Norman did not give me the chance to debate or reject his proposal as he hopped out of the elevator, leaving me alone, stunned and dumbfounded. Today marks my first official day in my office as the newly appointed president of the dela Vega Group and Companies, and an urgent meeting greeted me like a bolt of lightning. What's worst is that Norman would not be there to at least guide me or let me observe the flow of having a meeting first. The heavy feeling was like he deployed me in a battle without a bullet in my rifle. As soon as I stepped foot into the office, Elaine greeted me with a bulk of documents on my desk. "That would be the issues to be discussed for the meeting, Mrs. dela Vega. Please, take your time to read them. We only have two hours left before the meeting commences. Let me know if you have questions." Norman simply passed through me and hopped back to the nearest elevator. He even blinked at me before the door of the elevator closed which left me
"Probably both?" his smirk turned into a wide grin, leading me to a profound confusion. "yes, because I already knew that your son is studying here, and no. My daughter was also enrolled in this school. Speaking of the devil." Tanner stretched his arms to the sky with an ear-to-ear smile on his face. I turned around and found a cute little angel eagerly running from the corner of the road heading in our direction. I was about to greet her as well but imagine my surprise when behind her was also another little angel, but he was not smiling upon seeing me, as if the weight of the world befallen him. "Baby, what's wrong? Did something happen? Did someone bully you in school?" I worriedly asked the second his arms were wrapped around me, and then he began bursting into tears and tightened his grip. Noah did not respond but those kids approaching in our direction are. They were teasing my son. But when I growled and sharpened my eyes toward them, all of them shut their
"Hey, relax!" I gently caressed Justine's shoulder in disbelief he greeted me with a furious face when Tanner and I hadn't done anything wrong. "Wait, are you jealous right now?" "Of course, not!" Justine defensively blurted. "I was just worried about you, Yvanna. Norman may be ruthless and cold-hearted but Tanner is second to none. He's the worst. Are you even watching or reading the news recently?" I have no idea why Justine was so worked up or obsessed with Tanner when the man didn't do anything wrong to me. And being jealous was all I could think of why he reacted that way. He was probably afraid and jealous that I might fall in love again with a new billionaire in the city considering he was only earning a penny compared to them. But I already learned my lesson. That was me in the past who dreamed of marrying someone as wealthy as Norman, but after everything that happened to me, there's no chance I would fall for their money again. Justine Stroem is the l
It appears to me that even as wealthy and powerful as Norman Paul dela Vega hadn't gotten a concrete conclusion of the incident that happened night. Or perhaps he didn't put much effort into the case because it was me who got the accident instead of Veronica or anyone from his mistresses. What else could I expect from the man who cheated on me because he can't live with just one woman? Getting justice for what happened to his wife that night was a waste of his money and time. He doesn't care about me at all because it took him almost two months to know that I had an accident and discover my whereabouts in the countryside, living with white lies with Justine. "All right. I'll send you the person's information who will pick you up." Norman said. "You got to be kidding me? I'm not a fool enough to pay you in advance. What do you think of me? An eight-year-old kid?" I couldn't hear the voice from the other line of the phone so I depended on the conversation bas
Tonight was supposed to be my first day in class, and I have been planning to be as good and observant as possible, but it turned out that I will be having a hard time doing that for the rest of the semester. What's worse is that I might have gotten our professor's bad side on the very first day. I was even convinced that first impressions last. Everyone might think I'm a troublemaker in the class. "It seems that you have a long story to tell, huh?" Tanner whispered to me on our way to the Guidance Office. "Perhaps you can share them with me over a bottle of beer. We don't know, I might be of help to get rid of those that bothered you." Tanner's proposal, undeniably, tempts me, but I don't know if I should be pleased or start to get worried when his statement proves Norman and Justine's impressions of him to be true. The only thing I knew about him was when we were in college. A lot of things changed. From an introverted student seven years ago, he turned into a be
He got to be kidding me! Knowing both parties heated each other, I expected Norman would simply advise me to ignore and stay away from them as it was the best thing to do. What? Be their tutor? Is he fucking kidding me? Teaching those evil brats would be the last thing I wanted to do. I went to school to get myself a certificate, to prove to his monstrous family that I deserved to be the president. "Enough, Mom, Dad!" Noah exclaimed, putting a towering wall in between me and Norman, "This is one of my favorite movies. We must not miss this one." I don't want to ruin Noah's mood so I shut my mouth. Norman did the same thing as he started filling his mouth with popcorn. Horror movies are supposed to be not my cup of tea, but the two seemed to have loved it. Romantic movies are the ones I prefer the most. In the middle of watching the movie, Norman and I exchanged glances when we accidentally set our hands inside the empty bucket of popcorn in unison. His han
The next morning, Norman and Noah were already in the dining area along with the rest of the family. I have no idea what was the occasion but everyone was present. But imagine our surprise when Jennifer and Jennie were in a race departing their seats and offered me one next to my son. even Mauricia stopped filling her mouth with the food. "Are you two having a high fever right now?" I could not help my curiosity but ask as I settled at the table, pointed my eyes at Norman, and uttered without moving the corner of my lips, "What the hell is going on?" Instead of saying it with words, Norman lifted the tip of his shoulders and smiled at me. Wait does it have to do with what Tanner told them at the Gudiance Office? Who could have thought, huh? My plan of threatening them both worked perfectly. "Can I have my breakfast now?" I broke the awkward sensation in the dining area. After the scrumptious meal, all of us separated ways like we always do. Norman went to the c
"Are you alright? Did anyone dare lay a finger on you? Tell me, Yvanna!" Norman growled, his blazing madness toward those reporters was like an electrical current that crawled inside me. Before the sensation went deeper, I lifted my body away from Norman's hand and blazer, "I'm fine," I defensively replied even if I was not. Then I faked a smile at everyone to make sure they would not be suspecting us. "You all scared my wife," Norman said in front of everyone's cameras. "If something bad happens to her because you all pressured her with those nonsense questions, will you take responsibility for it?" Everyone suddenly shut their mouths but the shuttering of their cameras was inevitable. In some ways, Norman's threat worked somehow. "If you have questions, ask me instead of my wife. She still needs more rest these days." he announced, "I'm gonna answer all your questions to the best of my knowledge. Thank you!" Despite the atmosphere around us already changing,