In a small restaurant, Thomas sat across the table with Mary.“So, what business do you have with Rita?” Thomas inquired. He leaned forward, causing Mary to furrow her eyebrows. She was surprised by the need for an urgent meeting and she became confused with Thomas’s statement.“Well, I have a lot of businesses with Rita, so I can't pick out the specific business you want me to talk about,” Mary replied, pouting her lips.She noticed the way Thomas tapped his fingers on the table rapidly. Just then, she sensed that he was curious about Rita’s secret, but she would not tell him about it unless he...“You can’t?” Thomas uttered. He smirked, leaning back in his chair.He knew Mary’s desire for money was extreme, so he directed his question to that.“Alright, how much money do you need to talk about it?” Thomas spoke, puffing his chest out.Instantly, Mary’s eyebrows shot up. “Money?!” she muttered to herself.Her palms became sweaty. She quickly wiped the sweat off on her sleeves befor

Bella shook the goblet, ensuring that the powder mixed well inside the wine. She clasped the goblet in her right hand and took the other goblet for herself, before approaching Alex with a wide smile.“Have this,” Bella spoke, handing the goblet to Alex.Alex placed the goblet on the table, and Bella muttered, “No, you should drink that first.”“Oh, okay,” Alex replied. He took a sip of the wine, causing Bella to grin.“I wanted us to meet, so I could apologize,” Bella spoke sweetly.“Oh, it's fine,” Alex grinned. He drank the wine in a go as he felt a little nervous.As soon as Bella realized that the goblet was empty, and Alex drank the wine, she smiled.“Also...” Bella began, pulling out an envelope from her bag before handing it over to Alex.“I need you to sign this,” she muttered. Alex gazed at the envelope. He removed the document from it, but when he tried to read it, the document became blurry.“There is no need to read it, Hubby. Just sign it,” Bella smirked, reassuring him

Diana gazed at Alex’s figure as he rushed out of the room. At first, she assumed it was a dream, but after looking down at her body, she realized that it wasn't.“What an arrogant man!” She scoffed, taking the right dose of the morning-after pill with a glass of water. Suddenly, she recalled that her phone and purse fell in the restroom when she was drunk, and she needed it. But she couldn't go there in a wedding gown that reeked of a man’s, Alex’s cologne, to avoid unnecessary wary gaze.So, she rushed into the bathroom to have her bath. When she was done having her bath, she caught a glimpse of her reflection in the bathroom mirror.She quickly glanced at it, realizing that there were love bites on her neck and chest area. Her cheeks turned red as she blushed, recalling how she spent the night with Alex. Although, she felt bad for him when she recalled the few scars she spotted on his body. “Who knows what happened to him? Maybe he works for the military...” She muttered to her

“Sir...” Diana muttered, glancing at Alex who lay unconscious on the bed.Worry lines formed on her forehead when Alex didn't move and Barbara mumbled. “Sir, are you awake?”With that mumble, Alex stirred from his sleep.His eyelids opened, and the first thing he saw was Diana standing next to the bed. He realized that he was on the bed, and there was a soft pillow under his head.“Are you alright?” Diana questioned slowly.“Yes, but why are you here?” Alex inquired, touching his forehead since he felt a throbbing ache there. He didn't understand how he got on the bed when he was in the bathroom earlier. Did he faint?“Well, I forgot to tell you that I needed an advance payment. So I walked in to tell you, then I saw you on the floor, lying unconscious,” Diana explained, gazing at his head.“Do you feel dizzy or maybe nauseous?” Diana asked, and Alex shook his head.“No, it's just a headache,” Alex responded, and Diana took note of what he said in a notebook.Alex analyzed his surroun

Confused by the sudden outburst of Alex’s absurd question, Diana furrowed her brows. If she wanted to be honest with that question, she would shake her head and say ‘No’. She would also say that she loved him, and she wished he loved her too. But when she recalled how Alex told her to stay away from him and only do her job, indirectly saying he didn't want to have any relationship with her, she changed her response. “Why are you asking that sort of question? Am I supposed to like you?” Diana replied.“I don't and I will never want you to like me! But can I get an explanation or a good reason for deliberately pouring hot coffee on me?” Alex asked, with his arms still crossed beneath his chest.“Well, I didn't do it deliberately, and I will never hurt anyone deliberately,” Diana admitted before she gazed at the soaked shirt in the sink.“But you are alright, right?” She questioned, her voice tinged with concern. And that made Alex annoyed! What if Bella was present, and Diana said t