Warning: Violent scenes, swearing, Continuous editing
Valentina opens her eyes to see the face of the man she has loved with all of her heart for nearly three years.
It was a wonder how they still managed to stay together for so long when she recalled the number of fights and arguments they’d gone through.
He’s a handsome man and a rich man as a plus. There are so many women in the world he can choose and will surely make a beeline just for a day with him.
And he chooses her.
A normal woman or so she thought.
Valentina Rodriguez.
22 years old.
Valentina came from a middle-class family, and she liked to put it like that.
Her father, Andrew Rodriguez, owned his own company, and her mom, Lovy Arden, owned her own company. So, they merged the company after marriage and became one of the most famous companies ever joined.
She has four siblings.
Mason, the eldest, Peter the second, she’s the third and Anne the youngest of them.
When her mother and father said they wanted to retire, she practically tried to jump into the sea.
When they announced Mason and Peter to take over, she cried to the sky shouting, ‘Thank you for blocking me away from this busy world...!’
He’s a good man and has an excellent-looking figure. His body is what all women fantasized about in their heads.
His abs, oh, no.
She drooled at the sight of it.
It is his reward for working out after work if he’s not busy.
That is one of the reasons why they fight and argue a lot.
Even if he was busy, that wasn’t an excuse to forget her birthday or their anniversary day. As busy as she is, she still has time to put some effort into their relationship.
That doesn’t mean she doesn’t understand how busy and stressed he is. He’s from a wealthy family that owns several companies in the world. The K Company is the leading company.
He is the boss who runs the K company.
That’s what she means.
He’s the boss.
So, what’s a ONE day off for him?
They don’t work at the same company as she likes to work in human sociality rather than working in the business field.
Pfft. The irony.
He once gave her an offer to work as his personal assistant.
But she loves her work although she hates her boss.
What’s worse is the fact that the boss is her father’s friend. She doesn’t understand why her father would befriend someone like him.
He hates her guts, and she hates his.
Her family accepted Kayden as her boyfriend.
He went through their interrogation, and they instantly liked him.
He’s a charmer.
A charmer at first sight.
Valentina runs into him at the famous coffee shop and being the clumsy girl she is, she slipped at the sight of him and ended up pouring her expensive coffee on his fancy coat and white shirt.
Of course, she knew who he was at that time, and she didn’t expect the young and handsome businessman to show up at a coffee shop.
Long story short, he gave her his number and ordered her to replace his ruined attire.
She was too embarrassed to ask her parents for a big amount of money to replace his suit. So, she settled for Mason and Peter.
They were furious to know what Kayden asked for and told her to ignore him. But, she begged them to help her replace the suit and promised them she wouldn’t be involved with him after the clothes issue was settled.
They agree to help her. But, the promise was broken when once again, she got hooked with Kayden’s charm.
He sends flowers and gifts to her and even takes her on various dates until finally, she falls in love with him.
Her brothers were enraged when they knew what she had done and ignored her for the next two weeks. Maybe that’s why they’re still hostile to him.
Name, Mason Rodriguez. Age, 26 years old.
Name, Peter Rodriguez. Age, 24 years old.
Anne Rodriguez, Age, 20 years old, stays near her college to finish her design course.
Her parents want them to get married as soon as possible. Even though she’s not all set to get married yet. Guess, she needs to talk to him about this.
His family also treated her well. She’s relieved to know that her parents met them in business meetings.
He looks after her very well all this while whether in good times or a bad one. She moved in with him after he convinced her to do so.
Just like her parents, both of his parents are business people themselves. River Ilmanto and Nova Larsch get into an arranged marriage, and Kayden is their only son.
Her parents were over the moon when they found out that she was dating him. If they get married, then they will be buried with money.
But she doesn’t care about his money. She only wants his love.
Name, Kayden Ilmanto. Age, 24 years old.
“Done staring?”
Valentina’s thoughts fly away when his voice enters her thoughts. Whereas, his eyes were still closed.
“How did you know I’m staring at you?” she blushed.
“Well, I have my way.”
