As the sun peeked through the slightly parted curtain, its warm hues illuminated the luxurious room that exuded elegance and comfort.With a frown, Diego stirred from his sleep. He opened his eyes slowly; he had never slept peacefully for a long time. His frown deepened as he tried to recall what had happened last night. As he made to leave, a fragile hand around him gave him pause.His sight caught Candy's head gently placed on his chest as she slept. What the hell?! What was she doing in his room? She was naked, and half of her body was covered with the quilt.Last night's memories flooded in..."Hey Candy, can I?" His words rang in his head. He also recalled how he had asked her to stay and how gentle he was last night. That was crazy of him!"Fuck," he cursed, slowly removing her hand from himself. Swinging his feet to the ground, a hangover hit him hard, and he groaned."Happy birthday, Mr. President!" He recalled how his employees had chorused those words. The anger that was sup

Squeezing the cup hard, some of the hot liquid spilled on Jackie's hand, snapping her back to reality. Instinctively, she dropped the cup to the floor and winced at the sting.Yazmine averted her gaze from the two figures to Jackie, a worried look on her face."Are you okay?" Yazmine asked."Uh... uhm... I...""Jackie?!" Candy's familiar voice sounded from a distance. Her face brightened as she ran to give her a hug. "It's so nice to see you. Gosh, I've missed your adorable face!"Jackie's smile returned. "I'm glad to see you too, sis." Her gaze went to the man behind Candy."Hey, troublemaker," Jameson greeted, and got a glare in return."By the way, what happened to you? You looked disturbed a while ago," Jackie said."It's nothing. Since you're here, let's have lunch together," Candy suggested, and Jackie nodded. As they left, Yazmine turned her gaze to her little brother."What was that?" she inquired."What?""You know what I'm talking about, James.""I was just consoling her, no

Jameson got to his apartment and slammed his door shut. His fingers went straight to his hair. "It's the right thing to do, James, you did the right thing," he kept assuring himself but couldn't suppress the anxiety growing inside him.___Back in New York, he remembered how Jackie knocked on the door of his room. They all lodged in a hotel, their rooms not far from each other.Opening the door, his face contorted into a surprised expression."Jackie?" He frowned. "What are you doing here?""Just checking up on you. You seemed pale for a moment while we were at the beach. That was why you left early. Are you alright?""I thought I clearly told you not to worry about me, Jackie," he cut her off."None of your friends or even your sister knows you're sick. This is too risky," Jackie said."I'll be fine if that's what you want to know," Jameson said, trying to close the door, but she held it."Wait," she stated, and he waited for her to speak again. She drew out a small container which J

As Candy stepped forward, Venessa's eyes widened like those of the moon. The look on Candy's face showed she was really going to do it, even her father couldn't help in this situation. Venessa did the best thing she could think of. "Stop, Candy," she went on her knee, her eyes tearing up. "Don't kill me!" Candy stopped in her tracks and frowned. What was Venessa doing? She didn't mind and continued stepping forward. This time, Mr. Henry stood before Candy, stopping her again. "Will you like to join her?" she asked coldly. "She said sorry," Mr. Henry said. "No, she didn't," Candy raised her brow. Mr. Henry swallowed then cast a glance over to Diego standing in the distance. The man had a blank look on his face with both of his hands casually tucked into his pockets. "You need to stop her," he said to Diego. "You should have stopped your daughter from saying shit about my wife. Should I handle her myself?" Diego asked. Mr. Henry immediately knew there was no way out. "M

Candy's face burned red, heat creeping up her cheek. The man had just introduced her! Before the whole company! Diego held her tiny waist and pulled her close. "Don't make her feel uncomfortable and treat my wife well." 'This is crazy!' Candy screamed inwardly. She tried pulling herself away from Diego, but the man drew her closer and stepped away from the employees with her. Jameson, who saw the scene, slowly turned and left the place. Candy literally kept her gaze throughout their way, with no idea of where the man was leading her to. As Diego shut Candy's office door, he looked down at the little woman, whose cheeks were burning red. "Are you okay? You're all red," he stated, snapping her back to reality. "Huh?" She looked up at him and blinked. "I'm... I'm fine." Composing herself, she shot a glare at him. "What was that?" "What?" "I told you I'm not ready," she said. The man's calm face turned back to a cold one. "What do you mean, not ready?" "You haven't given me an