‘But women love to hear it.’ Heath rolled his eyes. ‘Don’t tell me you never said those three little words to Alessia.’Logan frowned. ‘Love is proven through action, not words.’‘But women care about stuff like that. Emotions and feelings. Why else do you think she chose to be with you?’Logan said nothing, but Heath read his mind. ‘Did you think she stayed with you for your money?’Logan shrugged. ‘You can’t deny that I’m rich.’Heath scoffed. ‘Oh, you’ve really underestimated her. Her father, Mitch Jansen, used to own one of the largest companies in Veridian. She had a pampered life until she left the Jansen family. If she really cares about money and power, why would she leave?’Logan stared at the floor and said nothing.Heath continued, ‘You pushed her away with your own hands. You didn’t like the fact that she has a son, but Vince doesn’t mind. One of my guys told me he heard laughter coming out of the apartment all evening. As you’re wallowing in self-pity, Vince has already m
Alessia sighed.She stared at the ceiling. ‘I have to get Milo’s relationship with Logan out in the open, but I haven’t found a suitable time. Sooner or later, I will have to talk to Logan.’No matter what, she couldn’t let the child remain fatherless.***The next morning, Vince drove Alessia to BuzzBeat.After stopping at the office entrance, Vince got out of the car and took out a big box out of the trunk.Alessia asked in confusion, ‘What’s this?’‘Chocolates.’ Vince said, ‘It’s for your colleagues.’‘When did you prepare this?’‘I bought it for a client, but it turned out that he had diabetes, so he couldn’t have them. I didn’t want the entire box to go to waste.’‘Oh. I thought you bought it for me.’ Alessia heaved out a sigh, relieved.Vince smiled. ‘Well, it’s yours now.’‘Well then, I’ll take it inside and share it with my colleagues. Thank you.’‘Go ahead.’ Vince gave the box to her. ‘Don’t tell Milo, though. I didn’t take it out yesterday because I was afraid that the kid w
When Logan came into the BuzzBeat office, the others all greeted him. ‘Good morning, Mr Wilde.’‘Mr Wilde!’ Gloria stood up and exclaimed excitedly. ‘It’s good to see you again. And we all thank you for the chocolates!’Logan looked puzzled.‘Alessia gave us chocolates.’ Gloria pointed to the big white box on a table nearby.Alessia was about to speak when Logan beat her to it. ‘Those are not from me, but if you guys fancy some...Terence, call Truffle Treasures and order a variety box for everyone.’‘Yes, sir.’ Terence took out his phone.Gloria’s mouth gaped open. ‘Mr Wilde, that’s so generous of you.’Truffle Treasures was a high-end chocolaterie under Wilde Enterprises.It offered a luxurious and varied selection of chocolate and desserts.Their chocolates were handcrafted and made in small batches to ensure the highest quality and freshness.Their signature truffle collection included 24 decadent flavours, such as Grand Marnier, Raspberry, Crème de Menthe, Mocha, and Amaretto.Glo
Alessia recalled what had happened more than six years ago and why she had dropped out.She was somewhat embarrassed as she explained, ‘Personal reasons. Something happened in my… family.’‘Oh.’ Professor Hurley smiled to indicate that he understood. ‘I’ll look into it and see how to work that out.’‘That’s…great. Thank you.’A surge of warmth welled within Alessia.She looked at Vince gratefully.She did not expect him to be so thoughtful.The interview with Professor Hurley was very successful.When the interview concluded, it was already noon.Vince proposed, ‘Let’s go get lunch. My treat.’During the meal, Alessia found out that Vince was once one of Professor Hurley’s most outstanding students, up until Vince decided to switch from Media Studies to Finance, though the professor was vague about the reason.By the time Vince drove her back to BuzzBeat, it was already half past two in the afternoon.As the car slowed to a stop, Alessia turned to Vince. ‘I can’t thank you enough for