“That’s impossible. Plus, I’m not staring at you.” Vale denied.
“Okay, keep telling yourself that,” he said playfully.
He opened his dark brown eyes, staring at her light-blue eyes. She looks at him with love in her eyes.
He scooted closer and gave her a peck on the lips, and after that, a full-blown kiss.
Well, this is how they always got late for work.
His phone rang, stopping the almost heated session. His light blonde hair was a mess.
Kayden groans and Valentina chuckles. He got off of her and grabbed his phone. Meanwhile, Valentina went into the bathroom to take a shower.
She walks out after she finishes showering at the same time he is about to end his call. He had his back on her as she stepped out with a towel wrapped around her body.
“So, it’s tonight, right?” Kayden asked the person on the phone.
“Alright.” He ended the call.
She walked to the closet and started rummaging through it, trying to find suitable clothes to wear to work.
“My friends are holding a party tonight. Want to join us?”
She looks at him and smiles before shaking her head. She’s glad he didn’t force her to come.
Valentina didn’t particularly enjoy partying, getting drunk, or dancing with strangers unless she wanted to remove her stress, forced by a friend, or maybe even to complete her mission or her little secret.
She had nothing to do tonight. Maybe, she can take this opportunity to enjoy her little secret.
A sudden realization dawned upon her. Did she really enjoy it?
It was 7:30 pm when Valentina reached home from work. Well, over-standard work hours.She’s driving a Mustang. She loves it. Actually, she loves every cool, fast and thrilling sports car.Kayden gave it to her as her twentieth birthday gift.After dinner, she changes her ordinary woman attire to something that looks dangerous and mysterious. Kayden never saw her dressing like this and he doesn’t know.She wears a black-fitting top, black leggings, a black leather jacket, and black boots.She likes black.For all Kayden knows, she loves the opposite.Sometimes, she feels bad about hiding this from Kayden. But, she’s scared. She’s not prepared to face the consequences.She loves him and she knows he loves her too. But, what if he got angry and left her after knowing this?Or worse, he’ll hate her for sure.Kayden usually comes back late at night if he goes to a club or party. Being a good girlfriend (or so she thought), she let him come back late at night.She’s not one to hold her boyfr
Vale drives her Mustang to his mansion. He always gives her a mission when she comes to him or when he calls for her.She rolled her car’s window to show who she was and waited for Louis, the guard at the gate, to open the gate.She drives through when he opens the gate—searching for an empty place in the parking lot that the gang owned.After she finds a place to park her car, Vale walks out of her car, and heads to the front door.The mansion was big enough for a few of his trusted gang members to live inside it.Two guards stand in front of the mansion door. Other than the guards at the gate, some of the guards are patrolling around the mansion.Nobody can’t break loose when it comes to a muscled body that was built hard like a brick wall.The guards nodded, acknowledging her. But, Vale just ignores them and strides through the open door.Rude? Pfft.Yeah, she always ignores them (when she’s not in the mood).Not that she cares for the guards, though.Their boss blackmailed her into
Vale walks to her car and drives, heading towards Kayden’s house. She kept thinking about what Keith-the asshole-said to her back in his office.She’s frustrated as hell, considering she can’t do anything at all. Because he’s a gang leader, and he can do anything as he pleases. What a goddamn deal breaker!“Argh!”Vale screamed as she punched the steering wheel in exasperation—sorry, baby.How did his gang members still trust him when he broke a deal?Did he always break a deal?Vale scoffed.If she wants to get killed, she can kill that son of a bitch right now!But, now, she can’t.She has to protect her family and friends. Even if that means getting her hands dirty, she’ll do anything for them.Vale comes to a halt when she sees Kayden’s car parked at the garage.Curiosity got the best of her.She decided to stop in front of the gate and walk out. Just in case something unexpected happens.It’s only 8:15 pm, and he can’t be back home so early.Vale mused over while glancing at her w
