“Gabriel Bryce, how can you stand being so shameless?” Leonica asked, staring daggers at her atrocious husband and his mistress. “This is the house gifted to my by grandmother, yet you dare bring another woman into it? Aren’t you afraid that grandmother would be disappointed with you actions…?” Leonica’s words remained unfinished as an enraged Gabriel swung his hand through the air, smacking his palm clean on her left cheek. Leonica held her throbbing cheek, eyes wide and teary as she stared at her husband who glared down at her ferociously. “The nerves of you to mention my grandmother. You have no right to do so!” He spat, taking a step forward and jabbing his index finger painfully into her shoulder, making her take several steps back. “Bare this in mind, Leonica Romero, if not for the wishes of my late grandmother, I’d much rather be dead than associate myself with somebody like you.” *~*~* *~*~* Leonica Romero has always had a long time crush on Gabriel Bryce, CEO of Bryce Empire and Norway’s Business tyrant. Fortunately, at the request of his Ill grandmother, her family’s long time friend, Leonica gets the chance to marry her beloved. Feeling elated, she abandoned her position and dream job in the Romero household and becomes a humble housewife for Gabriel. However, Three years later, on the day of Gabriel’s grandmother’s funeral, Leonica is stunned speechless when he demands for a divorce, as his ex girlfriend Angelina Fernandez had suddenly returned, proclaiming her undying love for him. But that wasn’t the only shock Leonica received that day. Hours after Gabriel’s declaration for a divorce, Leonica wakes up in the hospital to a shocking news. She was two months pregnant. And Gabriel knew nothing about this!
View MoreAnastasia sat in the chair farest from Lloyd, listening to all his assistant had decided to tell her about the situation.Yes, she had accepted the job. Why? Well it was simple, the pay. The money that was offered for her to handle this case was more than enough to buy her a whole island.Who was she to turn down such an opportunity. Most definitely not her and most definitely not because of someone name Lloyd Riley.“And that is the case.” Kareem concluded.“I see.” Anastasia hummed, nodding her head in the process. From all she had heard, learnt and was able to gather, the situation on ground had come about because of an employee who had stolen confidential files from the company and took it to a rivalry company, selling it off.But the rivaling company, either they were not smart enough to change the concept of what had been sold to them or that they purposely wanted to rub the fact that they had gotten hands on L.R co’s latest concept.Either way, it was a stupid move and Anastasi
Lloyd woke up the next morning to find the bed beside him cold and empty. His brows furrowed and as he sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, his mind recalled the events from last night yet Anastasia was nowhere to been seen.Did she leave? He wondered.He looked around, and his eyes landed on a piece of paper on his bedside table.Lloyd frowned and picked the note up, his eyes skimming through the words written on it.Last night was great, but I could have gotten better. I left some cash to thank you for your service. Hope we don’t ever cross paths again, Lloyd Riley.After reading the message, Lloyd’s eyes quickly found a thousand dollar bill placed on top of his wallet and he chuckled.“Is this a fucking joke?”Did Anastasia take him as a sex worker? Or did she think he was a prostitute?And she even had the balls to tell him that she hoped they were crossed paths again.He shook his head, still finding it funny that she’d leave a message like this.“Oh, Anastasia, you’re so cut
“Lloyd Riley, I’ll make this a night for you to remember.”It was like a promise, or maybe even a declaration, but regardless, it was one Anastasia was determined to keep and she knew just how to do so.Over the course of years, she had dealt with boys like Lloyd, players, the call themselves. They waltz into your life, mess up your emotions and end up using you as a one night stand.Anastasia’s first experience at that had been painful, so right now, as she walked back to where she and Lloyd had been seated, she wondered how Lloyd would feel if the tables were turned on him.“You done?” Lloyd asked as she took her seat from across him, fingers curling around the glass of her whiskey.“Yes. The bathroom here didn’t really have much to offer.” She flashed him a smile, deciding to move on to her plan rather than delaying an further. “So, do you have any plans after this?” She asked, placing the tip of her glass on her lower lip and looking at Lloyd through her lashes.He narrowed his ey
Standing in front of the mirror, Anastasia sighed, a frown etched onto her face as she checked herself. For a second, she debated whether or not she could pull off the outfit she was wearing.Her usual dress code, always having had the mindset of a lawyer and boss woman, was a simple jumpsuit or trousers and a blouse. But tonight, she had decided to switch things up.Tonight, she was wearing a knee length, skin tight dress, a dress that was cut at the front, revealing the bare skin of her thigh. Her hair, usually held up in a messy bun, was free flowing down her back, her lips a deep shade of red and her eyelashes long and luscious.As she stood there, checking herself, her mind began running wild.Why had she agreed to a date with Lloyd? What the fuck was she thinking?She shook her head, this for sure, was going to turn out to be chaos.Being ripped away from her thought by the sound of her door bell ringing, Anastasia decided to lock up her worries in the back of her mind and appro
The bell hanging above the door jingled as he walked in.“Hello, welcome to Chams Flowery. How may we-“ The florist in charge stopped short when she turned away from her current line of work and her eyes landed on the handsome man who had walked in.His gray-ish black hair was pulled up in a neat bun, his sharp gray eyes scanning the surroundings and the light stubble on his jawline indicated that he hadn’t shaved in a while. But dressed in his light brown coat, black turtle neck and suit pants of matching colors, all the flowers around paled in comparison to his beauty.“Good evening,” He greeted, a small, almost unnoticeable smile on his face.The florist’s mouth went dry.“Um, good evening.” She managed to squeak out. “How may we… I help you?”“I’m here to pick up a bouquet. I called ahead of time.”“O-of course. What’s your name sir?”“Gabriel. Gabriel Bryce.”“Ah yes,” The florist looked through her list, quickly finding his name. “The order was made a few days ago, am I right?”