‘Logan!’ Alessia squirmed and strained against the restraint. ‘Let go of me. Don’t do this.’Logan stared at her with an emotionless gaze, calm and collected.He sat down on the bed next to her.Instantly, Alessia recoiled, shrinking away from him.Logan’s gaze travelled over her face, lingered on her cleavage, and he gulped.Watching Alessia, he couldn’t ignore the fire of desire within him.The prospect of having her, the only woman capable of stirring his lust, made it difficult for him to sit still.He wanted to lean down, to rip open her blouse, to taste her, to claim her for himself, to make her cry out in ecstasy.In a low, hoarse voice, Logan warned, ‘Don’t move anymore. Your clothes are all loose.’Alessia, shocked, glanced down, finding her clothes in disarray.She could see the top of her bra.Blushing, she attempted to button up her blouse, but her hands were tied above her head.‘Release me,’ Alessia demanded.‘You’ll only run away if I do that.’‘I won’t. At least not un
Logan reluctantly agreed. ‘Okay, if that’s what you want.’With a heavy heart, he called for his butler. ‘Georg, please drive Alessia home.’Georg, always the discreet one, nodded. ‘Right away, Sir.’As Alessia and the butler made their way to the car, Logan couldn’t shake the feeling of loneliness settling over him.He watched her leave, his heart aching at the distance that had suddenly grown between them.Alessia, seated in the car, couldn’t help but glance back at Logan’s imposing mansion.A myriad of emotions played on her face — confusion, hurt, and a hint of longing.The car rolled away, leaving Logan standing alone in the doorway, a sense of emptiness settling over him.Meanwhile, inside the car, Georg, ever the perceptive butler, spoke to Alessia, ‘Miss Jansen, relationships can be complicated. Sometimes, the truth takes time to surface.’Alessia sighed. ‘I just need some space to figure things out.’He nodded sympathetically. ‘Take all the time you need. I just want to say:
Milo said, ‘Name it.’‘I want you to put in a good word for me with your mom,’ Vince said.‘What kind of good word?’ Milo tilted his head.‘Um…’ Vince scratched his head. ‘Just tell her that you like spending time with me.’Milo considered this. ‘Okay. I do like spending time with you.’‘Especially if I teach you how to hack into Logan’s website.’‘That’s right.’***Alessia took a long, hot bath, but it didn’t help her relax as she’d hoped.She sat cross-legged on the bed and stared at her phone.Then she made a call.‘Hello.’‘Heath, it’s Alessia. There’s something I’d like to ask you.’‘Sure. What is it?’‘It’s about Arlie.’‘How did you—? Logan told you?’Alessia didn’t answer the question. ‘He’s Logan’s son, isn’t he?’‘Well, since you already know about him…Yes, but he’s not Logan’s biological child.’Alessia gripped her phone. ‘What do you mean?’‘About five years ago, I rescued Arlie and a bunch of other babies and young kids from a human trafficking ring. Most of the kids wen
Logan asked, ‘Kid, what’s your name?’‘Milo.’‘Milo?’ Logan mentally searched for the name. ‘Arlie’s classmate?’‘Yes.’Logan was struck by a sudden realisation. ‘Alessia’s son?’Milo nodded.Logan stared at the boy in disbelief.This was Alessia’s son?Why did he look so much like Logan himself?Milo declared, ‘I’m the one who messed up your company’s website and sent those emails.’Logan, his mind pulled back to the present, gritted his teeth. ‘Kid, you’ve got nerve.’‘I’ll take that as a compliment.’‘Did Alessia put you up to this?’Milo wrinkled up his nose. ‘Do you always make accusations without evidence?’Logan took a deep breath. ‘Kid, tell me, who’s your father?’‘An arrogant, selfish jerk.’Logan stared at him.‘A supposed billionaire who doesn’t have enough money to hire a better IT guy,’ Milo continued.‘You are talking about me.’Milo spread out both hands. ‘Isn’t that obvious? You are not only arrogant, you are also slow.’Logan’s mind reeled as he processed the revelat