Alana was tired of Rocco imposing things on her. Yes, she agreed to work for him, but he was taking things too far when he kept on bringing up things they had to do.Like going to check the new fabrics which came in. She saw no point in doing that in a haste. Besides that, he insisted on going to a meeting. She did not expect the press and paparazzi to be everywhere.The worst thing which could happen was being caught on camera with Rocco holding hands. She was his employee, not his woman. She made it clear countless times, but he was too muddle-headed to listen.“The new collection will be out of this world… I can promise you the world will be set on fire,” Rocco said to the two men and women seated before them. Alana met them, and they seemed to be some important wealthy clients of Rocco. They didn't stop bragging about how many expensive, unique clothes they bought from Rocco's company. How they were always the first ones to see his latest design.“We know you, and my wife is excit
Ricardo was in Santiago's room going through his latest drawings. To be honest, he didn't think his son would ever smile. The previous day, he was happy to see his little boy enjoying himself with his friends. It wasn't every time Santiago played with his friends. His teachers were always complaining about how he refrained from indulging in activities with other kids.“Do you like her?” Ricardo whispered while running his hand through Santiago's hair. Both were sitting on the fluffy carpet surrounded by Santiago's countless drawings. His son was busy painting something, just like every time. He was accurate and always concentrated on what he was doing.“You must like her… Boy spill it now,” Ricardo frowned, it was inappropriate for him to be talking to his son about Alana. But he was bothered. Especially with how he had been feeling lately.Ricardo picked up Santiago's sketchbook. When he flipped it open. The first thing he found was Alana. His son drew her accurately. The contours of
When The doctor was done attending to her. Alana managed to wear something loose and comfortable. She showed the doctor.However, on her way in, she noticed Ricardo was nowhere to be found.“Mrs. Marks…did he say where he was going?” Alana asked Mrs. Marks once she came to the bedroom. “No, sir was talking to Mr. Dennis and Dario but shortly after…he stormed out of the house,” Mrs. Marks said, recalling seeing her boss angry. Alana made a thinking face and wondered where Ricardo went. It was getting late…or did he have an important meeting. “Alright… I can't attend to Santi tonight…can you make sure he's alright,” “Yes madam,” Mrs. Marks nodded and left the room right away? Alana was bothered. She felt uneasy, especially when she thought about Ricardo.“I should call him,” she grabbed her phone from the side table and dialed Ricardo's number. To her surprise, the phone was ringing from within. It turned out he left his phone.“Strange,” Ricardo never went anywhere without his phone
Ricardo massaged his temples. Wondering where he went wrong. His head was aching and going through the morning report seemed like a hard job.What made matters worse was that his wife chose to work for another man…not just any man but his rival who was obsessed with his wife.He couldn't concentrate on work as he glanced at his wristwatch, waiting impatiently for it to strike in the afternoon. When he thought back to what had happened between Alan and him. He couldn't help but think he was going crazy having so many thoughts about the woman. He did not sign up for mixed feelings when he married her.“Damn it,” he muttered as he pushed the chair backwards and rose to his feet. This wasn't how his life was like before getting married. It was peaceful, and he could make clear decisions without getting confused.“This should do,” he muttered when he poured himself something cold and strong to ease his nerves and help cool him off. He wasn't a fan of drinking beer, especially at work. But
Alana smiled faintly once she settled down, and Joslyn stared at her with a surprised expression. “What? I thought you knew?” Alana said as her smile doubled. It was unfortunate that Joslyn had to walk in on her kissing Ricardo. Not what she planned, but things were happening so fast.“No, I mean, I didn't know…he's your husband?” Joslyn said in pure shock while sipping on some wine to cool off. Both had been friends for a long time. They were three, and Alana was closer to her friend Nia. However, her parents were always strict with her. “Well, he's the one…thanks for last time…you saved him,” Alana remarked sincerely, she and Ricardo fought that night and Joslyn saved him from driving while drunk. “It's nothing… I didn't know he was married, and the wife turned out to be you,” Joslyn was still in a daze. After she found the two in a passionate moment. Alana introduced Joslyn to Ricardo and decided to have lunch with her at a nearby restaurant. “It's good to see you happy…he seem
The water was warm, and immediately Alana was lowered into the tub with bubbling water. She bit her lower lip as her eyes closed. Her wound stung a little, it was the worst ever. However, what was worse was having Ricardo in the room?Ricardo stared at Alana's back, her skin was flawless. He noticed she had a birthmark near her left ear. This was wrong, he wasn't supposed to look; hence he closed his eyes right away.“I said I can handle this, there's no need,” she felt uncomfortable having Ricardo bathing her. She wasn't a child, and she certainly didn't want him to bathe her.“You can take care of yourself…and I'm not looking,” Ricardo muttered and tightened his eyes shut. Whatever it was, he had no idea how he was going to do this. He was already holding the soap and the soft sponge for her body. Alana closed her eyes and graced herself to endure the humiliation. He started by tying her hair in a bun. Alana couldn't ignore his long fingers brushing on her skin. He was careful, she
(Alana)The first thing I did when morning came was preparing myself for a busy day. With Rocco calling me nonstop. I knew I was going to be busy for the rest of the day.“It's the VFL magazine…and I want our company to be on the front page,” Rocco said as he slammed one of the files on the desk and glanced at everyone's presence in the room. I was sitting beside Rocco. The other employees present nodded, and I saw how happy they were. The same magazine was the one Ricardo's company was preparing for.“Sir…this is our chance to prove our worth…and we need to hire a top model for the job,” the chief supervisor and manager Claude said. She was one of those classy women, and she didn't like me very much.“Yes sir, this is important to us as the top fashion agency…and I'm sure the spot is ours,” another one chimed in. I noticed, Rocco had a lot more female employees than men. “Ms Mendoza…what do you propose," Rocco said, startling me from my trail of thoughts. Everyone turned to look at
“Ha, so sad… I thought it would be you…but who knows the boss's wife was chosen instead,” Eva said with a lazy yawn as soon as she entered the room, Joslyn was checking out some exquisite designs in the vault. Joslyn didn't bother as she continued talking to Brigitte, who was busy showing her.“Isn't it lovely, of course, she got the part… She's the boss's wife, after all…she's privileged,” Eva added as she stood beside Joslyn and touched the gold necklace Joslyn was holding. Her cat-like eyes met with Joslyn's while Brigitte stared daggers at her.“Eva, what's this, huh…you can't go a day without causing trouble,” Brigitte said, sounding irritated. Evan ignored her and picked up another necklace. This one was silver and had a diamond ring attached.“Ha, Bri…it's the truth, Joslyn was hired as our company model…she's beautiful and liked by millions of people out there,” Eva started saying as her sharp gaze darted around the room and fell on Brigitte. Her smile doubled as she tossed th