Seating in front of her vanity mirror, Leonica watched Grace’s reflection diligently as the elderly woman worked on her hair, trimming it short enough for the surgery.A whole week had gone by since she woke up and five days since she had been discharged and today was the big day, the day where she’d donate her bone marrow for Ashley’s transplant.She could already imagine how happy Ashley would be once the surgery was done and over with and how the treatment would start to work immediately.It would only take a matter of a week or two for the boy to become healthy again and the thought of that excited her.“All done, Ms. Romero.” Grace stepped away, giving Leonica the opportunity to admire her hair.Her hair once long before was now cut short, the ends stopping a little above her shoulder.“I think this is the perfect length.” Leonica muttered. “Thank you, Grace.”“You’re welcome.” Grace gathered her things and was about to excuse herself when there was a knock on the door.“Come in.
"Bone Marrow transplant?" Cassandra repeated, her tone indicating her surprise and a look of pure relief on her face. "So does that mean that Ashley's...""Yes." Dr. Bailey nodded, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips. "It seems like your grandson doesn't have to suffer anymore."Cassandra's hands came up to cover her mouth as she tried to suppress a sob. Tears pooled in the corner of her eyes and threatened to fall down her cheeks."That's great news!" Benjamin was quick to hug his wife and comfort her.Owen too, felt a wave of relief wash over him, the thought of the day Ashley's transplant from his half sibling would fail had haunted him for quite a while.And now, it was gone.His gaze turned to his side where Leonica was sitting and he was surprised to see tears running down her cheeks."Hey," He wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer, her tears damping the material of his shirt. "Why are you crying?""I'm happy." She managed to say. "So freaking happy."Ow
Leonica had her eyes closed, peacefully sleeping when a single snowdrop from outside found it’s way through the window of her hospital room. It landed in the tip of her nose, melting almost instantly.The cold liquidly sensation had her finger twitching, one, twice and then her eyes fluttered open.At first, her sight was blurred. Everything seemed distorted and unfamiliar. Her eyes wandered around the room, taking in her surroundings and her head spun.‘What happened? Where am I?’These were the questions that raced through her mind, the feeling of dizziness and confusion clouding her brain and then the entire thing came flooding back Into her mind.Irene kidnapping her, pushing her into the water, Owen coming to her rescue and the last thing she heard, the sound of him begging her to stay awake.All that, had happened how long ago? She thought as she sat up, looking around the room to assess the situation of where she was.It was neither heaven not hell, but a hospital room.‘How lo
Doctor Kareem’s words sent a wave of silent shivers down Owen’s spine, pinning his foot rooted to the floor and his mouth glued tight, unable to speak.Behind him, Cassandra threw herself into her husband’s arms and quietly wept and Benjamin lowered his head in guilt.“W-when, when would that be?” Owen finally found his voice.“We don’t know, it could take a day, a week, a month, even years.” The doctor sighed. “For now, I think we should all be glad that she made it out safely.”Yes, he should have been glad. Glancing behind Doctor Kareem as the door to the emergency room once again opened, this time around, Leonica being rolled out on a metallic bed, hair damp, eyes closed and skin beautifully pale, Owen felt a bitter taste explode in his mouth.Yes, he was glad that she was alive, but He wanted his Leonica, awake, smiling happily at him like she had done back at the ice rink. He wanted to see her skin shinning with its lively color and her eyes glistening with happiness each time s
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