The basement is quite the view.You may think that this is where the enemy suffers until they die.Nope.They had another base or cell to keep them.Vale wouldn't want to live and sleep here if she had to hear their voice screaming in agony when they're being tortured.She walks up to the bar table and grabs a bottle of beer. She opens it and shoves it down her throat with tears sliding down her cheek.She sat on the chair and wiped her tears and gulped down another shot down her throat.Again and again.She didn't know how many bottles she had downed on her throat as she tried to make the suffocating pain in her heart disappear.She emptied another bottle before taking another bottle of wine and tried making her way to the couch.Stumbling, she cries and sometimes laughs bitterly when she recalls the scenes.Vale shoves the drink down her throat, not caring that some of it was spilt on her face and clothes.The pain she's feeling is all Keith’s fault.If he hadn’t given the job to ano
Vale woke up with a throbbing headache.She sat on the bed, still closing her eyes and let her hand wander to search the nightstand beside the bed for her phone.Her eyebrows furrowed when she noticed that her phone was not there like it usually does.She opened her eyes in confusion. Looking in front of her before looking around.Her eyes stopped on the mysterious figure on the couch and her jaw hit the floor hard.Keith was sleeping peacefully on the couch.A soft breeze made her shiver and realize that she was naked.What the hell?!She paced around the room, trying to be as quiet as possible while searching for her clothes.'Oh, god! Oh, god! I didn’t do it! Right?' Her mind went into a mess.Just then, she saw her clothes in a basket.She reached out for it and realised that it was drenched from the rain and she cringed at the pungent smell of alcohol.She bit her lips in frustration.She sighed and looked around the room for anything to cover herself up.She stepped inside the b
He walks towards her, grabs her arm and drags her into the kitchen.'No, no, no!''If he wants me to make breakfast for him, no, I don’t want to and will not do it!'He sat on the stool, and Vale stood beside him, facing him.“Princess, I’m starving.” he pouted and made a cute puppy face.Vale faced the ceiling, praying that she would be strong enough to look at him. One of the things that mostly hold her from winning is his puppy face. She was surprised when he did it for the first time.Right then and there, she knew, she couldn’t win against his puppy face. Vale wondered if any of the guys had seen him like this.What kind of a feared gang leader would make a puppy face?'Damn it!''How can I resist him?'Vale closed my eyes, 'Inhale, exhale.'Think about a cheeseburger, chicken nuggets, flowers, her family, her Mustang.That’s it! She's going back to the living room.Vale turned around, but a pair of arms swiftly grabbed her waist. Vale gulped when she felt electric sparks fly wher
Vale scowled at him but Keith turned his attention to his breakfast.“As always, your food is the best.” he compliments her.Vale always had her own time at the base when Kayden was out of town for work.Vale mentally laughs.Was it really because of work? The guys always cook by themselves when she isn't here. So, when she has the chance, she will cook for them.'Thank you, mom. Thank you for letting me help you cook since I was six.'Vale knew her family could hire a cook but her mother insisted that she wanted to cook.Her family nor her friends know about her blackmailed matters. Except for the friends that she met in the gang.They didn’t know where she went when it turned dark.She made an excuse and sometimes she felt remorseful for them because she was good at lying.Vale actually felt relieved when Kayden asked her to move in with him, saving her from being suspected by her family.It’s much easier to escape from suspicions if she lived with one person who was certainly not h
Vale stormed out from Keith's room and stride towards the balcony.What do people usually expect from a hidden killer?Jump from the balcony onto the ground beneath?Yeah, call her crazy, but she never fractured her bones after a lot of training and experience.She's not jumping right away. Usually, she would back away a few meters from the rail before running towards it, putting her right foot on the holders, jumping and doing a few backflips.She looked at the grounds, searching for guards.Vale could see one at the far corner on her left, and another one is facing his back on her. Check! Security camera? One on her left, check!That was easy for her. Even if it moves around a lot, she can still escape it.Okay. So, here we go!One... Two... Jump!Thud!...and there...Vale landed on the ground smoothly.She ran towards the nearby tree, shielding herself from the guards and the security camera.She kept running and hiding until she reached the tree near her car.Thanks to Louis, he p