want to follow me to get some food? “ I ask and they both don't hesitate before saying no.
"Mommy said not to follow strangers to get food," Sofia answers, holding onto her sister's hand tightly.
Their stomach grumbled loudly and I sighed. It was barely one o’clock and if my speculations are right, their mother is an intern here and interns are busy at the moment.
I doubt she would be able to feed them.
“Come let's get you food," I say, pressing the key to my office floor.
“Sir, what about your meeting?" My assistant asks but I shut him up with a look.
This is more important.
Three years ago I slept with a woman I don't know, and it wouldn't be wrong to be certain if they are mine or not.
Assistant Kim was able to get a few strands of their hair and mine to use for the test.
He left to get the test done, leaving me all alone with the children who were eating in a corner of my office.
When they were done eating, I wiped their faces and gave them paper and crayons to work with, staring out of the window patiently waiting for my assistant.
A few hours later my assistant came in handing me the report papers. Opening them, I scanned the result, not being shocked about the result.
‘99.99999 percent match.’
They are my children.
My eyes went to the bench where Sofia and Amber were sitting but I found the bench empty.Where are my girls? They were there the last time I looked.Panicking, I looked around the room, hoping to see them playing somewhere but there was no sign of them. With my heart pounding lightly and the fear of them getting kidnapped, I ran out searching for them.Where could they have gone?I got busy for a while and I could check up on them and now they are gone.I was still searching for them when I got a call from an unknown number, with fear of it being a kidnapper, I answered the call with shaky hands.“Miss Armani, your children are at the Wong mansion. Come here to get them.” And with that, the line goes dead.The Wong mansion? Isn't that where the president, Mr Wong stays?Why does he have my children?With my purse in hand, I run out of the building, flagging down a taxi and showing him the address to take me to.When I got there I had paid and I ran out, running into his house.“Momm
Hearing my words, Mr Wong gives me a cold smile, a smile I'm beginning to hate so much." Glad we have agreed. You'd be coming with me to meet my family soon. Do not make mention of this contract to them. Or anyone for that matter. To the whole world, we met on Jeju Island sometime three years ago, and we hit off and had sex. You left without giving me your contact info and we didn't see each other for three years. Till I ran into you a couple of months ago here in LA and we started seeing each other again then got married cause we can't live without the other. That's easy to understand, isn't it?” He asked like he was daring me to say I didn't.But how was I supposed to understand all that when he was speaking so fast?He's looking for reasons to not like me, that much is obvious.How do I explain to my parents that I came here single and now I'm suddenly married to a freaking billionaire?“If you would please speak slowly, then it would be appreciated,” I say, faking a smile. And i
Maria stared at me in disbelief while I stared at Mr Wong.Why would he tell her that I'm his wife?“Mommy." Amber tugged on my clothes and I turned my attention to her, looking down at her.“Yes, baby?” I ask her, ignoring Mr Wong’s piercing gaze.“Daddy got Fifi a husband." She tells me and I can see the excitement in her eyes as she says this.Fifi is her plush toy.But I feel like she's not excited about the toy but more excited that she has someone to call daddy and do things with.Smiling at her, I rub her cheek affectionately, not sure of what to say.“What are you still doing here? Want to see if J can fire you?" Mr Wong barks and I turn my attention to Maria who has been standing there, watching us with shock.After she left, I turned to him with my arms crossed on my chest.“Why did you call me your wife?” I ask and he looks at me and then smirked.“Is that why your face is red right now? Because I called you that? Do you remember Clause Three of the contract?” He questions
“Look how pretty she is. Oh, Richard, you should keep this one.” She says with her arms still around me and I turn to Richard for help, he looks at my arms that are still lying limply by my sides and gives me a cold glare.Instantly, I take my arms around her and hug her back. This seems to make her pleased because she hums.“What about my grandchildren? Where are they?" She asks after breaking our hug, going into the car to look inside.“Well?" She looks at me, and then her eyes move to Richard, waiting for our answers.She seemed so excited to meet them and for some reason, I felt happy. At least I know they would get accepted into this family and wouldn't get bullied by anyone.“They stayed with the nanny. I wanted Gabby to meet you without the children so she wouldn't feel overwhelmed by everything. You'd meet them soon" Richard says, holding my waist and I wondered if that was truly the reason he didn't bring them or if he was just telling his mom that just because.“Don't worry,
Everyone at the table stared at us in confusion, looking between us two.If Mark had acted like he didn't know me then everything would have been better.Even Richard seemed surprised that we knew each other.“You two know each other?" Christy asked surprised, asking the question everyone wanted to ask."No.” I forced out at the same time he answered with a “Yes."I look at him, glaring at him furiously. If he thinks that everything would be okay between us, he is just dreaming.“Gabby, I've been looking all over for you. You changed your number and you moved out of your place, you left without saying anything and you didn't give me a chance to explain what had happened." Mark starts and my grip on the spoon tightens more.I feared that I would break the spoon with how tight my grip on it was."Mind the way you talk to my wife," Richard says, placing his hand over mine on the table to release my grip on the spoon.Mark's eyes go to our hands, and a frown forms on his face.“Wife?" He
I open my eyes when I feel myself being lifted, holding onto Richard's jacket.“What are you doing?" I asked groggily.He was walking toward his mansion with me in his arms, I was expecting him to wake me up when we got to his place.“You are sleepy, sleep." He orders, still not keeping me down.“What about the kids? I need to check on them to know if they are alright. What if they need me?” I ask him, hoping that would be enough reason for him to let me down. But he doesn't."I can walk,” I say, staring up at him. It was dark already, but the lights were on around the house.“You have to go to work tomorrow. Sleep. You'd need the energy to make up for all you missed today.” He says and I groaned causing him to chuckle.I forgot about that. He pushed open a room door and carried me to the bed, gently placing me on it.“Thank you for today." He says then walks away, not giving me the chance to say anything else.What was he thanking me for? It's part of the contract for me to act as hi
What exactly does he mean by that, and how do I look by the way? Well, I just hope he isn’t making a mockery of me but I am starving, and nothing he says now can cause me to change my mind from taking from this delicious meal right in front of me.Whatever that means, I think it would be nice if he spoke to me like I’m human and not some AI he has working for him in his company.“How do you me?” I asked, curious to find out what he meant by that, I think I need some clarity on what is happening.Yes, I was dead hungry and couldn’t wait to devour that delicious meal I saw staring back at me, taking from the food on the table and walking away just like he never said such demeaning words to me wouldn’t cost me a thing.Whatever the case may be I’m sure I deserve some respect, and it would be nice if he accorded me that and not speak to me like some piece of trash. But no I insisted I wanted to know his reasons for what he said, so I proceeded by asking him once more cause he acted like
-Mark’s POV-Well Gabriella I didn’t come here so we could start beating ng around the bush, I came here for a reason which is to try another chance with you.Don’t get me wrong Okay? I know you're married to my uncle, yes, but I think we are kinda meant for each other considering his age difference. And I will never have peace knowing that you are in the arms of an older man.Look Gabriella I waited for you I thought you would come back for me, I gave up a lot of job offers just so I could remain in town and not change location, cause something was telling me you would come back for me.But I guess I was wrong anyway, 'cause you chose to go for someone who weighs older than you are, and from what I figured out you're not happy in this union, cause the whole thing looks strange to me.There’s no chemistry anywhere between you guys, You tend to force communication but that’s by the way and I don’t want to say exactly, what my mind is telling me. So I’m going to ask you Gabriella and p